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it was too short after pressing. Bra pads were sewn in but edges were visible. Embellishments were sewn in the wrong spot (I had explained and showed her a photo of what I wanted and they would have fit if sewn on like I requested), they were also loose and not secure. The bustle buttons were sewn on crooked and did not match the dress, but she said “that’s all I have”. When I addressed these concerns at my appointment, she dismissed them, I did not feel good leaving my final appointment. She has refused to work with me on making this right. I requested a partial refund on an $800 alterations bill, thinking that was fair, she refused. The dress was unwearable and I had to purchase a new dress at the last minute! I wish I wouldn’t have paid her in full. She told me on May 27th that she’d be back in town “in a couple weeks” to look at the dress, my wedding was on June 20th so that was impossible, not to mention the dress was unfixable as it was hemmed way too short. She then tried to blame it on us making my appointment too late. Buyer beware she does NOT stand behind her work. I’ve worked with Katherine before, but her greediness and unprofessionalism in this situation was shocking.

she would get it done. Unfortunately, the day of my wedding, my dress fell apart :( The bustle straps broke within 20 minutes of bustling the dress, where at the end of the night my bridesmaids were having to safety pin and create their "own bustle" for me....this was unfortunate as well because the bottom of my dress got so dirty from the bustle falling apart and the dress getting on the ground and having to pin it up. Additionally, the cups sewn it had so few stitches that they literally fell out of place. My dress fit perfectly and required few alterations (no hem even needed), but at the end of the night 1 cup was literally just floating in the dress with no stitches to anchor it for my bust, so I had to keep adjusting it. The other cup had 1 stitch left to anchor it by the end of the night. The trouble that these issues caused were stressful to deal with the day of the wedding, and a disappointment as Katherine is really nice. I am wearing this dress again next year for a 2nd reception overseas for my husband's family and it's so unfortunate to have to pay for more alterations (basically paying for the same service twice now) to be done to wear it again since these did not hold. My mother also had her dress altered here for the wedding and had extra matching fabric put on the bottom to "extend" the length of her dress with an inside layer. BEFORE the ceremony even began, this extra fabric was fraying and thread was everywhere around her feet, it wasn't hemmed properly. We had to end up tearing this extra piece off of the dress before the wedding even began.

on my dress and made it look perfect even where she had to take up the hem. I highly recommend Katherine and am so glad that I got to work with her. I found her through friends that recommended her to me and I hope that I can do the same. Thank you Katherine! I will definitely be coming back to you for any future alterations I need done.