The Bridal Studio of Tampa Bay

This review is for CC's Bridal Boutique in Tampa, which for some reason does not have its own listing on here. I had such a fun shopping trip here with my friends! This is such a cute store, and each bride (and her entourage) gets her own private area to try on and show off dresses. I didn't purchase a dress here, but I strongly considered it!

I made my appointment online and they texted me to give them a call to finalize the time and date since they require a credit card on file in case of last-minute cancellations -- but they don't actually charge you for an appointment. Once confirmed, they texted a google form for me to fill out that asked my dress style preferences, silhouettes, budget, etc.

Savannah was my stylist, and she was so sweet and definitely understood what I was looking for. I knew what neckline I wanted and that I wanted off the shoulder sleeves no matter what, so she made sure to have some handy to attach to every dress I tried on.

Most of the dresses I tried on, Savannah grabbed from their stock in the back, based on what she knew I was looking for. We could peruse the dresses they had on the racks out front (they had a Kitty Chen trunk show the weekend of my appointment), but I only grabbed one from the racks out there -- and it was a size 6, which is a size 2 in regular clothing. In other words, there was no way this dress was ever going to fit me, so we didn't even bother with it. Dear bridal designers, please send NORMAL SIZES for trunk shows. I have no idea if I would've fallen in love with Kitty Chen's dress because I don't think I could have gotten more than one thigh into it.

I ended up liking three dresses here, and Savannah noted which designers they were and their prices -- which were noticeably cheaper than the first shop I had visited. Don't get me wrong, wedding dresses are expensive -- but CC's prices struck me as rather reasonable considering some other places I had visited. If I hadn't purchased the dress I ultimately got, I would have bought a dress from here, and would've been very happy, I'm sure. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a shopping trip to CC's!

Marilyn was determined to help me find my dream dress; she saw it come to life before I could even think about it. I ended up getting a dress in my price range that looked amazing on my body but we added custom made sleeves. I loved it and they made me feel so comfortable.