She did an amazing job on my wedding dress and was absolutely lovely to work with!!!…read more She altered my dress, which was at least a size too small and meant for someone taller than me into something that I'm incredibly happy with. I didn't have a very good vision for what I wanted out of a wedding dress and she made it into the dress of my dreams. She did amazing work and I'm so excited to wear the dress!!

Sarah is a real-life fairy godmother. I am so grateful that a friend referred me to her. I wanted…read moreto wear my grandmother's wedding dress that she originally wore in 1958. My aunt and mother also wore the dress for their weddings in 1983 and 1991. I wanted to keep the design as close to the original as possible. I wasn't sure what was going to be possible but Sarah did an absolutely impeccable job. It was impossible to tell that it had been altered and I felt like a princess. It meant so much to me to get to wear it.

I found Jenny through Yelp after purchasing my dress. She was so helpful with giving me a timeline…read moreupfront for the alterations and estimates on what each part would cost. She is so sweet and great at what she does! I was able to start my alterations during off-season so the first round of alterations was done so fast! I would recommend her to anyone! So easy to work with and very talented!

I recently had my wedding and needed alterations done that other seamstresses said wasn't possible…read moreand I was worried about fitting into my dress for the big day. Jen made the process seamless, with so much confidence in her work and it made my anxiety go away. She did an AMAZING job and my dress was perfect for the wedding. If you need any alterations done she is absolutely the one you want to have do them!

DO NOT go to Debra for your alterations. Even if she was recommended by your bridal boutique. The…read morework she did on my wedding gown was just awful. I had and am still having an awful experience with Debra. From the beginning she was hard to communicate with. At first, I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt because she had mentioned that she would be having some surgeries and would be trying to get the alterations done before then. But I regret giving her my dress at all. She never knew who I was or what she was altering for me whenever I spoke with her regarding my dress. This was a big red flag but she already had my dress. She was very forceful/rude when it came to payments being in cash only and constantly reminded me of this fact. The alterations she was going to do were adding a bustle, shortening the straps, replacing the zipper, fixing the snags on the lace, and adding cups. The buttons and hooks she added for the bustle are sloppily sewn on and make the fabric pucker and it does not lay correctly. They are also not evenly placed. There is also one hook missing. She did not shorten the straps (or she didn't shorten them enough because they still fall off my shoulders) or fix the snags. The zipper replacement was also very sloppy. You can see the zipper through my dress and it is crooked. I've spoken to another seamstress since and she confirms that the work is bad and very sloppy. As you can imagine, this was all very upsetting to me when I finally tried on my dress. Which she didn't mention that I should do before picking up the dress. My mom picked it up for me and I didn't have a final fitting. Not only was all of the sloppy work upsetting, but I also spent almost $300 on alterations that I will just have to have fixed by someone else. She also charged me for the cups to be added in but she did not finish the work. She wanted to wait to add the cups because they don't fair well in the dry cleaning process. At the time, I thought that waiting on the cups was fine because I assumed I would be going back to her to finish my alterations. I will not be returning to her for future work. I contacted Debra on more than one occasion to share my concerns and ask for a refund and her response further confirms that she does not know who I am and she does not remember my dress. She said that I had a final fitting with her and that I did not voice any of these concerns. As I stated earlier in my review, I did not have a final fitting. She never mentioned having one and rushed me to pick up the dress because she was having a surgery. Because I couldn't get there in her time frame, my mom picked up my dress for me. She did refund me the amount for the cup installation. Even if it doesn't come close to what I will have to pay to get it all fixed. I understand that she was having some surgeries but she should not have taken me on as a client if she could not deliver quality work. Debra is unprofessional and does not take the time to even try to know the client she is talking to.

Throughout the years my daughters have been coming here for their prom and homecomings-now here…read morecomes the weddings . Wouldn't go anywhere else . Deb is one talented and classy lady .

This is the Best place for alterations bar none! I have never been disappointed. She does a…read morewonderful job.

Quality work and had project done earlier than expected. I would definitely recommend this shop!read more

Silvia is the best! The magic she did on my wedding dress... amazing! I didn't think I could love…read morethis dress more than I already did. It fits perfectly and she cut the cutest off-the-shoulder sleeves by using part of the dress that was cut off. We also added in a deeper V line and it looks fantastic! Beyond her work, she is the sweetest person. Highly recommend using Silvia for any of your alternation needs! :)

I went to Silvia for alterations and had an absolutely awful experience. My wedding dress was…read morecompletely ruined after Silvia decided to steam my wedding dress multiple times WITHOUT my consent. The dress instructions did say not to steam it -- something I didn't think to mention because steaming was NEVER discussed, NEVER agreed upon & was NOT included on my receipt. When I saw the damage, I was devastated. She admitted to steaming the dress several times because she thought it would get better. The dress was so badly ruined I had to buy another dress! She showed ZERO remorse and offered no solutions. After a few discussions she verbally agreed to reimburse me for a replacement dress, then refused the next day and has ignored all communication since. Incredibly unprofessional, dishonest, and careless. I strongly DO NOT recommend using her services.

If I could give Maria NEGATIVE stars I would! She RUINED my daughters prom dress hem…read more First of all her studio is disgusting and dirty but her name was on a recommendation list and we trusted her. All we needed was a simple hem on a multi layered tulle skirt. I have a background in clothing design and marketing so I could have done it myself but didn't have the time. She not only sewed the hem CROOKED and made it too short in areas but she left a train on the back of the dress despite me specifically telling her we want a straight hem all the way around with NO train. When we went to pick it up she told us it would be $500 CASH!! I was shocked. Shame on me for not asking the hem price in advance but I assumed I knew the average alteration prices because of my background. Here's where it gets interesting. I knew I was screwed and had to pay the $500 because the prom was in 3 days but I wanted her to fix the hem. We were desperate! She gets on the floor and starts willy bully pinning the hem to fix it and is moaning and groaning and mumbling...then she proceeded to start taking the pins out. When I asked her what she's doing she said she didn't want to work on the dress anymore because it was killing her! I said she shouldn't have accepted the job if it was too much work for her (4 layers of fabric). She told us to leave and take the dress. If you are wondering, yes, I did NOT pay her a dime. At that point I had a $600 valued dress that had been ruined and I had to try to fix the hem within a few days. We drove right over to Kathryn's dress shop in McHenry (where we bought the dress) and every employee in there bent over backwards to fix the dress. We immediately saw the seamstress and came up with a compromise to fix the hem enough so that no one would notice and have my daughter wear flat shoes. They fixed the dress beautifully at a very fair alterations price and had it ready in 48 hours on the morning of prom! (Originally they could not alter the dress because they were booked so they gave us a referral list. They will no longer be referring to Maria!) NEVER use Maria's Alterations in McHenry and ALWAYS shop at Kathryn's in McHenry for your special occasion dresses!

I do not recommend Maria. She charges a lot. We found someone else who can do the same thing for a…read morebetter price. When I went to reach out to Maria she said I owe her money for her time. The woman did no work on the dress yet. Stay away!

AMAZING! Do yourself a favor and ha r any dress alterations made here. Not only that, but the…read morewedding shop is GORGEOUS!! Excellent customer service. Charming atmosphere. I'll be back to have a bridesmaid dress altered here in a couple months. Kelly did my wedding dress and her work is superb! And not outrageously priced. Love it!!

Kelly is simply amazing! I had a whirlwind wedding that I planned in a total of three weeks and I…read morethought there would be no way I could find somebody to do wedding dress alterations in that short amount of time. I am new to the area and found Kelly through Yelp. I was super nervous about handing over my wedding dress to somebody I didn't know to alter. But Kelly was so sweet and you can tell she enjoys her job. I ended up getting the dress shortened, boning added to the top part of the dress, the waist and hips taken in, and a bustle added. I don't know what my total was but I was blown away by how reasonable it was. I actually asked her if she was sure that's all I owed her. Kelly squeezed me in for several fittings and took all my concerns and questions and answered them. Shes a complete protectionist and my dress showed it. My dress fit like a glove and the bustle she added (a double French bustle I think) was so pretty that I didn't even mind when it was bustled! She had lots of advice as far as caring for my dress, how to steam and such and was just beyond helpful! Also she has the cutest little boutique that I actually bought my mothers dress from. I have my eye on a black jumpsuit and will be back for it soon! I couldn't have been happier with how my dress turned out and am so thankful for Kelly!

Amazing service! Sam and Sammy are wonderful!!! They accommodated our rush request and were really…read moregracious. They did a fantastic job!

Great service, reasonable pricing and quick turnaround. I will continue to be a customer.read more