Young's Bridal & Alterations

Young was amazing to work with for alterations. She worked with me as an out of town bride and made sure the schedule worked with me. She did an amazing job altering my dress and even recommended a specific dry cleaner. She called them immediately and made sure I was prioritized with their group. I am happy with her services and her prices were very reasonable. I even brought my own belt and she got it attached for me. Really a great place and very positive interaction!

I’ll start off by saying she does good work, and the dress did come out as desired, however the process to get there was somewhat painful. Cons: 1) Just overall not very professionally run. Again, good work and they were courteous, however they double booked TWICE on me even when I had called to confirm appointments which isn’t great for working people who have tighter schedules. She also didn’t take notes of what I needed done, which, with how much there was to do, you think she would. So instead, I basically had to reminder her every time I went because she would forget something or didn’t make the sleeves as originally asked. 2) They also don’t give clear information on pricing, so MAKE SURE YOU ASK. This one is on me because I just trusted the total estimate she gave me ($300-$400) In the end she charged MORE THAN DOUBLE what she originally told me (almost $1000!!!) and when I asked why she didn’t tell me. I had it taken in, a bustle added (one that was extremely simple and she said would be cheaper), a belt sewn on, and sleeves added. I had a friend get similar items done to her dress along with a hemming and she paid half what I did at Bahar for work of the same quality. They need to be far more upfront and not just give “ranges” that they don’t even stick to. And if they charge by the hour then at least make that clear, especially when they are redoing stuff because they didn’t listen to what I originally asked for. Again, this one is on me for going in naively and not requesting written breakdowns on cost that I could hold her to. Way overpriced, I wish I’d challenged her on it more. 3) I scheduled way in advance because I new there was a lot that needed to be done and conveyed that multiple times, along with the date I needed to pick it up, they kept reassuring me there was enough time. As the weeks got closer they finally saw their mistake in putting it off and all of a sudden I had to go to several fittings in a week which was quite frustrating schedule wise. And in the end it wasn’t even done when I had originally requested (and reminded several times) and when I went to pick up it they had still forgotten some things. 4) Kind of trivial but was frustrating...she insisted I needed a strapless bra and I had to get it to her right away, so I went and bought one and drove it over but she kept delaying putting it in and in the end didn’t add it. So that was a waste of money... :/ Overall, I’d say if you only need something very simple like it taken in or a bustle added, you should be fine. But make sure you get a break down in pricing that you can hold them to BEFORE you give them your dress. Otherwise they will charge more than originally stated and it is so not worth it. If you need anything special, or a lot of work done, I would NOT recommend coming here...

Young's Bridal was a miracle worker with my wedding dress! When I received my dress from my bridal shop and tried it on, it was too small in the rib cage and it could not be buttoned up. There was no way I could lose enough weight in my rib cage area to get the dress to button. I took the dress to Young's Bridal to get the bodice fixed, to have an American bustle added to the dress and to have the dress hemmed. Young's assured me that they could easily take a little bit of the extra lace from the train of my dress to allow for more room in my bodice and they did! The dress is absolute perfection! I was extra impressed because the material they had to fix/add was tulle. It only took the shop 3 weeks to work on my dress and they were so sweet and kind with every interaction. To sing their praises even more, their prices are incredibly fair and reasonable as well! I HIGHLY recommend taking your dress to Young's if you live in the Dayton/Cincinnati area. You won't be disappointed!

My dress was a little rough around the edges when I got it but nothing that was unable to be fixed. When I got the dress back, after careful observation I noticed much of those little things were still not fixed. I was also promised a cleaned and steamed dress which neither of those I got. Her prices were also a little steep for the amount of work I actually had on the dress. I would recommend shopping around first before setting your sights on Young’s.