The Alexander McQueen Fashion Exhibit!!

Hi Everyone,
I hope all is well.
Today was my day off and I did some really fun stuff! I first ventured to the MET, to see the Alexander McQueen Fashion Exhibit. It was really cool. They had it set up with his beginning work and then to his latest work before he died. They had fashion show movies playing, animated models, the clothing and accessories displayed! It was really interesting and I am excited to see that the fashion starts showing up on the streets. I loved his clothing and would wear it all the time if I could buy it! Next I went to the Gardens of the Cloisters. It was really beautiful and the gardens were kept up so nicely. Then the rest of the day I did some homework. I have attached some pictures!!:)
Happy Endings from NYC
Samantha

Kelly Ripa at Kleinfelds!!

Hi Everyone,
Today was a great day!! Yesterday on my day off I ventured to the NYC public library where they had a 100 years celebration exhibit which was really interesting. Then I went to SOHO and searched for the Kardashin Store and found DASH.Then I visited Bryant Park and looked around! After that I went to Trader Joe's and got some great fresh fruit and then did homework the rest of the day! Today, I worked with Sara, who many of you see on tv, she is puerto rican and has dark brown curly hair! She is very sweet! She and I were working with our second bride when we were walking through the stock room and all of a sudden there is Kelly Ripa. She was doing a episode on her television show where she goes to different companies and plays the role of a position there and today she was a consultant. Then TLC crew was here because they used Kelly Ripa as a consultant and did a bride episode. It was really cool and I couldnt stop looking at Kelly. She is absolutely gorgeous and so thin! She had on the cutest black dress with heels and her hair was done in a little updo. It was so cool to see her in person! Sara and I had two brides purchase out of our four today! One of the brides was a Pnina bride and she picked out a beautiful tule bottom with a beaded top. The dress was $13,000.00 but whatever the bride wanted the father bought! It was very interesting to watch this dynamic and how the girl got whatever she asked for. The second bride I worked with was my age! It was really fun to work with her because we talked about similar things and acted very similar. It was fun for me becuase I treated it like myself and my girlfriend were playing and trying on dresses, but then I realized that this is the real deal for this girl and I had to get focused. It was a really fun day with Kelly Ripa and my brides!
I hope all is well
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

A Dream Come True For A Bride

Hi Everyone,
It was a fantastic day at Kleinfelds! We had 90 appointments and for a Sunday that is great! I worked with Lisa which was a blast today! Our morning started off well, with 2 brides and 1 say yes to the dress! But then everything went from good to great after. We had a bride come in from Dubai and whose wedding was September 4th. This is a huge problem, since it usually takes 8 to 10 months for dresses to be made. So after getting to know the bride and her story I was really attached and hoping we could find a dress. Her story was really cute:
She and her fiancee are from Toronto but never met growing up. They met once in Toronto through work but they were each seeing other people at the time so nothing ever happened. He went to England to work and She stayed in Toronto, she had no clue that he went off to England for work. A couple years later, she decided to transfer to England for work, she met a really nice guy and it was getting serious, but then one night out at a bar in England, someone taps her on the shoulder and it is her fiancee!!! They both had no clue they were in England and they both were in different relationships! After a couple months of talking again, they decided to start dating and now they moved to Dubai together! And the wedding is in Spain for all of the family members to be able to join! A wedding about 400 people!!!
So, her story is super cute but the day gets much better, with the stress of going through sale racks and her style was very hard. She was really into fashion and wanted a vintage dress with lace and glitter. Her budget was a good $5,000.00. Lisa, the consultant I was working with decided to go talk to Pnina, since it was her trunk show this weekend and she was in from Israel, (She has a house in Israel and NYC, she does 2 weeks in NYC and 3 weeks in Israel and cycles through) to see what she could do. Pnina agreed to do a rush fitting for the bride which would cost the bride an additional $1600.00. The bride fell in love with the dress and said yes!! Pnina came in and was taking measurements when the bride announced she is a editor for a magazine, and not only that but her wedding is going to be in the magazine with Pnina's gown. Pnina was thrilled. She has always been wanting to work with Dubai but could never find the connection, well, the bride and her hooked up and decided that there was a man who owned a bridal store in Dubai who would be  thrilled to work with Pnina. Pnina cried, the bride cried, everyone was crying! It was amazing!! After that Pnina threw in a $2500.00 veil, NO CHARGE  for the bride. It was amazing and so cool to watch this all happen. Everyone was so happy!!
It was a fantastic day at Kleinfelds and so fun!!
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

You are BEAUTIFUL Baby!!

Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well. Today was a very moving day! I was working with Keasha and as usual it is a blast! She and I always have a great time!! We laugh, we joke and we make the bride's day incredible! Our last appointment of the day was a very special one! It was a plus size bride with her mother. This was her first time shopping and she wanted to make it her last. Her mother was visiting from Mexico and she really wanted to buy a dress today with her mother. The bride did not have a huge list of specifications other then the fact she wanted to feel beautiful! She was a sweetheart, she told us how she met her man, on Craig's List, and how he asked her to marry him, on Facebook, and how excited she was! I was so happy for her and I knew Keasha could wow the mother and daughter. We tried on many dresses and the bride was beautiful in all of them! She told Keasha and I that she was on a restrictive diet and wanted to lose about fifty or more pounds before her wedding next year. I was so impressed and proud of her. Keasha was the most up beat individual in the whole store. Every dress the bride would try on, Keasha was so enthusiastic and told the bride very positive comments. Even the mother was very positive. It was a blast!!! She had expressed that she didn't feel beautiful in any of the dresses she had tried on before she came to Kleinfelds, but Keasha reminded her she is beautiful. The bride did find a dress that she fell in love with, but it was alittle over her budget. So Keasha is meeting with her tomorrow morning before the store even opens for the bride to look over the selection again and make sure that is the one!
It was a fantastic appointment and very touching! I almost starting crying when the bride said she felt beautiful. Keasha and I were dancing in the room when the bride said YES!
I hope all is well,
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

Mini Vacation with Nate and No FLOWERS

Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone is doing fantastic! It was a short weekend for me at Kleinfelds, because of father's day. We were closed on Sunday, which gave me the day off to spend with Nate. Nate arrived Saturday night and was in NYC until Wednesday evening! It was a ton of fun! We did a bunch of tourists things to do including, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square, Museum of Natural History, World Trade Center, Museum of Life, Staten Island Ferry, Chinatown and Little Italy. I attached at the bottom of this blog some pictures from our adventures and also a video clip of this awesome dance group we saw in Times Square. I have attached the YOUTUBE link I created for it, it is incredible!!! Times Square, For only having three days to complete this all, we sure hit a lot of hot spots! It was a blast!!!
As for Kleinfelds, I did have a interesting day on Tuesday. There was a huge problem with a bride and a dress. A bride had come in about eight months ago and purchased a bridal dress by Henry Roth. Keasha had told me it was a fantastic sale and everyone was extremely happy. The dress was simple, with satin fabric and small details including a couple of flowers on the bodice part. Well, Keasha got a call last week from the Alterations down stairs that the bride was here for her first fitting, she was CRYING!!! I guess when the dress came in, about two weeks ago, and the bride put it on last week, it was completely different then the one she tried on in the store. This is weird and has never happened. I guess what happened was the sample dress did not have the flowers all over the bodice, like 5 flowers total, but the dress that came in had about 20 flowers on the bodice. The bride was furious and so were the owners of Kleinfelds. Asking Keasha how she could not remember if there were this many flowers or not, etc. It was a mess. Keasha expressed to me she was upset because the dress design was completely different and it was not her fault at all, and that they were going to take her sale away. This Tuesday we found out that the sample dress that the bride had tried on many months ago was not being made anymore and that Henry Roth never sent Kleinfelds the new sample dress. It was terrible! Everyone looked bad in this situation even the bride because people were telling her she was crazy and that indeed there were flowers on the bodice. It was a mess, I felt so bad just standing there as the bride is crying, as Keasha is crying with the bride and screaming, and the owners are on the phone with Roth. It was a rough situation, after everything though, the bride had to find a new dress and rush fit it for her in less than a month for her wedding. In this situation, then Kleinfelds will have her look at sample sale dresses that can be taken off the rack and bought that day and alterations applied as soon as possible.
It was a rough day for that bride and I felt terrible for everyone,
Hopefully Thursday is much better!!!
Hope all is well
Happy Endings From NYC:)
Samantha

Mother and Daughter DRAMA!!!

Hi Everyone,
I hope all is well. Today started out pretty rough and it seemed to not get any better. I first started working with Randy doing a couple PR things here and there which was totally fine, but then Keasha needed help. So I went in there and started working with her. She was working with a bride who had a budget of $3,000.00 and was about my height but weighed 175, so the main goal was to make her feel beautiful. After numerous dresses, Keasha finally gave up and made the bride come into the stock room with us to go through dresses. Her mother, sister and the bride all ended up picking a ton of dresses that were not in their price range. Keasha repeated the prices to them and they eventually put the dresses away. But the bride found  a dress she fell in love with that was $5,600.00 Keasha said "no, you should not try that on," but the mother insisted for some reason. So myself, Keasha and the bride put the beautiful dress on and of course the daughter cried and loved it. The mother sat there and in quotes said, "Even after you lose 30 pounds, it will still not look good on you at all, I don't like it." That moment, my heart just sank and I am started crying. Here is a plus size bride, trying to feel beautiful on her one special day and I know the dress was completely out of her price range, but her mother could have said something else. After that bomb exploded, the mother and daughter got into a yelling fight and the daughter ended up in tears. Now, when this happens all the interns and consultants are suppose to keep their mouths shut and leave the room, but that's not what happened in Keasha's room. After about five minutes of fighting Keasha stepped in and started yelling to the mother saying, "This is your daughter, your daughter, the least you could do is tell her she is beautiful and that she looks great in anything. I do not give a fart how much the dress is, it is the fact that your daughter feels beautiful. " The room was silent and no one said a word. I was shocked and just kept my head down. Eventually the mother and daughter left and Keasha and I were left in the room with our mouths wide open and sadness in our eyes. It was a terrible situation, the whole time the mother kept commenting on the brides weight and how much she had to lose and never told her once how beautiful she was. And she was a gorgeous bride!
Keasha and I were emotionally drained from that, and just hung out in her room debriefing.
It was a very rough day and it didn't get any better after that. I just felt terrible after that and feel so bad for the daughter.
After work, my roomies and I made some yummy dinner and salad. It was really fun to come home to some great laughs and pictures!!!
I hope all is well
Nate is coming tomorrow!!! I haven't seen him in 4 weeks!!! Ya!
Well I want to say Happy Endings from NYC, but today was not a happy day for that bride:(
Samantha

I was Randy's Assistant for the DAY

Hi Everyone,
I hope all is well. Today was a very special day! I was approached by Joan, my boss and was asked to work with Randy. I was extremely excited and honored at the same time! I had such a blast working with Randy! He is so sweet and caring at the same time! I took care of all of his emails, grabbed him lunch and then did some PR work for him! I had such a fantastic day and it was a blast. He is really looked up to with many of the brides that come to Kleinfelds. I was so impressed.
It was a absolute wonderful experience today and I can not believe I had the privilege to do this!!
I hope all is well
Happy Endings from NYC
Samantha

The Bride Factory

Hi everyone,
I hope all is well! Today was a very slow day, like usual on Tuesdays. I worked with Allison again! I was just left out of all the interns so she grabbed me and we worked together. First, we had a bride come in from Canada who was shopping by herself. She had a picture of a dress she wanted so it was very easy. She tried on a couple more to make sure that one was the one, but no matter what she loved that one she picked out. She decided she needed to call her mother before she bought it so she walked out without the dress. The next bride we had was a close friend of Allison's. It was really fun and wow what a unique family. The mother in law showed up in white cotton pants (that were see through), a sequin gold tank top, jean jacket, and bleach blonde hair with some heavy makeup. Her ring tone was Usher. It was so funny and you could tell the bride was very embarrassed, but the mother in law had brought a limo because she doesn't walk anywhere in NYC. The bride wanted a Cinderella dress with a ton of beading and glitter. Allison and I found a beautiful one that flattered her so well and was so nice. Everyone in the family agreed on it, especially mother in law. Next, we had a bride come in with her best friend who also had a very specific dress she wanted. This was her first time shopping though and it was more for a play appointment. She tried on many dresses, but the one is originally picked out was beautiful on her! She did not end up buying one, but I believe she may come back. The last bride we had was from Turkey. She was already married but was going to be having a celebration dinner in Turkey this September and she needed a dress. Because her wedding was so soon, we could only offer her the sample sale dresses, which means she would walk out with that dress that day. She searched the 200 sample dresses we have and found one she really liked. She also had to think about it, but she said she would be in on Thursday!
I also had the pleasure to get to know Sara more today! She is the one on the TV alot! She has dark curly hair and is very nice! It is fun to have chats in the dressing rooms sometimes when it is slow! We call Kleinfelds the "Bride Factory" because when you really think about the industry we are in, all we do is seriously dress these brides in gowns and send them on their way. It is a funny concept when you really think about the bridal industry.  I am excited tomorrow because it is my day off and it is suppose to be in the 80s! Hopefully I can get most of my homework done to enjoy the weather!
I hope all is well
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

Its Freezing!!

Hi Everyone,
I hope all is well. Today I woke up and it was super cloudy and cold here, so I pretty much stayed inside all day and did some homework. I am taking three online courses over the time I am in NYC which is great because it keeps me busy on days off. I worked out today and did alot of homework for my classes. All my roommates have now arrived and are all settled in. They are all super nice and Thursday we are going out to eat together after work! I am really excited! I am trying to get a lot of my homework done this week because Nate is coming on Saturday and I am sooo excited!!
I didn't really do anything exciting today and it is so cold that I didn't bring pants so I am staying inside!!
I hope all is well
Happy Endings from NYC
Samantha

Honey, Baby, and Sweet Cheeks!

Hi Everyone,
Today was a fantastic day! I worked with Keasha, who most of you know, because she is one of the main consultants on the television show. I absolutely loved working with her. When you watch her on TV, she is always so sweet, well in person she is 10x sweeter. The way she handles a bride and the 2,000 dresses we have at Kleinfelds, blows me away! She actually has a degree in interior design, but Kleinfelds found her and she has been there for about ten years. She is a doll. She treated me so well and always acknowledged me when brides were around and when they were gone. She does the most funny things ever! During the day today, which by the way was crazy because of our sale! After two brides, it was close to one o'clock and I guess Keasha was hungry so she found chocolate covered stall almonds and dumped a bunch in her coat and munched on them during the day. It was hilarious but only myself and Keasha knew what was crunching during appointments. Keasha let me do many of the contracts and final sales with the brides once they had said yes to the dress. It was a blast! One time today I couldn't find Keasha, so I went to knock on the door and found her laying on the ground sleeping with the lights off, she told me to come and lay with her and take a rest, since we had such a long day! I thought, well this is fun! It was a complete joy to work with Keasha and I hope I get to work with her all the time. She just finished filming a episode that is going to be on Friday, so make sure you watch it, it should be funny!! AND-the title of this blog, is all the names Keasha called me during the day today! There were more, but I couldnt fit them!
I had a great day at Kleinfelds!!
I hope all is well,
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

Friday Funday!

Hi Everyone,
Today was a very fun day. I worked with Debbie, who most of you see on the show. She only had three brides for the day which was fun and relaxing at the same time. The first bride that came in was a plus size bride with a small budget but hopes of finding a "show-stopping" dress. Debbie and I searched and finally Debbie put her in a Pnina Dress that looked gorgeous on her! Once we put it on her, the bride started bailing and Debbie started crying. I have never seen a consultant cry before, but of course, then I started crying. It was a really fun appointment! The next bride we had was with her mom and was unsure of what she wanted. We went back and forth between dresses and she still could not make a decision. She left without purchasing a dress. The last bride we had was also with her mother and this was her first time looking for dresses. This is a large clue that she probably will not buy a dress today. She looked around and found one she really liked but needed to think about it. Overall, it was a very simple day at Kleinfelds, but it was fun to relax a little.
Tomorrow and Sunday we have a our big blowout sale! This is where you see the woman standing outside our doors waiting to get it. It should be really crazy, but I am excited to see what it is like!
I hope all is well,
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

DC Cupcakes comes to Kleinfelds!!!

Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone is well! We have had some beauitful hot weather but with that comes with some severe weather! It is really fun to be in the city with the craazy weather and watch the storm.
Today was a really fun day! The girls from Washington DC Cupcakes, the show that is on TLC, flew in to do some filming for their show and our show. One of the girls is getting married and she came to Kleinfelds to pick out her dress. It was really fun!! You are going to need to watch the show, because I am on it!!! The cupcake girls brought cupcakes for all of us and there is a shot of them handing out the cupcakes to the Kleinfeld staff, including me! The crew were filming from 12-6:30 today but she said yes to her dress!!! I had a red velvet cupcake! It was really yummy!!
Today was a ok day in the bridal department for me. My consultant and I did not make any sales:( First we had a bride come in from Ohio, but picked out a dress that was $3,000 more then her budget. She left without the dress. The next bride we had was with her family. She was telling me all about her signifcant other and how the ceremony was going to be. She wanted to be very BLINGY but was a plus size bride and we did not have much her in size. Her friends and her were very fun and enjoyable to be with, but they had some attitude. She did not end up finding a perfect dress either. We ended with a bride who had a ton of problems downstairs in the alterations and needed to find a new dress for the wedding in July 2011. It was very stressful, becuase the mother was mad and crying and the daughter was mad and crying. I found out that the problem was, that the bride ordered the dress in a satin and when it arrived it was the wrong satin, so it was the companies fault who designed the dress. Kleinfelds did a even exchange and let her pick out any dress. She was so happy and relieved!! It was exciting to see a terrible situation end with a pleasant bride!
After work today I went out to grab gelato with one of my roommates! It is really fun to finally have roommates to do stuff with after work!
I hope all is well,
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

Lazy Day Wednesday!

Hi Everyone,
Today was my day off, and I literary laid around all day. It was so hot outside that I spent two hours laying out in the park and then I was so hot I came inside. I worked on some homework for my summer classes, worked out twice and met my third roommate. Very uneventful day, but it was nice to have a relaxing and lazy day!
Hope all is well
Happy Endings from NYC
Samantha

What people say to you?!?!

Hi Everyone,
Today was a long day at Kleinfelds. The TLC crew team was there which meant that the environment was completely different then normal. When TLC is here, everyone has to be very cautious of what they say and do just because the camera crew can always pick up on voices. It takes a whole day to film one bride, which is hard for everyone. One thing I did not know before, was that the TLC camera crew actually chooses which consultant will be working with the bride, I always thought that the bride picked her consultant. The bride and her family where from Jordan and were very sweet. I never caught her name but she had really long black straight hair, a very dark (orangish) tan, and heavy makeup. She had a budget of $10,000. Now this episode could feature in the next two weeks or next year, TLC never tells us. Look for her because I was helping a bride in the background during the filming so I could easily be on!! I was wearing a long black dress with black sweater and my hair was straight with a yellow daisy.
My consultant, Allison and I had a rough day. It started out well and we made one sale but then as the day went on it got worse. We had a bride come in with her friend that were fifteen minutes late. She then continued to name drop designers that she loved and that she wanted to try on. Well that is completely fine and helpful for us, but her budget was $5,000 and she was dropping designers names in the $20,000 range. Every dress we brought in, she wouldn't even try on! She would just look at it in the bag and say "no." Then after that, as I was putting on a dress for her, she looked down at me and said, "so what high school do you go to?" I kinda lost it there with her and had no patience. She had told Allison the consultant that she was "just not getting it." I am not sure she will come back. And the last bride we ended with was a little more unique. She said she wanted something different and "out there" so Allison and I pulled as many different dresses we could find. She was a very nice bride and worked at Vanity Fair which was really cool until she turned to me and said "You know there are about 20 interns working here this summer and all they do is walk around and look pretty, it's so cute." I lost my patience then and Allison let me rip off my name tag that says "Samantha Carlin- Intern," immediately without the bride seeing it, to make me not feel bad.
It is just so strange to hear some of the things people say. On a good note, we made one sale and I got to watch designer Henry Roth do a dance by Lady Gaga. Super Fun.
Nanny-I am really excited to read those books:)
Hope all is well
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

Day off in Chinatown!

Hi Everyone,
Today was my day off and it started with me sleeping in until 10 am. That is late for me! I decided I wanted to do some more exploring and get to know the subways a little better so I took off for Chinatown and Times Square. I already at Times Square and it was so cool. I attached pictures of it as well for you to see. I had already been here before but it was still really cool to get out and walk around and see what has been updated. I love looking at all of the big screen TVs and the flashing lights for signs! After Times Square I went to Chinatown and Little Italy. I absolutely love it there. I really enjoy visiting these two places because it makes you feel like you are part of the culture once you step onto the streets in Chinatown and Little Italy. The city feeling completely goes away when you are walking through Chinatown, you feel like you are in China will all of the signs in Chinese, the fish markets outside and the fruit stands. Of course, I found some items that I wanted to buy in Chinatown! I just love the scarves and jewelry that Chinatown offers individuals to buy. My favorite is the $1 table along the streets of Chinatown. There they have jewelry, hair accessories, and belts for $1 each! Every time I visit Chinatown I end up spending money at this little table. There is only one table selling these items along the street, but I seem to wind up there every time. I bought some really cute hair pieces at the table. I also bargained with a woman and got some really pretty scarves. I also love the scarves they sell along the streets. I have a list written down of every color I have and that I have purchased already. I think I have every color of the rainbow, but I just can not pass them by!!! After Chinatown, I made my way into Little Italy, where I love to walk the main street and people watch. The bakeries are really fun to go into and just look at the beautiful cakes! I also tried my very first bubble tea in Chinatown. It is like a normal cold tea drink but it has little beads of stuff at the bottom (see picture). I don't think I will have it again! The beads are made of some sort of starch or jelly.  I felt kind sick after!
After my sightseeing this morning, I headed back to Columbia and had a chance to sit outside and read a book. I just finished "Two Kisses for Maddie." Such a wonderful book, but I was crying through most of it!! The Bachelorette is on tonight and this will be the night whether I determine if I am boycotting it or not! I am just not liking this season at all and I feel terrible for Ashley. Oh well!
I had a great relaxing day off and I am excited to get back to Kleinfeld's tomorrow!!
I hope all is well
Happy Endings from NYC
Samantha

Double Trouble

Hi Everyone,
Today was a crazy day!!! It was the last day of Lazaro's trunk show and it was a Sunday! I decided to work with a consultant that I enjoyed during the week and I knew she needed help! She was having three comeback brides and two new ones today! The first bride came with her mother and was such a doll. She had a idea picked out in her head and it was very simple to find the dress she wanted. Once we put on the dress she knew it was the one and I was very pleased, for the first appointment, we made a sale. The next appointment was with a bride who was shopping with her best friend. She was all over the place in what she wanted and her price point. After a very long one hour and half appointment she did not end up buying anything. The three appointments were comeback brides. The first one came with her mother and sister, she had narrowed it down to two dresses and needed to pick the best one! After a crucial half hour debating between dresses and trying them on and off, she picked her dress and said YES. The second comeback bride is a story! She came back after PLACING and PAYING for her dress to make sure it was the one. Kleinfelds has a very strict policy on returns and refunds because the once the dress is being made, it is very hard to cancel the dress. The consultant and I brought in her dress and a couple others while the mother decided she was going to look for her evening gown at the wedding. Now usually, this never happens, because Kleinfelds does not have alot of evening gowns except the Pnina dresses she carries. The mother came back with six Pnina dresses she was going to try on. The bride put her original dress back on and was crying about it and was so unsure of what she wanted. To ease the tension, the mother started undressing and get in the gowns. Well, at Kleinfelds only the consultants are allowed to put the dresses on for safety reasons but there was no stopping this mother. Here I am trying to comfort the bride as she is crying over her dress and the consultant is trying to get the mother in her dress. After about thirty minutes of this, the mother picked her dress which was a Pnina gown which cost $5,800. The dress the mother bought the daughter for her wedding was $2,000. This sent the mother and bride in a fight and all the consultant and I did was leave the room and hope it got solved. The bride exited Kleinfelds and the mother ended up buying the dress. I do not know what happened once we left the room, but family is something we are told as consultants to never, EVER touch! Let it be and leave the room. The last client we had was crazy! She wanted a wedding dress that was out of the box and something no one would wear. We pulled many "unique" dresses and she loved them all. Even though as consultants, we are not suppose to say anything, but  we thought she looked like a cupcake! She ended up picking a very "unique" dress with colored flowers, and lace all over with a huge train and Cinderella style. It was very unique and different! But good for her to be bold on her wedding day!
So after a very long and different day I was very happy to know I have tomorrow off!
Hope all is well
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha

Designer Lazaro and Me

Hi Everyone
This weekend was the Lazaro Trunk Show!
He and I got a picture together!
Enjoy
Hope all is well
Happy Endings From NYC!!

Very Sweet Brides

Hi Everyone,
Today was a long day!! Usually Saturdays and Sundays are our busiest days! We had 100 appointments and the first one started at 9:30. I worked with a consultant named Allison who was really sweet. She is originally from Michigan, went to school there and then met her boyfriend and moved to New Jersey with him! She is so nice and let me really get involved with the brides. The first bride was in visiting with her mother. She had a picture of what she exactly wanted and I knew she would say yes to the dress. She tried on many but always came back to the specific one! It was very special when she did say yes and I was thrilled. This dress was $1,119. The second client we had brought a huge party of six with her. It was tough pleasing everyone, because they were all very opinionated. She found a beautiful dress that flattered her so well. The consultant and I thought for sure she was going to say yes, but at the end of the appointment she said she needed time to think and would come back before we closed to buy it. When a bride says that, it usually means no, but there was always hope that she would come back. The next client we had, had just had a baby three weeks ago and looked incredible! Her body was amazing for just giving birth to a baby girl! Her wedding was in September so it was a rush order which means only certain designers will rush a wedding dress and many consultants try to find one on the sample sale rack that will work with the bride so it is quick alterations. The consultant let me pick out a few dresses for this bride and I was really excited to finally have the hands on experience. I got to know the bride and find out what she wanted to look like on her wedding day.  It was so exciting to have picked a dress that the bride loved and felt beautiful in! The next client we had was with her mother and a couple of friends. She had been looking around for some dresses other places and wanted to try Kleinfelds out. She had just had back surgery so it was very difficult to get her in and out of dresses and to make her feel comfortable. She did not purchase a dress but she had a couple favorites that could be possibilities. Our last client was a comeback client and was very sweet. It was just her and her mother who came to the appointment and right away she found the dress she had wanted earlier. The designer, Lazaro was even at Kleinfelds today for his trunk show so he gave her a $500 discount. It was so sweet, the bride started crying.
After a very long day at Kleinfelds, I was really excited to go out with another intern and get dinner. She and I have become friends and has helped me when I asked questions about the subway. Her name is Lily and she is my age and lives in Pennsylvania but currently lives in her Aunts house near China Town.
I hope all is well,
I hopefully should be getting some roommates tomorrow!
Happy Endings from NYC
Samantha

Pnina Dresses

Here are some examples of Pnina Dresses, she has a section of Kleinfelds where she sells her line of dresses, shoes and accessories.
Happy Endings From NYC

Samantha

She Said YES to the DRESS!

Hi everyone,
Today was a very busy day! I got to work with consultant Barb who is such a doll and very sweet. In the morning the first bride we had was with her mother and they were looking for the "perfect" dress. After a couple of dresses, she found one she loved. It was a ivory A-line lace dress with beautiful rhinestones placed all over. She matched it with a beautiful veil! Her mother started crying, the bride and then I did! I was very happy for her and glad she loved the dress. She ended up saying yes to the dress and I got to go through the whole transaction and contract with her! After that we had a bride that was with her friends trying on dresses. Again she wanted a ivory ballgown with a lot of glitter. She ended up trying on alot of them but did not buy. The next bride we had was a comeback bride, this means they were in about a week ago and really liked some dresses but were not 100% positive, so they scheduled another appointment and came back in. She feel in love with a Pnina Dress that was a ballgown with glitter all over the corset! It was absolutely gorgeous!!! The dress was $10,00 and she bought it! And she also got a beautiful blinged out veil that was $1,000 to match it! My jaw dropped to the floor, I was shocked! To spend that amount of money on a dress you are going to wear for about 6 hours to me is crazy! But she was happy and that is all that matters at Kleinfelds. The last bride we had was a nightmare! She came in with her Aunt and I thought at first it was going to go well, but boy was I wrong! She was all over the place with things she liked, things she didn't like, how much she wanted to spend, I was getting a little annoyed. On top of that once she found the top two dresses she liked she would snap at myself and the consultant if we complimented her on the dress. I felt so bad for the Aunt because the bride treated her terribly two! This was the kind of bride who when I went to clip her into the dress she would say "I am losing forty pounds before the wedding," or "This dress makes me look fat."  Then stare at me like I should say something. It was kinda funny. I am not allowed to say anything so I don't know why she was looking at me. She was difficult to deal with and kept the consultant and I there until 6:15 when the store closes at 6. When it comes to those situations all you can do is smile but laugh in your head:)
 I would say it was a very successful day and I am very happy with the brides that I worked with. It is a great experience to work with the difficult brides as well. When I think about the bride who spent $11,000 on her dress I just am in shock, at least the dress I want is only $3,500. Just kidding!! At work today all the interns picked out their favorite dresses and of course every girl picked the Pnina Dresses, but I picked a simple A-Line dress with lace and glitter with a deep v-neck plunge and lace capped sleeves, I thought compared to $11,000, I am doing great! But I would never even spend $3,500, it is crazy! Spending that much money on a wedding dress when you are only going to wear it for so long is ridiculous in my mind but some spend even more! Like one girl last week spent $36,000 on a dress. Oh My Goodness!
Hope all is well
Happy Endings from NYC!
Samantha

I Play Dress Up All Day!

Hi Everyone,
I litterary play dress up all day! I go to work and get to play with the brides and dresses!
Today I arrived at Kleinfelds way early so conveniently there is a TJMAXX and Marshalls right next door, so it was fun to feel back at home while I took a little shopping break! Once 12 o'clock rolled around I headed back to Kleinfelds, anticipating a long day. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I am there from 12-8:30, so it usually is a pretty long day and not very busy! Today, I had five clients! I had one couple that were from Canada, a mother and daughter. She had one dress she wanted and it fit like a glove, but at the end she still did not buy the dress. The other clients I had were two girls who were sisters who were doing the fitting together, which was unique and fun at the same time. Although both of the girls had to be covered for their church so that was a challenge, but they didn't end up buying. I had a group of three girls that were pretty much just playing and having fun trying on dresses. Out of all the clients I had no one bought any dresses:(
It is a challenge working with all of the consultants. As interns you rotate through all of the consultants and learn different personalities. Some consultants like you hands on and some prefer you to stand in the corner and not say anything, the hard part is finding this out. It is a great learning lesson for me, to be able to work with all different personalities, especially in the wedding dress industry.
I got to see Randy today!! OK, he is so darn cute in person! He is exactly what you see on TV. His matching suit and shoes with the fabric swatches! So cute! He is very sweet and knows a ton about wedding dresses, because he used to make them! Who knew!
Hope all is well
Happy Endings from NYC!
Samantha

Wednesday- Day off!

Hi! Today I had off because Kleinfeld's is closed Mondays and Wednesdays. So I decided to do some sight seeing! And also learn my way around the subway. I first went to Central Park Zoo which was very cool but really crowded with field trips. After making my way through the zoo, I continued and walked in the park for a couple hours and read a book. Then I found my way back on the subway towards Rockefeller Center. Even though I have been there before I thought it was really neat to see it again. Then finding my way through the subway I ended up at Grand Central Station, which was really cool. It was so busy, people were everywhere!
Today was a really fun day, but I am happy that I will be at Kleinfeld's for the next couple of days!
Hope all is well,
Happy Endings from NYC,
Samantha Carlin