I read reviews of this place and thought it was going to be perfect to do just a few alterations on my wedding dress. Walking in the place, it was super hot and humid. They put me in a tiny room without a mirror to put on my wedding dress (which my mother and grandmother were also in there to help me get it on). It was so cramped, hot, and miserable. A foreign lady was there to alter the dress and once I got the dress on and situated, she acted like we were inconviencing her the entire time and was in such a hurry. She had a mirror that was broken in half and I couldn't even look in the mirror to see if I liked the pinning she had done. There wasn't even a step stool for me to stand on so that I wasn't stepping on my train. I asked her to make sure I didn't look crooked in it since I have scoliosis and she totally dismissed that, told me she had another appointment and left. Needless to say, we took my dress elsewhere. This was a terrible experience and I would not recommend anyone to waste their time going there.
Also, I had the dress let out. There were multiple layers in the dress, but when she put it back together I guess she did both sides unevenly. The dress seam kept turning around my body which made me severly uncomfortable and you can see the bulge that created in my photos.
I would recommend Champion Wedding Gown Specialists to anyone. They did a wonderful job on my badly spotted wedding gown. I wore it in 1965. My daughter wore it in 1989. It was stored in the attic, and had yellow spots all over it. It is now ready to be worn again if one of my granddaughters chooses to wear it. These folks definitely know what they're doing in wedding gown restoration and cleaning.
Unfortunately, I did not realize that the sleeves would dig in and be that uncomfortable or that the seam would spin around my body until wearing the dress on my wedding day.
This was probably the most painless part of the wedding planning. They were great! I was wary at first because the fitting process was a whirlwind (the whole thing took 15 minutes). But the final product was amazing! It fit like a glove. I almost backed out of having the cleaning done because it wasn't that bad, but boy am I glad I didn't. It looks brand new! I will definitely be going back for preservation. I'm a bride on a tight and tiny budget and they took a secondhand dress and made me feel like a princess. And finally, the turnaround was so fast. I brought it in on Saturday and it was done on Wednesday. Much quicker than the estimate they gave me. Overall, a great experience and if I could give them 6 stars, I would.
I want to thank Bridal Gown Preservation for coming to the rescue at the last minute! My daughter had many issues at another establishment getting her new wedding dress altered. It was finally ready for pick up on a Friday evening and the wedding was Sunday! The alteration shop could not press it and we were stuck. We called around and finally reached the owner of your shop.
I took my dress to Champion Gown Specialists to be let out, sew on my bridal sash, take in the straps, and possibly hem. The prices were great in comparison to other places and the turn around quoted was quick (which they met).
Thank you so much for taking it last minute and pressing it within just a couple of hours! You'll never know how much it meant to us. And the price was great!
During my second fitting, I informed the seamstress that the straps felt too tight that she had pulled up. She said that if she loosens them they would fall, but I said it was painfully too tight and she said I would be fine once she took the cups out. At my wedding, the straps dug into my arms and was really painful. I had marks right under my underarms for 2 weeks! Which, I posted a photo of.
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