P Lawrence Bridals & Formals

It's a real shame because the purchase process at P. Lawrence was amazing. Cara was my consultant and she was so friendly, easy to work with, sensitive to my budget and I knew the moment I met her that she would sell me my dress. I ordered my dress at the end of January and was told a ship date of July 7th. I called at the beginning of July and was told that the ship date was on schedule. When I called two weeks later, it still hadn't shipped. Two weeks later I called again, and was told it was shipping the following week, which, surprise, didn't happen and wouldn't ship until September 14th because of supposed production delays at Maggie Sottero. At this point, I needed to know what was up. I called a half-dozen bridal boutiques in the DC area to see if they were experiencing the same delays. None of them were. I also called Maggie Sottero to see if they could give me any information. They told me that they were not experiencing any delays, couldn't tell me what date the dress was ordered, but would call P. Lawrence on my behalf. The dress shipped a few days later. When I went to pick up the dress, I spoke with Dixie, who seemed apologetic, but firm that the boutique was not at fault, but wouldn't disclose when the dress was ordered. At that point, I took the dress and left since clearly I was not solving the mystery of why my dress was two months late. The timing of the trunk show where I ordered my dress, the original ship date and the date of my wedding left me with piece of mind. There were plenty of wedding-related items that needed attention. This added 2 months of unneeded and unwanted stress, and piece of mind went out the window. I made the calls each time, there were no courtesy calls that the dress was delayed. I had also been told that I would receive a call "the second" the dress came in. Unless I called while the UPS deliveryman was still there, I didn't receive that call either.

P Lawrence and their staff were a godsend after my first dress fitting experience. The first place I looked was Hannelore's in Old Town Alexandria....BIG MISTAKE. They were awful, I wont even get into it. Second stop of the day was to P Lawrence and from the moment I walked in the door it was what I imagined dress shopping would be. They made me feel like that store was there just for me, like I was the only customer that was there. The entire staff was super sweet and engaging. After I purchased my dress....which showed up 2 months late but not by P Lawrence's fault, They breezed me though the fittings. They also kept me up to date as to when my dress was supposed to ship (issues at the factory). After Lola did my three fittings that dress fit me like a glove. I was so comfortable in my dress all night. It makes me sad I can't wear it again. Although we did not purchase our bridesmaid dresses there they do have a large selection and I think they offered a deal on them if you also bought your wedding dress there. Overall this place was great, I would recommend it to anyone. From where I live it was about an hour and a half drive, not including the days there was traffic but I tell you it was absolutely worth the drive.

P Lawrence was the perfect place to get my wedding gown. Very clean, caring and great staff. Dixie was my consultant and she is AMAZING!!! From the first conversation I had with her, I felt at ease. She made me feel super special and the experience fun and easy. Love love love Dixie. DEFINITELY suggest P Lawrence.

I bought my dress a Maggie Sorterro and my five bridesmaids dresses Bill Levkoff. The service we received was great and even with two out of state bridesmaid their ordering process was easy. Everyone I worked with there was friendly and very responsive. We got all the dresses at the expected date and mine even came in a little earlier! They were able to set me up with their seamstress and I had no complaints.

I found my dress at P Lawrence on the first day, Kendra by Maggie Sottero. It wasn't one that I had envisioned for myself but tried it on after Kara (sp?) insisted! Anyways it was the one! They had a very varied selection of different types of dresses. The staff are all so friendly, and I will miss dropping by for my fittings! It was always a blast, they even made my dad love dress shopping:). Lola was an excellent seamstress- she was available at times that worked with my schedule, and did beautiful work.

It all worked out in the end but I believe it was because I was on top of it. I ordered my dress in plenty of time to come in and acutally had very little problems with that process. When it came to the bridesmaids dress that was a whole other story. I still believe that they forgot to order the dresses and if I had not called to check on them then who knows when they would have come in. We ordered our dresses in February. I was told they would be in by April. When I check in April I was told they were on the way. Called a couple days later and found out my dress was in and so were the bridemaids dresses. Drove the hour drive to the shop to find out that my dress was in but the bridemaids dresses were not mine but another brides. I called back a couple days later and found out they were back ordered. Why didn't they call me. Never once did they call me to update me about the status of any of my items. In the end the dresses conveniently came in 8 weeks late. Sounds to me like they were rush shipped when someone realized they were never ordered. (I didn't even get into the disaster about when the girls ordered them and they tried to get someone who is a size 8 to the a size 16). The only thing good that came out of this was the alteration place. It is a couple doors down and she is good and cheap. I had to have my dress altered down 2 sized because they convinced me to get a 19 when I am a 6. The outside of my dress was all hand sewen lace. The seamstress had to take it all off on the sides to alter it and then put it back on. She only charged my $140. I had another dress altered for my rehearsal dinner and it only cost my $25. She is worth the drive.

I was very pleased with my dress (Maggie Sotero) I dealt with Dixie, she was very helpful and accomodating. I was never pressured to buy the dress. They have a good selection of veils and accesories. I bought my long earings there too and I got lots of compliments. Prices were very competitive.

I am glad that I was recommended this place! When I was selecting my dress and veil I never once felt pressured to purchase something out of my budget. They helped me with all of my 6 bridesmaid and found a dress that actually fit every body type. Dixie was nothing but wonderful and sweet. I am going to miss seeing her. They really made me feel special throughout the entire process. All the girls are wonderful and sweet and I will always appreciate everything they helped me with!

I found my dream dress from P Lawrence Bridals and knew from the first time that I visited that I wanted to work with the lovely ladies who own the place. They were always pleasant and easy to work with. The dresses were reasonably priced and there were many brands to choose from. I would recommend them to any bride because they are all fashion forward and truly know their dresses!! I could not ask for anything more and am ecstatic that I found this boutique!!!!

Love love love this place! The girls that work at P Lawrence are one of a kind. I never once felt pressured into buying and I ended up buying an amazing dress and at a great price. My consultant was Kara and she was patient, honest and didn't try to BS me on what looked great on me. She actually talked me OUT of a dress that was twice the price rather than sell it to me just to get the sale. You can tell they really enjoy their jobs. I too had my bridesmaids get their dresses here and never had a problem. They fit well, and as most brides know alterations were needed, thats common knowledge.I find it hard to believe that someone would have a bad experience on behalf of P Lawrence. Definitely take my word for it and go here.

Cute dress shop with a pretty decent selection. The ladies were very nice and pleasant to work with. I love my dress and got lots of compliments about it! I'm not sure that I would 100% recommend getting your alterations there though. I didn't have much altered but needed about 5 alteration appointments. Lola seemed to want to wait to fix things until the end, so I kept going back to find the same changes needed to be done - wasting some trips. The last appointment she booked 2 other people that night when it was my last appointment to pick up my dress 2 days before the wedding. We were waiting a long time to wait for her other appointments who were late to their appointments and were in the very early stages of their alterations. Knowing that I was 2 days away from my wedding, she shouldn't have scheduled so many appointments that night and had me wait while her late clients were taken care of.Apart from alterations though, P Lawrence was great and I really liked my dress!

I found my perfect wedding dress at P Lawrence and I am so glad we decided to look there! They were so friendly, helpful, and personable. They really made you feel comfortable during the looking process. I came back a couple times to try on the dress and make sure it was "the one" and each time they never rushed me or made me feel like they were pushing to make the sale (like you might find at other stores). The dress needed significant alterations and cleaning because it was a floor sample. Their seamstress Lola is so sweet and amazing at what she does. She did such a good job and the dress turned out beautiful. We probably had like 3 or 4 final fittings to get the small details right. She even altered my mom's old veil for me to wear on the big day and that looked fantastic too. Everyone there was so great to work with! I would definitely recommend looking there.

I had a wonderful experience shopping for my wedding dress at P. Lawrence. The staff was helpful, the store was not crowded, and they gave me plenty of help without being pushy on choosing a dress. Lola from alterations helped sale the deal on a Maggie Soterro dres for me when she agreed to make the neckline into a true sweetheart. The alterations were a little pricey, and the bustle was not set up to be easily done by bridesmaids, but the dress looked beautiful and my experience there with shopping and fittings was great. I highly recommend them for their professionalism and the cleanliness and overall appearrance of the store.

I loved this place! It was the perfect experience! The staff was great and their seamstress LOLA was amazing! I didn't think I would fine my dress there since the only have a wall of dresses but I found 3! Each time I went the staff was very personable and encouraging! I want to go back and I want to wear my dress again!!!!

I went to P Lawrence Bridals for my first place to find a dress. They were very sweet and very helpful. I found my dress there. It was the third one I put on. But since it was my first place, I decided to keep shopping. I ended up buying the same dress at a different salon because it was cheaper. From what I am told the dress prices reflect the rental price for the salon. That is why some places have the same dress for a little less or more. I'm not 100% on whether this is the reason, either way they were a really nice salon and very kind people. I would recommend them to anyone in the Gaithersburg area.

I had a great experience with P Lawrence! I had been to several other dress shops in Maryland, and as soon as I walked in to P Lawrence, I felt a totally different vibe. The girls there really care about your wedding and your shopping experience. The 2nd floor bridal salon is an awesome place to try on dresses. Their Maggie Sottero selection is great - I loved almost every dress of hers that I tried on! Ordering the dress was easy, it came in with plenty of time for alterations, and everything was seamless. My bridesmaids also ordered their 4 dresses from P Lawrence. It was our first and only stop for trying on bridesmaid dresses. The girls got a discount since I bought my dress there and we were in and out in an hour. Everything came in fast and correct. Myself and 2 bridesmaids had our alterations done by Lola, who is a lovely person! My dress needed a lot of work because it had a bunch of lace/beading, and it turned out wonderfully. Be patient with alterations because it is a process and you may need to go back for several fittings - but its so worth it for the end product! Altering a dress is a hard job and Lola really knows what she is doing.

The dresses were beautiful, the prices reasonable and the staff charming. When I picked a dress slightly out of our price range they were willing to make it work. There was a slight mishap, but they made up for it quite adequately - I live out of town and was promised that my dress would be there for my appointment in December (4 months after ordering it), I called to check before the appointment that everything was set and went in to try it on, only to find that it wasn’t there. They were very apologetic and promised to fix things and make up for it. Four days later they had my dress. I think it says something about a dress shop where absolutely nothing goes wrong, but I think it says more when something not entirely in their control goes wrong and they completely make up for it. I would highly recommend P. Lawrence to any bride who wants a stunning dress that comes with exceptional, friendly service in a shop they can completely count on.

I don’t even know where to begin to describe how amazing P Lawrence is. I could honestly write a book on how much I love this place but I want to keep it short and simple so that people will actually read what I have to write. Not only are their dresses and many accessories beautiful and reasonably priced but their staff is what sets this bridal boutique apart from their competitors. Mein and Dixie were both so amazing to me throughout my entire engagement and helping me get ready for the big day. I spoke with them on a weekly basis which kept me at ease because I ordered everything from them…dress, veil, accessories, bridesmaid dresses, groomsmen tuxedo, and I even bought a tuxedo for the ring bearer. They truly go above and beyond and it shows because I can’t not stop raving about them. I highly recommend anybody looking for the perfect dress and everything else to complete your wedding day to go to P Lawrence. I plan on continuing to shop at this boutique as they also sell really cute dresses that I could wear to a nice event.

My Mom and I went to about 4 different dress stores. We had a tight timeline - dress shopping in the first week of October for a wedding at the end of February. At least 2 of the shops told me I would probably have to buy a sample instead of getting my own new dress. I was not thrilled with that idea.Not so at P. Lawrence - Dixie and the other sales ladies really helped us. Not only did we find a dress I LOVED (actually we found two and had to narrow it down!), but she called and was able to have the dress arrive about 6 weeks before our wedding, and the rush charge wasn't that bad - $150. I had a minor "freak out" when I checked on the dress designers website and found out that the dress we had ordered had been discontinued the same week we ordered mine. I was terrified somehow my order didn't get in/they wouldn't make my dress. I e-mailed Dixie, and no problem she called the designer, confirmed they had my order and would be making my dress.Similar thing happened when my dress was going to take longer than we thought because I needed extra length (I'm 5'11!). Dixie called and was able to get the dress about 2 weeks earlier than the designer had originally told us - very helpful!They recommended using the alterations shop next door - to have them done quickly (I also didn't need too much since it was a corset dress). Mei took in the bust, and the hips, and fixed the length in 2 weeks for $350 - pretty good in my opinion!I dropped my dress off at the shop the day after our wedding to get it cleaned and preserved - so easy.I was always able to get in touch with them via e-mail, the cost of the dress was very reasonable, as were the alterations, and they were helpful all around.

I have nothing but WONDERFUL things to say about P Lawrence!I started my wedding dress shopping very late int he game- less than 3 months before the actual wedding. I visited a few bridal stores in the area and either wasn't impressed with the selection, or the prices were ridiculous. I'm not the average bride- I had no idea what kind of dress I wanted, but I knew I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg on a dress I'd only be wearing once.On a whim, my fiance and I decided to go to Kentlands to check out P Lawrence...and this little gem was less than 10 minutes away from our house- who knew!We showed up about an hour before closing time...shame on me for not making an appointment ahead of time, but like I said, I'm wasn't really familiar with the whole bridal-shopping-protocol, so my fiance and I patiently browsed the selection of bridal dresses, waiting for someone in the store to help us. Finally Mien came in, surprised to see someone in the store so unexpected, but was just so nice with helping us find our dress, despite the fact the store was closing in 45 minutes. Mien took us upstairs, where I immediately asked if they had a sample rack. And yes they did! I browsed through all of the dresses, tried a few on, but my fiance takes the cake for picking out "the" dress for me to try on....on the rack, it just looked less than overwhelming...but when I tried it on and stepped out onto the podium....hellooo sexy dress! All in all, we found THE dress in less than 30 minutes of shopping, Mien was more than patient with us (and even has the same humor as my quirky fiance- love it!) and I bought the dress that night! And let me tell you,the deal I got on my dress was phenomenal, even including alterations...my dress cost less than most people pay for their wedding cake. Yea, my frugal self was bragging about the price tag to all my friends. I came back 3 times for dress fittings with their seamstress, Lola, who did a fantastic job with my alterations. She even pointed something out that I didn't realize- that the type of dress I had had the type of material that's able to be dyed and turned into a formal dress, so you can guess what I'll be doing with my dress after the wedding-hoopla settles down. All in all, I received nothing but amazing, wonderful compliments on my dress during and after my wedding. Many of my newly-engaged friends demanded to know where I purchased my dress- and I told them all to check out P Lawrence before they go to any other bridal stores. This store seriously rocks, and thank you to ALL the girls who work there for making my dress-shopping experience stress free and something to remember forever!