Post # 1
Member50 posts
Worker bee
- Mylnn
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: June 2012
OMG I took my dress in to be taken in and up and its costing me for for my alterations (around 300) than it did for the darn dress! Has anyone else had this happen?
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MemberPost # 3
Member347 posts
Helper bee
- raspberry bride
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: November 2012
I spent a great deal on my dress, so I don’t expect alterations to cost more than it did. But I can understand how disheartening it is to think you saved so much money, and then to have the alterations cost more than the actual dress!
Post # 4
Member1094 posts
Bumble bee
- Petite_Fraise
- 9 years ago
My alteration were around 30% of my dress cost
Post # 5
Member411 posts
Helper bee
- PinkFlemingo
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: June 2012
I know what you’re feeling. I’m sh**ting a brick because the bridesmaids will be carrying bouquets that cost more than their dresses!!! It’s such a WTF moment. How do such seemingly insignificant things end up jacking the budget up so high?!?!?
My alterations were $200 on a $550 dress. Definitely ANNOYING!
Post # 6
Member483 posts
Helper bee
- mrsromo
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: May 2012
My alterations were also $300. I did some research before selecting a seamstress and all their quotes were in that range.
Post # 7
Member50 posts
Worker bee
- Mylnn
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: June 2012
i think mine is bad because its 3 layers and i’m having straps made from the amount being taken up
Post # 8
Member644 posts
Busy bee
- cora_123
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: May 2010
My dress was $300 and alterations were around $50. Originally I was going to get it shortened but that would have cost $150.00 – I opted to buy 30 dollar shoes to make me taller 🙂
Post # 9
Member1746 posts
Bumble bee
- LuckyJuls
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: May 2012
You’re still getting a dress perfectly made to your specifications for under $600.00.
Lol, trying to see the silver lining.
Post # 10
Member1991 posts
Buzzing bee
- MrsNerdy
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: April 2012
Yes! I got my dress at DB for over half off so it was $450. Alterations cost us $550. Still though, since the dress was $1200 originally, I guess it worked out. We bought it a size too big because it was the sample, so a lot of the price to alter was removing some of the details, taking it in, and putting the details back on.
Post # 11
Member1291 posts
Bumble bee
- happybbbeee
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: May 2013
Yes! I actually think it’s kind of funny. I bought my dress for $147. Alterations $200. Still a reasonable price to look gorgeous. Imagine if we had bought an expensive dress…and still needed to pay for the alterations!
Post # 12
Member4149 posts
Honey bee
- hardtoconcentrate
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: November 1999
My alterations are $350 on an $800 dress. I spent so much less on the dres than I planned that I don’t mind!
Post # 13
Member1713 posts
Bumble bee
- naturalysam
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: July 2012
Im so scared for this. My fitting is next week and it needs to at the least be taken in and hemmed and possible let out. This may not be cheap.
Post # 14
Member746 posts
Busy bee
- likelimeade
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: August 2012
My dress budget was $500, which I realized was totally unreasonable as soon as I got to the first wedding dress store. But I found an amazing (and brand new) dress at a thrift store for $50! It was several sizes too small, so I had to get a corset back put in and some other minor alternations done. The alterations are going to be $465 — which is WAY more than my dress was, but I’m coming in just over my budget of $500, so I’m ok with it 🙂
Post # 15
Member399 posts
Helper bee
Post # 16
Member87 posts
Worker bee
- MsChippyChap
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: June 2012
Sounds about right. My alterations package (which includes the alterations themselves plus the steaming/pressing) is $475 and the dress was about $850. So in total, over budget :o/
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