Pebbles Bridal - Orange County

Camille Shwetz (camilleamilleamille)

There were some good/great parts about my experience at Pebbles and there were some pretty bad parts about my experience at Pebbles so I'll walk through each step of my dress experience and give you the highlights and the lowlights of each point: 1. Dress Selection - my initial experience at Pebbles was pleasant. It was really easy booking an appointment with them and the experience of choosing my dress went well. They allowed me to try on lots of dresses and were patient as I kept going back and forth between a few. I also had in mind of adding flutter sleeves to a dress since I couldn't find a dress with flutter sleeves already on there so they brought out the seamstress to help me see my vision come to life. My only critique during this part of the process was that my attendant basically wore a casual tank top with sweats. I think I would have appreciated some more professionalism as this is a place servicing brides that are paying a lot of money for these dresses. I wished she would have looked the part. 2. Fitting/Alterations - This is where my experience at Pebbles tanked. My first fitting went fine as they were figuring out how much to cut, how to do the bustle, they were finalizing details on how to add my flutter sleeves, and etc The 2nd time I went in, I was supposed to pick up the dress. However, I was sorely disappointed. The flutter sleeves were waaaayy too long and the bustle points were placed in wrong locations that made me look like a literal cupcake. So I told them to fix the sleeves and just take off the train so I wouldn't have to deal with a bustle because I was told that "this is just how the dress will look with a bustle because of the pleats and its fabric". I wish I would have just taken the dress home and taken it to a different seamstress to save the train but my mistake was giving them another chance. The third time I went in was about 3 weeks later and they actually called me about an hour before the appointment to tell me that THEY WERE NOT READY because they didn't have enough time to finish removing the bustle. This made me lose whatever confidence I had left in them. They wanted more time and wanted me to come in the next day but I couldn't make the time they suggested. They offered to push the appointment back 30 minutes later and I agreed to that. When I came in, there were pins still in the dress and the flutter sleeves were shorter but still screwed up. They did not lay nicely at all. these sleeves were awful. The sleeves laid differently on each arm and it was just ALL bad. The left sleeve was longer than the right sleeve. Also, the edge of the sleeves were jagged as they did not cut the fabric correctly. They said they could fix it, but at this point I was so disappointed and distraught because my wedding was in 2 weeks by this point. Thankfully I found a different seamstress that was able to add BEAUTIFUL flutter sleeves. During the meeting with the seamstress, she also pointed out that the stitching on the V neck of the dress was very weak and pointed out that there was about an inch of beads that were missing on the neckline. As she walked through the dress with me, I began to notice just how poor the craftsmanship was of the alterations. It was pretty upsetting since I paid about $600 for the alterations... The lady at this new alterations place only charged me $90 to fix everything. I really regret having not taking my dress to this new seamstress in the first place. TLDR: Overall, Pebbles is great if you want to purchase a dress for them. However, if you want to get alterations and add other details to the dress, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. There are other reviews on yelp that echo what I'm saying... the attention to detail regarding alterations is just not there.

Maricruz Llerenas

First time wedding dress shopping and the Consultant Amanda was a blessing as she was able to manage and smooth over all my anxiety of what I thought the experience could be like! She seemed very knowledgable about the dresses in the store, of different styles and was able to get a vibe for what I was liking. She made sure to make me feel comfortable and was friendly throughout. I went into wedding dress shopping thinking they wouldnt have anything nice in my size or that they would not let me try too many dress on or that I would feel like I had to purchase....none could be further from the truth. I did not find my dress but I def had a great experience and thank Amanda for her time and knowledge.

Jessica Davis

I had such an amazing experience at Pebbles Bridal! The employees were all so friendly and helpful. I went in with my best friend just to get an idea of what wedding dress shopping was like, and we only ended up at Pebbles because they take walk-ins, but I ended up finding my dream dress that day! The employee who helped me asked what I had in mind, and I gave her a description of what I was looking for. She told us to go ahead and browse and pick out anything I wanted to try on, and then she went and looked for dresses matching my description that were within my price range. The dresses she brought out based on my description were 1000 times better than anything I picked out myself, and the very first dress she brought out to show me ended up being the one I chose! I wanted to add lace sleeves to my dress, and Pebbles made that process so easy and fun. Their seamstress was so talented and took care of every little detail to make sure everything looked exactly how I wanted it to. She made the tulle sleeves and then helped us place all the lace applique on the sleeve to create the look I wanted before sewing it into place. She spent so much time adjusting everything until it was just right, and she was so patient and kind and easy going. It all came out so beautifully. I'm so happy that we stumbled into Pebbles that day, because I can't imagine I would've found a more perfect dress or had such a great experience anywhere else. My dress ended up looking like it came straight out of my imagination. Thank you Pebbles for my fairy tale wedding dress!

Julie Escala

First, I'll say that this is a second marriage, and I'm not a young, blushing bride, but I was certainly treated like one at Pebbles! I had the good fortune of having Adrienne as my stylist. She was so patient, friendly, and very knowledgeable. After trying a variety of dresses and still being undecided, I returned the following day with my daughters and to my surprise, Adrienne said, "We just got this dress in and I think it will be perfect." Indeed it was, and how amazing that she thought of me! My experience at Pebbles from finding the dress through alterations and pick up, was absolutely fabulous. Every staff member I encountered held the utmost professional standard, but in a very warm and friendly way. I thought pricing was fair and service was priceless. Thank you Pebbles!