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Tips on Wedding Dress Alterations

It’s seldom that the wedding gown a bride has bought will fit her at the very first try. Every bride wants to look breathtakingly beautiful on her day. So it’s essential to take professional help to get that perfectly fitting wedding gown that looks as if it was made for her only! Whether the bridal dress needs only minor adjustment or a major one, in almost every case, wedding dress alterations will be required to some extent. So it is imperative to give as much importance to its alteration, as to its selection itself.

Here are some tips about bridal alterations which you may find useful:

1. Where to go: It is advisable to take the precious wedding gown to somebody who has years of experience in restyling and alteration of bridal gowns. Usually professional bridal alteration shops are the best option since they have the expertise and the experience.
2. Alternation work: There are mainly three types of alterations done – hemming, bodice alterations and shortening of sleeves. Normally alterations of wedding dresses are based on three fittings. Shoes, head dress and the other accessories should be bought well much in advance before going for the wedding dress alterations.
3. Cost: The cost of altering it depends upon the style of the dress and the complexity of work. It is advisable for the bride to get an estimate of the total cost of alteration. Rush services generally cost double.
4. Deadline: The wedding dress should be given for alterations at least 6 or 8 weeks before the wedding since it’s a complex and time consuming work. The deadline has to be there to complete the job.

You can always rely upon newly married friends to give you recommendations to help you choose the best bridal alternations shop. Word of mouth really helps. Alteration of a wedding dress is a work of art, which requires a great deal of detailing and precision. Do your homework!

4 Comments on “Tips on Wedding Dress Alterations”

• wedding dresses alterations December 14th, 2010 6:12 pm

  great insight for clientele explanations… well, some clients can be very stubborn but you can’t blame them for their anxiety if they turn into Bridezilla because of the stress they are going through..

• jlee December 6th, 2009 3:48 pm

  Probably not to that extent, unless your alteration person has a matching or complementary fabric. To say it all depends is vague, we know, but truly it really depends on the dress being altered.

• patti December 5th, 2009 1:46 am

  can a wedding dress be altered to be made larger…say from size 10 to size 14?

• Crystal May 29th, 2009 5:46 pm

  Ah, the alterations, listen up Brides to this one-it is a must to fit into that wedding gown! Did you all see Bridal Wars, with Kate Hudson??? If you did not, watch it and then come back to this Blog and read it very carefully-good luck, and pay attention to where you buy your wedding gown, and make sure to not eat too much, after you have had your gown fitted, it could be your worst nightmare!!

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