I cannot say enough great things about Shelly and Dressing Up! My wedding dress was pretty complicated--with intricate beading, multiple layers, and a tricky length--but Shelly handled it all with such skill and care. She transformed my dress to fit me like it was custom-made, and I felt absolutely amazing in it! What really stood out was how reasonable her pricing was. While other places quoted me outrageous amounts because of how complex the dress was, Shelly was incredibly fair. She genuinely believes that brides shouldn't have to pay a fortune for alterations, and that mindset is so refreshing and appreciated. Her work is meticulous, her attitude is kind and supportive, and the entire experience was stress-free. If you're looking for someone who truly cares and knows what they're doing, I highly recommend Shelly and Dressing Up! I definitely have recommended her to a lot of my other bridal friends! I will definitely be coming back to her for more tailoring needs! read more

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I began my alterations with Shelley back in February 2020, when my original wedding date was May 2020. We were so close to finishing our alterations until I had to postpone the wedding once the pandemic started. At that time, Shelley kindly offered to hold onto my two dresses at her place. After a year, once weddings slowly started resuming, I reached out and told her I would pick it up to make room for her other clients, and she left detailed notes inside my garment bag so that we'd know where we had left off, and how much of the fees had already been paid. I reached out to her assistant in January 2022, and was easily able to resume where we left off with alterations. And I finally just got married late February !! By the way, the fees that Shelley charges are absolutely reasonable and probably the lowest you could find anywhere! Best of all, Shelley is so kind and funny, and made me feel so comfortable every time I came to visit. She knows her stuff, and does great, honest work. Both of my dresses were hemmed and tailored so well, and I'm so grateful for her. read more

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Shelly does amazing work and she is super organized and professional! She plans out fittings to get your dress the way you want it and makes sure you fit into it perfectly before your wedding day. Her price is also very reasonable for the work she does. She is funny and super straightforward and sees immediately what kind of work she needs to do to make your dress your dream dress! read more

Shelly is an angel. She honors fair pricing, is so accommodating, professional, organized!!! I bought my dress from a sample sale and it was covered in makeup stains and grime. After my alterations, she offered to help me wash it for no cost (and once more after my wedding!) she was nervous that the buttons wouldn't do well in the wash so she took them all off and hand sewed them back on again. I would 1000% recommend her and go back if I ever needed another dress altered. Thank you for making me feel so special and beautiful on my wedding day read more

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Shelley was amazing to work with and made my dress perfect for me wedding in June! She is such an expert and gave me great advice on deciding to go with a French bustle for my dress style and then she created it beautifully! I got so many compliments after my dress was bustled! I also rented a beautiful veil from her for such an affordable price. I highly recommend working with her! read more

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I can not express how amazing Shelly is! She's so easy to work with and I was always in and out of there in less than thirty minutes. Three days before my wedding Shelly was able to get me in for last minute alterations because I lost more weight. She didn't just fix one dress but two dresses and had it done for me the next day. If you don't want to be charged an arm and leg like most places do... Highly recommend going to Shelly. I didn't spend more than $100 for both dresses to get altered, bustle, bra sewed in and to rent a veil. If that's not a deal then I don't know what is and on top of that she's super sweet! read more

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Shelley as fabulous and made it easy to leave my dress in her hands. She knows what she's doing, and made my dress gorgeous. I was difficult too and had changed my mind 3 weeks before the wedding on the style of bustle I wanted after my dress and previous bustle was finished. She pulled it off and it was STUNNING. Can I wear my dress everyday? Best thing I did was hire her. read more

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Shelly is the best!!!! I went to her to get my wedding dress altered after many friends have gone to her for their wedding dresses. My favorite thing about her is her honesty--my mom went to her to get her dress for the wedding altered but Shelly sent her away after telling her she really didn't need to do any work because it fit so well. She was so affordable and did such great work. I also rented a veil from her for $20! You can't beat that. She is responsive and hardworking, and I am so happy to have worked with her. I keep referring more of my friends :) read more

I called so many alterations places and they all quoted me super high. One even quoted me for $1500. My friend recommended Shelley to me since her price was reasonable. I got my dress transformed for exactly $500. It is very fair since my dress is HUGE has like 10 layers...and she had to hem each layer one by one. I got my dress done with about 6 to 7 sessions. I love that she sewed in a push up bra to make the chest area look more flattering. VERY IMPORTANT to have someone go to the last fitting with you. I didnt have anyone to come with me so on the day of the wedding, we couldn't figure out how to bustle my dress. read more

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A coworker of mine recommended that I go to see Shelly for having my dream wedding dress hemmed and taken in-- she'd had her own dress done by Shelly, and looked STUNNING in it, and knew that a better price for quality could not be found. I am so thankful that I listened to my coworker who also had a first rate experience, because Shelly went so far above and beyond the call of duty to mold my dramatic ballroom wedding dress to my petite body. I showed up to Shelly's address with a mask on for a consultation, and Shelly also thoughtfully wore a face mask in her own home. She made me feel safe to enter, even in the midst of a pandemic, for every single visit. We anticipated needing 3-4 visits, and ultimately ended up with 7-8 scheduled due to the complexity of my particular dress with its many layers, lengthy train, and an interesting layer with a complicated multi-part seam whose technical name I cannot recall. Anyway, Shelly did this all with incredible skill and efficiency, and even tucked in the bust area to fit me perfectly. I was confident that my strapless sweetheart top would not result in any wardrobe malfunctions because of Shelly's craft. She also gave me a new corset lacing ( mine had gone missing), and created a beautiful matching face mask with the same appliqué pattern as my dress. Shelly even made a silk mask for my husband and instructed me in how to care for these items. Because I am so much shorter than the previous dress owner and refused to wear stupidly high heels for my wedding night, Shelly also had to revise the entire bustle to accommodate my height, which I can guarantee was no small feat. Then, on the final appointment, Shelly also instructed my Matron of Honor on how to assist me get into the dress, lace it up, and bustle the thing. We practiced until we all felt comfortable, and it was the first time that I really, truly felt like a bride. The amount of work that Shelly far exceeded what she had originally quoted me, and for very high quality work in a timely fashion, well in advance of my wedding day. She did not change more than the quoted rate she gave me on our initial consultation, but I saw the value in her skill, her work ethic, and her compassion-- I chose to pay her much more than she asked because Shelly absolutely deserved it. Dress pictures will be posted as soon as my photographer sends them, but please DM about Shelly and her work. I can't praise her highly enough., read more

Shelley is so amazing! Thank you so much for making my wedding dress exactly what it needed to be as well as helping to alter my little girl's dress! read more

Shelly was amazing. She altered my dress to fit me perfectly and worked hard meeting with me to make sure it was perfect. I had so many layers in my dress and I could barely walk because of them so she added a hoop to make walking down the aisle effortless and it made my dress look so full and beautiful. She also is very very reasonably priced. Highly recommend her! read more

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Met Shelley when I was a MOH and worked with her on the bride's dress. Since then she has done my wedding dress, my mom's MOB dress and now multiple bridesmaids dresses for weddings I was in. I refer her to everyone getting married. She is great at what she does and does fantastic work. read more

Shelley is my hero. :) Plain and simple. For 3 months I searched bridal salons and found nothing I liked. I wanted a simple, halter sundress, with a high-low skirt, for our all outdoor, bbq wedding in the mountains. All salon dresses were "way too much dress" and way too expensive. At some point I had the idea to make my dress. It started out with a simple pattern, so I thought. My mom was going to make it for me. I really loved the lace used on one of the dresses I tried on in the store, so I found that lace online and planned to make it out of that. But the pattern I chose was a bit more complicated than my mom was comfortable with, expecially using lace. So the online search for a seamstress began. And I found Shelley. We met for the first time to go over my design. She literally pulled my idea out of my head, using a few random pics of dress pieces that did not go well together. We decided on dates for my first measurements and fittings, and soon the process was underway. At my first fitting, we both discovered that the style of dress I had chosen (a ruched bodice and high low skirt) was way too busy and not flattering at all. She had made exactly what I asked for but it just didn't complement my body shape. Plan B -- a much simpler, full-length sheath style dress, keeping the same halter top, adding godets at the bottom for some extra swing... At my first fitting in the new style, when I couldn't help the tears in my eyes, I knew this was finally my dress. :) Thru several more fittings the dress came together, and I am so amazed at the final result. It is better than I hoped for. Completely fitted to me, not too tight anywhere, totally flattering, and absolutely comfortable thru a long 12-hour day. I felt BEAUTIFUL and confident all day. And the look on my husband's face throughout the day told me all I needed to know... It was perfect. If YOU KNOW what you want, she can make it. If you have random ideas, she can tell you what won't necessarily work and what will. I HIGHLY recommend Shelley for any custom wedding gown creation. She made my dream dress within my budget and I couldn't be happier. xo Thank you!!! read more

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Shelly definitely knows her stuff when it comes to wedding gowns! She works on 50 dresses at one time and I have no clue how she manages to keep track of everything, but my dress was perfect! I had a long train, so we decided to go with a French bustle. Shelly did warn me that she made the loops/buttons somewhat loose in case my dress got stepped on... That way just the button or loop would tear and not rip my dress. That being said, all 5 of my buttons ripped that night! Shelly was right... Better for my bustle to break than my dress to rip! She was Very affordable too! Thanks Shelly! Ps- Shelly also made a custom veil for me! I rented it from her for $15 vs. buying one for $500! It was exactly the same as the one in the store! read more

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This review came a little overdue. I got Shelly's info through my friend who knows someone who had her wedding dress altered there. I had a push up bra and 1 point bustle added and waist open up a little. My dress was a bit long and hemming would have cost me $100 but Shelly suggested a loop to puff up my dress. I also took 2 bridesmaid's dresses in for Shelly to alter and everything cost me around $200. Handmanship was awesome. I love the fact that Shelly is very professional and she gets things done as promised. She was close to work so I was able to come by to try the dress on too. She was quick and I'm very satisfied. I would recommend her to anyone who needs alteration! read more

Shelly is amazeballs! She saved me hundreds of dollars with her expertise. First of all I took my dress to a different alteration shop and they wanted to charge me $370 for a bunch of unnecessary alterations on my wedding gown. This fee did not include alterations on my reception dress nor my mother's two dresses. Shelly rec a hoop be put in under my dress to lift it and saved me a ton on having to hem the bottom of my gown. she also rents veils there and if theres one she doesn't have, she can make it for you! There were no issues with disorganized appts as previously mentioned in other reviews. I cant recommend her enough! I basically paid $195 for four dress alterations and they look amazing and were done so quickly! Go to shelly for your alterations, girls! read more

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As everyone has already said, Shelly is THE best! I found Dressing Up on Yelp in my frantic search for someone to change the straps on my wedding dress. Most of the places I had seen with multiple high ratings were in LA and I dreaded the drive out there from the south OC area. Not to mention, most of the places were either extremely rude or didn't seem to have experience with what I was looking to have done. When I made the call to Dressing Up, Karen was able to get me a consultation appt with Shelly and reassured me that I was in good hands. I didn't realize that the dress shop was out of a home so I was a bit worried when Google maps took me to a residence. Upon entering Shelly's fitting area, I fell in love. She has everything you could ever want for your big day, from the veils to the jewelry to the garter..and at the same prices you would find on Amazon. Once I tried on my dress, she knew exactly what needed to be altered and helped me make the decision for my custom straps. Two fittings later and I had the dress of my dreams. The straps were everything that I wanted for my dress and everything else fit like a glove. After all of the hard work she put into my dress, I fully expected and was willing to pay at least $350+, but only paid a fraction of that price. Thank you so much, Shelly! Keep up the fantastic work. read more

Dressing Up - Before & after. Shelly added the tulle straps, lowered the back, and added classic buttons down the back (for looks only) - Bridal Near Me - Orange, California

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Shelly is AMAZING. Her work is precise and her rates are so affordable compared to other alterations places. I needed a hem on my dress (a lot take off since I am quite short) and saw her about 4/5 times before my wedding date. She took up each layer one by one (I had 3 layers) to make sure that every detail was perfect before we moved onto the next layer. She even offered me different options to take regarding the hem line to best fit my budget. I'll definitely be back to have my bustle done once we're able to have our actual reception. If you want prefect details, friendly service and great prices.. chose Shelly! read more

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So Happy to have found Shelley! She was so wonderful to work with. I was so worried about my dress alterations as I bought my dress in 2019. But everything came out beautiful and was so affordable. She did an exceptional job and was wonderful to meet with! THANK YOU ! read more

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Shelly is amazing! She was so helpful with my wedding dress! When she saw it she knew that it was a dress that has had some issues in the mid section... but she was able to keep me calm and everything was perfect in the end!!!!! Thank you so much for making my dress so amazing!!!!! P.S. If she tells you to get the hoop do it! it saved the day! No tripping over my dress at all! read more

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I was referred to Shelly after narrowly avoiding another tailor that would have been over twice as much! Shelly was amazingly kind, helped walk me through the process, and made my dress fit like a dream. She gave me great advice about how to wear the dress and what to wear under it and how to move in it easily. I was super comfortable the whole day and really didn't want to take it off! It looks absolutely amazing in our photos and I was able to do a full dip in the dress for our first dance! Thank you again, Shelly, you have magic fingers! read more

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Shelley was great!! I lost 30 lbs and needed my gown taken in quite a bit, and the end result was perfect! The only reason for 4 stars rather than 5 was a slight mishap which she quickly corrected and had no bearing on the end result. She has a bunch of belts and accessories that you can choose from too! I ended up renting a veil and using one of the belts she had. Perfect additions to my dress! Highly recommend!! read more

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So happy to have found Shelley! Highly recommend!! I am very particular and will only use Shelley for any alterations (even simple hems) and to create formalwear for me. She is experienced, very talented, detail-oriented, and has a natural eye for fabrics and reimagining how pieces in my wardrobe can be updated and redesigned. She is also very well priced, probably because this is her passion and she operates with little overhead. By the way, she has a substantial wedding dress and formalwear business...and I can see why! When you step into her studio you will she the host of truly gorgeous gowns and veils that she is creating, altering, or "reimagined". I rarely take the time to post reviews. Shelley's that good! read more

Shelly is amazing! She altered my prom dress in high school, so of course she had to do my wedding dress! Everything was perfect

Not a good experience. My dress needed hemming. She said it would be a lot of work for her. She used a hoop saying it would fix the problem. My entire wedding day I couldn't walk more than 3 step without tripping on my dress. She was very dismissive when I mentioned alteration issues. When she took my dress in too much I told her it felt too tight and caused back fat. She said, "That's how it's supposed to be." She altered my strap design without telling me. She complained about other brides to me, which is not professional. She seemed to always be in a crabby mood, and overworked/overbooked. On my last appointment: I showed up 30 minutes early. She freaked out. She rudely told me, "What are you doing here? You're 30 minutes early. You're interrupting my work!" I said, "Okay, I could just wait in my car or sit in the living room until 30 minutes pass." Her in a huff: "Too late, you're already here." She was pissed. (She was not with a client) read more

First, Shelly is an amazing human being. She's honest with you and really works with your timeline. Second,Shelly put a hoop in my Enzoani Jenny dress for my wedding in August and that hoop worked wonders. Just a heads up, it's super expensive to do alterations to the bottom of an Enzoani Jenny or Dakota so if you don't want to spend a ridiculous amount of money, you have to put in a hoop and where extra high heels. That's what I loved about Shelly, she was super honest about this and my alterations ended up being really affordable. Sometimes it's good to save money somewhere! P.S. Don't buy a veil, instead you can rent one from Shelly!! For super cheap and amazing quality! read more

I absolutely loved Shelley. She's an expert and knows what to do, how to do it, and will charge you a VERY good price. My dress looked absolutely beautiful and fit perfectly after she was done with it. She also explained why she was doing certain things as well. Also, she rents out veils and other accessories!!! Love her and would recommend everyone to get a free consultation from her! read more

This is a very well overdue review of Shelly's amazing work. We had our wedding in 2016 and I found the most perfect dress (about 1.5 sizes too small) on sale as a sample at Ferndale's for CHEAP CHEAP. First picture is me trying it on at the store. It was a zip up - I did not want a zip up, I wanted a corset back. So, I bought it anyway with a promise from my mom saying someone could totally alter it, even with all the beading around the bodice. (Lol.) Then, I found Shelly, the angel of alterations. She made my dreams come true!!!! (AND KEPT THE INTEGRITY OF EVERY. SINGLE. BEAD.) She also removed some of the crinoline and secured some loose beads. She's amazing. I just recommended her to someone and, having moved out of state, I had to look up her number. So here is my review - 50 million stars for Shelly. She is an artist and truly an expert. She even took the time at an extra fitting to show my maid of honor exactly how to lace it up. Truly, amazing. (Pictures of fitting part way through her great work. Photography by Shelby Danielle Photography.) read more

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Dearest Shelley, A month ago today, I walked down the isle as the most beautifully dressed bride that I have ever seen... the dress you made for me, with so much care and love, was an absolute work of art. It flowed, it glowed, it danced and it radiated with such grace and beauty... simply spectacular... magical... perfect... Words cannot express the immense gratitude I feel for you and the wonderful experience we shared in making my dress. You will forever have a special place in my heart and I just love and appreciate you dearly. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for all that you contributed in helping to make our special day truly magical... I am eternally grateful for you and your gift of dress making! In Love and Sincere Appreciation, Laura PS: if anyone wants to see Shelley's creation, feel free to contact me and I will send you a picture of the most beautiful wedding dress I have ever seen. AND, I should note that Shelley recreated this dress (from a picture I found online) in less than 2 months at an extremely reasonable rate.... So grateful, so thankful, so HAPPY!!! read more

I got my dress altered here with Shelley and I also got a dress made for my rehearsal dinner. Shelley is fun and can be eccentric at times. Nice lady and I highly recommend her. I still go with her for any minor clothing alterations. read more

I'm so glad I found Shelly -- it has been 10 years now that she altered my wedding gown and created bridesmaids dresses for my wedding. Shelly has talent and a wide range of experience. Not only did she make bridesmaids dresses for my crew whose sizes were as diverse as it gets -- from size 0 to 28 to had a baby weeks before the wedding. but she also created chair slip covers and pillows out of sunbrella for my RV. Now that is talent all at a reasonable price! I'm going back to her for a 10 year anniversary dress and flower girl dress to be made out of my mothers gown... can't wait to see the results! read more

We loved our experience! Having my daughter's wedding dress made was the only choice for us. We went all over LA and Orange County looking for the right dress and it just was not happening. When she talked to Shelly she was confident she would have the dress she wanted. We met with her and started the process it was reasonable priced and she listened to what we needed even if communicating something took a little conversation due to creating something from scratch is very creative. The end result was amazing. She created a veil too exactly the way my daughter wanted, a beautiful detachable train and took care of the alterations on my dress as well. Thank you dressing up. I will post a picture or two. read more

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I found Shelley on Yelp and this website did not fail me! She has been such a pleasure to work with. My mom and I came by to go over my alterations. She walked my mom through how to do my corset on my wedding day and made some good suggestions regarding changing my bra underneath. I came by to drop off my new bra because I'm getting it sewn in and she was already done with my bustle! PLUS, she's SUPER reasonable in her prices. Sometimes you sacrifice quality when people are affordable, but I feel like I've gotten exceptional work for pennies on the dollar. Couldn't be happier. I've already started referring others for all types of dress alterations. Oh, and she also does the pressing, so it's a one stop shop! read more

I had trouble finding the perfect shoes for my wedding dress so when I finally did, I was only four weeks away from my wedding day and stressing out about finding a seamstress. I was referred to Shelly by my cousin who got married just a few months before me. She told me she was booked but could see me for a fitting in two weeks. I had a mini-freak out moment. Two weeks? That's really close to my wedding. She assured me that she could do it and asked that I e-mail her some pictures, which I did. In the meantime I decided to see another seamstress for an estimate. My wedding gown was made of chiffon and had about 5 layers of chiffon, organza, and netting. I needed a hem and a bustle and the other seamstress quoted me $500 and told me the bustle and hem are very difficult and I was better off buying a new dress for the reception. I thought to myself "are you on crack, another dress?!!" I walked out with my dress and prayed Shelly would tell me some better news. My appointment with Shelly was amazing. She told me not to worry - the dress would be done on time and way below $500. Sure enough she was right. The dress was hemmed and bustled PERFECTLY (7-point over-bustle), and best part it was 70% LESS than the $500 quote from the other seamstress. Do the math - the price was refreshing. I will definitely return to her for any alteration needs in the future and I highly recommend her. read more

Shelley is AMAZING!!! She is the Queen of wedding dress alterations! Just one quick look at my dress she automatically knew what to do! I had a mermaid dress and Shelley mentioned to make it easier for me to walk and dance a bustle should be placed and I'm glad I took her advice!! Having the bustle made it so easy for me to walk and dance. It also shaped the bottom of the dress very well! Her price was also very reasonable for the work that she does!! LOVE HER!! read more

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It was the best decision to have Shelly do my wedding dress alterations. She has a lot of years of experience working with brides and is very knowledgeable. She also had great recommendations regarding comfort & fit of the dress. You can tell that she is passionate about her work and she is just as happy & excited about your wedding as you are. I always looked forward to seeing Shelly because she is honest and a great pleasure to be around. Your dress is in good hands with Shelly. I highly recommend her. Thank you so much Karen (scheduler) & Shelly for helping me on such short notice. Congrats to all the brides too! read more

Shelly was amazing! She made my veil out of the lace from my moms wedding dress and it was absolutely stunning. She also did the alterations for my wedding dress, the hair piece (also out of my moms dress) and my garter (also our of my moms dress). Everything was perfect! read more

Shelley was nothing but amazing. She was recommend to my by Blush Bridal Couture where I purchased my Enzoani gown. The made my curves pop and made the dress in such a way that it fit me like a glove. She is simply the best, has so many years of experience and knew exactly what she had to do- is if she read my mind. GO TO HER!! read more

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Shelly is an absolutely amazing wedding seamstress. Her talent is unmatched and her prices are unbelievably affordable. I entrusted her with a $3000 gown, that left her shop looking like it was handmade for me (actually, it kind of was because shelly had to re-size the intricate bodice). read more