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November 2022 by Brenda R.
I don't recommend this place to get your dress altered. If your dress is simple, tulle, or lace you are probably okay but if it's something complicated or heavily beaded I would look for a different place. To be honest I'm really disappointed she wasted my time literally had my dress ready the night before my wedding and it wasn't even finished! I was done with her so I just took it. She charged me a lot and I am not impressed by her 30+ years of experience. Be careful don't mention your job or what you drive she charged me more because I told her I was an engineer and I drive a lifted Jeep Wrangler. The hem she did was really obvious in the pictures and she charged me extra because my dress was beaded. I'm the type of person that doesn't mind paying for the work as long as it's done right. My dress was a Dina Hawidi and it was heavily beaded with pearls and other beading. But I would of appreciated her being honest and telling me that it was going to be too much work her. Every time I went she complained about her neck hurting and for a couple of weeks I didn't see any progress. Then I got sick one week missed a fitting and she blamed me that it was my fault that the dress wasn't ready sooner. But that's a lie. I'm really frustrated because I wasn't able to do bridal shots before my wedding and there were a few things I didnt get done on it. Avoid the stress she was one of the most stressful parts of the wedding planning. I took my dress far in advance and asked her to be honest if she could or couldn't. At the end she will tell you about all the "extra" things she did to your dress (I didn't see anything extra on the contrary I think she wasn't careful handling my dress and it lost a few of the pearls and the train got dirty) and she will still ask you for a 5 star review on the knot. The way that she talks to you is manupalitive/toxic she will make you feel bad and bring in stuff about religion. If I could redo this part of my wedding I would have gone to more than one consultation at different places rather than jumping straight to her.
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January 2022 by Jesse Vaselaar
My wedding dress turned out absolutely beautiful!! Thank you so much for helping me, right from the start I knew I was in good hands
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December 2021 by Courtney Boss
I called Beatrice to see if she had any availability to add a bustle to my wedding dress and if she could turn it around in a week or 2. She said yes, so I dropped off my wedding dress on 10/6/21. She was very pleasant and funny. I was very shocked that she charged $275 to add the bustle, but I paid it because I wanted it done as soon as possible. We agreed on a pick up date of 10/13/21 at 5:30pm. I arrived around 5:15pm on 10/13/21, rang the door bell and had to wait around 10 mins. I didn't think anything of it because I was early and figured she was busy working. When she answered the door, she looked at me like she had never seen me before. When I said that I was here to pick up my dress, she looked shocked and did not even remember my dress. I quickly pointed out my dress in the pink bag and she told me that she had not started on it. She said it would only take her 15 minutes to complete and asked if I wanted to come back. I said no and I would wait. As I sat in the chair waiting on my dress to be completed she asked questions that she already asked the first time we met. I didn't understand why she did not look at the places she marked with pins. It took more than 30 minutes for her to finish the bustle. I debated on writing a negative review until we found a pin she left in the bustle on my wedding day. Sadly, it poked my maid of honor and had the potential to do a lot of damage to my backside on my wedding day.
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December 2021 by Tisa Forrest
Beatrice altered my Vera Wang wedding gown for my wedding in the fall of 2014. Over the Course of 6 weeks, Beatrice fit the gown to my body and so much more. We redesigned the dress to fit my taste and shape perfectly. She added great suggestions and if i did not like them there was no obligation. It was a fun process. She did an amazing job in a short period of time.She took in the waist and added boning to the chest to make the corset stand and reshaped the sweetheart neckline. The dress has a tulle overlay so this all needed to be adjusted with each step. She also had to tighten the tulle sleeves without stretching the material. We adjusted the tulle overlay sleeves to be thinner and lay off of the shoulders more.The hemline, which had multiple layers of organza cut in blossom shapes and lines with horsehair, needed to be taken up. And she added a beautiful bustle to the dress to make for an easy transition to the reception. She was able to do this without loosing the design of the dress.The modified mermaid did not shape my body like I desired so she took the hips of the dress in and laid the organza to shape my hips. Since it was not made to lay tightly to the body she did all of this without bringing it too close so that moving would pop any seems or rip the dress. I was able to move and dance all night comfortably without having any problems.The dress came with a white veil which did not matched the ivory dress. Beatrice was able to make the exact same veil in the exact color of the dress. A fingertip length, ivory, tulle veil.She pressed the belt to fold thinner, tacked down tulle everywhere, and added so many small details that she didn't have to. I'm so thankful she put in such effort for my big day. The finished product was great and it looked amazing.
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January 2021 by Emily Knott
I needed to redesign my dress, Beatrice was able to help. She restructured the corset, eliminated the train and made the modern wedding dress I was looking for. Well worth the price and travel to north Austin.
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January 2021 by Nina Dolib
Was an awful experience. The minute I walked in she started warning me about her high quote!! She literally said “ wait until you hear my quote, you might want to learn to do it yourself” She focused on telling me that she is an expensive tailor ever before she learns about my budget. At the end of the fitting she asked for $750 for the hem only!!! I won’t recommend at all.
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December 2020 by Courtney Fenimore
Beatrice was fantastic! I worked with her for two months on every little detail on my very challenging wedding dress. She was patient and went at the exact pace that I was comfortable with. Beatrice was professional and very talented. I would trust her all over again and loved working with her.
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December 2020 by Mia Moore
Beatrice did a great job tailoring my dress! I am very pear shaped and my bottom half is easily 1-2 sizes larger than my top half. She fit my intricate bodice and lace detailing/mesh backing perfectly and seamlessly. I know it can't be easy to realign lace! My only complaint is that she would occasionally comment on my weight, which isn't something I was looking for, even if it is in a "positive" way. But overall her work was excellent and she is a kindhearted person!
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November 2020 by Christine Carrubba
I needed to redesign my dress, Beatrice was able to help. She restructured the corset, eliminated the train and made the modern wedding dress I was looking for. Well worth the price and travel to north Austin.
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November 2019 by Austin Wagner
My fiancee used Couture Bridal Alterations for her wedding dress. Avoid them like the pelage. Dishonesty and questionable business practices. I would never recommend anyone I know to use them for alterations.
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November 2019 by Kate Schneider
I hired Beatrice Rodriguez to alter my dress at the end of November 2018 for a June 2019 wedding. Over the course of my appointments, Beatrice accused me of being a no-show at appointments (I wasn't and I write my schedule in a day planner so I had notes to reference), told me that I was mistaken on the number of appointments I had, told me how grateful I should be at the "deal" she was giving me ($945 for alterations to fit the dress and add a bustle plus a veil - $500 had been paid up front as a deposit - THIS IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MOST PLACES, AND I KNOW THE AMOUNT OF CHOICES AND RESEARCH YOU NEED TO MAKE DURING A WEDDING IS EXHAUSTING, BUT DO YOUR RESEARCH!), asked me why I hadn’t already written reviews for her, told me exactly what to write in these reviews and how to phrase them, and implied that I was a difficult bride who was asking for a lot of changes. I think I'm pretty go-with-the-flow but everyone's experiences are subjective and you know, bridezilla trope, so make of this review what you will. I respect that altering a wedding dress is a difficult job and a seamstress has way more experience than I do at knowing what will work, so I basically agreed with everything she said and didn't have strong opinions on what needed to be done.
After my third fitting (fourth visit to her - there was a consult) in March, Beatrice suddenly was demanding payment in full but had never told me that it was due at this particular visit. We looked over the contract (READ YOUR CONTRACT) and yes, it did say the payment was due at the second to last appointment (again, didn’t know it was gonna be this one). Beatrice kept giving different answers of when my dress would be finished, so I decided that this relationship was not working out and asked to take the dress that night. I left to get cash was willing to pay the rest of the balance, knowing that I was paying for an unfinished dress, but I wasn't leaving that night without my dress. Beatrice said I couldn't do this, the dress wasn't finished, I needed to sign a release form from her husband, I could pick it up next week, etc. I never raised my voice or said much beyond repeating "I'm not leaving without my dress," and didn't get into the reasons for this decision because I knew trying to rehash it was not going to be a productive conversation.
Beatrice told me to get out of her house and that she was calling the police (she never did, in the end, but she told me that if she had, the police wouldn't have helped me and so I should be glad she didn't call). I went into the driveway and waited for her husband. Other people have posted different experiences, but he was nice to me and we made some small talk, I apologized for the interruption to the other appointment (had to leave to go get cash to pay the balance because I didn't have my checkbook on me/she wouldn't take a credit card, and I offered to wait in the lobby until the other bride was done, knowing that this was likely to be a scene). In the end, I got my dress, all of the pins taken out of it, so not fitted at all, and her husband did not have me pay the rest of the balance. Beatrice's parting words to me were about how she was doing me a huge favor by letting me take the dress in its unfinished state.
I don't want to be overdramatic here, but the way that she would turn everything around where I was the difficult one and I should be grateful to her is very reminiscent of gaslighting. This was a constant experience throughout my appointments, and in the end, the disorganization and unprofessionalism made me decide that this was not the seamstress for me.
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November 2017 by Liz Nutter
Beatrice is a talented seamstress! She made my wedding dress perfect! She cares about you and every detail of your dress... ensuring it is just what you want! I would highly recommend her for a bride who want the best!
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November 2016 by Destiny Hughes
Beatrice is absolutely amazing at what she does! I live in Corpus Christi and am getting married in the Houston area, and only found Beatrice in Austin because my fiance is temporarily working here...and let me say, Beatrice's work is worth traveling for! I already had my dress altered by another seamstress, and when I got it back it was still big and she told me there was nothing else she could do to help me. When I took my dress to Beatrice, she was immediately confident that she could transform my dress, and she did! Beatrice is a perfectionist and gets her work done quickly. I am getting married this Saturday, and I brought my dress in last Thursday since I was visiting for the weekend and she had my dress ready before the weekend was over! I can't thank her enough for helping me feel perfect for my wedding day!
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November 2016 by Scenic Drive
Beatrice took me in one month before my wedding and was able to complete all the work that it needed on time. It needed hemming, corrections on the neck line, a corset, and a bustle. My dress was very heavily beaded and don't get me wrong I was a little scared at first because it was too tight and I said to myself how on earth is she going to fix it. We worked very closely together and I was VERY flexible knowing how urgent I needed to get my dress back. Please don't be a bridezilla to her, she is kind and REMIND her and TEXT her, she has a TON of brides she is working with! She is pricey, but you always get what you pay for! :)
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November 2016 by Jena Naylor
Beatrice did a phenomenal job with my heavily beaded and intricate bridesmaids dress for a Gatsby themed wedding. I needed it shortened about 2-3 inches and the bride wanted to keep the trimmed off fabric for pocket squares for the groomsmen. Her work was beautifully done, and she had the excess fabric rolled and ready for me to ship to the bride. She is so kind and I will be lucky to work with her again if I ever get married :).
