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My girls had to pay an average of $100 - it killed me to hear that. I felt so bad asking them to pay $175 for the gown and then another $100 to get it to fit them! They all seemed to think that was normal.
The alterations for one of my BM dresses was 90 dollars - Luckily, I had a sweet bride who's gift was to pay for our dresses...so at least I didn't have to pay for the dress AND pay to get it altered!
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I don't know of anyone offhand. Unfortunately, $65 sounds like a good price for BM dresses (everything is 50% more when it's wedding related it seems). You may want to go to your local trusted dry cleaners ( most do alterations) and have them do alterations on some suit or dress you've been meaning to have taken in forever (I've got about a dozen things like that). That way, you'll finally have a properly fitted dress/jacket/ etc, AND you'll know whether they're reliable.
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yeah, depending on how involved the alteration is, $95 doesn't sound out of line. I'm guessing most of the cost is in the bodice. I ahd the bodice for a corset style BM dress taken in, and the high cost was b/c there were a lot of seams to open (it was in panels) and take in. If she only took in the sides, it would have looked a bit strange b/c the proportion of the panels would have been off, but it would have still fit fine and cost almost half. Since it was my sister's wedding, I got it done the expensive way. But one of the other BM's opted to only have the sides taken in. You would notice if you were looking, but it fit and no one's really paying that much attention to the details of the BM dress. You might ask your tailor whether they can reduce costs and what the trade offs are in terms of fit/appearance.
$50. to $100. is average for BM Alterations depending on where you live. If the alteration is something major like taking in the bodice or several different things then expect around $100.
We found a lady who does it out of her home. She did my sisters wedding dress for about $100 and BM dresses from $20-50. Not too bad. I would ask around through people who have gotten married (friends, co-workers, etc.) But def. make sure they are reputable!
Jeska June20, who was your lady!? Is she a family friend kinda person, or would she be willing to do my girls!?
THAT'S more of what I'm lookin' for rather than...$100...
Did the results look good? My dad sews and is offering to do some alterations haha...No thanks. He specializes in couches. :)
Wait, just kidding. I just checked your profile and you don't live in IL. :(
I jumped the gun!
The seamstress who is making my wedding dress does bridesmaid alterations for $20-$50...so I am going to pay for that for my bridesmaids.
It's $20 for bodice alterations and another $20-30 for length alterations.
She lives in Northwestern Indiana, so it might be a drive for some of you Chicagoans, but for me who lives in the very far south suburbs it is well worth it!
i paid $100 going to a seamstress who worked out of her home. Granted my dress needed some major help. They had to order me an 8 because of my chest but my waist was a 4 on their size chart. So, she literally had to cut the sides out of the dress, sew it back together, hem it and do some work on the bust so you couldn't see down my dress. I'd try to find a reputable seamstress that works out of their home. They don't have any overhead. I did end up paying $300 in total for the dress and the alterations but at that point in the process I was so used to pulling out my card 
If you're willing to go to the city, I have used a dry cleaner to have two different bridesmaid dresess altered, and they did a fabulous job, for super cheap, and quickly!
For the first BM dress, I had it taken in on top a size, and had the length taken up. The second one, it was a more complicated dress with lace over the fabric and they still did a great job taking in the bodice.
I paid I think $30-$45 each time. You don't even need an appointment! And, they turned it around in a couple days! Here is their info:
Ultimate Dry Cleaning
(773) 528-4250
1158 W Wrightwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
Good luck!
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I was quoted $85 at House of Brides for a hem and bodice alteration, and I thought that was very high! That's practically a whole other dress! Then, a second place quoted me $65--a little better, but still not what I was hoping to hear. That's still a lot! Especially since the bridesmaids dress is costing close to $180 just for their dress...
How much did your bridesmaids end up paying for alterations?
Do you know of any great/inexpensive seamstresses in the Chicagoland area? I could go through the phone book and get an inexpensive quote from someone random, but who knows how the final product will look. I'd like to hear if anyone has any good recommendations?
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