Nickie's Alterations Reviews

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• Bridget Sent on 11/19/2020
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  Nickie is wonderful!

  Nickie is wonderful to work with! My first appointment was in February to drop off my dress. At your first appointment, she will talk through everything you want to have worked on on your dress. She will also offer hair and jewelry advice.
  
  My second appointment was supposed to be in September, but she got sick with covid. Once she was better, we made an appointment for October. She hadn't made any alts to my dress yet. As she explained to me, brides can lose or gain weight between appointments, so she waits to make the alts until closer to the wedding so your body is more consistent. In my case, I did both between my appointments. When I tried on my dress again, I had lost ten pounds and my dress was hanging off of me. She told me to eat a burrito.
  
  My third appointment was yesterday. Nickie had made all of the alts to my dress. I didn't think it was possible, but I fell in love with it all over again. I didn't want to take it off! But I did so she could add one of her final touches. Nickie likes to take a piece of a bride's mother's wedding dress and make a heart with it to sew into the bride's skirt. She did this in front of my mom and me while we chatted. Nickie had also steamed my dress, so we were able to take it home that day.
  
  Nickie will chat with you about your dress and your wedding concerns. But she will also chat with you about life because she is so warm and welcoming. She takes the time to get to know you and it shows that her heart is in everything she does. Nickie will bend over backward to make you look and feel beautiful on your wedding day. Go to her. I can't recommend her enough.

  Nickie is wonderful to work with! My first appointment was in February to drop off my dress. At your first appointment, she will talk through everything you want to have worked on on your dress. She will also offer hair and jewelry advice.
  
  My second appointment was supposed to be in September, but she got sick with covid. Once she was better, we made an appointment for October. She hadn't made any alts to my dress yet. As she explained to me, brides can lose or gain weight between appointments, so she waits to make the alts until closer to the wedding so your body is more consistent. In my case, I did both between my appointments. When I tried on my dress again, I had lost ten pounds and my dress was hanging off of me. She told me to eat a burrito.
  
  My third appointment was yesterday. Nickie had made all of the alts to my dress. I didn't think it was possible, but I fell in love with it all over again. I didn't want to take it off! But I did so she could add one of her final touches. Nickie likes to take a piece of a bride's mother's wedding dress and make a heart with it to sew into the bride's skirt. She did this in front of my mom and me while we chatted. Nickie had also steamed my dress, so we were able to take it home that day.
  
  Nickie will chat with you about your dress and your wedding concerns. But she will also chat with you about life because she is so warm and welcoming. She takes the time to get to know you and it shows that her heart is in everything she does. Nickie will bend over backward to make you look and feel beautiful on your wedding day. Go to her. I can't recommend her enough.
• Samantha D. Sent on 11/23/2019
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  SO Wonderful to work with

  Nickie was so great to work with. She made me feel so comfortable and she did such a beautiful job. She clearly has a passion for her work and she was so much fun and great to work with!

  Nickie was so great to work with. She made me feel so comfortable and she did such a beautiful job. She clearly has a passion for her work and she was so much fun and great to work with!
• Hannah G. Sent on 09/29/2020
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  Wedding dress alterations should not cause additional anxiety

  Do NOT take your wedding dress here. You do not want the added stress/anxiety. I took my dress to Nickie at the end of January 2020, she gave me such high hopes on my dress and made it seem like my wedding dress dreams were going to become reality. In mid March I notified her that we were postponing to October 2020 due to the pandemic. When I reached back out and saw her in August for my next fitting, what she said she was going to do to my dress in January, was not completed. She said she "moved my dress to a different rack and didn't touch it since we postponed". While there, obviously she had forgotten what we previously went over which was very nerve racking for me. She said she was going to start working on my dress at the end of August. I waited for an update on progress, text that never came. In early September, she reached out that she had been exposed to COVID and still hadn't started my dress but said she was feeling good and going to get started on Monday (which was two days from that text). I followed up that Wednesday to get progress updates and how she was felling. She STILL hadn't started, was feeling fine and said she was going to start my dress over the weekend. This is 5 weeks before our wedding, by the way. So, I followed up again the Monday after she said she was going to start, for a progress update and how she was feeling. Well, I had to pick up my dress from her as we were under 5 weeks and she still had not started. Oh and I also had 2 of my bridesmaids dresses there who's dresses were not even touched (She had them since mid March). To say I was upset, frustrated, and stressed is an understatement. The good thing I will say, she reimbursed us our money right away, in full. Thankfully I was already working on a back up plan and brought my dress somewhere else, the next day. When they saw the way she had pinned my dress the were appalled. I cried at this appointment because I was finally at ease that my dress was actually in good hands. DO NOT BRING YOUR WEDDING DRESS HERE. Avoid the extra anxiety and stress and go somewhere else.

  Do NOT take your wedding dress here. You do not want the added stress/anxiety. I took my dress to Nickie at the end of January 2020, she gave me such high hopes on my dress and made it seem like my wedding dress dreams were going to become reality. In mid March I notified her that we were postponing to October 2020 due to the pandemic. When I reached back out and saw her in August for my next fitting, what she said she was going to do to my dress in January, was not completed. She said she "moved my dress to a different rack and didn't touch it since we postponed". While there, obviously she had forgotten what we previously went over which was very nerve racking for me. She said she was going to start working on my dress at the end of August. I waited for an update on progress, text that never came. In early September, she reached out that she had been exposed to COVID and still hadn't started my dress but said she was feeling good and going to get started on Monday (which was two days from that text). I followed up that Wednesday to get progress updates and how she was felling. She STILL hadn't started, was feeling fine and said she was going to start my dress over the weekend. This is 5 weeks before our wedding, by the way. So, I followed up again the Monday after she said she was going to start, for a progress update and how she was feeling. Well, I had to pick up my dress from her as we were under 5 weeks and she still had not started. Oh and I also had 2 of my bridesmaids dresses there who's dresses were not even touched (She had them since mid March). To say I was upset, frustrated, and stressed is an understatement. The good thing I will say, she reimbursed us our money right away, in full. Thankfully I was already working on a back up plan and brought my dress somewhere else, the next day. When they saw the way she had pinned my dress the were appalled. I cried at this appointment because I was finally at ease that my dress was actually in good hands. DO NOT BRING YOUR WEDDING DRESS HERE. Avoid the extra anxiety and stress and go somewhere else.
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• Kari Sent on 06/17/2022
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  Go somewhere else

  I would stay as far away from this business as possible. Getting my daughter’s dress altered was the most stressful part of the whole wedding.
  I contacted Nickie in March for a June wedding. She said that she could do it, and any of the bridesmaids’ dresses, but we needed to get the dress there ASAP. About five and a half weeks went by with NO COMMUNICATION from Nickie regarding the dress. I finally contacted her for an update. At that point, she scheduled a fitting, which she then cancelled 30 minutes beforehand because she wasn’t ready.
  Anytime we wanted an update, we had to contact her. There were at least 3 fitting appointments that were cancelled. The week before the wedding, after cancelling again, we told her we were picking up the dress the next day at the final fitting. Once again, the dress was not ready. It needed more altering and steaming.
  My daughter looked beautiful, but the finished product was not fitted correctly. The bust was still too big and the bustle lasted about a half hour tops. We spent a lot of time pinning her dress up so she wouldn’t have to worry about it. I was told by Nickie, after the fact, that all bustles fall. I have not found any other bride whose bustle didn’t hold.
  We brought a bridesmaid dress there as well, and had the same experience.
  This is not the way to run a business and I would not recommend her to anyone.
  (I contacted Nickie after the wedding about a refund, she did refund $100 of the $600+ I spent on two dresses)
  

  I would stay as far away from this business as possible. Getting my daughter’s dress altered was the most stressful part of the whole wedding.
  I contacted Nickie in March for a June wedding. She said that she could do it, and any of the bridesmaids’ dresses, but we needed to get the dress there ASAP. About five and a half weeks went by with NO COMMUNICATION from Nickie regarding the dress. I finally contacted her for an update. At that point, she scheduled a fitting, which she then cancelled 30 minutes beforehand because she wasn’t ready.
  Anytime we wanted an update, we had to contact her. There were at least 3 fitting appointments that were cancelled. The week before the wedding, after cancelling again, we told her we were picking up the dress the next day at the final fitting. Once again, the dress was not ready. It needed more altering and steaming.
  My daughter looked beautiful, but the finished product was not fitted correctly. The bust was still too big and the bustle lasted about a half hour tops. We spent a lot of time pinning her dress up so she wouldn’t have to worry about it. I was told by Nickie, after the fact, that all bustles fall. I have not found any other bride whose bustle didn’t hold.
  We brought a bridesmaid dress there as well, and had the same experience.
  This is not the way to run a business and I would not recommend her to anyone.
  (I contacted Nickie after the wedding about a refund, she did refund $100 of the $600+ I spent on two dresses)
  
• Alexis M. Sent on 06/20/2021
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  Go Somewhere Else

  Very disappointed in our experience with Nickies Alterations. Our dresses weren’t finished how we requested, the cups of my wedding dress weren’t sewn in properly and were separating from my dress after only wearing it for an hour. She messed up my bridesmaids dress too. She’s very rude and unprofessional. Save yourself the stress and go somewhere else.

  Very disappointed in our experience with Nickies Alterations. Our dresses weren’t finished how we requested, the cups of my wedding dress weren’t sewn in properly and were separating from my dress after only wearing it for an hour. She messed up my bridesmaids dress too. She’s very rude and unprofessional. Save yourself the stress and go somewhere else.
• Rachael L. Sent on 02/01/2023
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  Excuses, horrible work, don’t use her

  
  To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. I dropped my dress off early in August. Didn’t hear a word until I began to text her. Then she made every excuse possible why she had to cancel 5 appointments in a row. She fell, a bloody nose, her furnace was out, car accident and so on.
  
  When I finally went in for what I thought was my final fitting in early January, 6 months after I dropped the dress off, she had not even touched the dress. She was supposed to have it hemmed, a new bra sewn into it. (she also did not remember I had even dropped the bra off). My dress needed very minimal alterations and she could not complete it on time.
  
  When I went in the next time after 2 more cancelations, she had still not hemmed the dress or sewn the new bra into it. I had more cancellations again after this and they were less than 1 week from when the dress needed to be done. I went in for another appointment, put on the dress, and saw the complete hack job she did. It sent me to tears. A 5 year old child appeared to have sewn in the bra. The bra showed on the see through sides of the dress, and she told me “it’ll be just fine, just keep your arms down.” The hem was completely un even and was still not close to the length it needed to be. She also forgot to sew my “something blue” into the dress; she left it at her home and had to run home, get it, come back and sew it in. She did this in a completely rushed state and this also appears like a 5 year old could have sewn it in better.
  
  At this point, I decided that I was taking the dress how it was, I was in complete distress now as the dress is supposed to be leaving in 3 days. I had to find a true professional to fix the hem, the bra and re-sew in my something blue.
  
  I also dropped my daughters bridesmaids dresses off with her with the wedding dress. They were fully sealed in the bag from Azazie. When we went to do the final fitting there was now a stain on my daughters dress. We have pictures to prove that the stain was not there when we dropped it off. Nickie said she would take this all the way to small claims court because she doesn’t allow food or drink in her shop (yet she admitted to working on mine at her home, where I’m sure she has drinks and food around). She sewed on little belts to their dresses. As soon as my daughter put it on it was falling apart and needed to be re done.
  
  I would highly suggest using anyone but Nickie at Perfect Occasions in Shakopee. She can not be trusted with your dress, timelines, or simply being honest. Be prepared for every excuse in the books for cancellations. After looking at previous reviews, this appears to be a common theme with her.
  
  I have contacted her for reimbursement for the “work” she did to the dress. She stated she is now having “problems” with her Venmo and she’s working on it.
  

  
  To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. I dropped my dress off early in August. Didn’t hear a word until I began to text her. Then she made every excuse possible why she had to cancel 5 appointments in a row. She fell, a bloody nose, her furnace was out, car accident and so on.
  
  When I finally went in for what I thought was my final fitting in early January, 6 months after I dropped the dress off, she had not even touched the dress. She was supposed to have it hemmed, a new bra sewn into it. (she also did not remember I had even dropped the bra off). My dress needed very minimal alterations and she could not complete it on time.
  
  When I went in the next time after 2 more cancelations, she had still not hemmed the dress or sewn the new bra into it. I had more cancellations again after this and they were less than 1 week from when the dress needed to be done. I went in for another appointment, put on the dress, and saw the complete hack job she did. It sent me to tears. A 5 year old child appeared to have sewn in the bra. The bra showed on the see through sides of the dress, and she told me “it’ll be just fine, just keep your arms down.” The hem was completely un even and was still not close to the length it needed to be. She also forgot to sew my “something blue” into the dress; she left it at her home and had to run home, get it, come back and sew it in. She did this in a completely rushed state and this also appears like a 5 year old could have sewn it in better.
  
  At this point, I decided that I was taking the dress how it was, I was in complete distress now as the dress is supposed to be leaving in 3 days. I had to find a true professional to fix the hem, the bra and re-sew in my something blue.
  
  I also dropped my daughters bridesmaids dresses off with her with the wedding dress. They were fully sealed in the bag from Azazie. When we went to do the final fitting there was now a stain on my daughters dress. We have pictures to prove that the stain was not there when we dropped it off. Nickie said she would take this all the way to small claims court because she doesn’t allow food or drink in her shop (yet she admitted to working on mine at her home, where I’m sure she has drinks and food around). She sewed on little belts to their dresses. As soon as my daughter put it on it was falling apart and needed to be re done.
  
  I would highly suggest using anyone but Nickie at Perfect Occasions in Shakopee. She can not be trusted with your dress, timelines, or simply being honest. Be prepared for every excuse in the books for cancellations. After looking at previous reviews, this appears to be a common theme with her.
  
  I have contacted her for reimbursement for the “work” she did to the dress. She stated she is now having “problems” with her Venmo and she’s working on it.