Margaret's Cleaners

the wedding and I received so many compliments! Not only did they make sure my wedding dress was ready to go for our wedding, but they also helped press our bridesmaid's dresses (including a few alterations) and my mom's dress (including alterations)! All of the dresses were delivered on the day of our wedding to our venue, beautifully taken care of and ready to go. I cannot begin to express how great Margaret's is. Again, they are amazing and it was the BEST decision we made!!

are correct and has a wonderful attention to detail. And she is also so kind and professional! Highly recommend!

ow my dress turned out! It fit perfectly! I would recommend her to anyone needing alterations! Thank you again!

ice! Naiomi is wonderful, friendly, and does incredible work!! My dress looked amazing, and they even packaged it to keep it perfectly safe for our cross-country flight.

go. She was quite thin and I have some extra love handles, lol I was debating on whether to use my mom's dress or buy a new one because I was skeptical that it wouldn't be or look like my dream dress and I didn't want to ruin my mom's dress. The dress was pretty heavily 80's to include the huge puffy arm ruffles. So I stopped by Margaret's Cleaners booth and spoke to Naomi Miller and she showed me some of her before/after dresses she had worked on. It was impressive enough to get me to go in to their shop for a consultation with my dress. We went over every detail I wanted done, Naomi took every single idea of mine and turned it into a masterpiece. She would advise where my ideas needed to be tweaked and why it needed to be tweaked but never once did she ever make me feel like my ideas were weird instead she would show enthusiasm for them. She has the patience of a God as I had many different changes and she would smile and be excited for them. Naomi did not have an easy job as I went in with my mom and my aunt and we were all very opinionated, LOL Naomi was so accommodating, respectful and a true professional. The end result was me in happy tears and Naomi joined me in my tearful joy. When I tell you that this girl pours her heart and soul into making your vision come to life, it's an understatement. The best part is that it was ridiculously affordable. The final dress came in an amazing package that looked like i had just gone to purchase the dress at a super expensive store. In closing, Naomi Miller from Margaret's cleaners is nothing short of a miracle worker, her skills are unparalleled, she treats her customers like family/friend and she is the sweetest person I've ever met, so much so, we still keep in touch today.

en you're in your fitting. I do have one word of advice- Listen to Naomi when she tells you to hang out in your dress a little. Sit down in your dress. Bend over in your dress. Give her a hug in your dress. Do a little jig in your dress. Do ALL the things you think you may do during the wedding because the fit of your dress changes as you move. I did not follow her advice and my dress ended up being too large on top (my fault). Naomi is an expert and the amount of schooling she has been to backs that up. She also creates wedding dresses from scratch if you like. Overall, go see Naomi. She's the real deal and will be sure to make your dress fit like a glove (if you listen to her). Love Naomi- love Margarets. Highly recommend them!

ver and steam my gown was amazing, and it really helped take an important thing off of my to-do list for the wedding day.

halter top made out of lace. The biggest trouble we had was sourcing the lace and Naomi took care of everything. She found the lace, met with me 3 times for fitting and finished my dream dress! Not only did she add the topper, she also added buttons to the back, added a belt and bustle. I would trust Naomi to do all my alterations. Everything turned out so great, without any hassle and wonderful customer service. Thank you Naomi for making the dress of my dreams :)

r first fitting - she is so sweet and personable! Naomi helped me with several professional recommendations. At the first fitting she recommended the top come slightly off my shoulders to achieve the perfect fit. At my second fitting she recommended I take more off the bottom so that I was completely comfortable walking and dancing. At our wedding I was so happy I did because I danced the night away and felt completely comfortable! She was very professional and has a great eye for detail. The dress was delivered the day before the wedding completely wrapped, pressed and steamed and in pristine condition for the wedding day. It even came complete with a report describing each stage of the dress alteration. I am so happy I was able to work with Naomi at Margaret's - their work is top notch and I would highly recommend them. I will be going back to Naomi with any future dress alterations I need. Thank you Naomi and the Margaret's team!

a friend that they actually would not hand the dress over to just anyone, and my then-fiance was found to sign for it (it was in a bag of course so he couldn't see!)! I was so thankful for that level of commitment, because I can imagine if you just hand the dress of to anyone, you don't always know what will become of it! It was just a really great, professional experience :-)

e, completely changing the back and a few other minor touches. The best part about working with Naomi is that she is so talented and was able to make anything I wanted happen- if it was something that wouldn't have ended up looking the way I wanted she took the time to explain why or why not. My dress was SOOO comfortable the entire day of my wedding that I didn't ever want to take it off. Naomi made sure that everything fit perfect so the dress wouldn't move around or need to be constantly adjusted. My mom and Mother of the Groom both brought their dresses to her as well after seeing how great she was to work with. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

t me like a glove! Every appointment was so much fun and I wish I could do it all again! Thank you so much ladies for getting me ready for my big day <3

oncerned about the delicate nature of the gown. They were able to press my dress last minute and even sent it up from their Ocean side location to Santa Monica for me so I could pick it up the next day!! I couldn't be happier!

ow many ways it can go wrong... you also know that you relinquish a lot of control to vendors... you must trust that they'll deliver on your expectations. This place is more expensive than I thought alterations should cost, but once I factored in the quality, the service, the assurance that my dress would be done perfectly and delivered timely, the price I would pay again. I got married in Riverside but live in San Diego. Waffling on if I should do alterations in Riverside or San Diego so I wouldn't have to do fittings in Riverside, I finally decided on Margaret's without knowing they'd deliver all the way to Riverside. But boy did they deliver! My dress was altered and pressed perfectly, they added my sash/belt (and side note: they even made my mom a choker from the leftover material on her dress), and they delivered during the window promised. Putting your wedding dress in the hands of a vendor 100 miles away and crossing your fingers that they'll come through is nerve-wracking... but they did... twice now... and they will continue to have my business. Shout out to Naomi Miller... you will not find a sweeter, more knowledgeable, more skilled seamstress anywhere!

nd bridal needs. The sweetest staff ever!

fect, ideas I had not even thought of myself. I would highly highly recommend.

w when I picked it up! Margaret's had packaged my dress and delicate veil very nicely to ensure they stayed wrinkle-free, and I could tell they were both handled with great care. I will definitely return to Margaret's for their services in the future as I know my clothes will be in good hands.

rise father-daughter dance where I would twirl and rip off my skirt to reveal my cocktail dress underneath and then break out into free dance with my dad before the guests joined in on the dance floor. To make this happen, my skirt had to be hemmed and bustled and extra clasps added to the top of the skirt to ensure a smooth reveal. My cocktail dress also had to be taken in around the bust, waist, and hips. Naomi worked her magic and the skirt held up throughout the ceremony and reception and came off effortlessly when it was time for the big surprise. Naomi was so patient with me and my mom as we discussed what we wanted with the dress and options and ideas on how to make the dress fit better without breaking the bank, like adding $15-20 bra cups to the dress to avoid having to deal with any bras or bra straps in general! I believe the prices at Margarets is definitely reasonable for the amount of time and effort Naomi puts into all her alterations. All in all my alterations came out to $520, but if you spend over $500 in alterations you get a free pressing before your wedding (a $220 value for my 2 piece dress). Honestly I thought pressing dresses before the wedding was maybe an expense I could cut, but thankfully I did not (and mine was included with my alteration) because pressing really does make a difference! Super happy with the service and workmanship at Margarets and will highly recommend Naomi to future brides!

mi spent a long time consulting with me and therefore, I decided to get my dress, my reception dress, bridesmaid dress, and Mother of the bride dress altered here as well. I wish I had found this place sooner! Naomi made the dress fit me like a glove and Margaret went the extra mile to get it cleaned and pressed for me. When I went to pick up my dress, I was in tears at how professional it looked and how different my dress is. I was on the verge of wanting a different dress before going to Margaret’s until Naomi told me all of the alterations that she could do to make it work. She was so thorough in her details and kind to my family. I wish I could give her 10 stars for her craftsmanship and skills. I look forward to wearing my newly altered dress now. I can’t believe that I was about to get a different dress when all this dress needed was a brilliant seamstress to make it beautiful.

trying to sell my dress, but I think I will keep it and have Margaret's preserve it for me.

eam come true by tailoring it to me like a glove, she added rhinestones, heading, took it in, and added a petty coat underneath. After not getting my original gown from Alfred Angelo when they went bankrupt I had to find a gently used dress. Naomi completely made it brand new again and Amy from Margarets ensured it would be cleaned just like new (& of course it was!) my mother in law had her 5 layers of gown taken up and of course it was perfect too! After nearly 5 sessions of me wanting to continue to add to the dress Naomi continued her hardworking empathetic and sincere hard work and made all my dreams come true! My gown is now ready to be preserved and I would have no other company do this job! I am so happy with their services and will use them not for all things alterations, cleaning and preserving! So glad I found Margarets!

10 years later when I return back to San Diego for our 10 year anniversary they were able to bring my dirty dingy dress back to life. Thank you Margaret's Clearers for making my day amazing and my ten year anniversary just as beautiful as My wedding. I would absolutely recommend margaret's to everyone !!!!

they definitely are a little pricey. The reason we moved forward with them was because I knew they would handle everything perfectly and on the day of my wedding my dress would be exactly the way I wanted it and that's exactly what happened. There was too much at stake to bring it to someone who might not do a good job. I had to have the dress taken in about an inch and half on each side, a little under the butt, and they put 17 bustles on the dress plus I think 8 underneath on the petty coat. It was definitely a lot of work for them. They day of my wedding they dropped it off at the venue for me and it was absolutely stunning. It fit my like a glove and even though I was stepped on a couple times, all the bustles stayed. I was a very happy bride!!