The Bustle

I absolutely LOVED my experience at The Bustle boutique. Not only was my stylist amazing, but they hospitality was above and beyond. I primarily chose The Bustle as my first stop on my hunt for a dress because they were so «big group» friendly! Sometimes you just have to bring a large group with you and The Bustle accommodated them all! Plus the deal I got on my sample dress made the experience all the better. They will now be my only recommendation for wedding dress shopping!

Left very disappointed and discouraged. This was the 3^rd dress store I’ve shopped at for my wedding dress. I’m a curvy girl. By no means am I fat, obese, or extremely overweight. I am a size 12 which should be no problem for a retailer.
Having very little luck finding dresses to try on that are more unique and closer to my size, I took the time to call The Bustle ahead of time to ensure that they would have a selection of dresses in my size (or close) and under my budget of 3k. The lady was kind and assured me that they had some options for me so I booked my appointment for the following weekend. After an hour and a half at the boutique, not 1 gown fit on my body. Not even close enough to get an idea of what it may look like in my size. I left the store feeling so bad about myself that it ruined the entire experience. This should be the happiest time in my life and it blows my mind that boutique stores where beautiful curvy women who are willing to spend the money cannot find a gown for such a joyous time in their lives. Shame on you for not celebrating women in every size and shape. No woman should have to experience what I did. I hope The Bustle takes note of this review and widens their selection or does not mislead other brides who take the time to call ahead of time to avoid embarrassment in front of friends and family.

Katie at the bustle was so sweet and helpful! This place is adorable! I loved the personalized sign and they have beautiful dresses!

I had a wonderful experience at the Bustle! Their dresses are beautiful, the sales ladies are so sweet and helpful. My bridesmaids and mom live up north so I went by myself which I was a little nervous about. The girl helping me was so sweet and made it really fun. She was also super willing to take a million pictures of me so I could share them with my girls. I still haven’t picked out «the dress» but I am considering one of the dresses they have and altering the sleeves. They use a seamstress who is next door who came over and looked at the dress to see if I could make the alternations I wanted and give me a price for them.

I recently got engaged and went to The Bustle for my first time trying on wedding dresses! Having since gone to several other places, I can say the experience at the Bustle was the best BY FAR! Our consultant was Alison and she was so lovely and didn’t pressure me when trying on wedding dresses. Also, the boutique had some of the best lighting so you can see what your dress will look like in natural light! I would highly recommend this place! They have a great selection no matter what your price point!

I had such an amazing experience at The Bustle! Sarah, my consultant, picked beautiful dresses for me to try on that we’re exactly my style.
I came in with my sister and mom, not expecting to find anything I liked, but I found my DREAM dress! Sarah was amazing, and there was no pressure to buy, but you do get quite a discount if you buy the day of. Plus they are happy to set up a payment plan if you need it as well. We had such a great time trying on dresses and drinking champagne :)
Thank you to Sarah & the Bustle for all of your help!

I really enjoyed my experience at The Bustle picking out my dress and veil there. My dress was gorgeous, and I believe at a reasonable price point thanks to The Bustle’s discount if you purchased during your first visit. All of the staff members were so friendly and calming, and were so understanding to my busy work schedule when rearranging my fittings when I had my alterations done through their seamstress.
The trouble I ran into was that my dress bustle broke on my wedding day! Not at the end of the night, literally a few moments after bustling it, during the first few seconds into my choreographed first dance! It was not stepped on nor got caught on anything (I have the video footage). The bustle was simply not created strong enough to hold up my dress. I tripped over it several times during our first dance and soldiered through, but it definitely put a damper into the rest of my evening as I couldn’t easily move around, dance or interact with my guests after five attempts to pin it up using safety pins! It also was so horrendously dirty from being dragged around all night that my cleaning costs were hundreds more!
I alerted the Bustle soon after my wedding to my disappointing experience using their recommended and on-​site seamstress. They instructed me to get in touch with the seamstress, who also works at the Golden Needle Tailor, and let me know that they asked her to refund me the amount of the bustle. That all sounded great, however, the seamstress only refunded me $ 70 of my over $ 640 in alterations costs. It is important to note that I did not need any major alterations to my dress, so the total alteration costs really consisted of my bustle and slightly taking in the dress and putting in cups. I was not really satisfied with the seamstress nor The Bustle’s handling of my situation.
After spending thousands of dollars on my special day at The Bustle, I just can’t recommend the Bustle to my friends. For a place called The Bustle, I would think could have handled my bustle situation a little better. I know they are not directly affiliated with the seamstress, but they do recommend her and have her work on-​site, so I can’t help but feel that it could have stood behind her work a little more and worked to directly remedy the situation.
If you do find your perfect dress there, I would strongly recommend taking it to an outside seamstress for alterations.

Leilani was such a gem to work with. While I didn’t find my dress at the Bustle, I had a great time. The dresses are beautiful.
I do understand the no photo policy, but compared to the two boutiques I went to after who did not have the same policy, I felt like it did affect my ultimate decision.

I was The Bustle’s 2014 winner of the San Diego Bridal Bazaar gown giveaway and let me tell you I could not be anymore ecstatic nor happier to have been given the opportunity from The Bustle. If my body would have allowed me too I probably would have cried happy tears for weeks. My dress was absolutely stunning, beautiful, and it was everything I could have asked for and more. The fact that the Bustle gave me this opportunity to have a beautiful gown for FREE is absolutely amazing. Not only did they give me my beautiful wedding gown, Matija was very very helpful in the process of my gown pickup. She helped me get into my gown, was very warming to my family, and made everyone including myself feel very comfortable. (Not to mention there were yummy treats and refreshments provided) Matija you are a sweetheart and a great addition to The Bustle. Thank you for making my experience enjoyable, fun, un-​rushed, and thanks for answering all my million questions.
In addition to my gown, the Bustle gave me all the information I needed to know as far as alterations, bridal accessories, and even invited me to a series of events they held at their cute, warming, and beautiful store. Thank you «The Bustle» for providing me a beautiful gown! This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I could not be anymore grateful!

The Bustle is an amazing experience for a bride to be! The only reason it’s getting a 4 star instead of 5 is because the employee ordered me a size 8 when it should have been a 4. I had my dress taken somewhere else to be altered (The Bustle is a bit expensive on alterations) and the seamstress had to take 5″ off of each side! Now this didn’t cause me too much grief except maybe a couple extra alteration visits, but those last few months of planning can be a bit hectic. Other than that. this place is a great place to start your dress hunt. They have tasty treats, champagne, comfy couches, plenty of room for family and friends to join, and the staff is 100% focused on you! Keep up the good work :)

I had done some looking in LA and also at a big bridal chain in San Diego and felt pretty discouraged about finding a dress. A friend recommended The Bustle and I am so grateful! From beginning to end my experience was great. Tiffany did a wonderful job pulling dresses that fit our description. She was so helpful and patient and kind. I loved this place! Thanks again Tiffany!

I couldn’t be happier with our experience at The Bustle! We were greeted by a lovely wedding dress consultant, Katie. Katie was delightful to work with. She asked all the right questions and suggested many different styles and options to my daughter. Thank goodness my daughter had no preconceived ideas on wedding dresses, so with that said, she was open minded to try on a store full of dresses!!! Everything, and I mean everything, looked stunning on her! This made the decision difficult in the beginning, however, Katie assured her this was a good thing. There was no pressure. There was plenty of patience and guidance.
Katie helped narrow down my daughters «picks» to her top three dresses, then her top two, and then we heard a resounding «YES! To the dress!» Thank you Katie! And thank you Bustle!

My fiancé and I live far away from both of our families and most of our friends, so I really thought that I would have to go dress shopping alone (since he won’t get to see the dress until our wedding day). I had previously gone dress shopping with my mom the last time I was in town to visit my family at a big name store, and had a terrible experience. I was very nervous about going shopping again. One of my best friends and bridesmaids came to visit, and it worked out perfectly that The Bustle was having a trunk show for one of my favorite designers, Stella York, at the same time. I scheduled an appointment a few weeks ago for August 14, so that I would have my friend there for support just in case.
My friend and I were greeted with a sign with my name on it outside the store, and champagne once we walked in and met Katie. I had called previously to request a sample of a specific dress, and they were able to get it in for the trunk show. On top of that, we were able to Skype my family in from out of town, so that they could enjoy the process too. At first I was a little nervous, but once I started trying on gowns that feeling disappeared!
While I didn’t end up going with the dress that I had requested, Katie found a similar style that ended up being perfect! It was everything I wanted and more, and it made all of my family cry! I cannot thank Katie and the rest of the team at The Bustle enough for a wonderful dress shopping experience, and I cannot wait for my dress to come in!

This store is so fabulous and intimate. It gives the personal one of a kind touch for the perfect day. Each bride gets their own dressing room without having to share space with another bride like other mainstream places. They also give the brides champagne and cakes!

Beyond impressed with the Bustle! I was helping a friend in her search for «The Dress» and we decided to try the Del Mar area. After a Unilocal search and a Google search, the Bustle kept coming up with strong reviews, so we scheduled an appointment.
Natalie was an amazing help from the start. From the adorable chalkboard with «Bride-​to-​Be» and my friend’s name on it, to champagne and dress descriptions, she was fully taken care of. Natalie went above and beyond to help us hone in on what my friend was looking for and was truly the professional you want to look after your friend through this whole process. My friend found her dress and is ecstatic. Thanks so much to The Bustle for everything!

The Bustle is such a unique and truly beautiful bridal boutique. I was in town for the day with my Mom and we last minute wanted to stop in to look at dresses.
Sarah was so helpful, knowledgeable and just a joy to work with! Their customer service is spot on. I highly recommend them to anyone in the area looking to find their dress.
It was a lovely experience!!!

I was delighted by our experience here at The Bustle. The personalized greeting on the chalkboard outside is a lovely touch, and being served champagne while the bride selects and tries on dresses really enhances the occasion. Our consultant was absolutely delightful. She was informative and friendly, but allowed the bride and our group to have a quiet moment to think and consider the different dresses and really decide for ourselves which she liked the best. Definitely make an appointment to visit this salon if you are looking for a gown.
We didn’t end up buying her dress here as she absolutely fell in love with a gown at another salon so I can’t speak about the purchasing process.

My experience shopping here was absolute perfection. Tiffany was my consultant, and she was so great. I felt special and important the entire time I was in the boutique.
Let’s start from the beginning of the day!
I brought along my mom, aunt, grandma, and my dad. They flew to San Diego from West Virginia to go dress shopping with me. (My fiancé is in the Navy so we moved here last August) I’ve been waiting to go shopping for my dress since I got engaged in December, but I wanted to wait for my family to be with me. We were greeted by a cute sign with my name on it, and glasses of champagne. There are 2 separate rooms in the boutique so you have an entire room to yourself! It makes it so much more special and private. My fiancé is getting deployed in May for 3 years, so we wanted to get married soon. Waiting until March to shop for your wedding dress when your wedding is in April is definitely stressful.
So, I made sure Tiffany knew I was in a time crunch and she made sure to only show me sample gowns or gowns that could be ordered in such a short time frame. My max budget was 1200 dollars, which I was worried wouldn’t be enough. However there are many beautiful gowns in that price range! I tried on about 4 dresses before we found «The One». Tiffany and I both got chills when I put the dress on! It was an incredible moment. It felt so amazing to find the perfect dress. & it gets even better — the dress was originally 4300 dollars, but since it was a sample gown I ended up getting it for 1199! One dollar under my max budget. It was so meant to be.
From start to finish, the appointment was absolute perfection. From walking in to my own private room, with champagne and treats to finding the perfect dress for the perfect price. Tiffany, THANK YOU so much for helping me! I’m beyond thrilled with my purchase and experience at The Bustle.

My friend and I came in here to get her wedding dress and it was our second dress shop of the day. We loved that this place had such an intimate, boutique feel… 4 stars! They offered us champagne and sweet treats.
She ended up purchasing her dress here, BUT a serious MINUS on a star for the woman that was there managing a designer trunk collection. She was extremely pushy on her line and even at one point when the bride had given a rating of a 10 to a dress that wasn’t in the collection the woman had the nerve to say she didn’t like it and it didn’t show her figure! How uncomfortable and more importantly, unprofessional. Once my friend chose her dress (not a trunk collection) the woman disappeared and we were glad she did! She shouldn’t have been there hovering over the bride-​to-​be anyways! Please take note, Bustle!

What a lovely experience I had shopping for my wedding dress.
When I first arrived we were greeted with champagne and some snacks. The store I was at before this didn’t give us anything
I said I didn’t have a budget just whatever felt right so I tried a bunch of dresses on and I found «The One» and then had another celebratory glass of champs.
The ordering process and fittings all went wonderfully. Matija helped me the entire way through and I’m sure all the girls there do just as well! I’m sad that the process had to come to an end
Time to get one of my sisters engaged