I was in a pickle, not knowing where I could take my wedding dress on relatively short notice. I…read morecontacted Sally, and she came to meet me right away, assuaging my concerns and short timeline. When I had trouble arriving at her North Liberty shop, she literally ran out, barefooted, to help me navigate. She knows what she's doing. If communication is an issue, just make sure to contact her along the way. But if you're worried about the quality of her work, DO NOT.

I scheduled an appointment online for a bridal fitting. She texted me a few days beforehand to…read moreconfirm, and when I went to my appointment, she was incredibly kind. I felt really good leaving and was told my alterations would take 2-3 weeks. Four weeks went by and I hadn't heard anything, so I reached out. I didn't receive a response, so I followed up the next day. She responded quickly and we scheduled a time for me to come in the following Saturday at 10 AM. Unfortunately, the lack of communication already had me concerned, especially after I looked at some of the other reviews. Then Saturday morning came, and at 7 AM I received a text asking to reschedule due to a family emergency. Because of my wedding timeline and the concerns I had already seen in other reviews, I declined and told her I would still be there at 10. My sister and I arrived at 10 AM and could not get ahold of her through her business phone or text. After I mentioned involving North Liberty Police, she eventually responded and we agreed to meet at 2 PM. 2 PM came, and once again, I could not get ahold of her. I contacted North Liberty Police, and an officer came to the business. He told me that they had actually been there the night before and that there were four other women waiting for their belongings. He also told me that one of the women was getting married that day and had not received her dress. Unfortunately, I was told there was nothing police could do because it was a civil matter, and I was essentially left to wait around and hope she came to the business. A few hours later, my fiancé's brother and his girlfriend came with me. They went inside pretending to be interested in her services, and she let them into the building. I was then able to come inside, tell her who I was, and ask for my dress. She asked me twice to "please just let me finish it," but at that point I declined. I had spent the entire day crying and stressing over something that should have been incredibly simple: getting my wedding dress altered and getting it back. I got my dress back--and after having it for FIVE WEEKS, absolutely nothing had been done to it. She also smelled strongly of alcohol when I retrieved my dress. I am not interested in judging or shaming anyone struggling with addiction, and I genuinely hope she gets the help and support she needs. She was very kind to me during my initial appointment, and based on other reviews, it sounds like she is capable of doing beautiful work when she is able to operate reliably. Unfortunately, that was not my experience. My wedding is in three weeks, and I am now scrambling to find someone who can alter my dress on extremely short notice. I am incredibly fortunate that my fiancé's brother and his girlfriend were willing to help me get my dress back. Without them, I genuinely don't know when or how I would have gotten it. I understand that emergencies and personal struggles happen. What I cannot understand is continuing to accept customers and their wedding dresses when you are not currently able to reliably complete the work or communicate with them. It should not take an entire mission plan to get your own wedding dress back. I truly hope she gets the help she needs, but until she is able to consistently communicate with customers and complete the work she accepts, I would strongly encourage other brides to think twice before trusting her with their wedding dress.