Our Services

Alterations

Whether shortening, lengthening, or lining we do it all with years of practice

Customizations

We also love to design items from scratch using your vision as guidance.

Alterations

  • Taking in or letting out side seams, princess seams, back seams, and darts
  • Adjusting the length
  • Shortening straps and taking up shoulder seams
  • Adding or removing layers to skirts
  • Transforming the back of a gown with a corset back
  • Designing a bustle to pull up the train during your reception (we will provide you with written instructions for putting up the bustle after the ceremony)
  • Lining bodices and skirts
  • Creating temple fills to provide additional coverage if needed
  • Adding personal touches like sashes, buttons, beads, appliqués, or sleeves
  • Shortening bodices for short waisted customers
  • Shortening bodices for short waisted customers
  • Adding bra cups to enhance your gown’s bodice
  • Taking in and hemming men’s suits
Book Now

Customizations

  • Bridal rompers and gowns
  • Veils and head pieces
  • Sashes and lace details
  • Jackets and coverups
  • Flowergirl gowns
  • Pageant gowns
  • Attendants’ gowns
  • Straps and Sleeves
Book Now

Questions about fittings:

When should you schedule your first alterations appointment?

For brides, we recommend you schedule your first fitting 3-4 months before your wedding. This will give us plenty of time to make your gown perfect and it will help you feel more at ease with the process. For dresses requiring unique customizations, you will want to begin your alterations journey even earlier. It is common to have 3-4 bridal fittings to ensure the perfect fit for your gown. Usually, we schedule these appointments about 4 weeks a part.

For bridesmaids, mothers of the bride or groom, junior bridesmaids, flower girls, pageant, or other special occasion gowns, we recommend schedule 6-8 weeks before the event to ensure the gown is perfect for the event. Again, it is common to have 2-3 fittings to ensure a perfect fit.

Although we use the above timelines in most instances, we realize that sometimes events happen that are beyond your control. We can complete your alterations on a much shorter timeline if needed. We ask any attendants or brides who are expecting, to make an appointment that is closer to the wedding day to ensure the gown perfectly fits your changing body.

How to prepare for a fitting?

When you come please bring your dress, your slip (or we can make one for your dress), and your shoes (or at least a pair of shoes that are the same heel height). We can add bra cups to your gown at your fitting. 
 
We realize that this is an important step in one of the biggest days of your life. Because of that, we want the focus of the appointment to be completely on you and how you look and feel in your gown. To help us do that, we ask that you limit the number of adults you bring with you to one or two people. Because of the nature of our business, working with small, sharp objects and beads that could be hazardous to children, we ask that you not bring children to the store unless they are having a fitting. 
 
Also we ask that long hair be completely pulled up, so it doesn’t interfere with the pinning process. Finally, please bring your gown to your first fitting on a sturdy hanger and hanging in a garment bag 
 
Bridal fittings take approximately 30-40 minutes, and we do try to schedule brides every 45 apart, so please be on time. All other special occasion gowns take around 15-20 minutes to pin. If you are going to be more than 10 minutes late, we may ask you to reschedule so we don’t interfere with someone else’s time slot. 
 

We can help you customize your look for your big day by designing a sash, sleeves, straps, or veil to complement your gown. We can also alter or customize dresses for anyone in your wedding party, including your bridesmaids, your mother, your groom’s mother, and your flower girl. We can also help with your rehearsal outfit.

Questions about prices.

We understand you want to staying within budget, but you also want your dress to look and feel amazing.

When deciding the cost of gown alterations, we look at two major factors: the tasks that need completed and how complicated the gown is. The more complicated the task and more complicated the gown, the higher the cost of the alterations. Some wedding gowns have over 10 layers of tulle in the skirt, and when we hem the gown, we need to shorten each layer by hand. Wedding gown alterations generally start around $620 and can go up from there based on what you want done. Alterations for bridesmaids usually range from $80 to $200 (again depending on what you want done) and they can be even more. Customizations such as adding sleeves, modesty panels, or creating a sash, cost more because we spend time personally creating your unique customizations.

That being said, you are always in control of your alterations. We will only advise what we think would look best, but it is up to you whether you want to complete the tasks we recommend. If you choose not to have us alter your gown, we will charge a $70 consultation fee for our time. 
 
After the original fitting,  if you request changes that require additional fittings beyond those originally agreed upon, a $70 charge will be added for our time. This DOES NOT include additional fittings that may be needed to finish alterations tasks originally agreed upon. 
 
After the original pinning,  a $100 charge will be assessed if you decide to cancel your alterations.  At that time, all pins will be removed for your gown. Any alterations  tasks that have already been completed on the gown, will be subject to the charge agreed at the original pinning.

Depending on your timeline and what we are doing to the gown, we may decide to do only part of the pinning at your first appointment, and the rest of your pinning at subsequent appointments. We do this because sometimes work we do on the bodice affects the hemline.

We hope this information helps to answer some of your questions about pricing.

Payment for alterations is made the day of the final fitting. We accept cash, check, or credit/debit cards.

What will happen at the first fitting?

Libia will pin the gown and discuss the best alterations services for your gown. Libia will also explain the price for each alterations task. She will then schedule the next appointment with you.

Who to bring with you for a fitting?

The studio we work out of is a little small so we ask that if you decide to bring someone with you, please limit yourself to just one or two adults. You will probably want to bring your maid of honor or personal attendant with you to your final fitting so she can see how to bustle your gown. 
 

Because of the nature of our business, working with small, sharp objects and beads that could be hazardous to children, we ask that you not bring children to the store unless they are having a fitting.