Does David's Bridal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, David's Bridal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at David's Bridal. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at David's Bridal?

41% of David's Bridal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated David's Bridal 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at David's Bridal?

Stylist (391) , Bridal Stylist (379) , Customer Service Representative (272) , Alterations Specialist (176) , Store Manager (161) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (121) , Bridal Consultant (105) , Dress Specialist (97) , Sales Associate (92) , Sales Manager (81) , Wedding Consultant (78) , Part Time Bridal Stylist (60) , Sales Associate - Stylist (49) , Operations Manager (45) , Manager (44)

What are the pros of working at David's Bridal according to real employee reviews?

"It used to be the people were great but with all the people resigning from the corporate office that is no longer the case." ((in 176 reviews)); "This is a fun and loving place to work and the coworkers are great too." ((in 165 reviews)); "Flexible hours and flexible with scheduling!" ((in 98 reviews)); "the other staff were friendly and nice." ((in 88 reviews)); "Fun work environment and coworkers" ((in 73 reviews))

What are the cons of working at David's Bridal according to real employee reviews?

"Easy fix is to hire more but the pay is low for such a specialized skill" ((in 268 reviews)); "Poor management (went through 2 in the few months I was there) and treated employees like children." ((in 257 reviews)); "If you don't make commission 3 separate pay weeks in 6 months you get fired." ((in 197 reviews)); "It’s not even one store’s issues when the regional director is in on everything the managers do" ((in 121 reviews)); "No training throws you into stuff in front of customers which makes you look stupid." ((in 66 reviews))

What are employees saying about David's Bridal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about David's Bridal layoffs and their outlook for job security at David's Bridal in 2026.

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3.3

41% would recommend to a friend

(3,636 total reviews)

James Marcum

40% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

David's Bridal has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,636 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The David's Bridal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Jul 10, 2015

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None to speak of they have cut hours and full timers.

Cons

Continue to add more tasks with less hour to do them. Quality of dresses are an issue.

1.0

Aug 15, 2014

All about sales and numbers, employees are treated like slaves.

Stylist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helping people plan their weddings, decent employee discount, getting to work as a team, opportunity to make commission.

Cons

Forced to make 20 harassing phone calls per day, management cuts back on hours to save money - I've had 4 appointments at the same time by myself with no help, managers do not give help when you need them, the dress code is absurdly strict for the job, commission is impossible to get in the slow season and much lower than it should be when you actually earn it, forced by managers to be pushy about sales and the DB Credit Card, employees are not treated well or valued by management, given 3 hour shifts during the slow season, being sent home after only 2 hours of working if it's slow, getting yelled at by customers for things that are out of your control.

2.0

Jun 13, 2014

Nightmarish

Alterations specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The bridal alternations manager took a chance on me, since I had over 5 years experience sewing and I was going through a fashion program. I was really excited at first going into bridal because I was an avid fan of shows like Say Yes to the Dress and Four Wedding. Pro: Seeing new bridal fashions, helping brides and the bridal party getting ready for the wedding, air conditioned workplace

Cons

(1) When I started the manager told me she would properly train me which did not happen at all. (2) Alternations is a snake pit (3) There was no formal training and towards the end I hated going to work

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