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WHO TO BRING WITH YOU
While it can be fun to have your entire crew of bridesmaids and family members with you the first time you try on wedding dresses, your alterations appointments are different. Limit yourself to one or two VIPs who genuinely need to be there, like your mom and maid of honor. This gives you the opportunity to have a second opinion without overwhelming the appointment( or taking up space in a seamstress shop, which may not be designed to accommodate large groups or child proof).
It’ s especially important to have at least one person with you for your final fitting, particularly if you’ ll need help getting dressed or bustling your gown on your wedding day. The seamstress can show your sidekick how to handle any tricky fastenings on the dress, such as hidden corsets, hooks, or a tiny row of buttons down the back.
WHY ARE ALTERATIONS SO EXPENSIVE?
The answer— you are paying for the seamstress’ s time and skill, plus materials, meetings and fittings, regardless of what you originally paid for the garment. To provide the service, they still need to be adequately compensated.
The trend of low-cost clothing has created a, perception that fees for alterations are out of line because they’ re not coming down to match the low value placed on clothes. It’ s not the alterations that are expensive, its just that we’ ve come to expect all aspects of our clothing to be much cheaper, and match what we paid for them new.
We, at Victoria’ s Alterations, do have three options to choose from when it comes to your alterations budget. We are willing to discuss your options at your first fitting appointment.
We can be reached at 936-435-5576, by email victoria @ victoriasalterationstx. com, and at victoriasalterationstx. com.
- Victoria Nokes
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