Question for those that ordered their gowns online...

chichila15 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 11:01 AM

Question for those that ordered their gowns online...

... where do you plan to (or how did you) get your dresses altered?

chichila15 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 11:57 AM

Re: Question for those that ordered their gowns online...

anyone?

wc0143 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 11:58 AM

Re: Question for those that ordered their gowns online...

I had mine done at Shoreham Bridal where my MOH ordered her dress from.

chichila15 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:01 PM

Re: Question for those that ordered their gowns online...

Did they charge u a lot?

wc0143 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:02 PM

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I thought so ... I think a lot of bridal shops that will do alterations on outside dresses, try to bang you ...

chichila15 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:03 PM

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Posted by wc0143

I thought so ... I think a lot of bridal shops that will do alterations on outside dresses, try to bang you ...

More than the average $250 that they charge when it's in the same shop?

wc0143 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:07 PM

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All I needed was the hem & bustle done (and had cups sewn in) and it was like $350 (um, almost half of what my dress cost!!).

But I looked at it this way, I tried the dress on at Bridal Reflections and they wanted $1100 for it, with a $250 cap on alterations plus the bustle (I don't remember how much that was).

In the end, I still saved money by ordering online & paying outrageously for alterations.

chichila15 Posted: Jun 18, 2004 12:24 PM

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I completely agree. After ordering through a bridal store, I figured that I should have ordered online (to save $), but I couldn't find a place to alter it.

Now that it's time for me to receive the dress, I kind of got the run around about my dress... and immediately jumped to plan B: Ordering online. So I wanted to make sure, if need be, that I could have it altered somewhere, if I ordered online.

Thanks for the info!