Planning a wedding amidst COVID can be tough and stressful. For my fellow brides, do yourself a favor and go to Something Wonderful for your alterations: the entire experience was - as the name suggests - wonderful! I had a few ideas for how I wanted to alter my dress. When first searching out a seamstress for alterations, I was nervous if that vision would come to life. Working with Sarah made that a reality - I couldn't be happier! Sarah is so friendly and made me feel both comfortable and beautiful in my dress. She has excellent recommendations if you ever have questions for your alterations: with Something Wonderful, you're truly in good hands. I can't thank Sarah and Something Wonderful enough! read more

Awful experience at my daughters first fitting. The owner was extremely rude, felt like we were bothering her. The pricing is extremely high, asked for an estimate before we came in and it was almost $500 more. This place was recommended from Blue House Bridal and extremely disappointed. read more

I was recommend to get my wedding dress alterations at this shop by Blue House Bridal. March 2024. It was not the best experience unfortunately. Please, save your money, emotions, stress and time and try to find a different place for your wedding dress alterations. It was NOT a worthwhile or pleasant experience. The alterations ended up being mostly what I wanted, but the issues were customer service, timing, pricing and final result. During each visit except 1, the owner was extremely rude, always had an attitude, seemed annoyed we were there and acted like she hated us. All we did was show up and be as kind as we could. As far as the pricing, we paid over $1,200 for these alterations. INSANE. My dress was that price and it came from a fancy well-known shop in Carmel. We couldn't believe it. At the second visit, NOTHING was completed, and she didn't seem to realize beforehand. It was a wasted visit or maybe not because she wouldn't have realized nothing had been done. Due to their timing and not getting alterations completed in a timely manner, I did not get to pick up my dress until THREE days before my wedding. THREE. Unacceptable. I realized the day of my wedding that the final hem on the bottom wasn't completed, so it was too long and I kept tripping on it. Therefore, they still hadn't completely finished the alterations. I am unsure why I had this experience because at the time the reviews were over 4 stars. It clearly has gone downhill. Don't give this woman your business. She does not care about you at all. Bummer. Horrible stress for something that should be fun and memorable. read more

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Unfortunately, I would not recommend this business. When my daughter tried on her wedding dress 2 days before her wedding, the top of the dress wasn't tacked down properly and it wasn't pressed. We had to take it back and have them finish the alterations!! They were so incredibly rude when we were the one's being inconvenienced. Not to mention we paid over $1300 for the alterations!! Hem, bustle and taking it in a small amount on the sides!! read more

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I wish I could give 0 stars and still be able to leave a review. Something Wonderful ruined my mother of the bride dress a week before the wedding and refused to provide a refund. I was forced to buy a second dress 4 days before the wedding brought it to Walter's bridal alterations who did a fabulous job! They were also stupor expensive. I brought this to Something Wonderful attention they stated they did nothing wrong and refused to refund my money. I would not trust your important events to this business. read more

I highly recommend Something Wonderful. Welcoming atmosphere that helped calm my wedding-prep nerves. I brought in a dress from Luxe Redux Bridal that was previously a sample gown and needed some alterations. I also asked for some custom work, specifically custom sleeves. They went above and beyond, matching the lace and bead work so that custom additions blended perfectly with the rest of the dress. And, they even offer steaming of the dress and veil before the big day! Thank you, Something Wonderful, for being such an integral part of a beautiful day, read more

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If I could give this alterations place 200 stars I would do so. I walked in with a 35 pound dress, it was sequined from top to bottom, and had a 2.5 foot train. A little background, the dress came from Pakistan and was not made to my specifications. It can happen sometimes. Highly do NOT recommend Suffuse, the Lahore designer that literally made me cry because of how rude, and terrible every person was to work with after taking my deposits. For anyone Pakistani, I'm not the first person to have the most awful experience with this designer. And I'll even call out the employee who was extremely terrible to work with. Her name is Nida and she answers whatsapp queries until you pay them; then she goes missing and calls you crazy for following up with her on a dress that came late 3 months, then incorrect size, and damaged. Something Wonderful helped me when I was 1 month from my wedding. They altered my 35 pound dress to bring it in 5 inches (that's how incorrect my dress was made) and used the most innovative ways to help me carry the dress carefully and comfortably. Every person helped assure me that they would be able to fix my dress to every specification and they did exactly that. Even removing my 2 foot train to something that would be far more manageable for me to carry around. I saw that some people think something wonderful was too expensive, I will counter that and say it's 100% untrue. All my alterations were in line with what my friends also paid in alterations for far more simple work. If anything, I got an amazing deal for my dress alterations. If this place can make my extremely difficult and tight timeline happen, fix 10 different issues on my 35 pound dress, and also make my dress more beautiful in 3 weeks, they can do anything. Please believe this review, you will NOT regret the decision to work with Something Wonderful. I will absolutely be back. I had the best service and alterations experience in my life. read more

Highly recommend this tailor. They made my wedding dress which was 3 sizes too big fit me beautifully and on a crunched timeline! I am so thankful and happy with how it turned out. Clean, efficient and super cute office space as well. Many thumbs up read more

Sarah was a little more expensive than what we were wanting to spend, but my gosh did she help transform my dress! My dress had to be taken in the bust almost 2 full sizes. It was complicated due to the amount of lace & beading. She was patient with my questions and very professional. If you have any ideas for alterations, she will discuss the different options for your dress and even demonstrate what it would look like. I loved the bustle she added to my dress. It came with numbered ties which were easy for my maid of honor to figure out the day of. I would highly recommend her. Plan on 3 alterations visits with her to ensure the perfect fit. Everytime I went, there were people in and out of the shop picking up all sorts of dresses, so I know she is very well recommended! read more

So kind and wonderful! They did a fantastic job and made me not only helped me look good but feel good as well. I have some body issues and she only made me feel better and showed me the power of posture I also changed things in the process and they were accomidating and realistic and straightforward about what they could do which I greatly appreciate read more

Beyond expensive, double the price of another seamstress who I unfortunately found after the fact. Offered to steam my veil and charged $30. Truly did not feel that she listened to me or my concerns. You can only go for fittings on Tuesdays and Thursday's which is not ideal at all. Just not a great experience. read more

Sarah at Something Wonderful took my dream wedding dress and made it like a glove on my wedding day. She is an expert working with the complex design details on wedding dresses, and it is clear she loves what she does. She had to take my all-lace Pronovias gown with a 6 1/2 foot train in a couple inches on both sides (I lost quite a bit of weight between buying the dress and it coming in, and even after my first appointment), hemmed it, and created the most beautiful French bustle. She is a dream to work with, and was up front about costs and carefully walked me through what to expect throughout the process. If you're still searching for where to get your wedding dress altered, stop your search and hire Sarah! read more

Sarah at Something Wonderful did an amazing job on my wedding dress. I ordered the dress a bit large, since I purchased it more than a year before my wedding, and she did an incredible job listening and making it into exactly what I wanted for my wedding. She is so talented, and I will definitely be recommending her to all of my friends getting married in the Indianapolis area! read more

I want to preface this review by saying customer service is PARAMOUNT, in the wedding industry. If you are a bride looking for someone to make your dress fitting an experience, to make you feel good or to make the dress altered to fit your body, just go somewhere else. There are literally TONS of other people who are happy to do your alterations and make you feel heard and important; the ways a bride should feel! The lack of professionalism and frank rudeness I encountered from the owner is something I have never experienced in a professional environment. My second fitting was mid-June and I arrived with my friend, masks in hand. I was told that only I could come inside with a mask (which is fine), but my friend asked if she could open the blinds on the door so she could see from outside the closed door. She was told rudely, "The blinds are open;" neither friendly nor accommodating. When I got inside, she told me "that's why I sent you a text message regarding visitors." I never received such text message and had no idea about visitation policies; if I had, I most certainly would have come alone. During the fitting, I was told, "that's not the way the dress is made, we would have to restructure the entire dress" for a minor bust adjustment. When I asked why the top looked the same and nothing had been done after three months she replied, "Well let me pin it! (Although it had already been pinned at the bust three months ago)." Being a bride during COVID, a lot of us have had stressful times trying to reschedule and postpone things. After three months of not seeing my dress at the second fitting, the only thing that had been done was a minor hem to the inner lining and the skinny boning/breast padding (the simple kind that goes in your average swimsuit top) was removed; that's it. This is after our first fitting when we discussed what the top needed to look like and how excited I was to see the dress at the second fitting with the top reconstructed. During an email correspondence to reschedule my second fitting, she even remarked, "Your dress is coming along great." Ultimately, I chose to pull my dress from her service due to the lack of professionalism, lack of progress to my dress and utter rudeness I experienced throughout my two fittings. I paid for the minor work that was done, was refunded the rest of the money that I paid in advance and charged a cancellation fee. I was quoted $650 dollars for my dress (I ending up paying $250 for another seamstress to alter it). When my friend went to pick the dress up for me in her sunroom, the dress was in its bag, draped over a chair (come on, at least hang it on something), and not one foot away from the dress was a bag of dog poop! I mean you really can't make this stuff up. It was disgusting and just goes to show how unprofessional this owner presents herself, especially during this global pandemic when cleanliness is so important. My ultimate advice; go to someone who makes you feel good any happy with your dress! Life is too short to have your dress done be someone who makes you uncomfortable and makes you feel as if you are putting them out for providing a service for you. Side note: I went to another seamstress the next day, and a few minor adjustments were made during my 30 min fitting and the dress already fits like a glove; the way it should be! Long story short: overrated, expensive; spend your time and energy elsewhere. read more

Sarah altered my complicated lace wedding dress beautifully. I was living out of state while planning my wedding, and she kindly worked around my travel schedule to make it all work out! Her communication is prompt and clear. She has a passion for what she does and is an expert at it. She was so pleasant to work with and made me feel really comfortable and beautiful! She is worth every penny. read more