We visited a David's Bridal store just before the company filed for bankruptcy. Here's what it was like.

We went to the David's Bridal store in New York City's Flatiron District.

The store was pretty small, but it looked like it was brand-new. At the front was a desk with a few employees waiting to help everyone who came into the store. There appeared to be more people working than shopping.

To the left of the entrance was "The Dress Shop," which carried dresses primarily for bridesmaids. Almost everything was over $100.

The walls were lined with dresses organized by color.

Most of the bridesmaid dresses were on sale. Dresses that cost $149 or less were $20 off, and dresses that were $150 or more were $30 off.

A lot of the styles seemed better suited for black-tie weddings than casual ones.

There was a small flower girl section in the back of the store that sold dresses, shoes, and jewelry for kids.

There was also a small section that carried t-shirts and robes, but there wasn't very much to choose from.

The back of the store had a huge fitting area with tons of bright lights and big mirrors.

Next to that was jewelry ...

... which was all on sale as buy one, get one half off.

All of the jewelry was very traditional. It was mostly big, sparkly pieces, and there was not much variety.

The right side of the store was entirely bridal dresses.

There was another fitting room on this side of the store.

Dresses ranged in price from $100 to over $1,000. One of David's Bridal's key issues is that more brides are wanting to dress down on their wedding day. But David's Bridal didn't carry anything more casual — everything seemed very extravagant.

Even though the store itself was very nice and clean, the styles it carried were all very over-the-top, and many were expensive. The same held true for bridesmaid dresses and jewelry.