I hope all is well. Tuesday was a busy day with 68 appointments! I worked with Renae which is always a blast. Renae is a older woman who is true New York personality. She tells it how it is and does not hold back anything. It took a while for me to get used to but it was good for me to experience the personality of a true new yorker. We had worked with brides when our fourth bride was up I was excited. We walked to greet her and here she is with the whole clan. She was a older bride, probably around 35 years old ( the average bride that walks through Kleinfelds doors is 25/26 years old). She had her mother, father, grandmother and best friend with us. We went into Renae's room to discuss what the bride wanted and she had no clue. She was all over the board with styles, lace, beading, etc. She had no clue! Once Renae narrowed it down, the bride told us her price point was around $6,000-$8,000. This was a great budget and fun to see the dresses in the price range. First, Renae takes all over her brides around the showroom to look at dresses, (Renae is the only consultant who does this) the brides can then pick around there and try on those dresses. After that, Renae will take the bride and one individual with them to the stockroom to look at dresses (Renae is the only consultant who does this). This is a very overwhelming experience for many brides, Kleinfelds stores about 1700 dresses in that tiny room! This bride picked everything! Once we were back in Renae's room, the bride tried dresses on. It was really fun because all of her dresses were so different and unique. Once we narrowed it down to a couple, we then would take the bride and her clan to the showroom to see the dress in a large space. Now, what was so cute and funny about this bride was her 91 year old grandmother. The grandmother was around 5 feet, had red curled hair, a matching dress suit on that was the color of peach and a white chain purse (or pocketbook, is what it is called in New York). She was so cute! No one could believe she was 91 years old! The most adorable part about it was she had a boyfriend named Carol who was 68 years old. She was a cougar at the age of 91! She also told me that she was a CEO of a lingerie company back in the day! I said "Way to go Grandma." It was a blast working with this family but also the grandma was a hoot. She continued to stand close by me the whole appointment and hold my lower back, which I thought was kinda weird but she just kept saying, "baby you are beautiful." I smiled but I felt bad because the bride was standing right there and grandma was not paying attention! Grandma told me her whole life story she even continued to talk to me and told me ALL about her relationship with Carol :)
Tuesday was a blast! I will never forget that little lady! She was too cute!
Monday, on my day off, I went to the Bronx Zoo, which is the largest zoo in the United States, and I visited the coolest beauty supply store! It was in my tour book, and was recommended to go, and of course I bought a bunch of stuff that I have no idea how I am going to fit it in my suitcase! Wednesday was my day off so I went to Carlos Bakery and the Brighton Beach! It was really fun and I am feeling the burn!
I hope all is well,
Happy Endings From NYC
Samantha
My chocolate chip cookie
My red velvet cupcake
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