Bridal Styling Services

Bridal Dress Alterations, Customizations, & Accessories Styling

Your dress should be as special as your big day. Our designers can pin your dress to perfection or guide your restyling to alter any dress to add beading, draping, sleeves, overskirts — if you name it, we can do it. 

 
 
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what to expect

Our Approach

It is not easy being the star of your own day, and no one understands that better than costume designer Susan Ruddie Spring. With decades of experience in the costume design and bridal industries, Susan knows how important it is to not only look beautiful but also to feel your best when you walk down the aisle or stand on the red carpet.

At The Wedding Dresser, our mission is to take the stress out of dressing for your wedding or any big event. All of our fitters are highly trained designers who will work with you to find the perfect fit and guide you through any restyling or customizations you may desire. 

Dedicated to our craft, and to training the next generation of designers, our team of passionate and experienced professionals is assisted by design students from the widely acclaimed Fashion Institute of Technology, based right here in New York. 

 

BRIDAL SERVICES

Transform Your Dream into Reality in NYC and Baltimore, MD

At The Wedding Dresser our mission is to take the stress out of dressing for your wedding.  We offer all the services and products you need for your big day - Expert tailoring, bridal personal stylists, and our uniquely curated collection of jewelry veils, accessories and cover ups.  

Most clients start with expert alterations - our most popular service.   While you are here for your fitting we have “ Everything but the dress” so are your one stop shopping source for the best in everything; from bridal shape wear to evening wraps, beaded bags and gloves.

And we don’t stop at bridal dresses; we can also tailor your rehearsal dinner look and after party dress, do alterations for mother of the bride and bridesmaids dresses, and provide groom’s suit tailoring.

Bridal Dress Transformations: More Than Just Alterations, It's Magic!

We want you to feel your confident best walking down the aisle. We make sure that the perfect tailoring  showcases the best version of you. 

Our team comprises not of sewing ladies who fit, but professional designers who excel in making your new, vintage or pre-owned wedding gown look as if it was custom-designed just for you. Our team of dedicated specialists with amazing sewing skills can bring that vision to life.

Need to adjust the size? No worries! We can modify most samples or previously owned wedding gowns by up to 10 sizes either way, ensuring your dress serves as a perfect canvas for artful transformation.   If you're expecting a little one, we've got you covered.  We will work out a timeline that will assure a close fit on the big day without ditching your fabulous gown for a maternity wedding dress. 

A great foundation will ensure you look and feel your absolute best.  We carry amazing shape wear by Body Hush, designed for superior tummy control and butt lifting features. And yes, we stock the finest low-back corset available for your open backed bridal gown, ensuring you look fabulous from every angle.   For giving the girls support in your  plunge neckline or wedding jumpsuit, we carry the best in sticky bras and bust tapes  that are proven to stay stuck. We are the only place where you can try sticky bras with your dress to find the perfect support at your fitting.

Visit one our two locations in Brooklyn, NY and Baltimore, MD.

 

AN ELEVATED BRIDAL APPROACH

Bridal Alterations, Vintage Restoration & Custom Accessories

At The Wedding Dresser, we like to say that we provide everything but the dress. Our team of designers can help you from start to finish: gown alterations and customizations, vintage restoration and resizing, day-of-wedding personal stylist, engagement or wedding photoshoot styling, and post-wedding gown cleaning and preservation. The Wedding Dresser specializes in bridal, evening wear, and couture techniques, and we’re passionate about making you feel beautiful on your big day. 

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Craft Your Dream Gown in
NYC & Baltimore, MD

Expert Customizations, Not Just Alterations

Choose us for your bridal dress customizations in New York City and Baltimore, MD, and prepare to be awestruck by the results. We don't just alter; we transform, turning your gown into a work of art that feels like it was designed solely for you.

Personalizing your wedding gown/ensemble is a bridal trend we love.  Why settle for an off-the-rack bridal gown when you can have a dress that truly embodies your individuality? Welcome to our world of transformative restyling and customization, where your unique vision takes center stage.

At The Wedding Dresser, we don't just offer pre-made accessories and separates—our studio is a treasure trove of fabrics, laces, beads, and trims.    

We offer so many options for gown customizations… adding sleeves, drapes or build ups.  Change the neckline or the skirt shape, add sparkle to your wedding dress.  From creating a train to installing specialized corsets for a figure-hugging silhouette, we have mastered every customization trick in the book. During your fitting appointment, collaborate directly with one of our experienced designers to creatively modify your existing dress. Whether your vision involves vivid colors, delicate lace, or intricate hand-sewn beading, we have the materials and expertise to bring it to life.

 

Customized Bridal Gowns: Where Restyling Meets Uniqueness

Restyle or Restore your vintage or antique  wedding gown

Honoring your mother or grandmother by wearing her dress is a tradition we love. Whether family heirloom of fabulous find, we specialize in working with vintage and antique wedding gowns.

Vintage Wedding Dress Restoration For The Modern Bride

Do you have a stunning vintage dress that needs a little more love to make it a lot more you? Let’s restore, resize, and restyle that beauty with our vintage wedding dress restoration in NYC and Baltimore, MD.

WHY VINTAGE Dress Restoration?

Something Old, Something New

Every bride has their own reasons for choosing a vintage wedding dress.  Some of our brides are carrying on a family tradition, finding meaning in restoring an heirloom.  While others buy a pre-owned or vintage gown they want restyled to be an utterly unique, a one-of-a-kind expression of themselves.  Whatever your reasons, the “dress whisperers” at The Wedding Dresser will keep your gown’s special details while tailoring to your style.

VINTAGE EXPERTS

Her Antique Wedding Dress, Your Modern Restyling

Our background in costuming and red carpet means we know vintage fashion and can turn on a dime! We’ve raised ‘50s dropped waists, lowered waists on ‘70s dirndls, added and removed sleeves, and changed necklines and skirt shapes, attaching veils and headpieces to modern hair accessories— you name it, we’ve done it! So, you can rest assured that your garment is in experienced, highly skilled hands.

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Resizing Pre-owned Gowns to Fit Your Body

Most brides are older (and larger) than the original wearer of the dress. We have several tricks we use to upsize dresses and we can make a dress up to 10 sizes bigger or 10 sizes smaller.

Protecting your Fragile Heirloom

We have restored dresses from as far back as 1895, and we have restyled and resized dresses from the 1920s - 1980s. We can reinforce dry rotted fabrics, or source vintage fabrics and lace to use for repairs or replace parts of a dress. Our experience handling vintage and antique dresses means your heirloom will be in very experienced hands.

We are NYC’s only vintage wedding gown restoration experts

Many dry cleaners offer to restore vintage wedding dresses.   Their restoration gown cleaning process uses dry cleaning solvents that can damage delicate fabrics with harsh spot cleaners.    We offer a gentle hand wash that is often successful in removing old stains.  

Each project begins with a consultation, where we assess refurbishment needs and resizing options. We meticulously examine fabric, stitching, and embellishments, addressing stains and yellowing    We reinforce delicate fabric while preserving intricate details.  We replace damaged fabric by  sourcing classic lace patterns and fabrics, ensuring authenticity.

After evaluating the condition of your heirloom wedding dress we discuss the fit and style.   We have tricks for making garments bigger allowing for an increase of up to 10 sizes.   If restyling, next, you would work with your designer to decide which design features you want to keep and any style changes.   Then we create a sketch of your new look gown.

Experience unparalleled elegance and individuality with our customized bridal gown services in both New York City and Baltimore, MD. Allow our skilled designers to work closely with you in transforming an existing dress into a masterpiece that genuinely reflects your unique style and persona.

Visit one our two locations in Brooklyn, NY or in Baltimore, MD.

Are you ready to feel beautiful in your dream gown?

Book a virtual or in-person appointment at our studio to get started!

Bridal Stylist SERVICES

Bring Your Vision to Life with Your Personal Bridal Stylist

So often, a bride will try on a dress at a bridal studio, and fall in love with it, only to get home and realize that the vision isn’t complete without the beautiful (and expensive) accessories that you tried on with it. 

At The Wedding Dresser in NYC and Baltimore, MD, our bridal stylist is here to help you add the perfect finishing touches to your look, from top to bottom. We specialize in curating stunning, hand-crafted accessories that perfectly complement your outfit, face shape, and body type. Additionally, we offer a wide selection of essential items such as shapewear, sticky bras, and shoe pads to ensure you feel comfortable and confident on your special day.

As a bride, the last thing you need to be doing in the days before your wedding is panic ordering 15 different things off Amazon that you didn’t know you’d need. We’ve been in this industry a long time, and we’ve spent years compiling a “bridal emergency kit” filled with anything and everything you could possibly need for your big day. Plus, all of our items are sourced from women-owned companies right here in the USA or by fair trade.

Wedding Day Stylist Services: Picture-Perfect Glamour up and down the east coast

Wedding Day Dresser

Step into the spotlight feeling like a celebrity on your special day! Elevate the elegance of not just yourself, but also your bridal party and loved ones, by opting for our bridal personal attendant. Our day of bridal dresser services are available in New York City and Baltimore, MD. All of our day bridal stylists are seasoned experts in either fashion styling or theatrical wardrobe, ensuring that no detail is overlooked.

Exceptional Service: Your Wedding dresser Is More Than Just a Bridal Attendant

Our stylists come prepared with a comprehensive kit designed for every fashion emergency—from steaming and spot-cleaning to on-the-fly sewing repairs. Think you might need bust cups or fashion tape ? We've got those and so much more, covering even the smallest details you may not have considered. With years of experience in the industry, we've seen every wardrobe challenge imaginable—and we're fully equipped to tackle them all.

 

Your Dream Look Awaits: Book Your Wedding Stylist Today!

Why settle for just looking good when you can look extraordinary? With our Wedding Stylists' artistic flair and meticulous eye for detail, you’ll be the epitome of bridal elegance. Seize the opportunity to transform into the most stunning version of yourself—book your Wedding Stylist now and step into a world of refined beauty on your special day.

Visit one our two locations in Brooklyn, NY or in Baltimore, MD.

 

Post-Wedding Dress Services in NYC & Baltimore, MD

Cherish Your Wedding Gown Forever: Wedding Dress Cleaning & Preservation

Your wedding day may be over, but the beauty of your gown can live on. To ensure its lasting splendor, we offer a range of specialized post-wedding dress services in New York City and Baltimore, MD. Choose from a variety of cleaning options—be it steaming, pressing, or dry cleaning—carried out by our trusted local partner specializing in wedding gown preservation. Our eco-friendly, organic cleaning process guarantees the safe treatment of even the most fragile fabrics. Plus, we offer museum-grade, acid-free packaging that will keep your cherished dress in pristine condition for years to come.

Extra Care for Vintage Gowns: Restore and Preserve

Heirloom and vintage dresses require particular attention, and we provide it. Our gentle hand-washing technique focuses on stain removal and reducing yellowing, preserving the charm of your vintage piece.

Renew and Reuse: Transform Your Wedding Dress

But what if you'd like your gown to make an encore? We offer innovative services to repurpose your dress by dyeing and restyling it, allowing you to enjoy its beauty on other special occasions.

Trust us to keep your gown as dazzling as your memories. After all, some things are too precious to be worn just once.

Visit one our two locations in New York or in Baltimore, MD.

 
 

Cleaning & Preservation

Your gown is dry cleaned and aired out to release caustic cleaning fumes, then lightly steamed and packed into a museum-quality, acid-free box with a viewing window and stuffed with acid-free tissue paper.

pricing

Cleaning

Steaming starting at $50
Vintage Hand-wash starting at $300
Dry Cleaning starting at $250+


Cleaning & Preservation

Our Cleaning and Preservation service is priced at $425 and
Includes up to three accessories, insurance, and free shipping. Alterations clients get $75 off cleaning services. 

 

 

 

Bring Your Vision to Life with Your Personal Bridal Stylist

Bridal Stylist SERVICES

Falling in love with a dress is one thing, but completing that dream look often requires more—the right accessories can make all the difference.

At The Wedding Dresser, located in both New York City and Baltimore, MD, our dedicated bridal designers are here not just to tailor your wedding attire but to elevate your look from stunning to unforgettable. At your fittings you can choose from our carefully curated collection of traditional and modern bridal accessories. We carry more headpieces, bridal jewelry, veils and cover ups than Bridal Salons because we specialize in styling brides.

We love discovering new accessories lines so search craft fairs and jewelry shows to find handcrafted bridal accessories you won't find elsewhere. What’s more, in keeping with our commitment to ethical sourcing, all our products are acquired from women-owned businesses in the United States or through fair trade practices.

At your fitting or accessories styling appointment our designers will help you find pieces that are meticulously chosen to harmonize with your attire, face shape, and personal style, unlike bridal salons we sell off the shelves so no waiting for orders that take weeks to ship.

All of our lines are women owned and designed, all proudly made in the USA or fair trade. Our pieces can be found only at our studio or online store Check out our online store for an introduction to our carefully curated collection.

If you can't find it we can make it -

Custom veils, bespoke fascinators, even sparkly belts and hair accessories are custom crafted in our Brooklyn studio to perfectly complement your dress.

Beyond accessories, we provide a broad range of essentials, from shapewear and adhesive bras to comfort-enhancing shoe pads, all designed to boost your confidence and comfort on your momentous day.

As a bride, you have enough to worry about without last-minute panic shopping for overlooked items. That’s why we've used our years of industry experience to assemble a comprehensive “Bridal Emergency Bar,” stocked with every possible necessity for your wedding day.

Visit one our two locations in New York City or Maryland or shop online

Bring Your Vision to Life with Your Personal Bridal Stylist

So often, a bride will try on a dress at a bridal studio, and fall in love with it, only to get home and realize that the vision isn’t complete without the beautiful (and expensive) accessories that you tried on with it. 

At The Wedding Dresser in NYC and Baltimore, MD, our bridal stylist is here to help you add the perfect finishing touches to your look, from top to bottom. We specialize in curating stunning, hand-crafted accessories that perfectly complement your outfit, face shape, and body type. Additionally, we offer a wide selection of essential items such as shapewear, sticky bras, and shoe pads to ensure you feel comfortable and confident on your special day.

As a bride, the last thing you need to be doing in the days before your wedding is panic ordering 15 different things off Amazon that you didn’t know you’d need. We’ve been in this industry a long time, and we’ve spent years compiling a “bridal emergency kit” filled with anything and everything you could possibly need for your big day. Plus, all of our items are sourced from women-owned companies right here in the USA or by fair trade.

Not near our studio ? Book a virtual styling session.

Send us a picture of your dress and we can help you complete your look

Are you ready to feel beautiful in your dream gown?

Book a virtual or in-person appointment at our studio to get started!