Creations By Toy

This shop was my first stop on the mad search for a wedding dress less than 6 months from THE wedding date. Toy is super nice. She closed up shop during our appointment, so I could get some special attention. Unfortunately the dresses I liked were well outside my price range even before any needed/​suggested alterations. This actually left me very discouraged and disheartened with finding a suitable dress, but my search did not end there.
I might go back to see if Toy could make a Vietnamese traditional dress (ao dai) for a possible traditional Vietnamese ceremony.

Creations by Toy was my first and should have been only stop in bridal gown shopping. I checked out a total of three bridal stores for my dress, and enjoyed my experience at this place the most.
The store is conveniently located near the King St/​Beretania/​University Ave intersection. Entrance to the lot is on Kuilei St. I called to make an appointment before I showed up, which was simple enough. When I arrived, she locked the door so I had her full attention. Although the shop is smaller than the other ones I visited, the selection was varied enough for me. She has a sale rack with cheap but good quality dresses. I liked a few of the dresses that I tried on, but seeing as how this was my first shop, I didn’t want to settle on one just yet.
My experience there set the bar high for the other places I visited. I was sorely disappointed at David’s Bridal in price, selection, and service. At Party Dress by Claudette, they just couldn’t beat Toy’s price.
I made an appointment to come back again, tried on a few dresses (which Toy was happy to let me do) before finally deciding on the first gown I tried out. She is a down-​to-​earth woman who you can feel asks you questions so she can get to know you as a better person than just to help make a sale. What sets her apart from the others is that she doesn’t pressure you to buy anything or try to upsale you. She lets you decide what you want and offers her opinion (which you can tell is honest) when asked.
So happy I gave my business to this sweet and talented woman! Can’t wait for my final fitting to see the finished product!

Toy was extremely nice but her selection was rather limited. I told her I was looking for a trumpet/​mermaid style and she pulled out puffy ballgown styles and kept insisting those were better. I tried them on just to be polite but it just wasn’t what I was looking for.

Toy made my dress from what I drew for her on paper…
OUTSTANDING WORK!!! My dress is always the topic of discussion among friends and family to this day!
After designing and drawing my dress on paper, I chose all of my fabrics. Toy went to work and delivered my dress more beautiful than I ever imagined it could be!!!
Please see the pics of my dress that I post for this review.

Toy is the nicest sales lady that I have ever met. She doesnt pressure and she even recommended other stores for me to get my flower girls gowns, when she can actually push me to order from her. hahaah. I went to numerous bridal places, some were bad, some had great customer service but Toy was the best one. I tried on about 20 different dresses but I just couldn’t find the one. However, I seen a dress from Allure Bridals and I just fell in love with it… without trying it on. Toy assured me that it will look good because she made me tried on Allure Bridals gowns that she had in stock. So, I just trusted my gut and had her order it. The dress came out to only $ 800. Amazing!!! She also doesn’t charge much on alteration. I think she has a flat rate, but it wasn’t much like the other bridal boutique quoted me. I was expecting alteration to be another $ 300 and up, but nope… it was way less than that. Thank you Toy!
By the way, I brought my kids with me. My kids were running around like crazy, but she didn’t get mad at all. She was very accomadating to them and actually talks to them.

Toy is incredible. She’s the type of person you WANT to give your business to just because of the care she has for people. The shop is nice and organized with convenient parking. I’m going back on Wednesday to try on my gown (after it’s been altered)… I’m sure I’ll be pleased so look forward to my update.

Creations By Toy was a wonderful experience!
The store has many styles to choose from. The quality is much better than David’s Bridal, and the prices are hundreds less than you would find at a store like Casablanca. Toy is a very sweet lady, and talented seamstress.
I had three fittings, and each time I was the only one in the store, and had her undivided attention. The alterations were included in the original cost of my dress, so I knew that I would love the dress I bought no matter how many fittings we did;-)
At the last minute, Toy agreed to help me by altering my bridesmaid dressesl. Unfortunately, the dresses ended up costing $ 100 each instead of $ 60, which she originally quoted, because she said it took her 10 hours to complete each dress. That was a bummer, but I had waited until the last minute, so that’s not all her fault.
Overall, I love Toy and the pride she takes in her beautiful dresses! She was always a pleasure to work with, and super talented!

After visiting Casablanca and 2 other bridal shops in Atlanta (where my mom lives), I was kind of stuck on finding a dress. Nothing was speaking to me in my price range, so I decided to go ahead and do a blind search online. I went to Toy’s website and fell in love with an Allure gown. I googled around and decided I would have to up my budget to afford this one, but at this point, it was worth it! I used the automatic emailing feature on Toy’s website to see if they carried a sample of the gown in my size, and it turned out they had it in exactly my size!
I made an appointment to try on the dress, and Toy was waiting with the gown ready to be tried on. I was a little apprehensive about the tiny shop and curtained-​off area as a dressing room, but the curtain completely blocked out anyone’s view, so I just went with it. The dress looked absolutely amazing. Also, to my surprise, the gown was about $ 100 less expensive than I had found online. I waited a few weeks to finalize my decision after looking at venues (in case the dress was too formal for the options I had at my disposal), but eventually chose a venue to meet the formality of the dress!
I got a phone call when the dress arrived, and was able to schedule a weekend appointment for a fitting. Luckily I didn’t need any major alterations, just a shorter hem, a bussle, and a wrist loop, and she added in a few extra clasps to make sure the zipper didn’t show. For my final fitting, she patiently showed my bridesmaid where everything was, and taught her how to loop the bussle and let her practice zipping me in a few times. Overall I was extremely satisfied with Toy’s work. My bridesmaid was also impressed, and has decided to take a few of her nice dresses to Toy for alterations.

This little shop is found along University Avenue in a small shopping center with a paid parking lot. It’s easy to miss, so look out for her shop sign. The shop is run by Toy herself. She does everything for the client, from the fitting to sewing and alterations of the dress.
I made an appointment by phone and when I got there a couple weeks later, she was ready and expecting me. I was the only client in the store at the time so she was able to give me her undivided attention. We walked around the store and picked out dresses that suited my preferred style, i.e. strapless mermaid or trumpet styles. Toy led me a fitting area with a curtain and she helped me try on the different dresses. I did find one I liked made by Allure, but I didn’t commit to buying it at the time. I still had a few other shops to visit before I made my final decision. Toy was nice and explained to me the dress timeline for ordering, the price and then the cost of alterations, which was actually a flat rate, compared to other shops in which the alteration price was an approximate range. She encouraged me to call her later that day if I wanted to come back and try on the dress or to buy it.
Overall, I liked Creations by Toy. It’s a hole-​in-​the-​wall shop and no frills, but don’t let that scare you away. The shop has nice dresses, better quality than David’s Bridal that’s for sure, and you may never know what you may find that you like. Prices were competitive with any of the other shops and I liked how Toy does everything herself.
Also, be sure to get validation for parking before leaving! Parking is free with validation.

First, Toy is awesome because she fit in an appointment in less than an hour. Second, her shop is clean and small, but organized. All of the lacy dresses are together, all of the satiny ones, etc.
Third, and most importantly, she was kind and patient to my mom and Aunty (BFFs for almost 60 years… no joke!) who were going nuts in the place, since they were having a little too much fun and overexcited about their little angel (me) getting married. They were running around giggling like schoolgirls, and Toy was very gracious to 2 little old Asian ladies. I didn’t find any gowns, but I was really impressed with Toy’s professionalism.

I randomly decided to give this shop a call and they were able to take me in the following morning. I met her associate Wai, who was sweet, friendly and very informative. They are a small shop and carry Allure dresses. I got to look through everything and try what I wanted on and Wai even pulled a couple for me to try on. I loved one of the dresses that Wai pulled, I never would have thought that I would like it and it fit perfectly! She even put some different veils on me and gave suggestions for hairstyles. She helped so much and even encouraged me to keep trying other dresses on this way I feel everything out before making a decision. She was not pushy at all, I encourage brides to be-​take a look at their site and if you like what you see, stop in or make an appointment!

I love Toy! After multiple visits to David’s Bridal, Princess Brides, Masako Formals, Casablanca, and the Bridal Boutique all within a week, I was getting exasperated about not getting that «this is the one!» feeling. After putting on 2 dresses at Toys hole-​in-​the-​wall boutique, I had found «the one». A gorgeous Allure Couture lace mermaid gown! The price was a little over my budget, but Toy gave me such a great deal for all of the alterations that I said yes to the dress instantly:-) She is very sweet and kept me up to date about when the dress will be coming in, when the fitting was, etc. I cannot wait until my next fitting next month! One day in that gorgeous dress is definitely not going to be enough!

Toy is amazing. She does excellent work, does it on time, and the custom dresses are truly exceptional. I would recommend more than 5 stars if I could.

Creations By Toy was one of the first places I went to look for my wedding dress. The store is tiny and jam packed with gowns. The main reason I went here was because I was obsessed with some lace Allure gowns, and I wanted to try the samples. Toy was very nice and patient with me. She doesn’t have too many samples in the larger sizes, I think most of her brides may be more petite than me. However, she was very patient and helpful.

Horrible service!!! I met Toy at the bridal expo and she assured me she was able to make a custom sash for my wedding dress. When I made an appt with her, she specifically asked me why I don’t just go and buy a mass made sash at David’s bridal. I told her I know that would be the easier way to go but I wanted a more unique design. She told me she doesn’t have time to do «that kind of stuff» and later explained she doesn’t even make sashes, but instead, she buys it from another vendor. On top of all this, she was making up prices to have a sash designed for me… it went from $ 250 to $ 100?!? She wasted my time and effort which is not something us brides can afford. Also, she has an email address to ask ?‘s but admitted she doesn’t even know how to use it. Word of advice for the company: Don’t tell your customers you can fulfill their request when you know you can’t.
If I could give no stars I would… I’ve never had such bad customer service in my life.

This was the fourth of four places where my friend made an appointment to find her wedding dress.
The little lady (I’m assuming, Toy) was just the nicest person. She didn’t push or prod, she let my friend try on as many dresses as she wanted, and we had the whole store to ourselves (granted it’s a small store). There was a lot of dresses to choose from and from the sound of it she can do wonders with a needle and tread.
To all of you lucky ladies getting married, pay Toy a visit.
Side note:
The dresses that we were picking out (in general) were a couple hundred dollars cheaper than the other places we visited. The alterations base price was also lower (but if you want to get a lot of changes done… it goes up).

As you can see by my rating bar to the left I do not often give 5 stars. Creations by Toy was my second stop after visiting Casablanca. I went in the first time and was welcomed by such a sweet, petite Vietnamese lady. She didn’t crowd me like other bridal shops but gave me the freedom to take a look around without pushing dresses onto me. I found my dress on that first visit. Can you imagine that? Once I put it on I knew it was the one. Toy is a master seamstress and does very good work. She was also very accomodating to my schedule and the greatest thing she did was allow my MOH’s first dress fitting to happen the morning before the wedding. She said she would have our dresses ready for pickup at 830pm the night before the wedding and she followed through with her word. Toy is great. Go visit her!