Amazing Alterations

made sure the dress fit exactly as I wanted before leaving. This included the smallest of adjustments until it was perfect. I am so grateful for Brenda and her team at Amazing Alterations.

y and that it would be able to stay up all day (my dress was strapless) and move well on the dance floor. The bustle was also well done and easy to pin up on the big day. They were also very affordable and ended up being close to half of what I had expected to pay for alterations. Can't recommend them enough! :)

ing to fit me, I almost cried! It looked so good. I was so ready for my second appointment in April 2020. Then COVID hit and I had to postpone my wedding twice. Brenda so graciously stored my dress for me until my rescheduled second fitting in September 2021. Brenda and her team had already made the first alterations from 2020 and took the bodice of my dress in. Which, as a plus-size bride, I never thought would be said about anything I ever owned. Brenda knew exactly which bustle my dress needed, and I felt so good when I left that appointment. I came in for the final fitting, and my dress fit like a glove. The team recorded a video on my phone so my bridesmaids and personal attendant could do my bustle correctly. So many people cried when they saw me in my dress. I can’t recommend Amazing Alterations enough! I felt like a goddess in my dress!

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ishing was quick! I’m so so impressed with them, especially with how much they have been understaffed from Covid. I felt amazing on my wedding day and couldn’t be happier!!

h the fabric and all the lace appliqués and Amazing Alterations did not even think twice about it. I also worried about the bust area on the dress, but they were able to fix it no questions asked, and once it was tailored to my body shape, I was amazed at how beautiful I looked. All of the tailors/pinners/front desk staff were very welcoming and helpful and I enjoyed my experience. My maid of honor is getting married in June, and I referred her to go here because of the amazing outcome I received. I definitely will encourage people to go here for their wedding dresses!

that would have been fine, but they were seriously understaffed due to Covid. I showed up for my first of 3 appointments and was brought back to a changing room 10 minutes late, and then stood there in my oversized dress for 45 minutes while every other girl in the place got helped but me. I was told several times that it would be 5 more minutes. I told them I had to get to a meeting for work, and they assured me I would get fitted soon. That went on for 30 minutes. I had to leave without getting fitted, in order to make it back to work on time. I took a half day off work for this appointment which was only scheduled for 30 minutes, so I was very annoyed and panicked that I wasn't going to get my dress done in time for the wedding. They rescheduled me for 2 weeks later. I got a phone call the day before my appointment informing me that they needed to reschedule me (again, but they didn't remember that) because one of their pinners called in for the next day (a recurring issue they've had every time I've been there). I finally got in for my first appointment another week later, and they were apologetic, I was in and out in 30 minutes like I should have been, and they went over the invoice items and total amount with me and assured me that would be the maximum amount. I thought "okay, maybe this will be better now." Well, I received an email from them a few days later, informing me that they missed the hem on my invoice, so it was going to be an additional $190 (that is not a small amount to forget, and she verbally mentioned the hem when she listed everything off to me before telling me the total). For my second fitting I took another half day off work, but it was in the afternoon. Good thing, because I didn't get to go back and change until 30 minutes after my appointment time. Otherwise this appointment went fine, besides one of the pinners making me very uncomfortable by asking if my fiance and I "are waiting" because I was having bust cups installed into my dress, because "that could be misleading." Very uncomfortable. For my final fitting, I took the entire day off work. The final fit is supposed to be a 30 minute appointment, and mine was scheduled for 11am. I didn't get in my dress until 12:35pm, and that is only after my mom went up to the desk because they started calling brides back who had later appointment times than me. Turns out they brought my dress back to the room and closed the curtain, so they thought I was in there getting dressed. Then when I finally got in my dress, I stood there waiting for another 15 minutes for someone to show my mom how to do the bustles. Then I waited even longer because they wanted to take my picture on one of their couches. I was there for a total of 3 hours for what was supposed to be a 30 minute appointment. As if there aren't a million things to get ready a week before your wedding. My dress turned out beautiful, but I was not happy with the way the cups were sewn in (just by the corners, so the cup gaped from the actual dress quite a bit, and fashion tape couldn't hold it in place for more than a few hours at a time). The hem was also a little too long and I had to hold my dress at times so I wouldn't trip over it.

looks okay it looks like the lace is on the floor and then they go and sew it on. When I tried the dress back on the lace sat 2 inches off the ground. All of the girls kept telling me thats how the dress was supposed to look, thats how the designer wanted it to look. Okay maybe it is, but having lace sit two inches off the floor looked AWFUL. Brenda jumps in and starts looks at the dress. She tells me that they can only lower it one inch because of the way it was cut. THANK GOD I ordered extra applique and Brenda was able to piece the bottom of my dress together so the bottom of the lace actually touched the ground. If I didn't have extra appliques the lace wouldn't touch the ground. No one even seemed to be bothered by how bad the dress looked, no one apologized, no one seemed to care at all. Then the people in the store got an attitude with me because I wasn't 'jumping for joy' that the bottom of my dress touched the ground.

used to pull that off seamlessly (pardon the pun), but the dress looked and fit beautifully when they were finished! As a bonus, their shop has such a fun ambiance! The only negative was that it was often hard to get ahold of someone on the phone. All worked out well in the end, however.

on my dress before the ceremony, but nobody could tell at all and there were enough reinforcements on the dress that it held together really well othersise. The bustle was gorgeous and they are excellent at tackling some of the most challenging dresses.

he dress but they made it too long. When she asked about it again they gaslighted us and told us it was fine. When we asked for a new (hook) fastener we were told the dress didn’t need one. So on the day of the wedding we had a dress that dusted the floor and a hook that immediately broke while she was dressing! Thankfully we had an emergency sewing kit and a fashion designer friend who sewed my daughter into the dress. I would absolutely NOT recommend this shop for your wedding alterations.

tly! I was so happy and felt so beautiful. They calmed my nerves and worked so well with my timeline! I will be going back for any future alterations!

ow tried calling every weekday for the last week, and no one has answered the phone. I have also left 2 voicemails in the last week, and still.. no one has called me back. Also sent an email today, maybe they know how to work that since clearly they do not know how to use a phone. This is incredibly frustrating and a poor way to run a business. Highly do NOT recommend!!

at I had to say, and made me feel so beautiful. If you are looking for a place to get your wedding dress altered, I couldn’t recommend them more!

ere able to get the alterations done quickly and I was able to pick up my dress with plenty of time to spare. Highly recommend!!

all the alterations. Brenda is so skilled and knowledgably about how to alter dresses based on your body shape and the dress's design. It was such an easy and seamless process and my dress turned out prefect! Thank you so much for such a great experience! I would highly recommend Amazing Alterations!

few weeks!

rations to anyone!! Thank you!!!

all of the changes that had to be made! There was no stress on their end when some things needed to be altered and their experience made me feel very comfortable and unstressed about getting everything done. Their pricing was very reasonable and I was very happy with everything!! Thank you so much!!

glove! Jo also made time for me when I requested to have it hemmed a little higher due to my concern RE walking in sand and sinking a little. She fit me in that day and had it re-hemmed in 20 minutes. I had a great experience and would definitely recommend Jo and the team!

as you walked in, everyone there made you feel at home. They are every organized and schedule all the appointments as needed. I would highly recommend them. They did a tremendous job and their service was top notch to make me feel as beautiful as I could in my dress on my special day! 5 stars!

They did a nice job of offering lots of recommendations but letting me choose what I needed in the end (I ended up choosing not to get the recommended bustle or a hoop because of the nature of my abbreviated COVID wedding, but definitely took the advice of using fashion tape in a couple key locations!) While it was a bit of a drive from my house in the east metro I'd totally recommend this place to others -it was worth it!

yone made me feel so comfortable and welcome. Brenda helped me refine my vision for the dress and everything looked flawless. Today, just over 4 months after my wedding, I am still getting compliments on the dress. Plus, the “chick cave” is just the coolest place to be!

ery step of the way. THANK YOU!

vered my dress on time and it’s absolutely perfect! I appreciated their commitment to community safety but also to taking care of their brides!

ted options. Pricing was given up front and listed separately by each alteration, so I knew exactly what I was paying for, and I could add or subtract alterations as the budget allowed. The staff was friendly and reassuring, and I never felt rushed. I especially liked that nothing was done that couldn’t be changed at the next appointment, so I could see everything that had been done and ok it before it was finalized. I was impressed with the fast turnaround, but I would definitely call as soon as possible as appointment times fill up fast, especially during the summer. I felt completely comfortable leaving my dress with them, and I was very happy with the results. I thought that their labor charges were reasonable for the amount of work that some alterations required. I would highly recommend them, as evidenced by the fact that I drove 2 ½ hours each way for multiple fittings. The wonderful service and custom fit of my dress was so worth it!

ho I was she’d say “oh you’re the one with so and so” and I’d say no, and she’d come up with some other guess on who I was, even on my first visit in. She’d also ask where my mom was every time, which made me uncomfortable. While my mom was just not present because of other commitments I can imagine this would be upsetting to someone whose mother had passed away or not in their lives. My first few visits with my actual consultant went well, however when it came time for my final fitting there were things very obviously not right with my dress, and the consultant rather than acknowledging my feelings and making it right spent time arguing with me that I was wrong. I was given one option for a bustle which left very visible loops in my milky satin skirt. When I finally received my dress there were multiple snags in the satin skirt of my dress that were not there before alterations. For the price paid for alterations I expected better service and was ultimately disappointed leading me to choose another company to clean/preserve my dress.

ensured me that they would be able to fix the dress the way I wanted, and would get it done on time no matter what. Not only did my dress turn out amazing, but they were incredible to work with, and helped ease the stress that I felt during the process! I highly recommend them!

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told me that I needed to get my first appointment in right away in January, with my second appointment in April. When I showed up for my first appointment, they acted extremely surprised at why I was in so early, but the lady on the phone told me I had to get in that early because of how busy they get with June brides. I didn’t appreciate them questioning me when I was just following their advice. It was my final appointment where I feel they lost a few of their stars. My appointment began with me trying on my dress and not liking how it was fitting in the hips. The lady helping me said it was just the bulk fabric that they would remove when they stitched it up. She then asked me to initial to do the final stitching, to which I replied that I will, but I’d like to try my dress back on to make sure it took care of the extra “bulking” in my hips. They told me it would be about 45-60 minutes to complete so I ran to do some errands. 90 minutes later, I still hadn’t received a call, so I made my way back to the shop where I sat for another hour waiting for them to be done. By this time, the lady walked up with my dress and told me she was ready to ring me up. I asked if I could try my dress on, and she stated “Oh, you want to try it on again?”. I was put in a back room and was nearly forgotten to get help with buttoning the back of my dress up. I’m really glad I did ask to put my dress on because the removal of the extra “bulk” fabric did not help the look of the dress in my hips. When they brought the seamstress in, she proceeded to tell me that she does not feel comfortable taking the dress in because it would be too tight on me even though I was showing her about 1/2 an inch of extra room on each side. She reluctantly took it for more alterations, but made me feel like I was ruining my dress with my decision. I walked back out to my car crying thinking I had just ruined my dress, and called one of my bridesmaids to help. She had the day off and said that she was coming back with me to make sure everything looks and feels good when I returned. Again, they told me about 60-90 min to make the fix. We sat around for 3 hours waiting for them to call, and when I finally called them, they said “we were just picking up the phone to call you!”. Sure... When I returned, the dress finally looked the way I wanted it to, and the dress was nowhere near ruined. Then I asked if they were going to steam it at that point. The lady looked at me and said that there was no steaming added to my account – even though this was all the way back in January, I remember including this. When we sat down to go over the final payment, I asked to see the line-item invoice and looked it over and saw that I DID have a steam on there, and she was trying to charge me twice for it, and I had to ask her to remove the second one and reprint the invoice. She then asked if I brought my sheet with me, which I did not because, again, they told me this in January during my first appointment. It would have been nice to have a reminder that I needed to bring that in when they do the steam. I returned a few days later to pick up my dress – with a sheet and double checked that everything looked nice, which it did.

t my dress fitted within two months of my wedding (not recommended, but they were able to make it work) in three sessions. If you need some common alterations (cups added/hoops used) you can bring your own in to the shop or they have them there for purchase. I did a mix of in house and pre-bought and was super happy with my decision. They talk about the hoop being an awesome tool for good reason!

idn't love that they wait until the end of each appointment (when you're checking out) to let you know how much each alteration will cost. In the end, my dress did fit perfectly, but I thought it ended up costing too much money for a very simple dress.

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o Amazing Alterations for the type of dress I had and I’m so glad I did!

I ended up standing around in my dress for at least 15 minutes until someone had time to meet with me. In addition, I was there one day and it was mass chaos. One bride had her veil steamed and it was nowhere to be found so everyone was running around looking for it. As a result, this delayed when I was seen. It was also disappointing that I did not once meet with Brenda, the owner. She was all the rave so it would've given me a lot of assurance to have the expert inspect me in my dress during the final fitting.

told that the only way to bustle my dress was to remove all of the layers from the back of my dress and just leave the top two layers. I was heartbroken when I received my dress with the alterations. It looked completely different (see photos) and the woman basically laughed when I asked if we could sew the layers back in. This happened on the Monday before our Saturday wedding in Minneapolis. I called Amazing Alterations on a whim, nearly chickening out from making the call because I felt so ridiculous asking for a Thursday appointment for a Saturday wedding (THREE DAYS before). They didn't bat an eye and made me an appointment for Thursday after our plane landed. I brought it in just hoping to feel better talking to people who cared-and they did care-SO MUCH! They were so nice! I would have left happy to just talk to them about the dress. But my mind was blown when Lindsey looked over the dress and said, "So, time is not an issue." She explained they would just sew all the layers back in. I came back less than 24 hours later to pick up my dress-completely restored to its original look with a new bustle design that held up all its layers with absolutely no issue-and it looked cute! They honestly could have charged me whatever they wanted at this point-but their pricing was reasonable too. WHO ARE THESE MAGICAL DRESS WIZARDS??? I'm in love. Please take your dress here. Thank you Amazing Alterations!

ck after it was altered for my bust. Brenda immediately saw my concerns and came up with a fantastic solution. Their seamstresses are clearly skilled as well. I've seen a number of bustles fall at weddings and mine held strong despite needing to hold up a very full skirt. I brought my rating down for reasons mainly related to cost. Amazing Alterations is one of the most expensive alterations options I've seen in the Cities. Furthermore, when I went in for an initial consultation, we didn't discus price at all until my dress had been taken away into a back room already pinned. I felt like I couldn't ask for my dress back when I got my estimate.

involved very aggressive sales with very little listening to what I wanted for fit. The final fitting was a mess. Staff was condecending. Things were not finished as agreed, and took hours. Heads up beforehand, they charge extra for pressing or steaming after you've already spent hundreds in alterations. In the end the dress fit was okay, but the quality was not amazing. The stress and aggravation was not worth the slight improvement in fit or the added expense. The only real compliment I have are the front desk women were very nice and professional.

it would be done in 1-1.5 hours. A little over 2 hours later got a call I can come back. After I got there I waited 45 min to try on my dress again. Wish they would have been able to help me sooner as my final try on was rushed since I had to get to work. Extremely expensive but everyone I know has gone here and been happy with their experience.

tionally needy and running over their allotted time. The second time it was because the girl fainted and they had to call EMTs! Granted both occasions were out of the staff’s control, I feel it would serve them well to schedule more time if they know they have a big group, or at least let the person following them know it may not be exactly at their scheduled time. But Brenda was so cool and friendly, and she did exactly what I asked. 👍🏽👍🏽

em back together. The hem was basically the main part I paid Amazing Alterations to do so I was very disappointed when it was either not completed or not done well enough to hold together while sitting still in a closet for a month. I emailed pictures to them asking for some money back and have heard nothing.

many compliments on it.

y 2nd fitting I got the dress on and it fit like a DREAM I could not believe it and how quick they did it! They are very punctual and so kind. It made the entire experience so amazing. I am kind of sad I don't have any more fittings now! LOL I will definitely be going back for any adjustments I need on dresses in the future.

a bridesmaid dress altered, and everything turned out well. I’m happy to recommend this business to brides and anyone else needing dress alterations.

with no problems! (According to my already married friend I wasn't too close, but didn't know quite what to do when I was told that!) They were kind and friendly on the phone and I felt immediately better after scheduling my appointments. I was nervous about getting my dress altered and they made me feel comfortable and beautiful. They were up front about the price (which was reasonable) and accommodating and kind when I couldn't quite decide how the back of my dress should look. In the end, it was perfect!

as a total of almost 700$ and my dress was a little more pricey anyways so that was hard to spend that much. But it was worth it. The bussel options were my favorite and mine didn’t hold that well but everything else turned out amazing.

’t fit at all. The owner of the shop seemed disorganized and didn’t fit my dress to me correctly at all. Lindsey corrected the mistakes and had my dress ready to go for me within days of the final fitting and my dress was successfully completed 4 days before the wedding. I would give 5 stars to Lindsey and encourage you to request her to do your fitting.”

g here even if it is a little but of a drive for you.

of which cost less than I was expecting!

ner every time I went and it made for a confusing experience.

ches in bust and 4 in waist, but this required no cutting, they just folded it in and sewed it. My dress had no lace, no beading, and only 2 layers of fabric. Also, don’t be surprised if your appointment is 5 minutes long because they over booked and are all running around seeing other people. I had 3 appointments and saw someone different each time. With that being said, I still had a good experience and would use them again if it were for a big event, but not for something small, only because of price.

he wedding! I brought my dress to amazing alterations in Wednesday before my wedding and Brenda did such a fantastic job and fixed my sleeves and redid them completely. I couldn't help but cry I was so happy and they finished the sleeves on Friday. Brenda is an angel. Thank you so much!

o professional and friendly and easy to work with. Lindsey was able to do things to my dress I didn't even think were possible and it looks more amazing than I could've imagined! I didn't want to get out of my dress today at my final fitting, and I am so excited to show my soon-to-be-husband this Saturday when I am walking down the aisle! Thank you everyone!!

I don't really know much about it and they did a great job. I worked with Theresa and she was great! Super friendly and made the whole process great!

w they can alter a dress to fit you perfectly and it looks like it was made that way. Shop is also decorated wonderfully. I’m really glad I chose this place.

ighly recommend them!!

re informative throughout each of my appointments about my dress. The location itself is very lovely and the staff are very nice too.

onfident in what they were doing and I left more excited each time. The final fitting was time-consuming, but that's because they make the final alterations on the spot and won't quit until it's EXACTLY how you want it. At one point, their staff could tell I was overwhelmed (all the wedding feels, not anything to do with the dress) and the next thing I know, I had several of them surrounding me with food, water, and comforting words. I truly felt like I got to know their staff during my time spent there and already miss seeing them so often! You will not regret going with Amazing Alterations -- even if you have a long drive!

s. Very clear on pricing as well upfront, I ended up paying way less than the original estimate - which was wonderful!! HIGHLY recommend!