Recycle Bridal Boutique

"Loved my experience dress shopping at Recycle Bridal and Stephanie helped me find the perfect dress!! From the start, she was very friendly and welcoming. Her shop is adorable and had a lot of amazing dresses and accessories. Stephanie was budget conscious and made sure to find the best options in my price range. She was very thorough in talking through my specific vision with me and carefully selecting different dresses to try. Stephanie is really knowledgeable about what can and can't be done to a dress, as well as pointing out features in the construction, fit, or details that I maybe wouldn't have noticed otherwise. She was GREAT at helping me envision and try out different options based on things I liked or didn't like about each dress, like adding sleeves, belts, colored underlays to the best of her ability with everything she had in stock. She also did not make me feel pressured to make a decision and let me take the time to try on each dress and really look carefully at it and talk it over with my mom & friends. I found a beautiful dress I loved but wanted a colored underlay so she let me come back the following week (no appointment fee for 2nd one) with some fabric to try to see if it was what I wanted and ended up being the dress for me! Highly recommend visiting Stephanie at Recycle Bridal as I felt like I got the full royal treatment and bridal experience. Also her adorable tiny pup Poppy was there my first visit and she curled right up in my MOH's lap the whole time and it definitely added to the day for us haha"

"Stephanie was so generous with her time and energy and knows so much about wedding dresses, including styling and alterations. She makes great suggestions and sets a very comfortable atmosphere for finding the right dress. Her collection is very unique and affordable."

"I cannot say enough good things about my experience at Recycle Bridal Boutique. I am looking to find a consignment wedding dress for many reasons (environmentally friendly, affordable, unique styles) but bridal boutiques that offer consignment dresses in the Bay Area are pretty limited. I decided to make the trek to San Ramon from Oakland based on the great reviews. Stephanie has so many beautiful dresses of all sizes and styles. I explained what I was looking for and she showed me at least seven dresses that met my criteria-- and all at incredible prices (I am trying to stay under $800)! Stephanie helped me try on dress after dress, giving me ideas on how I could alter them to fit my shape and style I'm looking for. Many of her dresses are new or samples from boutiques that sell new dresses and the used dresses are in great condition. My appointment lasted over two hours but Stephanie was incredibly patient and I never felt rushed. Definitely add Recycle Bridal Boutique to your list as you search for the perfect wedding dress!"

"This place is truly a gem! Stephanie was so nice and very helpful, she had me try on some styles I never would have considered. She has so many unique gowns that you could never try on all at the same place anywhere else. I guarantee you will not find prices like here's anywhere else for the dress you are getting. She has some of the top name designers for half price. Disclaimer for the photos: she is in the middle of moving her studio and it doesn't look as nice YET as her old place in other photos. The experience was still A++, she didn't have a fridge yet but she had a cooler with our champagne all ready to go!!! I ended up buying a gorgeous dress from her, it was so hard to choose because she just has so many amazing finds! A lot of her dresses do need some touch ups, I'm lucky to have a mom who sews, but she also will give recommendations for a seamstress and has many creative ideas for fixes or modifications and will even show you with strips of fabric. You have to give her a visit especially if You're are on a budget or looking for a used/sample gown!!!"

"If you're on a modest budget, you need to visit Stephanie. Recycle Bridal was a great experience and I recommend visiting her (even if you aren't on a budget -- maybe you are just eco-conscious or are looking for value). The appointment. She gives you a warm welcome, measures you, listens to your preferences and then goes into a room well stocked with a variety of designer and other label dresses (she's got a surprisingly large collection of dresses...so much so that when she walks in there as she's talking with you, her voice fades away as it get muffled over all the fabric and the dresses soundproof the room haha). She shows you some dresses, you tell her yes or no, and she's like a machine learning model that quickly learns your preferences. I tried on 10 dresses, all under my budget of $500 (many in the $200-400 range). Out of all the bridal salons and dress shops I went to, I found the most fitting ones here. What I appreciate about Stephanie is that she also gives you some great advice about silhouettes and styles that might suit your body type even if you hadn't thought it or had dismissed it previously. What you see and try on is what you get -- you can take it home with you immediately. She's incredibly resourceful about how she acquires her gowns and passes along the affordable prices to the bride. You may find a gem here that has your name on it. It's so lovely to see her take her passion and turn it into a living."