Shana
Wedding: 3/9/13
I had 5 appointments set up with bridal shops to find a gown. Patricia South was my first stop. Shelly took the time to ask questions about what I like and dislike in gowns. She brought several of the description of what I liked and a few that she thought would look good and I ended up buying one that she brought for me. Before I did, I went on to the other 4 stores and was so disappointed in their service. Shelly really set the bar at Patricia South and so I so went back and purchased the gown that she picked out for me. I would highly recommed Patricia South. Everyone is very friendly and professional and they have an excellent selection in gowns.
Desi0522
Wedding: 11/30/12
Patricia South's Bridal is by far the best! They have an incredible selection of gowns. Shelley is the best consultant any Bride could ask for! I went to Patricia South's for my very first appointment and not to mention it very first time time trying on wedding gowns, I didn't know what to expect at all! She asked me several questions about what I was looking for in a gown, from budget to silhouette and fabric. She picked several gown for me to try on and I absolutly fell in love with the very first and very last gown she wanted me to try on. She knew exactly what I was looking for, but of course couldnt decide right then and there. I loved both dresses equally, although they were very different, not to mention I had an appointment at another store. What a mistake that was! It was such a horrible experience. I was comparing every single gown to the quality of the gowns at Patricia S. and I was expecting too much from the consultant, who wasnt very helpful and was pressuring me way too much to make a purchase not to mention she was rude to my family, we had been spoiled with Shelley's exceptional service and amazing personality. I immediately scheduled a second appointment with Shelley and asked her to pull more gowns similar to the 2 styles I had fallen in love with and again, the very first gown she had my try on was it! It was my dream gown! It was exactly what I was looking for! A combo of the two I originally fell in love with! I will definitely be scheduling appintments with her for bridesmaids dresses and my fiancé along with his groomsmen will be renting their tuxes from Patricia Souths!
Karen
Wedding: 3/31/12
OMG !! my daughter tried on dresses here first. we were completely spoiled. april was our consultant and made everthing so wonderful. you will not find a place with better customer service and kindness that we all know is so important now. love them like family!!! we met patricia south who designs alot of the dresses and actually designed thee on my daughter purchased. what a wonderful place from the front door through the tuxes, all of the other consultants all the way to the seamstresses upstairs. OUTSTANDING!!!
mmccoy08
Wedding: 3/10/12
I found my dress here on the very first visit. April South was the very best!!! She helped through every process. We got our bridesmaids dresses, the groomsmens tuxes, and I also had April do the makeup for the wedding. Every little hiccup of the wedding, April fixed without a second thought. I don't think things would have gone as well as they did without her. April is the best handsdown! Ask for her when you go in and you won't regret it!!
MDigeon11125
Wedding: 3/3/12
This was the second bridal shop I went to after running out the door from one of the not-to-be-named nationwide chains. My consultant was Amy and she was incredible. She sat down with me and asked me details about my wedding and what I had in mind for a dress. She and I then each picked about 3 dresses each for me to try on. The first one I tried on was one that she had picked out and I instantly fell in love with it. The other dresses just didn't do it for me. To be sure, I headed down to Coral Gables to try some more dresses on but none matched the dress Amy had found for me. No other salon even provided me a fraction of the attention I received at Paticia South's. I went back and they made the ordering process super easy. My dress comes in in January and I can't wait to try it on!
Skye
Wedding: 11/12/11
This place has the most amazing dresses. I went to Alfred Angelo and David's Bridal before coming here, and I must say that for the price, it's worth to spend an extra few hundred dollars to have a quality dress. They have designer labels as well as their own private label, but my dress was the Jenna by Maggie Sotero, and I love it!!! Their bridal consultants know exactly what kind of dresses to pull based on your likes and dislikes and body shape.
Leesa
Wedding: 10/8/11
Amy was my consultant and even though I was just getting a bridesmaids dress she was very
Helpful and sweet. I will definitely be coming back for my wedding dress when and if I ever get married. Hopefully she is still there :):)
Also the entire staff is lovely. I recommend this place for anyone who wants a stress- free shopping experience. :)
Danielle
Wedding: 10/6/11
I absolutely LOVED Patricia South's Bridal. My bridal consultant was so amazing and so patient. They really make you feel special and it was the first time I really felt like a bride. My dress came in a couple of months early and it was perfect. The alterations and the bustle did not take very long either. I also got my make up girl from here and she was flawless and everyone's makeup looked incredible. They have photographers, hair stylists, make up artists there for anyone who needs these services it really is a one stop shop. Everyone there is so nice and helpful they want to make all their brides happy.
Dana
Wedding: 8/20/11
My experience was wonderful at Patricia South's Bridal! Even though I didn't end up finding my perfect gown there, my Bridal Consultant Amy Horn was EXTREMELY helpful, kind, patient, and attentive! She was such a pleasure to work with - especially with me being such an indecisive bride!!! She listened to everything that I, my mother, and my Godmother had to say, and it really helped with the direction of what type of gown I ended up going with. I totally recommend future brides to go to Patricia South's!
Jo Ann
Wedding: 2/26/11
Stacey was my daughter's consultant when we bought her wedding dress. She was fantastic! The dress came in 1 month early and they stored the dress for a few months until the fittings started. The fittings went well and the dress looked amazing on the wedding day!
Ashley
Wedding: 2/26/11
I had a great experience at Patricia South's Bridal. My mom and I originally made an appointment here because I really wanted to try on some Pronovias dresses. Unfortunately, when we got there, they said they didn't have ANY. I was so disappointed at first, but my consultant, Stacey, was great. I showed her photos of what I liked and she pulled some dresses for me to try on. She also offered to order the Pronovias gown that I wanted to try on (I declined, but appreciated the offer). Stacey really knows her stuff, especially when it comes to indecisive brides. She gave me the best advice I ever got when trying on wedding dresses: always compare to the one you like the most; That way, you don't end up with 10 dresses that you're considering. I picked probably the 4th or 5th dress she brought me (Maggie Sottero - Ambrosia).
I didn't purchase a dress during that appointment because I had another dress appointment later that day in Miami, but that second appointment was a DISASTER. The woman shoved me into a tiny little dressing room (wedding dresses are BIG... you need big dressing rooms) that had a vacuum and other random cleaning supplies in it and pulled the dress over me while I was still wearing my jeans. The lighting was horrible, I swear the air conditioning was broken and the dress I left without a beautiful dress because the experience was THAT bad. My point in giving these details are as a point of comparison for Patricia South's Bridal. Stacey gave us a tour, offered us something to drink, talked to me about my engagement and future husband, offered advice on dresses, let me try on veils and jewelry to give me the full look of being a bride and more. Anyway, after the bad appointment in Miami, we called Patricia South's and asked if Stacey could squeeze me in to try on one last time the dress I was going to buy. She squeezed us in, I tried on the dress and bought it. We also bought my veil here.
The alterations department was great, too. Very experienced and knowledgeable. They took in my dress a little and did a really nice bustle on a very large train. :)
We also got a discount on the dress (15 percent, I think) if we ordered six tuxes from their tux shop, PLUS we'd get the groom's tux for free. We definitely took advantage of this. The tux shop was great, too. Very professional and helpful, from what my husband told me.
LaineyRo
Wedding: 11/6/10
We had an amazing experience at Patricia’s and I felt like the ladies were family by the time we were finished! I miss going there and cannot wait to go back show them our pictures. Firstly, my dress was gorgeous and everyone from age 12 to 91 was raving about my gown! The dress we ordered was the same size 6 as the sample, however, when my gown came in it was so tight, I got a cramp in my ribcage! I freaked out and cried when I got home. Finally I called the store and spoke directly with Patricia (my consultant who sold me the dress was no longer there). Patricia assured me that she would make sure we could either alter the dress or she would order me another dress – but no matter what, I would be able to breathe on my wedding day! I felt so much better!
I was then in the hands of Norma in alterations. Norma not only let out my dress just the perfect amount, she customized my train from a normal flat/regular length train to a modified tea-length bubble train. My dress (a gold/champaign Enzoani Berlin) was an asymmetrical modified mermaid style gown and it was really difficult to bustle and Norma spent so much time trying different ways and working to making it absolutely stunning! As I saw in some of the reviews – no, her English isn’t perfect, but neither is my Spanish and we did absolutely fine. She and her colleagues communicated perfect kindness and conscientiousness – plus it takes no language to see that a dress is gorgeous after they work their magic!
We also got our tuxes from Patricia’s and they were perfect! I was able to match my husband’s vest to my very unusual gold/champaign colored dress, which was very convenient, and we saved a bundle compared to other tux rental places. Moreover, they referred us to a great limo guy who was also very reasonable and made all of our stops on perfect time.
Patricia’s was not only like family, assured me when I was worried and worked beautiful alterations magic, they are a wonderfully convenient, high-class, one-stop shop.
debbie
Wedding: 9/18/10
I bought my wedding gown and veil from Patricia South's. Their gowns are all beautiful, and none of them look cheap at all. The customer service was great, and the seamstresses were GREATl!They have a huge selection of gown for every price point. I would highly recommend them to any bride or bridesmaid looking for a beautiful dress whether it be a wedding gown or evening dress
The Best in the State of Florida !!! 5 Star ++ My consultant - DEB - #1...
mrswrenne
Wedding: 4/10/10
My experience with Patricia's was perfect. Elizabeth was my consultant and she was just as sweet and helpful as she could be. In fact, the dress that I ended up buying was one that she told me to try on but I didn't even like it on the hanger! She knows her stuff and she knows what looks good on different body types. The whole experience was great. The alterations were perfect and on time and I had no problems at all. They have tons of dresses to try on so I would recommend it to any bride.
Lori
Wedding: 4/10/10
Patricia south Bridal store was absolutely wonderful!!! They did such a amazing thing by letting unemployed brides come to their store and get a free dress. I found the most beautiful dress and I couldn't be happier. Thank you so much for making my day so special :)
LoveSchack123
Wedding: 1/23/10
I worked with April at Patricia South after shopping in DC, VA and all around Ft. Lauderdale - my dress was the third one I tried on at Patricia South's and it was the first time I felt like a bride. April found just the RIGHT one. My dress was the Milana by Maggie Sottero, and it was beautiful. I will say that I was so pleased with their service - I thought the dress was well priced in the store, but when I found it for less they were very happy to adjust to the lower price. I received so many compliments on that dress, along the lines of that is the most gorgeous wedding dress I have ever seen - and I have Patricia South's team and April to thank!
KJM
Wedding: 6/13/09
Three years before I got married, my sister and I went ALL over Fort Lauderdale to find her wedding dress. She must have tried on 50+ dresses before we went to Patricia's and found hers. So when it was my turn, I went to Patricia's first and I am SO glad that I did! I made an appointment (which is a MUST) and had my own personal consultant for a couple of hours. She actually found my dress for me... I would not have picked it for myself, but when I put it on, I knew it was the one. I later went back (twice) when she was not available to pick out a veil and both times one of the other consultants pulled my dress for me and let me try it on so that I could try on headpieces. You may spend a little bit more here than some other stores, but it's worth it for the personalized service and their level of knowledge. They also have suit rentals, which we took advantage of, because if you get both your dress and the suits there, you get a discount. The suit selection there was much nicer than what we found anywhere else. I tell any bride I know to make sure and go to Patricia's first!
JenBeckley
Wedding: 11/22/08
Patricia South's was wonderful to work with. I ordered my dress in April for my November wedding. My dress came in August, but it was the wrong dress. Patricia South's was so helping and getting the correct dress in for me in a very little amount of time.
Alyse
Wedding: 11/1/08
Very helpful staff. Huge selection to choose from.
Nicole
Wedding: 1/19/08
Highly Recommended. My personal bridal dress attended was wonderful. She was friendly, and listen to what I was looking for. She did such a good job that I bought the first dress I tried on! (I tried on several, but she hit the nail on the head the first time around). Alterations people were very friendly, and did a great job.