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I had my grandma's diamond earrings reset here. Fast service and very personable! Love what the new setting looks like.

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Judith's Boutique and Alteration - Strapless, size 10,white organza available for purchase.

Judith's Boutique and Alteration

(48 reviews)

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Let me preface this review by saying that I have not taken my dress to be altered here but the…read morereview is based on the conversation I had with her on the phone prior to ever meeting her. I was doing my due diligence on trying to find a wedding dress seamstress for a dress I had my eyes on and found Judith via yelp. I decided to give her a call to get an estimate on what it would possibly cost to have the dress I wanted altered after trying it on at a boutique in Annapolis and she gave me a quick but very educational explanation on making sure the dress was measured correctly and to have things documented in the order sheet so what i pay for is what I receive. She then asked me who the designed of my dress was to see if I was getting a proper quote and told me that it was a bit higher than what it should be and advised me to call around other boutiques who might carry that designer to compare costs. I took her suggestion to heart and found the dress I loved at $200 less than what I was quoted for at the Annapolis shop! So thank you Judith for bringing that attention to me and taking the time to explain the run down on how to cost effectively and smartly purchase a wedding dress. The boutique I ended up buying my dress from has an in house seamstress so I won't be needing to take it to Judith but she helped me, in her own way, to buy the dress I wanted at a comfortable price and I am so grateful for that.

I had 2 bridesmaids dresses that needed alterations with just a couple of weeks to get it done…read more Judith was very responsive with setting up an appointment and confirming the alterations could be completed in the timeframe needed. One of the dresses needed MAJOR adjustments as it was a good 3 sizes too big in the bust, waist and needed hemmed. Judith was able to adjust both dresses to perfection! I would definitely recommend her for your alteration needs. She is very talented and also very sweet.

Elegant Forever Bridal Boutique - On site tailoring and alterations!

Elegant Forever Bridal Boutique

(22 reviews)

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I cannot say enough amazing things about Elegant Forever Bridal Boutique! From the moment I walked…read morein, Laura made me feel like my vision truly mattered. She took the time to understand exactly what I was dreaming of for my wedding dress and went above and beyond to bring it to life. Her creativity is unmatched, and the final result was everything I hoped for and more! A huge shoutout to Gladys and Lee, whose alteration skills are pure magic. Together with Laura, this incredible team created the wedding look of my dreams. Their professionalism, timeliness, and attention to every little detail made the entire process seamless -- and fun! If you're looking for a bridal boutique that delivers not only stunning results but also a truly joyful experience, Elegant Forever is it. I couldn't have done it without them, and I'll forever be grateful!

I truly cannot say enough great things about Elegant Forever Bridal Boutique. We arrived and were…read moreso sweetly greeted by my bridal consultant, Laura. She made it feel like we were walking into an old friends house and made us feel so welcome. She pulled out a few dresses and was so happily receptive of what I did and didn't like. She made as all laugh and really took the time to get to know me, my story, and my upcoming wedding. Going into my first bridal dress appointment, I was nervous about how I would look and feel in a wedding gown. Laura made me feel so comfortable, and beautiful, continuously telling me how great I looked in each gown. She was so patient with me, allowing me to try on and re-try on multiple gowns, and was just as excited as I was when I found my gown. I left with a gown, and a friend, and will look back at this experience with so much happiness for the rest of my life. I'm not only excited to go back to Elegant Forever Bridal to see my gown in all her glory, but to see Laura once again. She made the experience so magical. Laura, from the bottom of my heart, thank you thank you thank you.

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The Wedding Dresser Studio

(6 reviews)

Cross Keys

I am saying this to protect other brides, do not come here if you value your dress or your vintage…read moredress! Susan is one of the most unprofessional and unkind people I have ever met, and I like previous reviewers try to support small businesses ( please see my other reviews.) Susan and her team managed to give my dress back to me with blood stains (yes blood, see photos) and dirt after claiming it would be sent to their professional cleaners. (A verbal contract in the state of Maryland is a legally binding contract as well as paper.) She also claimed quote "it is not unusual to get a blood stains" "they are easiest to remove" "we leave it on until the end" unquote. Would you want your dress left with blood stains and dirt and given back to you like that a month before your wedding? Also, as we all know blood stains are some of the hardest to remove especially from white and delicate fabrics even with good hydrogen peroxide. My dress was a sample dress and only came in with a few water stains, which of course I knew because the store I bought it from informed me and sent photos . She kept claiming it came like that when I have clear before photos that it did not, from myself and the bridal store. Her team also made my drop waist an empire waist, which is exactly what I said I wanted to avoid since I have a short torso. I only wanted to raise the waist a little bit. So, I asked them to lower the waist again. They did not. She claimed my dress was just sitting in the done pile. They did not even sew the buttons back on. I looked at this dress since 2021 and it was my dream dress, but I couldn't afford it retail and was so happy when I got it at a sample sale. My heart has been broken. All it needed was a slight clean for small water stains in the back, some hemming and letting out the waist a little bit. Instead they ruined my dress. When I brought it to my personal dry cleaners the same day as that last fitting it was so filthy they were shocked and thought I had already worn the dress on my wedding day. Between them and another alterations team they stated it would not be ready due to the extensive dirt and damage on time (my wedding was in a month at that point and is still being extensively dry cleaned.) It was not even in sellable condition. So I clearly asked for a refund, but it took so long I disputed the charge with the bank. The bank refunded me of course, but by then the refund finally came in. The bank fixed the double refund, however Susan repeatedly harassed me about it and didn't believe me even when I showed her my bank statements that the second refund was cancelled. She also claimed she just gave me the refund without me asking (I asked in an email) and claimed my dress came that way even though I have photo proof before I brought it to her and the first day there. She also claimed I was harassing and bullying her when she started the emails and wouldn't let it go that the second refund had been cancelled and denying that having blood on a dress in your workplace is an environmental hazard. I only asked her to pay $280 in addition to the refund for the cleaning fee since her staff dirtied it which seemed reasonable considering the circumstances but she decided to gaslight me and did not take accountability. I would not wish the pain I have felt the last few weeks before my wedding instead of happiness on anyone. Again, it is customer's choice, but I would not recommend coming here. And in case you think this is just a disgruntled customer's review, please review the photos and keep in mind I was very kind to Susan and her team up to this point and even gave them gifts. I nor any other bride deserve this treatment especially after kindness. She now owes me $1500+ $280 =$1780 ( the value of the dress and my cleaning fee.) She and her team have caused property damage, non rendering of services, emotional distress, harassment, and slander and she will not even take accountability or admit it even with the proof. I also found her to be demeaning and rude to her employees whenever they tried to say anything in front of customers and observed that she constantly orders them around at all my appointments. So, buyer beware.

I was going to wait to write this review until after my 9/21/24 wedding, but felt it was imperative…read morethat I post sooner rather than later for the benefit of other brides. I will add photos of my dresses (if Yelp allows me to edit) after our wedding. I deeply love and respect small business owners, and understand the weight reviews have, so it pains me to leave this. I brought my dress to Susan and her team at their Baltimore location in mid-July 2024. My dress needed to be hemmed, taken in at the bodice, and straps shortened. I was quoted ~$1400. While expensive, I believe in Susan's mission of paying her employees a living wage and believed that this price reflected the high quality of their alterations. I also brought Susan a gown to be shortened to tea length, let out, and sleeves removed for my rehearsal dinner. I was quoted ~$1000. I picked up my wedding gown on Saturday, 9/14 after the prior 3 fittings in which I was expressing concerns with extra fabric in the side bust. In previous fittings Susan and her team attempted to add a dart to correct this problem, which caused the bust line to come to a point. I am grateful for their work to then remove the dart and try another approach to correct the issue extra side bust fabric issue. When I picked up my wedding gown, the problem of the extra fabric at the side bust was not corrected. Furthermore the cups were added to the dress without appropriately stretching the fabric around the cup, causing a bunching effect of the fabric. I picked up my dress, having paid an extra $100 for an extra fitting (per Susan's contract), and promptly brought my dress to another seamstress who, luckily, was kind enough to fit me in for a rush appointment less than a week before my wedding day. The bodice fit was easily corrected by this seamstress in one fitting. My rehearsal dinner dress was provided to me for pickup with a lining layer left raw, which I will now finish at home on my own machine. The horse hair hem of my wedding dress is not snug to the bottom of my hem, as it originally was, and in some locations, the hem doesn't appear straight. In one of my last fittings, Susan pointed out that the straps of my dress started to turn grey, which she claimed was from handling the dress a lot through alterations. She said I could get the dress cleaned if I wanted, but I declined. I understand how this was possible, but it seems that some measures should be taken to avoid discoloring wedding dresses while working on them. Susan repeatedly commented on the difficulty of working with designer dresses, and misidentified my dress fabric as crepe (it is silk mikado). I found it troubling that someone with her level of experience made these comments. I believe Susan was well-intentioned in her efforts to ease my anxiety throughout the process, and truly do appreciate the intention. Multiple times, she insinuated that I was experiencing "bridal psychosis", meaning that I was picking apart my dress given the pressures of being a bride. I agree - being a bride is stressful, and can lead us to second-guess ourselves. However, this phrase is inappropriate and gaslighting. My dress had serious problems, which another seamstress agreed with and promptly acted on. Furthermore, making light of mental illness in this manner is insulting. This experience left me more stressed than I have ever been in my life. I hardly slept or ate these last few weeks because in the two weeks before my wedding, I wasn't sure if my dress could be saved. I had nearby bridal shops holding samples for me, as until finding a new seamstress, I thought I would have to buy a whole new dress again. Susan stated her mission was to "take the stress out of dressing for your wedding." This is an admirable goal, which unfortunately was far from met in my case. Multiple times through my months of working with Susan and her team, I was asked to write a review. I'm deeply sorry it has to be this one. I appreciate the opportunity to work with Susan, Joan, and Joy, and genuinely wish them well and success with future brides' dresses. Perhaps I was just unlucky.

Moh B. Couture

Moh B. Couture

(10 reviews)

Dupont Circle

This guy Zagodi can work wonders! Great person, easy to work with and very talented! Made me and my…read morewife's trad wear for our traditional wedding... killed it See outfits white green and burgundy

The only reason I gave a star was because the review process requires that a star be selected…read morebefore a review can be submitted. April 30, 024 I visited Moh B. Couture for a consultation to customize my daughter's prom dress. This was a preset appointment we'd agreed on via phone. Upon our arrival at the agreed time, Mr. Mohammed was not there. I had to call his phone, and he provided a code to enter the building until he arrived. We entered the building, and he arrived shortly after. My daughter tried on the store bought dress. He took measurements to lower the fabric that was under/behind the split. We also wanted a small custom arm piece which he confirmed was possible and he agreed to complete the service. He charged me in full for the customization, and I paid the entire balance before leaving. He said he'd have all alterations complete by May 18, 2024, and we could pick up the dress on this date. May 17, 2024, I text Mr. Mohammed to confirm the best arrival time. He ignored my text. I text again on May 18, 2024, at 9:17am asking what time we could arrive that day. At 10:50am, he text back stating "I'm sorry I was busy please excuse me. I will text you around 3pm." At 3:12pm, I received a text message stating "Can you come Tuesday around 4pm if that's possible" I immediately called to get some clarity. During the phone call he stated he was still waiting for fabric to be delivered so that the color of the added arm piece matches the dress precisely. Tuesday May 21, 2024, I text at 1:35pm confirming we'd arrive at 4pm for the final fitting/dress pickup, and he immediately replied stating "yes, you can come at 4pm." We arrived at 4pm. My daughter tried on the dress. The custom arm piece was to small/tight, with thread that did NOT match the material, and the look of it was comparable to a ponytail scrunchie that was enlarged to fit over the shoulder. There was no real craftsmanship whatsoever. The under-split fabric had not been lowered, and the dress now had snags in the material where he'd inserted straight pins or safety pins. I asked about the split part, and he stated" he was busy and had a death/funeral to attend to". Although empathetic (if he's telling the truth), he forgot his prior explanation about the fabric not being delivered on time. By this time, my daughter is crying and I'm at a loss. Prom is 2 weeks away. ****I have pictures of his poor-quality work. **** I explained to Mr. Mohammed we were not happy with the work and there's an expectation of better craftsmanship from him since he portrays himself as an expert/sophisticated/red carpet/couture/custom tailor (all words he uses to describe himself and his business). I asked for a refund, and that they remove the arm piece and keep their material. He provided a refund (via his wife). He literally had to call her on the phone, let her speak with me to complete the refund (odd, but I got my money back 7 days later). Fast forward a week or two. He came across my Instagram feed; I then visited his page, and he has my minor daughter (middle school age) on his Instagram page, using her for advertising and marketing. He posted this on May 17, 2024...the same day we were supposed to pick up the dress originally. Keep in mind he said he was busy, the fabric had not arrived, he had a death/funeral to attend, and can we come the following Tuesday, he forgot to lower the fabric at the split.... But he had to time to make this erroneous post. My daughter's face is clearly visible and the same split that I paid him to lower (so that her thigh isn't exposed at her young age), is ALL exposed. The caption on the reel/post reads as follows: Them: Show me your latest custom prom Dresses Us: (the real/post of my daughter and other) I was in disbelief... he's trying pass off our store-bought dress as his own work, and with no alterations... On June 16, 2024, I immediately posted under the real/post asking him to remove the post. I stated my daughter is a minor, and never at any point did I sign any waivers nor consent to her being posted anywhere publicly. He immediately blocked me from the page. I then asked a friend to go to the page and see if my daughter is still posted, and sure enough.... Her image is still on his page. My friend then posted the same on my behalf under the post, and she was blocked as well. One June 17, 2024, I sent him a DM via Instagram reiterating, my daughter is minor, and I never consented to her, her likeness, images, etc. being posted online. I also told hi to stop trying to pass of our store-bought dress as his own work. The same day, June 17, 2024, I followed up via text message to his phone. This one was very lengthy, stating the facts above, and telling him consider this a 'Cease and Desist", you have 24 hours to comply. Of course he did not respond to the text message. I have screenshots and real time pictures to corroborate everything I've posted here.

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