Clara’s Wedding Alterations

She did an amazing job on my wedding gown. It required a lot of work, including cutting and refitting a beaded illusion back, reforming the cups to accommodate my larger bust, adding boning so that a G-​cup could go braless (not an easy task!), removing several inches around the hips and thights, and of course a bustle. Her work was amazing and her prices were very affordable. I highly recommend Clara!

Clara is amazing! My dress was very tricky and backless and I couldn’t wear a bra with it. I was worried about the support, but She worked her magic on it and it was perfect!!!
With a lace, backless, bra-​less dress I was so worried about the fit. it surpassed my expectations. Worth the drive to Roswell!

Clara did a wonderful job altering quite a difficult wedding dress that my friend had ordered online. Her work was beautiful and the dress looked great in the end, she put a lot of effort and interest for it to look good, and that is very much appreciated! It wasn’t cheap but it was a bit last moment and we didn’t give her too much time, but reasonable nonetheless. I can’t imagine what a wedding boutique would have charged us for this work! Had a great experience, and definitely recommend Clara.

I gotta hand it to her… Clara did an amazing job. My dress was a fit and flare with lots of organza and detailing. I got the skeletal ribbing taken out, the bust smoothed out (the dress made my boobs look like I had robot nipples), and of course hemmed up the dress without altering the design of the fit and flare. This was all done in less than 3 weeks. I know I was pushing it with time, but this was not a challenge for her. This is her passion and it truly shows in her workmanship.
Not only was customer service great, but she has very reasonable pricing for the level of skill she has. I an’t wait to show her what the dress will look like on the wedding day!
I highly, highly recommend her!

I brought 2 dresses to Clara’s Wedding alteration, and I do like the end results. She is very friendly. I would recommend her.

Wow!!! Clara was my wedding dress alterations fairy godmother! She’s a GENIUS! First of all, she made me feel good about myself and my body unlike someone else i went to. I took 3 items to her to be altered. My Vera Wang ceremony ball gown, a custom reception mermaid dress and a custom royal length mantilla veil.
I had to purchase my ballgown on clearance in a size 10 because of my boobs and she had to take it down to a size 2. I didnt want to wear any undergarment whatsoever and her response, «sure! you wont need one». The other lady i went to could not comprehend how i wouldnt need cups sewn in or wear a long line with my HUGE boobs. like really??? *side eye*
With the ceremony gown, she resized down to 2 especially in the waist, change neckline from straight to sweetheart, and added a jeweled sash. I rented a petticoat but my waist is super small (humble brag) so she had to sew it into my dress and i took it back after the wedding so she could take it back out. Total for all 3 items was very reasonable and i even had 2 of my bridesmaids get their dresses altered with her.
I really love her so much, i think i’m going to have several vow renewals so i can keep going back to her!!! She was more excited about my dresses and wedding than even I was!!! She’s truly a gem!!!

Clara did a fabulous job on my wedding dress!
My dress had complicated design. The bodice was too big (especially at the boobs area), and the waist area was too tight. Clara took out some extra lace on the front meticulously without changing the original pattern. I could barely tell the lace has been altered. She also reduced the cup size and sewed a built-​in-​bra in my dress.
The corset on the waist line was extremely tight in the original design. I could barely breath with it. Clara let out as much corset as possible and also extend some fabric at the hook area. The dress was very comfortable to wear during the wedding day.
I can not thank Clara enough for the fantastic work.

Clara is amazing! She was able to alter my wedding dress in great time. You cannot even tell that my dress was altered.

Clara is amazing, she has done my wedding dress along with a bridesmaid dress and a few pairs of pants. She is so sweet and talented. A joy to work with.

Excellent job, would recommend. Definitely felt like i was overcharged a little bit or the pricing was not set. But Clara did an excellent job on my dress and it was perfect :)

I definitely waited until the very last minute to have a bridesmaid’s dress altered and Clara was kind enough to take me and is able to deliver in less than 24 hours on a simple hem (*albeit on a difficult to work with silk chiffon fabric.)
I pick it up tomorrow and am hoping her work is as wonderful as the reviews. Will update.

Clara basically made my bargain designer dress like new again! I found a designer wedding dress that was discounted to $ 200 at an outlet for La Raine’s. It was a BEAUTIFUL dress, but had clearly been the show room dress or in some other way used, with darkening of dirt near the zipper on it. There was this lovely beading and embroidery in a cherry blossom sort of pattern, but some of the stitching was loose and in some places the beading looked like it was going to come undone. Also, it seemed like someone had tried to alter it previously (poorly) and basically tucked a bunch of fabric into the hips, so it made my butt look big and bunched unevenly.
Clara and her team re-​did all the stitching and beading that was loose, as well as some that they had to re-​work near hem lines that needed to be altered, and she fixed the zipper area, AND un-​did the weird prior alterations. She even made little adjustments that I didn’t originally ask for, accentuating nice features of my body and further improving on the dress. She has a real eye for how to make these dresses really flatter your figure!
She did such a good job, I had 2 other formal dresses altered by her (similarly exceptionally tailored), and I just took my Herve Leger (also bought on sale) dress over to have her fix the top slightly so that it flatters my figure better (those dresses are figure-​flattering to begin with, but this one was slightly off at the top). I love her work, and I drive over 20 minutes to her alteration shop because I trust her with my dresses.

Clara is AWESOME! She did an amazing job altering my bridal gown. When I went for my first fitting she knew exactly where it needed to be taken in. I didn’t even have to tell her she just knew. I also was a little worried that my bustle would break because a few of my girlfriends did during their own weddings. My bustle held strong all night! She is also fairly priced and will not over charge or try to take advantage of you like I have experienced in the past at other places. I highly recommend Clara she is the best!!!

First off let me say I am not a relative, friend or anyone else other than a customer.
Okay that being said… This place is amazing! I am a bride and wanted to change up my dress a bit but didn’t want to spend a fortune doing so. I read the reviews and brought my dress here. Clara was sooooo sweet and knowledgeable. She understood everything I wanted to do and executed it perfectly. You would never know that I changed anything about the construction of the dress. So happy. BUT… What makes me even HAPPIER was the price. She is ridiculously reasonable. Brides… This is THE place to go for your alterations!!!

I realize that one or two terrible experiences among a sea of great reviews for a place usually just reflects poorly on the reviewer, so let me qualify this in advance by saying it may have been an isolated incident.
The work Clara and her team did on my bridesmaid dress for my cousin’s wedding was unacceptable and yet I think I’m more appalled by how the situation was handled upon discovering the work.
I brought in a satin dress (pretty standard bridesmaid material) to be hemmed. When I went in to pick it up, the hemline had pulls and bubbles and errors all over. There was also a stain that had not been there prior.
When I brought these issues to Clara’s attention, she made me walk over to a bridal group who would tell me «it’s not that noticeable!»
When I pointed out that I was paying $ 50 for a dress to be professionally hemmed and therefore wanted a professional hem, Clara haughtily informed me that it was the fabric’s fault (even though all of the other bridesmaids had their dresses hemmed and there were no issues) and when I said again that that’s why I brought it to her instead of doing it myself, she made a scene saying «OH this is about MONEY.»
Well, kind of… yes. Being that I was paying for a professional hem and it was a mess. She then more or less recruited the bridal group to say «That’s a great deal! $ 50 isn’t bad.» Um, for a botched hem, yes it is bad.
In summary, Clara was unprofessional and the work was not up to par. She tried to make me look foolish for having a problem with the work, to the point where I just paid and left.
I do NOT recommend this shop for alterations.

I found Clara on Unilocal after not getting called back from alteration places in my area (Alpharetta/​Johns Creek). If there is anything that gets my goat, it’s not returning my phone call. So, Clara set up an appointment for my fitting. She was fast and good. She gave me a very reasonable price-​especially for all the alterations this bridesmaid dress was going to require and gave me an appointment to come back in about 10 days to try it on and take it home. I came in today for the fitting. There was a loose strap, which she pinned and fixed in 10 minutes. I took the dress home a very satisfied customer. Clara transformed a plain, non-​fitting bridesmaid dress into a work of art on my body. Thank you Clara!

To all brides-​to-​be planning on going to Clara’s Wedding & Alterations, I highly recommend that you find someone else. I had the absolute worst experience! My dress looked worse and felt even worse than before I even brought it in. I cried at my final dress fitting, and ended up taking the dress to another alteration store with only 3 weeks until my wedding! At one point during the fitting, Clara told me I needed to lose weight, which actually ended up being a hook she put in the wrong spot, but who says that to a bride? She also told me I was asking for too many little things when I pointed out to her that my halter straps were sewed on badly and they looked like an afterthought. I’m sorry that I had such a bad experience, and maybe somebody else might have better luck, but just know that it could be avoided!

David Tutera said it best «Ladies, Ladies, Ladies… Do NOT buy your wedding gown online.»
And he should have added: «Especially if your vision of yourself is willowy and tall, but in actuality, you are 5″1″ and um thick.
Clearing throat.
And so the nightmare came true… as I thought it possibly could. I knew better… but once I saw the darn dress online, I couldn’t find it anywhere. The site I found bragged that it could take your picture and turn it into the dress of your dreams… But what it didn’t tell me was that the dream in my head was all WRONG…
And I will admit, I have been working out faithfully, performing squats, leg raises, lunges, situps, treadmill, drinking protein shakes, cutting out sugar, staying away from high fat foods… etc. But I still don’t look like the model in that darn dress.
And why didn’t I go to a dressmaker and get my measurements?
And so the dress arrived as my dutiful lady promised… heck, it’s not her fault. She did everything I asked her to do… and more even. She returned phone calls, emails, sent it as promised way before it was due.
And I swear… it fits… Raine (12 year old)…not me…
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I panicked after I received my dress and it wouldn’t even close. I called another alterations place and I could hear the lady shaking her head over the phone… she specialized in «piecework» and making newer clothes from older clothes, she said no over and over again. Told me to call her if I just wanted to talk for support. I think I will now. Guys I spent too much on the dress to give up. There was truly a knot in my stomach. 2 days went by and I wondered really what the heck was I going to do about my «dream come nightmare.»
So I googled re furbished wedding gowns, etc. And then I saw these reviews for Clara. And I woke up and took mom looking for her dress and slid her shop in the shopping to see if she could help me. Of course she said: (I could cry now thinking back)
And Ms. Clara fixed it all. With the help of this review site, I felt compelled to write this. I blogged about my ordeal a little on my vow renewal site and I can say that it was a success. I was so embarrassed that I did something soo crazy…
Clara was fair with the price and she even re– did mom’s for her, covering up the chest area where Mom always felt really self –concious because of scarring from burns. She was an angel to us. They worked their magic and did something more amazing: they made me a dress that did not require a bra for my 40DDD size cup. I had been all over the internet looking for corsets etc. to hold up the dress and had given up and was going to ask her to create straps. She said NO… the day of the fitting… you DONT NEED BRA… I hesitated… she said LIFT ARMS HIGH… I did and it fit! It FIT!!! IT FIT!!! I turned around and around… She said: «SEE»… I kept saying: Thats amazing! So amazing… She said: «Amazing» smiling.
Her husband superbly pressed my dress before the ceremony. It was beautiful. I felt like a really really grown princess.
Forever Clara… sniff.

I found Clara through Unilocal and decided to try for my wedding dress. Her details are impeccable. my dress has some detailed ruching and everything she did made it fit my body like a glove. I’m very pleased with her work and would recommend her to anyone.

Exceptional alterations and worth the drive if it seems far from you. She is extremely meticulous and great at what she does. She transformed my gown into a masterpiece that was made for me.