We got my dress, rented the tuxes and bought the bridesmaids dresses from Weddings by Design.

My dress was perfect and I loved it immediately. They gave me a great price on it and were unbelievably attentive to me during my appointment. Dara gave us such personal service and was so helpful. It came in right when they said it would and they gave me the information for the seamstress for alterations.

The tuxes were a different story. While they all came in on time and correctly, some of the items were a bit off. Everyone's shirts were waaay too big and a few of the vests were either too small or too large. The service on this side was nowhere near as good as with the dresses. One of the employees was very rude to my father and brother in law for coming in to try on their tuxes. They yelled at my dad for a few of them not being picked up, even after my dad said they were coming later that afternoon.

The bridesmaid dresses were great. They came in right on time and they were helpful in making sure that I could get them in the color and style I needed.

They use a woman named Jude Dickson for alterations. Jude is very nice, but she is extremely pricey. She hemmed my dress and added seven bustles and it was nearly $400. Then six of the seven bustles broke before the reception even started. My dress was very simple and not heavy, so there was no reason for this. I paid good money for what I thought was good work, but it just wasn't up to par, in my opinion.

These ladies were amazing! My whole experience from searching for a dress to the final pick up day was great. They went out of there way for anything I needed. I even ordered the tuxes through them. I had a lot of out of town wedding party members and they were great at working with them too. I would recommend this place to anyone!

Review of alterations by Jude Dickson who does appointments weekly or in her home studio...\r\n\r\nJude was really easy to work with. She did a great job hemming my taffeta gown, tightening the straps and adding 3 bustles (for $15 each bustle). At my wedding the bustles held really really well! For all that and to have Weddings by Design steam, press and store my gown for a month it came to about $330. Which I felt was a pretty good value.

PERFECTION! WBD was our first stop, but we kept our appointments at three other local locations and came directly back to WBD. EVery aspect of this vendor was professional, to-notch, no complaints at all. When the dress I found online wasn't available anywhere to be found in the Des Moines area, they arranged for a trunk show from the designer and made special arrangements for the dress to be part of the trunk show.........I bought the dress that day and received a discount ont he dress as well as veils and headpiece. The staff is friendly, knowledgable, honest, and NOT pushy or brash. The service is excellent. Everything is upfront with them. They have a new location that is bigger with more light and additonal dressing rooms and affords them the ability to also offer formal wear for men. Don't bother going to the other vendors in Des Moines, this should be your only stop! But make sure you call for an appointment!

The best place to get a dress! I drove all over 3 different states looking for the perfect dress. I finally went to Weddings By Design and found 3 PERFECT dresses! They have the best designers and dresses. The staff is professional and amazing! It is a very personal experience and they take the time to make you feel as you are the only one there. Sandy and Melissa are amazing and I feel like they are my friends as everytime I go in there, they call me by my name. Would highly recommend. Dont waste your time going anywhere else!

this was the 2nd place that I looked for my wedding dress. I scheduled an appointment and they devoted 2 full hours for me to shop for my dress. They were very helpful with putting on each dress. If I didn't like a specific feature of a dress, they wouldn't show me another dress with on it. At first I didn't really know what I was looking for but they quickly helped me find it! We a I came back to have my dress altered, the same quality of service was there. They showed me all my options and I got to pick what i thought was best. Prices were a little high from what other dress shops were, but with the quality of service that came with it, it was totally worth it!

I chose this place to purchase my wedding gown. the gown was absolutely amazing and pricey, but well worth the cost. I had great service except when I came into try on my gown again after it had been altered. the girls were hurried and kind of rude to us as the gown wasn't altered correctly.
Never any sales on the headpieces or jewelry it seemed.
the alterations lady I used from this wedding shop was very pricey, I almost fell over when I saw the final bill, 540.00, as if I hadn't spent enough on my dress, but she did a fantastic job, nonetheless

I loved working with this vendor and I got my bridesmaid dresses from this company. However, when we got there, it was so busy that it literally took almost an hour before someone even acknowledged us. I understand if you are busy, however you should at least say hi, offer a seat and explain that it will take a while. Once we were helped though, it was very personalized service and I would definitely recommend them to other brides. Their prices were also pretty reasonable.

I absolutely loved my wedding dress. They made every experience wonderful and always accommodated any guests I brought with for a fitting. We got a great deal on the dress, 600 dollars. We did not buy my slip and bra there, but they held them and steamed and pressed the slip for me anyway. I bought my tiara from them as well, it was about 150 dollars but it was beautiful. Also, I picked out my veil there and the one I wanted didn't have satin lining like I wanted so they had it custom made for me. It was a great experience.

Beautiful gowns at an affordable price. When I needed last minute alterations done on my dress and their seamstress was out, they were kind enough to send me to another great seamstress.

Weddings by Design is the greatest bridal shop that I have ever been to. The sales staff was so helpful and helped me to find the perfect dress for my big day! I totally recommend them to anyone who asks!
Weddings By Design Rocks!

AMAZING! Owner was great and assisted in any way possible. I went in a year and a half later for my sisters wedding and they remembered me and the dress i bought there. Very professional and great service.