CONSULTATION
HOURS
Our consultation hours have changed. We are open on Thursdays, Saturdays, and selected weekdays.
Fittings & consultations are by appointment only. Email info@brideandalter.com to book. To cancel, please call us on 020 7498 4360.
We continue to wear face masks to ensure clients’ and staffs’ safety. Can we kindly ask you to also wear a mask when you come for your appointment? Please read our guidelines.
Should you decide on a last-minute micro wedding? Contact us to book your fitting appointment.
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Do you have ideas and a vision what you want your wedding dress to look like? Get in touch with our team to discuss. We offer a 25% Discount on made to measure and bespoke dress making.
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25% Discount on bespoke and made to measure bridal wear. Our Team turns your ideas into the perfect dress for your wedding! Offer ends 31 Dec 21. https://t.co/fjC2QVMnKz
Bridal fitting appointments are a great opportunity to discuss your dress and make sure it fits you perfectly on your wedding day. Our fitters will support you with their experience, knowledge and skills.
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25% Discount on the alterations of groom suits.
Book your appointment!
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You are well prepared for the evening party with an added hand loop or a bustle to your wedding dress. Get in touch to find out more!
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Contact Us
TRADE
Bride & Alter has partnerships with many bridal designers and stockists in London. Are you interested in working with us? We tailor our services to your needs. Please get in touch with our team to discuss further.
WHAT BRIDES SAY
‘Bride & Alter were wonderful – amazing work on my wedding dress and they made the whole process enjoyable and calm. Would highly recommend.’
‘I can’t thank you again for everything you did for me and my dress. It fitted perfectly and made my day even more magical!’
OFFERS
Bridesmaids & Bridal Party
25% Discount on made-to-measure and bespoke wedding dresses, ends 31 Dec 2021
The bridal season has calmed down but we still have plenty of bridal dresses to alter. How busy was this summer! ❤️
📸 Bozhana steams a @themewsbridal dress for a collection fitting.
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❤️ Should you decide on a last-minute micro wedding, contact us to book your bridal fitting appointment. Please follow link in bio. 👆🏽👆🏻
📸 @brideandalter fitting studio, @phillipalepley dress, the dress has been pinned to be shortened.
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DREAM WEDDING DRESS 👰🏻♀️ Do you have ideas for your dream wedding dress? What type of lace would you use? Our made to measure team would be delighted to support you in the creative process.
To book your free consultation, follow link in bio and email us.
📌 We offer a 25% discount on bespoke bridal and wedding outfits. Promotion ends on the 31st of Dec.
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BESPOKE VEILS 🪡
The picture shows a veil we made for a bride who wanted to incorporate some detailing of her mother’s bridal outfit into her wedding gown. So we applied some floral lace elements of her mum’s dress to her veil as well.
🛎 In addition to our veil collection, we create bespoke veils translating our clients’ ideas. Our current promotion, a 25% discount on bespoke bridal, includes bespoke veils. Offer runs until the 31 Dec.
To book an appointment, please follow link in bio 👆🏽👆🏻
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It took two seamstresses and three months to complete the corset, the many layers and beading for this impressive wedding dress for a Sikh wedding. The dress showcases the skills and expertise of our made to measure team. The bride looked incredible! ✨
📌if you have ideas for an very individual wedding look in mind, please get in touch to discuss with our team. We offer a 25% discount on made to measure tailoring until the 31. Dec.
📸 1. in the making, 2. final fitting
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BESPOKE BRIDAL
The bride had fantastic ideas and a clear vision. She brought some photographs and sketches to her first consultations. The pictures show the wedding dress our seamstresses made for her. It was perfect and she looked absolutely stunning! 💍✨
📌 25% Discount on made to measure and bespoke bridal wear. Offer ends on the 31st December.
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MADE TO MEASURE
Mark your wedding with an individual choice of a bridal gown. Our made to measure team is here to turn your ideas into the perfect wedding dress.
📌 25# discount on bespoke bridal wear until 31 December 21.
📷 Bespoke bridal wear for a Scottish bride @brideandalter . The Scottish landscape in winter was the inspiration for this incredible wedding dress: silk satin in ice blue - french lace layer in copper - shoulder detailing, appliqué pheasant feathers
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HOW LONG SHOULD MY WEDDING DRESS BE? 💡
The rule for floor length dresses is that they should just graze the floor without being a hazard when walking and your shoes not being visible when you stand still. Saying that we believe that ultimately it is your choice. If you would like to offer a glance at your beautiful bridal shoes, feel confident to do so. As Alexander McQueen suggested - rules are there to be broken. 🖤
📷 bridal fitting @brideandalter
Dress @phillipalepley
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CONGRATULATIONS ❤️@emma_pinkerton and husband. 💍 Very beautiful and we love your choice of colour! It was a pleasure looking after your wedding dress to perfect its fit.
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BRIDAL ALTERATIONS🪡
Done professionally, make all the difference!
📷 Sabrina Helenius - thank you for sending us the most beautiful pics of your wedding day! ❤️
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IN THE WORKROOM
📷Nadia shortening a @themewsbridal wedding dress.
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Congratulations to your wedding and a big thank you for sending us these beautiful pictures of your special day!❤️💍 @libbyrhodes1 - you look absolutely stunning!
Dress @charlie_brear
🪡 @brideandalter
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BRIDAL FITTINGS INSIGHT 💡
Depending on the type of dress, bridal fittings can take up longer than two hours. After pinning the alterations at the bodice, we sometimes have to take up eight skirt layers, all of them need to be pinned. To keep alteration costs as low as possible, we suggest only shortening the skirt at the front. Our fitting consultants are here to answer all your questions about how to fit your dress perfectly!
📌 Please remember to bring your shoes and well-fitted undergarments. They will be essential to ensure the best fit for your wedding dress.
📷dress @margauxtardits from the @themewsbridal
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BRIDAL WEAR 🪡
Whether you are thinking about buying your wedding dress from a designer or bridal stockist or would like to have your dress made from scratch, we’ll support you on your journey to find your dream bridal outfit. ❤️
We offer consultation free of charge for brides who start looking for their wedding dress to find the best fit for their body shape.
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CONSTRUCTION OF A WEDDING DRESS 💡
The alterations of structured bridal wear with bodices and corsets can be complex. We can take in bodices like in the photograph and let them out, sometimes by adding panels; we can restyle them into laced corsets if a bodice is far too tight for the bride.
💳 💷 Charges: alterations on bodices take time, depending on the dress structure it can take 5 to 10 hours. When you buy your wedding dress, please make sure to keep a realistic budget for alterations in mind!
📷 in the workroom, Silvia working on a @pronovias dress.
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READY FOR THE DAY💍Our seamstress pads up a mannequin to simulate the bride’s exact body shape ensuring the best fit of the dress. Doesn’t it look amazing! ✨✨
Do you want to discuss your bridal alterations? Get in touch via link in bio👆🏽👆🏻
📷 @elenamaliukofficial - thank you!
Dress @charlie_brear
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‘Every girl dreams of her wedding dress!’ 👰🏻♀️
❤️We love being part of this personal journey of brides, ensuring the best fit of their bridal gowns on the most important day of their life. ✨💍
📷 fitting consultation @brideandalter
Bridal gown @phillipalepley
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BRIDAL ACCESSORIES
This is Katie; she is very experienced in bridal wear and has worked as a fitter, a seamstress and in managing capacities for bridal designers in London and abroad.
She loves ❤️ bridal accessories and is the perfect person to talk to should you think about a bespoke veil, a belt, a sash or a bolero. Katie has inspiring ideas to elevate and complete your bridal look. Get in touch via link in bio 👆🏻👆🏽
📷Katie refining the pinning of a @charlie_brear bridal dress in preparation of the alteration. 🪡
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BRIDAL ALTERATIONS 🪡 ❤️ can be done in many different ways. For the best results, making the alterations invisible maintaining the original finish, we need to unpick the seams. It needs to be done carefully and cautiously, especially with bridal and evening wear, as many fabrics are delicate and embellished.
📷 Tatjana unpicks the seams of a @charlie_brear wedding dress 🖤
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Congratulations! ❤️
It looks so much fun! 💫🎺❤️🔥
Thank you, Sabrina, for your feedback.
👰🏼♂️’Thank you so much, the dress fit me like a glove on the day!’
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Bride & Alter, the sister company of Design & Alter, is one of London’s leading wedding dress and bridal alterations services, based in Battersea. Having established our profession for over 25 years, we are a dedicated team of highly skilled and experienced fitting consultants, seamstresses, dressmakers and tailors trusted by London’s leading bridal designers with their wedding dress alterations.
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