Magnolia Gowns & Bridal

Getting my wedding dress tailored was the wedding task that I just kept putting off. I was nervous about getting it done, finding a good price and working with someone that I felt comfortable with. Finding Kim and Magnolia Gowns and Bridal was the best thing that could have happened.
Kim did an amazing job on my dress. She took off the sleeves, took in the sides and bustled the dress. It looked so good, I was very impressed.
Kim was super professional and helped me feel calm and excited about my big day. She had me come in several times to try it on and be sure everything was perfect and allowed me to request additional adjustments. She works quickly and carefully + is easy to talk to and professional. She is upfront about pricing and kept it all within budget. I highly recommend Kim!

I am beyond satisfied with how my dress came out! My wedding dress was tight in the waist and very loose up top, Kim was able to fix all of that so quickly. When I left and tried on the dress at home, something still felt off so I brought it back and she was able to fix that at no cost. It looked fantastic on me. And then when I needed my belt tightened she did that right on the spot. Barely a few minutes I waited. I just had my wedding and was complimented a lot on how well my dress fitted my body. So happy! Thank you!

SAVED MY LIFE!!! I needed alterations done on a dress in 24 hours and not only did she get it done even quicker it was flawless and looked perfect! I will be going here for everything from now on!!!

Amazing quick and professional work. Thank you for alterations on my wedding gown you guys are awesome!

I’m so happy to have found this cute little place! Love the vintage charm :) And the price for alterations is very cheap. The owner is sweet, helpful, and does beautiful work. I will be coming back here for all dress alterations in the future!

I have brought 3 dresses to Kim now and they’ve all turned out great! Some were simple hems for length, and some others were tucking things in, bringing it up, making it tighter etc. I have been pleased with all of her work so far! Very affordable prices, cash only with work that is less than $ 20.

Kim is the sweetest. I took my bridesmaid’s dress in (last month ish), needing it done by late June. I had a fitting but I didnt have my shoes yet, so I told her I’d come back when I had them purchased so we would know what to do with the length. She was like «Girl, I only need 3 days for this alteration! Don’t even worry!» I have my shoes now, so I’m just kinda waiting and crossing my fingers to lose a little weight before I take in my dress, hoping she will be able to take it in even more than when I had the fitting.
Thanks Kim! I’ll see you soon!

I highly recommend Kim over at Magnolia Gowns & Bridal! I needed to have my wedding dress altered and honestly did not even know where to start. The minute I started calling companies and would mention wedding alterations they would request up to 3 fittings, going back and forth to make sure its perfect, and they quoted hundred of dollars. I became quickly overwhelmed and put off by the whole thing and just shelved getting alterations until the very last minute (well in wedding time I have about 5 weeks to go). I found Kim through Unilocal and she had mostly great reviews. I decided to take some jeans that I needed hemmed over to her to just get a feel for the place. Kim was extremely welcoming and professional. When I picked up my jeans they were perfect so I went ahead and made an appointment to get my dressed altered with her as well. Honestly, what an amazing experience! Kim made the whole process easy and effortless. I tried it on and she pinned it up super quick. I discussed with her briefly my concerns and she said she was good to go. I was in and out within a half hour. I told her I was not in a hurry and that she could just give me a call when the dress was ready and I would come back over. She text me 2 days later that my dress was ready to be picked up. I went back the following day and my dress fit like a glove. It is so perfect and she did an amazing job! There were a few lace spots on the dress that I wasn’t liking how they laid on the fabric and she said no worries she would just take care of it while I changed back into my clothes. She was extremely helpful and her pricing is very reasonable. Thank you, Kim for a beautiful job well done. I appreciate it and I will definitely be back for future alterations! xxx

1. A distressed bride to be
2.Naively ordered wedding gown, custom, online
3. SOS
I found this place because it was close to my home, saw good reviews and decided to call. Came with my wedding dress crumpled up in a ball because I hated it. It fit like a poorly made potato sack. Accentuating all the wrong curves. I thought it wasn’t salvageable, but decided to try because I really was in love with the concept of it.
I can’t even tell you how the owner saved me, became my saving grace. Not only did she fit my gown to accentuate all the RIGHT curves, she did it so quickly and it was extremely affordable! I almost felt like I was an old friend and she was doing me a giant favor, hooking me up. I would recommend her for everything!!!
I posted pics of my finished dress. I wish I had before and after, but I didn’t want to remember or be seen in the before.

Kim,
I don’t think you understand. YOU are supposed to be the professional. It is YOUR job to have open communication and dialogue with your clients. When you go to the hair dresser does she not ask you what you’re looking for. I am not a seamstress, I do not know the terminology.
Also, I was in NO rush. You said it would be done the next day and I came back and it was closed. YOU have HORRIBLE communication. You do not care about your clients and it is so obvious. You do not deserve business.
It is NOT a coincidence or a conspiracy against you that all of your previous and current reviews call you out for being incompetent and psychotic. YOU alone are the problem. I came to you to support a small business. My parent’s own a small business, but unlike them you clearly do not have the drive or determination to succeed. If a business is too hard for you to run then give it up because you took a $ 500 Nordstrom gown and made it look like I was wearing a cheap sack.
Do not respond. Be the 51 year old you say you are and do not take this experience lightly. I do not care about your business’ reputation because in all honesty, all I hope to accomplish is to save the next bride the money and aggravation that you have caused me.

You give small business’ a very bad name.
P. s. I took the dress to another seamstress, one who prides herself on the ability to balance her work and her family and she said it was terrible work.
Good luck.
***Based solely on the store owner’s callous response below, that’s all the proof you need to not support this woman. There is no need for labeling or name calling. I am not a bridezilla. There is a thing called choosing your fights, and my dear, I knew that I had trusted my alterations with the wrong woman the second I saw the butchered layer of tulle that was so carelessly destroyed. It’s crossed my mind to take you to court, after all, this was a $ 500 dress. But what it really comes down to is you falsely advertising a service that you so obviously could not handle. If that makes me a Bridezilla then so be it. Please don’t teach your daughter to point fingers or call other women names.***
I just didn’t want to make a scene in front of your daughter and husband who walked through the back of the store while I was in the gown.
This is a cautionary tale to any and all future patrons wishing to go here for alterations. I had an appointment to take my dress in in length and in the sides. Kim was over 10 minutes late, and when I got to the store the sign said closed. I called the number I had on file and told her I was at the location at 10 a.m. the agreed upon time to meet. Unfazed, she said she was running late. I agreed to wait for her as the other reviews made her out to be this inexpensive and knowledgeable seamstress – something that is now laughable.
She charged me $ 60 upfront before she would start working on the dress. I paid, not a problem.
She told me the adjustments would be done the next day at 3 p.m. When I went0 to the store the following day, the sign again said closed. I called her and she told me, «I don’t work on Wednesdays.» Yet she told me to come in.
I wouldn’t get the dress for another 6 days. She ended up ruining the top layer of tulle and replaced it with a cheap 99 cent mismatched color of bright white and called it a day. The dress no longer had a flowy feel and the top and bottom were completely off.
Going into the shop I knew no matter what, I was leaving with the dress. As she made multiple comments that she was «scared» to take it in anymore, and frankly, that made me scared.
Needless to say, I bought a new dress and will be disputing the $ 60 charge on my card.

Kim is great and very talented. She knows her stuff. I brought in my wedding dress that needed a few alterations and she was able to turn it around in a day! When I tried it on in her shop I was so happy by the results… I just know it’s going to look amazing on my wedding day. Thanks Kim!

I needed my bridesmaid dress to be fitted since it was huge. The first time I went in to get it fitted, she was nice and quick. When I came back to try it on after the alterations, it was still too big. She said «give me 15 minutes and go get yourself a coffee», so I did and when I came back and tried it on, it fit me like a glove! She was so fast and was willing to drop everything to make sure I didn’t have to drive all the way back on another day. It was all done in about 3 days, even though I didn’t need my dress for another month. Kim is so sweet, and was willing to work on my dress even when she was sick. That’s dedication to her customers!

Kim is the best! I took my wedding dress to her to be altered recently; she was so helpful and knowledgeable! She made my dress even better than it was already. I loved it before she altered it, and now I absolutely adore it.

This is the best place for alterations. I brought in my wedding dress which needed to be drastically taken in at the top. She had it done within in a day or two. It needed to be tweaked a little, so she fixed it right there for me, I didn’t have to come back another day or anything to pick it up. I had such a positive experience, she was very welcoming and willing to work with me, she did a great job, and she was affordable ($ 25, which for wedding alterations is unheard of). Thank you! I will definitely be returning.

So sweet, helpful and professional! I was very panicked when I couldn’t get my bridesmaid dress (for a wedding out if state in two weeks) to zip! The owner let me walk in with my toddler in tow and helped us out quickly. Definitely grateful to find this place on Unilocal in my neighborhood and highly recommend it!

Brought in a dress to shorten for a wedding around 2:00pm or so… and she texted me around 5pm to say it was ready! I was astounded. Kim is very nice and for that quick turnaround, her price was a steal. Thanks for the wonderful service!

It’s so much fun to learn sewing class from Kim. She’s amazingly friendly and very helpful. I learnt in an hour how to trim and hem pants and I’ll definitely come back again to learn more!!!

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. This was the WORST alteration experience we’ve ever had. We bought my mom a beautiful gown from Bloomingdale’s and took it to Kim to alter, and she destroyed that dress. The left side was 2 inches above the ground, the back was short and the front was 1 inch too long. It was a disaster! When we called her to tell her we were unhappy, she did not even apologize or offer to refund the service. It was just a terrible experience and I will NEVER ruin a dress here again.

Kim is amazing! Such a sweet lady too. She made my bridesmaid dress fit perfectly in one go. Then she noticed that it may be a bit too long for walking down the aisle in flats (I told her how nervous I was), so she took another half inch off the bottom for free. She also works really quickly!
Would recommend her to anyone.

Professional and so sweet. Love the dress I got, and it was really reasonable price
Kim is amazing.