ChristinaN

Originally Posted by shishkabobbett 

 

Gianinar does offer an express service for an extra charge, so if you want to go with them I would email them and double check that they can have it done before your wedding date. Another tip: tell them your wedding is earlier than it actually is, so they'll rush it faster. If you go with duosheng their dresses do look very high quality. Ask them for pictures before shipment.

So all in all ginanarbridal is better than duosheng yhou think. I just wrote her and asked her about the express service. Which one of those two companies are better (quality and the dress itself)?

thanks alot!

Originally Posted by shishkabobbett 

 

I am going through Gianinar bridal right now, so that's really the only company I can comment on. Tip: Do Not order from them if you have less than 2-3 months till your wedding date. I ordered two dresses (one wedding dress, one reception dress) on March 24, and recieved my first full dress photos on June 16th. They had also been sending me progress pictures before this. Also keep in mind that these are both custom designed dresses so all they really had to go off of were drawings and pictures of different parts of different dresses to help them picture what I wanted. The things I like about Gianinar is that you pay a $60 deposit per dress, then they send you pictured and they will alter it if you want any changes made to the picture they sent you (although I suggest requesting changes one at a time, because often when I requested multiple changes only a couple would get done. This might be due to the language barrier), then once you are happy with your dress you will pay the rest of the amount (my wedding dress is $120 total and my reception dress is $150- its a little more detailed), then they ship it to you. At first the communication was great- they replied every night, but now it usually takes about 2-4 days to get a reply. They are always friendly and courteous, and I am somewhat picky about my dresses because they were designed by me, so I have a picture in my head of how I want them to turn out. I am confident that the dresses will turn out exactly how I want them to, but I expect it to take a little time. My wedding isn't till May so I ordered over a year in advance. It has been 5 months since I ordered and I still haven't recieved my dresses, however I ordered ahead of time to prepare for this. So if you want a beautiful dress, at the best cost, and are willing to wait a little bit go with Gianinar. But if you're in a rush I suggest you go with one of the other, more expensive (but still wayyy less than you would spend at a US bridal shop) dressmakers like Jasmine's Bridal, Landy Bridal, Light in the Box, etc... that have been recommended by some of the other brides on this thread. Good luck with your dress shopping!

thanks shishkabobbett! I think I will go with duosheng. I havent heard anything bad from them yet or are there any bad reviews? I would like to go with Ginaniarbridal but ive been reading so many posts where it took longer and I need to have my dress on time. Even tho its more expensive to buy it from duosheng, i guess ill go with them. I am so scared they will make the dress in such a rush where it will look horrible. I hope that will not happen. Thanks for your suggestion.

hey girls, i really need your help. I am really confused ive been reading here quiet a while but i dont think ill be able to read all the posts because i am running out of time. My wedding is on the 19th of november this year. and I found the dress I want ive been writing with duosheng. That lady is really nice, so service is amazing, they want 300 dollars for the dress and 400 dollars for better quality. I just got an email back from gianinarbridal (she does take a lil bit longer to reply) but they only want 150 dollars, i really really do not know what to do. I cannot afford the original dress which would cost me 1500 euro (we are stationed overseas) but at the same time i do want a perfect looking dress and i do have to order it from china. With gianinarbridal Im scared they will be late because ive read some posts were they actually took longer than promised and that would be really bad. because it will take longer to get it shipped on military base here in germany. I just really need your help should i go for duosheng or ginaniarbridal???

hey  girls, i really need your help. I am really confused ive been reading here quiet a while but i dont think ill be able to read all the posts because i am running out of time. My wedding is on the 19th of november this year. and I found the dress I want ive been writing with duosheng. That lady is really nice, so service is amazing, they want 300 dollars for the dress and 400 dollars for better quality. I just got an email back from gianinarbridal (she does take a lil bit longer to reply) but they only want 150 dollars, i really really do not know what to do. I cannot afford the original dress which would cost me 1500 euro (we are stationed overseas) but at the same time i do want a perfect looking dress and i do have to order it from china. With gianinarbridal Im scared they will be late because ive read some posts were they actually took longer than promised and that would be really bad. because it will take longer to get it shipped on military base here in germany. I just really need your help should i go for duosheng or ginaniarbridal???

hey girls I need your help. I am getting married mid of November this year. So i need the dress to be here the latest End of October. I contacted duosheng and the lady is really really nice they want 300 Dollars for  the dress i want, and 400 dollars for better quality. I was about to order with them, then i got an email back of gianinarbridal and they only want 150 dollars for my dress. I am super confused and dont know what to do know. Since I cannot afford the dress which would cost me 1500 Euro (were stationed in Germany) I really need a dress from china but i do want it to be perfect. Ive read some posts that had trouble with gianinarbridal because they were late. So should I with duosheng? please help me