Seattle Area Wedding Dress Alterations

Photo: Clara Ganey Photography (Seattle)

One of the most nerve-wracking things for my wedding is finding someone who can alter my two wedding dresses.  Most bridal boutiques have recommendations or someone reliable with whom they work.  But because I purchased my dresses in Georgia, I'll need to find a local tailor on my own.  I've compiled a list of people in the Seattle area who do alterations.  All of them also create custom designed wedding dresses as well.

If you have other suggestions or have used any of these vendors, let me know!

In alphabetical order, a short list of wedding dress tailors in Seattle:

• Carol Johnson (Snohomish):  Won 2nd place for 2010 Best of Western Washington contest.  The reviews from the contest were highly positive.
• Cheryl's Alterations (South Puget Sound):  3rd place in the 2010 Best of Western Washington contest.  In addition to the reviews from the contest, the comments on Cheryl's facebook page are also really positive.
• Elizabeth Parks (Tacoma):  Custom designs and alterations.  #1 for best alterations and tailoring in the 2010 Best of Western Washington contest.  The reviews as part of the contest were overwhelmingly positive. 
• Jenny Manes:  Custom designs and alterations.  Rated well on judy's book and citysearch, but the reviews are a few years old.
• Tracy Gail (Bellevue): Custom designs and alterations.  Few, but positive reviews on citysearch, dexknows, and google.
• Metro Tailoring & Alterations (Seattle): Custom designs and alterations.  Highly positive reviews from lots of different reviews online; only downside seemed to be price.  No website that I could find.
• P.A. Jen's Custom Sewing (Seattle): Custom designs and alterations.  Lots of positive reviews with the occasional negative review about fit.
•  V Custom Design (Seattle): Custom designs and alterations.  The sister dress salon, Victoria's Bridal Couture received lots of positive reviews online including citysearch, dexknows, and king 5's 2010 Best of Western Washington for wedding dresses (though it didn't actually place in the top 5 list).  The few reviews mixed in about tailoring services were very positive.