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Alterations by Toni
4.8
(157)
7801 Laurel Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
About This Vendor
Perfection YOU can trust - Expect to Look Perfect!
Your wedding day is special and we ensure your alterations are perfect. Don't settle for less; knowing we are the BEST Bridal Alterations shop in Cincinnati will put you at ease. We specialize in the fine, delicate sewing your bridal gown requires. We will save you money from high salon prices.
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Business Attributes
Women-owned Business
Dresses
Bridesmaid Dresses, Flower Girl Dresses, Mother of the Bride Dresses, Wedding Dresses
Fashion Services
Alterations, Custom Designs, Dry Cleaning & Preservation
Awards and Affiliations
Alterations by Toni Reviews
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A little pricey for what you get, and my bustle didn't stay the whole night and kept falling off while I was dancing. I had to bring my dress back for a minor adjustment after the final pickup, but otherwise decent work.
The Alterations by Toni team work magic! I brought it my very fitted wedding dress and they were able to make it fit perfectly! The bustle of a piece of art that was easy to implement and stayed the whole night. After rescheduling my wedding...
due to COVID, the team was able to make the adjustments again in time for my wedding. I was very happy with the work they did on my wedding dress!
Response from the Vendor on 07/11/2021
Thank you so much Erin, for this sweet review. You were a pleasure to work with, and we are so glad you were thrilled with the fit of your wedding gown, and that the bustle worked well for you. We wish you all the best for a happy and healthy...
marriage!
I can’t say enough good things about the kind ladies at Alterations by Toni. The women who worked on my wedding dress were so nice, and the work they did was fantastic. Hemmed my dress, added breast cups, a “modesty panel” in my very deep v-nec...
k dress (using fabric from the hemming), added a bustle…all of the work they did was phenomenal. And they held onto my dress and kept it safe during the pandemic since my wedding was delayed a year. Easy to schedule multiple fittings. Worth every penny! I’ll be returning to have other dresses and things altered.
Response from the Vendor on 07/08/2021
Victoria - Thank you so much for this beautiful review. I remember the first day you came in with your gorgeous gown and your big smile. So glad you were finally able to wear it! All the best to you and your new husband. And I look forward ...
to photos!!
Do not be afraid Toni may have retired but there are a lot of other very nice and professional and amazing women that still work there and do a great job, and have been doing a great job for many years now. I came here at the recommendation of ...
Sandra at bridal and formal. I am impressed. My dress weighed 11 pounds of satin and the nice lady there was able to make it perfect for my wedding. She took in the shoulders a little, hemmed it, re-sewed on most of the appliqués so it looked perfect, and made a 16 loop bustle. The bustle was easy to figure out for my bridesmaids and didn’t take long. It held in place all night and I definitely didn’t hesitate with my dancing. I twirled the entire time and also we did a lift at the end of the first dance. We took photos on top of a parking garage in what felt like 30 mph winds and my dress had no issues. I would highly recommend going to alterations by toni. The price was well worth it for how my dress turned out. The women there were so nice and interested in me and in my wedding. Highly recommend the “press pick up” The woman also was very nice inside the store and let my friend come along to one of the appointments with her two babies. She even gave them each a candy cane. I am impressed by the work they did on my dress. She did a ball gown bustle *"
Response from the Vendor on 07/08/2021
Kody, you're the best! We so appreciate your taking the time to let us know about your experience with us! I especially want to thank you for letting future brides know that our quality of service has not changed simply because I retired. I am...
the owner of the business, but I was just one piece of a multi-faceted, extremely talented group of seamstresses. I had no worries that they would hold up my business, and keep it running smoothly for many years to come. All the best to you and your new husband for a long, happy and healthy marriage đź’–.
They took the care and attention to make sure my dress fit perfectly!!! Could not be happier with the way it turned out!
Response from the Vendor on 04/12/2021
Thank you so much Callie! Always great to see and hear from our happy brides. We all wish you and your husband all the best for a happy and heathy marriage.
What a pleasure it was to work with the ladies at Alterations by Toni for our wedding. They were professional, responsive, and clearly skilled in their trade.
My wedding dress was received in the wrong size. They were able to reduce it to a t...
ruly custom fit and add features I wouldn’t have considered previously.
When it comes to a once in a life time alteration, Toni’s can certainly be trusted to complete a quality outcome in a timely and affordable manor.
Our alterations were by Cathy and she did an excellent job on our daughter’s wedding dress. Cathy is amazing!!! She adjusted the shoulders, made a ballroom bustle that was incredible, and hemmed the many layers of fabric. We couldn’t be more pl...
eased. Thank you so much Cathy.
I'm so glad that I utilized Alterations by Toni for my wedding gown. The dress was altered perfectly and Toni was an absolute pleasure to work with. They were also able to make last minute alterations to my maid of honor's dress - turned arou...
nd in less than three days - and did a fantastic job.
Toni was amazing and so sweet. I couldn't ask for better person to care for my dress during these trying times. Thank you Toni so much. I would recommend her to anyone!
Toni did a great job altering my wedding dress! It was much too large when I brought it in the first time, and she was able to take it in enough for it to fit perfectly. Toni was so sweet and fun to work with and she even steamed the dress and ...
veil for me before the wedding. I am so glad I chose Alteration's by Toni and I will be bringing her a bridesmaid dress to alter soon! :) Thanks Toni!
Toni did an amazing job on my wedding dress. She made it everything I hoped for and I could not be happier with her work. She really is the best. I would suggest that any bride use her for their wedding gown alterations. She will not disappoint...
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Unfortunately, I did not have the 5 star experience that other brides have experienced. I was referred to Toni by Amanda's Hyde Park Bridal and a handful of my friends, so I felt that I was in great hands. Our initial appointment went great. We...
agreed upon alterations and I thought I was in good hands. Unfortunately, when I returned I knew something was wrong. I explained to Toni that I felt like my dress was altered incorrectly and her response was "perhaps, I will talk to the girl who did it." Never once an apology during any of my 4 appointments with her and asked if I would still pay for altering the hem and the bustle. Actually made me feel like I was the crazy one since I had to bring up the incorrect alterations. I am sure Toni does great work based on the reviews, but I would have never gone here knowing that someone else would be altering my dress. Hopefully no bride has the same as experience here that I did because what was supposed to be an exciting time for me was nothing but a stress filled, anxiety ridden handful of appointments and a dress I'm left with that I still don't feel 100% confident with.
Toni did an amazing job on the alterations of my wedding dress! She is trustworthy and pays close attention to detail. I couldn’t have been happier with my wedding dress. Thank you!
Toni is a talented professional and I’m sure my alterations experience would have been great even in more normal circumstances, but ends up that - the morning of my first fitting, three months before my wedding - I found out I was pregnant! Ton...
i was the best. All I wanted was to be able to still wear the dress I fell in love with. Toni not only ensured that, but did it so well that no one could even tell we’d altered the dress. I’ll always be grateful!
Toni was so wonderful to work with! My alterations turned out perfectly, and she helped me re-design some parts of my dress with such care. Loved working with her, would highly recommend!
Alterations by Toni was absolutely amazing!!! Toni and her team made me feel right at home and immediately trusted them to make the alterations to fit perfectly. My dress fit perfect and I will definitely be going back to Toni for future events...
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Toni was so amazing and has amazing attention to detail. My dress fit perfectly, thanks to her work, and the entire experience was so great - helping me to have so much confidence when the special day came. I would highly recommend every bride ...
(and bridal party) turn to Alterations by Toni!
Toni does wonderful work! She made my dress fit like a glove and is so skilled. She was very easy to work with and listened to any concerns I had.
Toni is absolutely wonderful! Not only are her skills incredible at a very reasonable cost, but she is so kind and attentive - especially with anxious brides! I would trust no one else with my wedding gown, and would recommend her to anyone.
Toni did an incredible job altering my wedding dress! She was very kind and her top priority was making sure I was comfortable and confident in my dress. The turn around time was shorter than expected and my dress fit perfectly!
Toni was amazing , she was so sweet and made me feel comfortable definitely would recommend her to other brides
Had the best experience and felt so beautiful in my gown thanks to Toni!
If I could give Toni more than 5 stars, I would! Absolutely AMAZING. Originally I took my dress somewhere else and was very unhappy with my bustle and the way the dress fit. Toni promptly replied to my (semi-panicked) email only two weeks befor...
e my wedding and was able to squeeze me in for an appt the next day. My mom and I were amazed as she went to work and the transformation we could see in the dress and how it fit already as she was pinning it. We nervously awaited the cost (as we had already paid full amount to the other seamstress) .... it was less than half of what we paid the other person (!) & this was for removing the old bustle, adding a new one, and completely redoing the entire sides of my mermaid dress (so that it stayed up like a strapless dress should - yay!!) I would HIGHLY recommend Alterations by Toni! Sending all of my friends and family there no questions :)
My experience with Toni was wonderful! She is very sweet and very good at what she does! My dress had a lot of lace on it and she had to shorten the dress quite a bit. The lace was replaced perfectly! My only advice to any bride is to make ...
sure someone is there to learn how to properly bustle your train. My MOH was there for one session and was shown how to do it but by the time the reception came around, she wasn't able to get it right. It was bustled, but not the way it should have been. That is not Toni's fault, just a piece of advice! I would recommend Toni to anyone and everyone!
Toni was great! She did an excellent job on my dress and was so accommodating to my wants and needs. She took time to go through every question I had. She does great work-I highly recommend her!
Toni was fantastic. She spent time with me discussing what I needed altered and her work was beautiful. I had some additional lace added to my dress and it looks like it was part of the original design. Her staff was so sweet when I picked up m...
y dress and helped me make sure everything was perfect for my big day.
Toni was wonderful to work with and professional - knows what she is doing which when it comes to wedding dresses and altering I was stressing out not knowing if it was even possible with the beaded straps and amount the top needed to be taken ...
in and still fit right. She made me feel very confident about what needed to be done and was wonderful for the 2nd and what turns out to be the final fitting because it was perfect!
i would recommend to anyone that is looking for alterations and not sure where to start - she is all you need.
Toni is great! I highly recommend. Her and her team are very easy to work with and flexible. She did a beautiful job on my dress!
I couldn't recommend Toni more! She was able to work me into her busy schedule and was wonderful to work with and always responded to my questions quickly! She gave great suggestions for the bustle, and the work was done perfectly! She was also...
great with her recommendations of how to travel and store my dress, as well as pressing prior to the wedding. Prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality of work! Thank you, Toni!
Toni was fantastic to work with! She made my dress fit me perfectly and was able to provide some great suggestions for my bustle (I was unsure which one to go with!). There are multiple appointments throughout the process so you can continuou...
sly try your dress on without worry!
I would HIGHLY recommend using Toni!
Toni was such a pleasure to work with and was able to execute the customization's I wanted flawlessly! Highly recommend scheduling your appointment with Toni and her team. They were wonderful!
I can’t thank Toni enough for my wedding dress alterations! My dress was a floor sample, so it needed a lot of work in terms of resizing and replacing some missing beadwork. I loved meeting with Toni and going in for my fittings - they were the...
first time I actually felt like a bride! My dress fit so perfectly, and I couldn’t have been happier with the end result. Toni’s work and her attention to detail are stunning. She made the whole process so easy and efficient and made the dress of my dreams a reality!
Toni is so great to work with. She has a down-to-earth personality and was one of my favorite parts of the alteration process. It took 3-4 alterations to complete my dress and I was absolutely pleased with her & her team's work. My dress was b...
eautiful because of Toni's attention to detail.
Their prices are a bit steep but I can promise that they are worth it for tricky alterations; especially on wedding dresses. 10/10 recommend
Toni was incredibly kind and helped me understand the entire process. I was nervous about the stomach portion of my dress being see through and she easily added some fabric and it looked even more amazing!
The process was easy and painless and ...
I will be going back for all my future needs!
Toni knows modern bridal style and was extremely open and honest. I bought a dress in two sizes online and brought them both in for my "fitting." She strongly suggested I keep the smaller size and not have adjustments done to the bigger size....
I really respected her opinion and honesty. She did sew in cups and a bustle.
Toni was great to work with! Her prices were fair, she made great suggestions for my dress & it ended up fitting me perfectly. I couldn’t have asked for anything more!
I purchased my dress at a sample sale and it was about 4 sizes too big. The dress turned out perfect. I live in Chicago but ended up having my alterations done in Cincinnati and am so happy I did. Toni was flexible with scheduling the alteratio...
ns so being an out of towner was not an issue. The prices were super reasonable and significantly less than what I would have spent in Chicago.
Toni was so nice to work with and did an amazing job. I was nervous about the dress as it was so big, but Toni worked her magic and everything was perfect! I really enjoyed working with Toni. We ended up sending my dress to be cleaned and preserved through Toni and I am excited to see how it turns out!
This is my favorite place to go when I need alterations, so I was very happy they were able to alter my wedding dress! They worked very quickly and did a beautiful job on my dress. They were incredibly professional and flexible when it came tim...
e to schedule appointments.
Toni did an incredible job with helping alter my Hayley Paige gown. I was nervous because up until the week of wedding the straps to my dress were still not sitting right. Toni decided we should redo the straps entirely and wow did she do an in...
credible job. I’m not sure how she got this done for me so quickly, but the straps looked better than they had originally when I purchased the dress. Thank you so much for making my dress perfect, I would recommend your services to anyone!
Working with Toni was a pleasure. She was helpful and efficient. I had my dress hemmed, brought in and sleeves added. Toni took care of everything and was a joy to work with. I highly recommend her.
Toni did a wonderful job altering my wedding dress! She was patient at my fittings and listened to my concerns. My dress was strapless with lace details at the top, and she made sure all the beading stayed intact and all the lace details laid s...
moothly. My dress fit absolutely perfectly for my wedding, and I loved the way I looked in it!
Toni did an amazing job altering my dress! I ordered it way to big and Toni was able to make it fit like a glove! She was easy to work with, super friendly, and the appointments were quick and efficient! I couldn't have been happier with my dre...
ss! Thank you Toni!!
Toni did a fantastic job on my dress! She is professional, talented, and most important easy to communicate with! After months of wedding planning, it was a delight to work with a vendor who got back to me quickly and was totally reliable. High...
ly recommended!
Toni is wonderful! She is the sweetest and had an eye for detail.
Response from the Vendor on 08/16/2019
Thank you very much Ashley! You were a pleasure to work with, and I will you a long, happy and healthy marriage!!
I am so glad I trusted Toni with my grandmother's wedding dress. She did a fantastic job altering it to fit me perfectly while still keeping the original character of the dress. We had originally planned to meet 3 times for fittings but we ende...
d up doing 5 because she was so committed to getting it perfect. I also wanted a few last minute changes like a new zipper and she was so accommodating. She also custom made me a veil that matched the vintage lace dress perfectly. I have to say too that the alterations were really reasonably priced. If you have a vintage dress, or really any dress this is the place to go.
ni is hands down THE BEST in the city. Toni did alterations to my vintage wedding dress that my mother and grandmother both wore, and beyond exceeded my expectations on how beautiful it turned out. She is sooooo talented, and you can 100% put y...
our trust in her knowing that she will come through for you. I am so blessed Toni helped make me wedding day so special with such a special dress and I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to job done correctly and beautifully. She has a great, kind heart and won’t disappoint you. Thank you so much Toni for making my dreams of wearing my grandmas wedding dress possible!
Toni is hands down THE BEST in the city. Toni did alterations to my vintage wedding dress that my mother and grandmother both wore, and beyond exceeded my expectations on how beautiful it turned out. She is sooooo talented, and you can 100% put your trust in her knowing that she will come through for you. I am so blessed Toni helped make me wedding day so special with such a special dress and I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to job done correctly and beautifully. She has a great, kind heart and won’t disappoint you. Thank you so much Toni for making my dreams of wearing my grandmas wedding dress possible!
Toni did a fantastic job! My alterations were affordable and well done.
Toni was so patient and wonderful to work with! I was nervous about the fit of my dress because after the first try on after getting it from the dress shop it was very low cut, but Toni suggested things to make me feel comfortable and make sur...
e the dress still looked elegant. She was very kind to show my mom and bridesmaid how to bustle the dress and was very easy to work with! She also steamed my dress and veil so all looked good day of! After my first meeting with her, I especially knew I didn't need to stress about anything and she would do great things! On the day of my wedding, I felt so beautiful and confident in my dress! Thanks Toni for everything, you are a master at all that you do!
My wedding dress alterations went better than I could have ever imagined. I was nervous finding the right place because of all the horror stories I’ve heard.
Toni is so delightful, sweet, and she really knows her stuff. She would place pins in...
the dress while I had it on so she knew where it needed to be sewn to. She always made sure I was happy with what it looked like and how it fit before she would sew that change. If something didn’t look right she would let me know and show me ways of how to fix it. After the 2nd fitting she told me to bring someone with me the next time to show them how to do the bustle. She let me mom video tape her doing it so she could bustle my train the night of the wedding.
She made sure my dress was pressed when I picked it up the final time and even offered to press my veil. After trying it on the final time she looked at the hook and eye and said she wanted to change it out to something stronger. It didn’t break, but since I had a strapless dress and it was heavy she wanted to make sure there was no chance of it breaking that whole day. She even had me bring a bed sheet to wrap it around the dress when I left to keep it clean but so it wouldn’t get wrinkled. She thought of everything and there isn’t anything I would have changed about my dress. I was so happy with it all! Her prices are very reasonable which was nice being on a strict budget.
Toni did an amazing job and was so nice and easy to work with!
Toni is so super kind and made the experience to get my wedding dress altered quick, easy, and fairly priced! She and her team also worked on some of the bridesmaids dresses that also came out perfectly, and we could not be more pleased with th...
e work she did!
She’s amazing, don’t go anywhere else if you are in the Cincinnati area!!!!
Toni did an amazing job with my wedding dress alterations. She was very accommodating and flexible, working with my limited schedule as I planned my wedding from out of town. She paid attention to every little detail and I felt stunning and com...
fortable in my dress!
Response from the Vendor on 06/24/2019
Thank you, Emily, for taking the time to write us a review! I remember you well, and am thrilled to hear how pleased you were with your gown. I wish you years of happiness!
Toni is such a doll! She helped make my wedding dress perfect in less than a week! I had a situation because I'm in the military stationed overseas. When I bought my dress, I had it sent home in the states because I was in a place where I would...
n't trust them to do it how I wanted due to the language barrier. I started contacting a few seamstresses back home, explaining to them that I'd need it done very fast due to the earliest date I could get home (which wasn't certain at the time cause that's military). You could understand my disappointment when I kept getting denied. But when I asked Toni, she was down for the challenge!! She said to let her know the date I'd fly in as soon as I know and she'd book me an appointment. She was so amazing! I needed my dress taken out a little and hemmed. So she took it out, hemmed it, and gave me a bustle in less than a week! Long story short, customer service was awesome, and product was amazing as well! I definitely recommend!
If you are looking for a place that listens to your concerns, protects your dress and treats you with patience and respect, look elsewhere. Using Alterations By Toni was a stressful experience and was our only regret from our wedding day.
Response from the Vendor on 06/18/2019
I am so sorry Eric, this is very disturbing on all levels you mention.
I see each and every bride throughout the process and not a one has said a word or expressed any concerns with her experience with us. If your bride had said something, I...
would most definitely have done everything possible to reverse it. An open dialogue would have produced a better outcome.
All of our gowns are kept in garment bags and under lock and key, except when being altered. I am very well known for being very attentive, patient and a stickler for detail. Every word you wrote is extremely NOT ME. I’ve been doing this for decades and have never been told I was a “regret”. If I knew the name of your bride, I would contact her myself. If she’s uncomfortable speaking to me, please have her email me at toni@alterationsbytoni.com. I look forward to hearing from her, and I sincerely extend my apologies for her experience with us.
My wedding dress turned out perfect! Toni is great and highly recommended!
Toni is so patient and wonderful to work with! An example of her patience is that I had an alteration appointment on a Saturday, woke up on Sunday feeling very anxious about the alterations, she emailed me back on a Sunday (her day off), and le...
t me come back in Monday morning without an appointment to re-try on my dress before she made the final alterations so that I wouldn't be so anxious. The day of my wedding, I felt so beautiful and confident in my dress! She made sure it fit my body and was still comfortable. Thanks Toni for everything!
Toni did an amazing job with my wedding dress. She did the alterations for my sister's dress two years ago, and even though I live in Columbus I knew there was nowhere else I wanted to go. The alterations on my dress were exactly what I wanted...
, and it fit perfectly. Thank you so much!!
Toni was wonderful! So kind and trustworthy with your gown! Highly recommend!
Toni is wonderful! She met with me three times to discuss and alter my dress to ensure it fit beautifully for my wedding. I bought the dress off the rack, so Toni's team worked hard to ensure it could be tailored to fit my figure. The hem wa...
s raised, the shoulders shortened, and bra cups installed. She also had it professional cleaned, along with steaming my veil. The experience was easy, smooth and highly professional. I'd recommend them to any bride. Even after my wedding, she wanted to see pictures to make sure that the dress met my expectations.
Toni & the whole team at alterations by Toni were great! I actually had two wedding dresses altered in a very short amount of time & they were timely, competent, and friendly. I will definitely return when other alteration needs arise.
Toni was so nice to work with and so patient with me. I regretted buying a strapless dress so she fashioned removable straps for me just a couple months before my wedding. It ended up being perfect. I was so grateful for her patience and flawle...
ss work. She made it my dream dress!
Toni and staff were great to work with. I only had 4 weeks for alterations and they were able to do everything I needed and my dress looked amazing. My tulle didn't hold in 2 places for my bustle it was ripped before I even had it bustled up fo...
r the reception but I will still very happy with the alterations and with my dress style you couldn't even really tell that the tulle bustle didn't hold. I would highly recommend Toni for your alterations!
Toni's was recommended by the bridal salon and we were very pleased with the service. The dress needed hemmed, shoulders taken up, the v-neck fixed to cover the "girls" up and the five point bustle. They used extra material from the shoulders...
to fix the neck line which saved us a lot of stress to find a matching lace.
They are so easy to work with and they make sure you feel confident that the dress will be ready and perfect for your special day.
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Toni and the ladies at the shop. Everyone was so helpful and truly cared about our visions. For my dress, I had several alterations needed (hem, bustle, shoulder tighten, bra cups added, liner release,...
etc) and Toni knew exactly what to do and made it perfect! Even after the first fitting, it fit perfectly. I also decided last minute to add a blusher to my veil and add a hook to my fur shawl and she helped with those as well! Everything came out perfectly and she was able to make recommendations when we weren't sure what to do. Highly, Highly recommend!!
My maids & moms also took their dresses to Toni's and the ladies working the front of house were fantastic! My girls wore full sequin gowns, which aren't the easiest to deal with, but everything came out perfectly and ahead of schedule. They each had furs as well that came out flawlessly! Basically, Alterations by Toni was the best choice I could have made and I will probably take every gown here from now on!
Toni and her team came highly recommended by my bridal salon, Bridal and Formal. I needed my dress altered rather quickly and they delivered! I had to add a clasp in the back, have bra cups sewn in, have the hem shortened and the train taken of...
f. It was perfect and fit like a glove! They steamed my dress and veil too. It fit perfectly and looked great for my big day. I actually just dropped my dress off after the wedding to have it cleaned and preserved. They ship it to you so it's super convenient. I can't wait to see the results!
Response from the Vendor on 03/12/2019
Thank you so much Lauren! You were a pleasure to work with, and we were happy to be a part of your special day!
Toni is an exceptional seamstress and worked magic with her skills to make my daughters wedding dress fit like a glove. She was very attentive to the bride and every small detail. I highly recommend her!
Toni was very professional and friendly and the ladies at the front were very nice to deal with. I would highly recommend alterations by Toni. I had my wedding dress altered and it fit like a glove! Thank you ladies!
Toni was a pleasure to work with and made me feel comfortable throughout the entire alteration process. I was very apprehensive about having my dress altered as I am a petite bride and was very worried about proportions. Toni made adjustments t...
o the dress and made it look absolutely beautiful! I cannot give enough praise for all her hard work, she continued to see me for alterations until the dress was perfect. I felt so confident on my wedding day and Toni deserves much of the credit for that.
I originally went to Alterations by Toni years ago as a bridesmaid. Many years later and the experience is still great! Toni and I had appointments one-on-one with only my Maid of Honor joining for the appointment that involved learning how t...
o bustle my dress. She was always professional, but also personable to ease the stress of wanting the perfect dress. I had my final appointment two days before the wedding. When I put on my dress, it was too big. I suddenly burst into tears thinking this was something I had not planned for nor did I want it to happen this close to the wedding. Toni comforted me like I was her own daughter. She worked on the dress overnight and I was able to pick it up the next day, the eve of our wedding. I waited to put my dress on until the wedding day and it fit like a glove. I couldn’t have been happier!
I have recommended Toni & her team to so many people since they worked on my wedding dress in September. Toni is such a warm person and you can tell she genuinely cares about brides looking/feeling their best in their dresses. She completed all...
my alterations in a very short time frame and even recommended some extra work that ended up looking amazing (and never once made me feel stressed about how short of a time frame I gave her to work with). The dress turned out even more beautiful than it started and I will always go to alterations by Toni in the future!
Toni is THE BEST! I changed my mind a few months before our wedding and came to her with a new dress that needed a good amount of alterations. She did an incredible job with both dresses. I would highly recommend her. She is the sweetest too, w...
hich is a bonus!
I found Toni by searching for the highest rated bridal gown alteration seamstress in Cincinnati and she definitely lived up to that reputation! Given my short 5'2' stature, my dress needed shortened quite a bit as well as taken in too in a few ...
places. Toni was able to create a perfect fit for me in every way and also added a beautiful bustle that was easy to manage. My dress looked absolutely gorgeous for my destination Halloween New Orleans wedding and I received literally hundreds of compliments on my dress all night as my husband and I had a traditional second line brass band parade through the French Quarter! She was very polite, professional, easy to work with, and made me feel very comfortable and confident in her work. Thank you Toni so so much for helping to make my wedding day dreams come true!
I had SO many people recommend Alterations by Toni, so it was my first choice, but honestly I was a little disappointed. My dress was pretty wrinkled and the lady said they would fall out, but they didn't. I had to send my dress to get steamed ...
less than a week before the wedding, and the lady who steamed my dress said that one of the layers of my dressed wasn't hemmed correctly because it still had safety pins in one layer of my dress! Of course it was too late to go back and get fixed so I had to get married like that. Thank goodness you couldn't tell but it was still annoying since I paid for it.
Response from the Vendor on 10/21/2018
I'm so sorry to hear of your experience with us. Someone should have offered to steam/press your gown, and I sincerely apologize that they didn't. If they had, the basting pins would surely have been removed. Due to emergency surgery, I was...
not in the shop at the time of your pickup; if I had been, your experience would have been vastly different, and I'm very sorry for that.
Toni has the most positive energy and talented hands. Every time I went back for a fitting, I fell in love with my dress, as if it was the first time I had seen it. She made my dress come alive. When I entered the venue’s dressing room and saw ...
my dress hanging, I cried. When we made it back to our hotel suite, I did not want to take her off. Thank you so much Toni. I’ll be returning soon to have my dress preserved.
In addition to doing an absolutely fabulous and meticulous job on my wedding dress, Toni and her crew also made last minute alterations to a custom felted winter jacket that arrived late because it got caught in customs. They were so friendly,...
professional, and helpful. I would absolutely recommend them to any bride or bridesmaid, and I continue to use their services for my everyday wear.
Toni did exactly what I requested for my wedding dress. It looked perfect for my big day!
Toni is great at easing nerves about your wedding dress. While my actual dress didn't need too many alterations... I had a second dress that did, and she also created my adorable ring bearer pillow. Everything turned out perfectly, and her pric...
es are wonderful! Highly recommend!
I was so excited about my wedding gown and I thought I only had take it in a little at the top. We had paid extra to the designer to have the special "hollow to hem" so that the length would fit perfectly. I had a lot of intricate lace on the b...
ottom of my gown and I didn't want anyone to have to mess with it in alterations. However, the designer did not adjust the length to the whole gown, only a little piece in the front. Due to the pleating and the way the gown fell, I was tripping over my dress. Toni was able to hem the gown and keep the beautiful lace on the bottom of the dress. I know this must have been a tedious process because of the intricate lace, but Toni did an amazing job and I was able to walk without tripping. Toni also helped my mom and I talk to the designer and gown shop to see if we could get a reimbursement for the extra charge on the tailoring since they didn't do it correctly. We were reimbursed and it was so helpful to have Toni's support. You can certainly trust Toni to help you achieve the perfect fit in your wedding gown!
First off, Toni works wonders on gowns! My dress was covered in intricate beading at the top and I had a hard time filling it out at the top as well. She made it look seamless and my gown fit me perfectly! She altered it to perfection and in su...
ch a timely manner! Toni made me feel so comfortable and helped me feel like a thousand bucks in the finished product. She also added my grandma’s gown and my mother’s hat to the inside of the gown for that special touch. Toni even helped me with making it so easy to preserve my gown. I would recommend anyone to Toni for their alteration needs!!!!!
Toni is absolutely amazing. My dress needed to be taken in a couple sizes and being 5’1 a lot had to come off the bottom. When Toni was done with my dress it fit me like a glove. I had never worn something that fit me better and made me feel s...
o beautiful! I could not have been more happy with my alterations! Toni is wonderful!
I'm so glad I chose to have my dress altered by Alterations by Toni. The staff at the shop are very friendly, and Toni was so pleasant and easy to work with. She did an amazing job altering my gown - especially considering she had to lift the...
lace to do the hemming. It turned out beautifully and fit me like a glove. She also added a very easy bustle that showed off the lace of my gown!
Toni did an amazing job on my wedding dress, it turned out absolutely beautiful! You can definitely trust your gown will be in great hands!!
If I had to do it all over again and choose someone else to alter my wedding dress.. I would. Toni was rude at the majority of my alteration appointments. Also she would charge me for things that weren't in my control.. one example was when she...
sewed in the cups and they weren't positioned properly then she charged me to move them! I asked for a heart to be sewn in the inside for sentimental reasons.. I felt like she barely listened to what I was saying when I described it... and I was right. It wasn't what I described, but I was afraid to ask her to re-do it because she would probably charge me again. Overall I just wasn't happy with the experience and will be going somewhere else for alterations in the future.
Response from the Vendor on 01/22/2018
Hello Erika - Please know that I never have and never will intentionally be rude to a bride. I simply could not stay in this business for as long as I have by being rude to brides. I am very sorry, however, that you were not happy with your e...
xperience with us. I clearly remember you, checked my notes on your visits, and don't see anything to indicate your being unhappy or displeased.
I did not charge you to move the bra cups, and have never done that either. Your original ticket cost was never changed, and you did not pay anything additional.
I clearly remember asking you if you were pleased with the heart (1" lavender heart) and you said yes, three months prior to your wedding. If you weren't pleased, why wouldn't you say so when we had so much time to make it right??
Please accept my sincere apologies that you were not happy.
My dress needed a lot of work to have it fit my short frame. It’s a designer dress so it was made for a tall model type. It also had a lot of lace and a long train that required a much shorter hem and bustle. This team led by Toni, were absolut...
ely amazing. The dress fit me like it was designed just for me. They helped me get that fairy tale dress. Also they offer a “something blue” monogram for less than $10. And can make a garter as well! Anything you need they got it. Loved the opportunity to have Toni herself work on my dress. Also they offer a dress preservation service after your wedding. If I need any tailoring no matter how big or small I will go back to this amazing local team.
They did a great job, but were not cheap.
Toni did a beautiful job with my daughter's gown. Her dress had a scalloped lace overlay which was not simple to shorten. Toni's work is flawless. She also went out of her way to help ensure that Laura could her last fitting in just a few days...
before the wedding when a family crisis struck!! Toni is professional and kind! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
everyone referred me to Toni's for my wedding dress alterations and I couldn't have been happier with the final results! Amy did my actual alterations but most of my consultations were with Toni. They are both very patient and kind women who ar...
e determined to make you feel comfy and happy in your dress. I also had Toni do embroidery work on bridal party gifts and everything turned out perfect. I will continue to go back to Toni's for all my alterations needs. Highly recommend!
Thank you Toni for your hard work & dedication to making my bridal gown absolutely perfect. Like most brides, I was definitely nervous walking in for my first fitting. But I was quickly put at ease & I could not be happier with the way Toni so ...
carefully handled my Alvina Valenta gown & Hayley Paige tulle skirt. My dress fit like a glove & I felt like a princess on my special day!
I cannot say how thankful I am for Toni! My bridal salon overbooked their alterations department cancelled on me. I was completely panicked and running out of time. Toni completely saved me and did a truly beautiful job on my dress! They were s...
o quick and extremely affordable. I have heard horror stories about alteration costs and I was so happy with Toni's. THANK YOU TONI!! I will see you for my dress preservation soon!
Toni did alterations on my wedding dress and she was AMAZING to work with! Friendly, super sweet and very accommodating! My dress is Blush by Hayley Paige and it looks perfect! I would highly recommend her, for the quality you get you can't bea...
t the price!
Amazing, super helpful, very quick and very nice to deal with. I got my wedding dress and a bridesmaids dress altered here, and also my rehearsal dress. The alterations were done perfectly and very quickly. I had a great experience with Toni!
Toni did an amazing job with my wedding dress. I was really nervous because it did not fit me the way I wanted it to. She was very patient and understanding of my requests. My dress turned out jus the way I wanted it!! I highly recommend her.
Toni did an absolutely beautiful job altering my wedding dress. My dress had a very long, intricate lace train and body and she did an amazing job hemming the dress and creating a bustle that lasted throughout the whole night. She was very help...
ful in each fitting and talked me through the process and decisions in a way that made me immediately trust her and feel more relaxed about the whole process. I was getting married out of town and she was great about helping me get the dress ready in time for the wedding and trip to the wedding. She also pressed my veil for me and altered a dress for my rehearsal dinner. I would recommend her to anyone!
Absolutely wonderful! Toni did an incredible job with my dress and it was completely affordable! My dress fit like a glove and it was absolutely gorgeous for my big day. Toni was always available for multiple fittings and she was always so n...
ice. I am so happy I decided on Alterations by Toni for altering my wedding dress and I would not recommend anywhere else!
Here are photos: https://imgur.com/a/tFIpF
I feel the need to warn other brides who might be persuaded by good reviews to trust Toni with their wedding dress. After my third and final fitting, I was handed my dress back in absolute shambles - ...
worst of all there was a stain left on the chest of my satin gown and Toni made no real attempt to help me remedy the situation or find a dry-cleaner for my wedding that was in 4 days.
The dress itself was tailored poorly and although Toni was nice about it I never felt like she offered a real solution to the issues I had with things. I ended up having a meltdown and going to another tailor in the area to fix the job she did...but some things could not be fixed. The other tailor helped me with the frayed hem Toni left, but there were safety pin marks that could not be pulled out of the back of my dress, the STAIN on the front that was done in Toni's care, the seams were taken out and weren't pressed before being handed back to me....I am just devastated by the amount of stress I had to go through to find another tailor and a dry cleaner to help me with 2 days before my wedding.
I am sorry to Toni as it is nothing personal but I felt as though she rushed through my appointment because she had too many other brides to worry about and obviously did not handle my dress with care.
Response from the Vendor on 09/24/2017
Maria is right, of course, don’t be persuaded by my overwhelming 5-star reviews.
I thank Maria for saying I was nice; she was nice as well, but this is not the person I met with five times (not three as she said). I hear over and over from ot...
her vendors: if you’re not happy with the service received, say something to their face. It almost always comes to a better outcome. Don’t pay your bill, leave and use the anonymity of your home/car to write a nasty review.
There is no denying that I cannot make every bride happy. However, her words are a gross exaggeration of the facts.
“offer a real solution”, “rushed through appointment”: I offered every solution available to fabric manipulation. I spent hours with her two days prior to her wedding trying my best to disguise her issues. We added just one bra cup inside the lining, then moved it to the outside, then created a custom one to give the illusion of an even bust line. We added a hidden pocket filled with quilt batting to make her back look symmetrical (scoliosis). Took the neckline out, took it back in, let it out a little less…. Offered to press the gown again - no need since the dress will have to travel to Pittsburgh.
“stain” – I could barely see the mysterious stain under an Ott light. But since she truly believed I put it there, I gave her a very generous $85 to have it dry cleaned.
If you look at her photos, please note that they are of the inside of the dress/lining, not the outside. The hem frays she refers to are on the inside, and there is no guarantee of zero frays on silk chiffon – it’s the nature of the fabric. And pin holes are inevitable as well, just like needle holes.
https://imgur.com/a/1TU1k
Here are my photos of her after the gown was altered. My grandfather always warned me to look out for that one bad apple in the basket. I’m sad to say she was probably looking for a place to direct her anger and picked at every little thing possible. My hope is that Maria can find peace in her life.
My wedding dress, of course, instantly became one of my most prized possessions so I was extremely anxious about taking it to a stranger to cut up and sew back together, but Toni made me feel so at ease with her professionalism and confidence i...
n what needed to be done to my dress. I was very obvious she was extremely talented and knew what she was doing. I was so happy with how everything turned out! I would definitely recommend her to brides everywhere. My custom Hayley Paige dress that intimidated other seamstresses turned out perfect when Toni was finished with it!
Toni is amazing! She is great to work with and did a WONDERFUL job with my dress! Not only did she do great work but she was very helpful in teaching one of my family members on how to properly lace up my corset. Toni was great and I highly re...
commend her services!!
I cannot say enough great things about Toni. She was an absolute lifesaver and is incredibly sweet and talented. After I was told by another alteration studio that what I wanted done to my dress was not possible, I found Toni through her excell...
ent reviews. She was confident and reassuring. She completely shortened the torso of my dress to fit my frame perfectly. To do this, she had to totally re-bead a complicated, intricate design, which she did flawlessly. The dress was absolutely stunning and looked like it was made just for me. She did an amazing job and was so accommodating and easy to work with.
Alterations by Toni is WONDERFUL! Poor Toni had literally one month to get my dress to fit. She did such a beautiful job and was so accommodating with my hectic schedule. I could not recommend her more! Thank you Toni!
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Toni and her business. From the beginning everything was wonderful until taking my dress off that evening. Her employees made everything do wonderful with scheduling appointments and receiving confirma...
tion phone calls. Toni took her time with me at each appointment and noticed things that I didn't being the professional. Toni is so calm and sweet! She made each experience so stress free and enjoyable. Each time I left I knew I was in great hands. Toni made my dress even more beautiful to fit me perfectly on my wedding day. I am so glad I went with her company for the most important day of my life and I look forward to using her in the future. Thank you for everything and I look forward to sending you pictures soon!!!
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