TLDR: I would NOT recommend Go2Bella to other brides. However, if you're desperate and need a lot of work done on any other dress, she is more than capable of doing the work. Just don't expect excellent workmanship.
I really wanted to give Bella at least 4 stars, but after my experience I just can't do it. This is really a 2.5 rating. Don't get me wrong, she is a master tailor and has made gorgeous dresses. She gave me a pamphlet of her work. When you enter her beautiful shop, you will see her dresses displayed. She knows her work.
Go2Bella is the preferred alterations service where I purchased my dress from. So naturally, I called Go2Bella to make an appointment. The first fitting was in the bridal shop and we agreed on the following to be altered:
Bodice
Side seams
Hem
Bustle (French & English)
Add removable off-shoulder straps
My grand total was originally $940! My mother and I had to pick up our jaws off the floor. However, Bella did not feel comfortable charging that much, so she lowered it to $752. I understand every dress is different, but I've been in plenty of weddings (the 27 Dresses movie was my life) and none of the brides I know spent anywhere near that. $450 max for the most complicated dress. She seemed to know what she was doing and assured us that she would make sure my dress was perfect for no additional charge. She also had great reviews on Yelp, so we figured maybe she's worth it.
Not so much. Bella normally only does 2 fittings: 1st at the bridal shop and 2nd at her shop in Norcross. At the 2nd fitting, I brought my mother again as well as my sister and without saying a word, I knew exactly what they were thinking: that Go2Bella's workmanship was not "clean." By clean, I mean you could see some of the stitching, threads were sticking out, the side seams were not even, there was a bubble on one side, etc. My mother knows a thing or two about sewing. She's been sewing as a hobby her whole life, but she's not equipped to tackle on a wedding dress alteration. My sister had her wedding dress altered at another shop. They took her dress in from a size 10 to a 2 or 4, altered the sides, bust, hem, and added a beautiful bustle all for $400. We could not find anything wrong with it. The workmanship was excellent on her dress.
Anyway, we had to schedule another fitting at Go2Bella. During the final fitting, we still noticed the bubble. They never removed it from the 2nd fitting. No biggie. She asked us to wait while she corrected it so I could take the dress home that day, a week before my wedding. She gave me an attitude that day when I calmly asked if the dress was crooked. I guess she was fed up with all the work she had to do to "perfect" my dress. After all, we're only paying her $752, right? I brought in a long veil to be steamed for $20. After all the agreed upon alterations + taking my dress in 2-3 sizes, the dress looked stunning. It fit my body well.
Despite all that disappointment, I STILL recommended her to one of my bridesmaids who waited four days before the wedding to get her dress taken out 2 sizes and hemmed. Go2Bella charged her $160+, but that was my friend's fault for waiting at the last minute. I figured she didn't care about good workmanship at that point. Since Bella is master tailor, I knew she could take the dress out 2 sizes. Another bridesmaid got her dress hemmed there and was charged at least $60. My sister had the same bridesmaid dress hemmed elsewhere for only $45. Because of time constraints, we also had the flower girl's dress altered (take in and adjust straps) for $56.
Back to my dress... I received numerous compliments throughout the day. However, within 3 hours of putting on the dress, ONE OF MY STRAPS BROKE! Lucky for me, it happened after the ceremony on our way to the reception. I had planned on removing them anyway so I could dance freely. I brushed it off, and took the blame on that one. Probably moved my left arm too much. It was time to party. Now this is what bothered me the most. MY BUSTLE KEPT FALLING! There are pictures of my sister fixing my bustle on the dance floor. I lost count on how many times she had to do it. It was frustrating to say the least. Come to find out, this happened to another bride I know who also used Bella this year. Proceed with caution if you decide to use her services. read more