alterations cost as much as the dress?

[happychloe]

hello everybody ,
my friends told me that the alterations cost as much as her wedding dress, it was 300 total (and her wedding dress only 30 dollors more than that), oh! it is too expensive, and if my wedding dress need some alteration(i haven't choose my wedding dress yet), how can i save my money? altering a wedding dress is a tremendous amount of work!　 :huh:oh , god DANG!　

[dearmissie]

hello everybody ,
my friends told me that the alterations cost as much as her wedding dress, it was 300 total (and her wedding dress only 30 dollors more than that), oh! it is too expensive, and if my wedding dress need some alteration(i haven't choose my wedding dress yet), how can i save my money? altering a wedding dress is a tremendous amount of work!　 :huh:oh , god DANG!　
I was going to alter my Mom's wedding dress but they quoted me at the starting price of $2,500. I ended up getting my dream dress and having it altered but it wasn't $2,500 dollars worth. My best suggestion, pick a dress that doesn't need any or many alterations. Best of luck to you.

P.S.
I wanted to add that $330 for a dress is steal of deal from where I'm from which is why her alterations are practically the same price as the dress. And alterations vary from $300-600 on the average here (just to tighten up the dress a bit and change the length). If you want more work done (like what I wanted to do to my Mom's dress) the price jumps like crazy.

[CaseyK37]

Wow Missie!! I have never heard of alterations costing that much.

My dress was less that $75 dollars to alter but I only had to get it shortened, some clasps sewed on the back, and some bead work touched up so I didn't have any huge alterations. Also, I got mine done at a little place in the mall in town to keep my costs down. Though, sometimes you can find private places that are reasonable.

I would do like Missie suggested and try to find one that doesn't need many alterations to keep your cost down.

[SkippyNXC]

yeah i think i paid around 100 bucks for alterations... which basically was hemming and sewing a bustle...

[dearmissie]

Wow Missie!! I have never heard of alterations costing that much.

My dress was less that $75 dollars to alter but I only had to get it shortened, some clasps sewed on the back, and some bead work touched up so I didn't have any huge alterations. Also, I got mine done at a little place in the mall in town to keep my costs down. Though, sometimes you can find private places that are reasonable.

I would do like Missie suggested and try to find one that doesn't need many alterations to keep your cost down.

Yeah I was shocked at the price too. But then I realize, I live in San Francisco where everything is expensive as heck.

[petulantfem]

You might not need many alterations at all. All I had done was a bustle and it cost $65. If you buy a dress without a train, no need to bustle. Corset backs give you more wiggle room for a fit.

Go try some dresses on, you honestly might not need anything depending on the gown and your height.

[brendahu81]

hey there,do not worry about the alterations ,for saving money,you could find a reliable wedding shop,avoid modifying ~