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Cost of Alterations

madiandcindymadiandcindy
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in Texas-Dallas and Ft. Worth
Ladies, I  know there are always posts about Becky Fowler here but I cant find any about cost, I need my dress bustled and taken out about an inch, my dress has lace, do any of you have an idea of what something like this costs, or can you tell me how much your alterations with Becky cost and what you had done, I want to be prepared for that expense. thanks ladies!!
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  • Mariah09202008Mariah09202008
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    edited December 2011
    My dress only needed a bustle put in and I had bra cups sewn in.  It cost me less than $50.  I would assume with just a little hem that it would probably be less than $100.
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  • danielle16_17danielle16_17 member
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    edited December 2011
    my dress was all lace I needed a bustle and it taken in from a size 10 to a size 2 and and I had cups sewn in and it hemed and that cost me $150
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  • fallbride1109fallbride1109 member
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    edited December 2011
    Just FYI, last year Becky's minimum was $125.
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  • Mariah09202008Mariah09202008
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    edited December 2011
    Damn, her prices have gone up.
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  • Tiffany618Tiffany618
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah, I was thinking it was $100 when I talked to her but it is probably $125.   Stil a deal though compared to these dress shops!!
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  • fallbride1109fallbride1109 member
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    edited December 2011

    Tiffany, I agree.  For $125 I got it taken in, taken up, cups sewn in, and a bustle.  Plus I took it back 2 days before the wedding and she pressed it for me.

    Planning the Meal
    With All the Trimmings
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  • kimandwilliekimandwillie
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    edited December 2011
    I got mine hemmed and bustled by Becky in November for $100. And, I'm taking it back to be pressed before the wedding next week. Becky is great!

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  • l33annal33anna member
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    edited December 2011
    I got my dress bustled from Becky for $50 in September '09. Plus she is the sweetest woman ever!
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  • fallbride1109fallbride1109 member
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    edited December 2011

    Hmmm, well she told me her minimum was $125 so I was going by that.  Even still, I'm not complaining as I feel it was a fair price.

    Planning the Meal
    With All the Trimmings
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  • socamesocame member
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    edited December 2011
    Do you guys have her number?
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  • smileysara2008smileysara2008 member
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    edited December 2011
    I am going back for my final fitting on the 20th.  She took my dress in, bustled it, altered the sleeves, and hemmed it.  She told me it would be $108.  Her number is 972 986-8067.
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  • madiandcindymadiandcindy
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    edited December 2011
    I went to the alterations appt and turns out I didnt need to have my dress taken out at all, just to hem it and bustle it its costing me $175 based on what others have paid I feel it was a bit much but I guess a salon might have charged me more, she said it was because of the tule on the bottom of my dress that had to be cut although nothing had to be done with the lace after all, I also didnt need the cups so they wont be put in and its a basic french bustle, my dress is mermaid, not much train on it.
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  • Jay+MarissaJay+Marissa member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_cost-of-alterations?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:b7f57dbe-11af-4446-8cc8-cf26a291cfd2Post:74e47fad-e9a4-4938-993e-fa8c1a0be0a1">Re: Cost of Alterations</a>:
    [QUOTE]She took my dress in, bustled it, altered the sleeves, and hemmed it.  She told me it would be $108. 
    Posted by smileysara2008[/QUOTE]

    Exact same here--except she was making the sleeves with fabric I brought and I had cups sewn in instead of it being taken in. And my hem was a bubble hem, which is even more of a pain
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