Alterations at David's Bridal

I wish I had known they would ship dresses...I had to ship mine between CO and NC. I’m a small person and I get alterations done often at various shops on my normal clothes and special occasion dresses, so I wasn’t surprised at all by the price and actually thought it would cost more. Hem was $200 for five layers of tulle and lace, 7 point bustle was $99, cap sleeves were $40, and having bra cups sewn in was $20.

View Quoted Comment Yes, them shipping for me is a lifesaver! So, are those prices at David's or a different shop? Thank you for your response!

View Quoted Comment Sorry, those prices were at David’s. At other seamstresses in the past I’ve paid $20 for work pants or jean hems, $100 to have a bodice taken in, $90 for a simple one layer dress hem. So I thought the prices at DB were fair.

I have my first DB alterations appointment Saturday and I’m hoping not to spend more then $350. I need to have my dress hemmed, taken in at the waist and potential adding cups. I can let you know what prices they give me Saturday

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I just had my alterations appointment at David's and it went amazing! With the shapeware and bra i wore it fit just about perfectly already so disclaimer there. I got a hem for 4 or 5 layers (cant remember) for $150 and a piece of boning in the back to hook my bra strap down under my dress (it peeked out just a tiny bit) and it came out to $165 for everything. I could have had my waist come in a bit, but i decided against it because I tend to bloat really bad and i wanted to leave that extra room in just in case. I also bought a pettticoat which completed the look! Everything came out to only $216, which for me was very reasonable. My dress was originally $599 on sale for $487 with a appointment discount so I was very happy with my savings.

Where at in Texas? I’m in Corpus Christi and have an AMAZING seamstress who is crazy reasonable for alterations, and fast too!

I had my fitting appt at DB last week. I needed it hemmed, and it’s 2 layers I think. Top layer is lace. It also needed taking in in 2 places on the side of my chest so that my bra wouldn’t show at all. 10 point bustle. And they’re also moving the hook at my zipper up just a touch to be sure the back of my bra doesn’t peek out (this was no charge, just a note on the order). Totally was $305, but considering my dress was originally $500 and I paid $99 and really I returned a pair of $99 trekking poles next door to REI the day I bought my dress, I still stayed at my $300 dress budget.

View Quoted Comment Y'all are making me feel so much better, I was panicking thinking I was looking forward to over $500. I am super jealous of you gals getting the great prices on your dresses. I'm full figured and my cups runeth over in the bosom department soooo I paid a full figure price to go with my figure 😏

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Took this photo at my davids bridal (North Carolina) my final price ended up being 388.44 after taxes. To break it down I paid
$50 to take it in
$15 to cut down/reshape armholes $35 to take in the sweetheart bodice $35 to have my belt sewn onto the dress $150 to hem 4 layers of dress, top layer being lace$50 for my first 3 bustle points $28 for the additional 4 bustle points

View Quoted Comment Thank you for this! I was a little worried about how much I would pay but also being in NC and being able to see this helped me to budget!

I don’t feel that they were high compared to a local seamstress. I did not get an exact quote from the seamstress in my town, but I saw her starting prices for wedding dresses and I felt like they were in line with David’s Bridal, plus DB cleaned it after alterations for me, which was important to me since I bought off the rack.