fraud

This experience has been a nightmare.
The owner of the store, I shall refer to her as "JD" is a fraud. In the week my dress was due to arrive, she had fallen off the face of the planet. I took it upon myself to try to find her, and what was going on, and this is what I found:
her store was empty, and closed.
she had disconnected her business line.
she pretended to be someone else on her personal cell phone.
she tore down her website.
she blocked me from email.
she stole my deposit. which was half of the price of my dress.

If you are in the middle of finding a wedding dress, you can imagine the situation I'm in, having THOUGHT I had the dress checked off the list, so I will spare you the details of my emotional turmoil.
Long story short, avoid this store, this woman, at all costs, and tell your friends.