Martha Shump Designs Reviews
Reviews
4.1 out of 5 rating
4.1 out of 5 rating
31 Reviews
83% recommend it
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Viki C. Sent on 04/30/2023Saved the Day!
My daughter's gown came in way too big due to the incorrect measurements taken by the bridal shop. At first, Martha was doubtful that the gown was fixable due to the structure of the bodice. After some discussion she agreed to try and the results were perfect! The integrity of the beautiful gown was left in tact and my daughter looked AMAZING!!. Martha also altered her reception gown, rehearsal dress, bridal shower dress and a cocktail dress. Everything was done to perfection and the costs of all these alterations were very reasonable. After reading some of the other reviews, I can see where someone might interpret Martha's manner as terse but I think her demeanor is really just a result of a very busy schedule and I am sure tedious at times work. Once you crack the exterior she is a lovely person that I felt truly cared about delivering the best experience possible for my daughter. -
Angela P. Sent on 04/13/2020
Amazing alterations!
Martha Shump is absolutely the best! She came highly recommended, and I'm so glad I worked with her! I got married last October and brought my dress to Martha a few months in advance. The dress was too tight...I mean, we couldn't even get it buttoned all the way when it first came in. I was in a complete panic because to me, the dress was way too small. We didn't have time to order another size, so I took it to Martha hoping that she could work some magic. And she did! She ended up hemming my dress, adding a bustle, removing boning, completely reworking lace sections, lifting the dress at the shoulders (probably incorrect terminology LOL), and letting it out completely then tailoring it to fit me from there...In my opinion, she did a great deal of work to make my dress perfect, at a very affordable price, and with beautiful skill! I would definitely recommend Martha to anyone I know! -
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Meghan H. Sent on 01/20/2019Bridal Seamstress A++
Martha comes with years of experience designing as well as altering bridal wear and was recommended to me by the owner of my gown shop. Martha is an efficient communicator and respects her customer's time, but what's more is she completed my first fitting in less than 20 minutes--despite the dress unexpectedly being a few sizes too big. She offered insights on what would be flattering, unflattering, and provided me a simple timeline to follow thereafter. I was extremely impressed with her professionalism and thoroughness as well as cost effectiveness. -
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Cassidy C. Sent on 03/07/2020Beautiful work!
Martha altered my wedding gown to perfection. My wedding dress was ordered too big and needed a lot of work to fit properly. Martha took great care, time, and attention to detail to make the necessary alterations while preserving the many layers of fabric, lace and other details on my gown. Martha is so talented and I couldn’t have been happier with how the dress turned out. She also did the alterations for my mom and sister and they were very happy with her work as well. We were all able to schedule our fittings together which was very convenient. -
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Brycee Sent on 12/27/2017Martha was a miracle worker! When the bridal store ordered my dress several sizes too big and I wanted to add sleeves to my dress she jumped right in. She is beyond sweet and I could not believe how she made my dreams become a reality. Martha made my dress exactly how I had envisioned! With that being said I had expected to pay a good chunk of change for my alterations and she was very reasonable especially for all of the work she had to do on my dress!! -
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Nora Sent on 10/04/2016Incredible work! Martha made me a custom veil, from scratch. I am so impressed by how from just a few inspiration photos sent to her, she knew exactly what I wanted. My veil is gorgeous & I can't wait to wear it on my wedding day! Beautiful handiwork and she is sweet and easy to work with--fast service. -
User1069436 Sent on 01/15/2013I bought my dress off the rack, so the only alterations I needed were hem, deeper neckline and a deeper back-line. Martha did an excellent job. She hemmed my dress perfectly, made just a deep enough neckline so it wasn't too revealing but was low enough for me :) and she also enhanced my back by lowering my back-line of the dress which also didn't have me worrying about the top of the zipper which before she did this I thought was going to pop off as soon as I bent over! Martha was very sweet, professional and offered excellent tips on where to find inexpensive specialty bras! She even cleaned a few spots off of my dress without me asking! -
User2193106 Sent on 06/23/2015Martha did a great job on my dress (on the outside). My dress was 2 sizes too big and she completely had to take it apart to fit it correctly. Because my dress was too big, which was not my fault, she called the place where I got it and the bridal store paid for a little bit of my alterations to compensate for their mistake. The dress was still slightly big when all was done but it still fit very well.
When looking on the inside of the dress I noticed that she did not clip the SA. The original seam was still intact which created extra bulk. I ended up with an 1 1/2 SA i/o a 1/2. The seams were also not finished properly. This was only on the lining of the dress so it was hardly noticeable. The lining hem was also not sewn very well. There was a lot of twisting in the hem and you could tell that she didn't take the time to iron it before hand.
The reason I gave her a 3.8 is because my dress still turned out really great it was just the lining (which only I could see) that had issues.
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