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Beginner September 2019

Purchased my dress out of state... Now need alterations

Michelle, on November 6, 2018 at 9:26 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 9
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I live in Connecticut and really wanted to go to Kleinfeld for the experience.

I found a gorgeous dress that I fell in love with and said yes to the dress there. I highly recommend shopping at Kleinfeld if you're looking for a great selection of dresses.

My dress isn't coming in until May 2019, but I am starting to wonder what my best option is for alterations. I can either travel the 2 hours to go to fittings there or I can have this shipped back to Connecticut to have the dress altered somewhere here.

My question is whether anyone has done this before and whether they've found any difficulty with a bridal shop you didn't purchase your dress from.

My intention is to find a shop where the bridal party can get their dresses from as well as my mother and FMIL.

Thoughts? Suggestions?


Thanks,

Michelle

9 Comments

Latest activity by Michelle, on November 7, 2018 at 8:30 PM
  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
    Mrs. S ·
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    I bought my dress in NC and my mom picked it up and shipped it to CO
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  • Mcskipper
    Master July 2018
    Mcskipper ·
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    There’s no reason to go back to the store you bought the dress from for alterations. But, you also don’t find another bridal shop. You just find a professional seamstress/tailor. Look around for someone who specializes in Bridal Alterations. I found mine on Yelp.
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  • Denise
    Devoted May 2019
    Denise ·
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    I live in Ohio and bought my dress at Kleinfelds. I bought a lightening fitting so my alterations will be completed over the course of a weekend.
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  • Kelly
    Champion October 2018
    Kelly ·
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    I bought my dress in Texas where I’m from and had it shipped out to California where I live and where I got married and had alterations done here. There were no issues.
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  • SB
    VIP March 2019
    SB ·
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    I purchased my dress 5 hours away from where I live, so I'm just reading Yelp reviews and finding a trust seamstress to do my dress. No need to use extra time for fittings if where you bought the dress isn't local.

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  • AQuixoticBride
    VIP July 2018
    AQuixoticBride ·
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    I just had my dress altered by a local seamstress, not in a bridal shop.

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    Mim ·
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    Don't go to a shop. They'll charge you more than an independent seamstress.
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  • Angerra
    VIP August 2019
    Angerra ·
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    I purchased my dress in NYC as well and I live in Jersey. I'm not going to have alterations done at the bridal shop. I'm going to find a seamstress in upstate NY; as this is where our venue and my parents house are. My dress will be at my parents house until the wedding and we go there often enough to feel comfortable with finding a seamstress there.


    If you do choose to have your alterations done at Kleinfeld, you can always make a day trip out of it and hang out in the city for a bit afterwards!
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  • M
    Beginner September 2019
    Michelle ·
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    Thank you all for your comments! I appreciate the input!
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