La Sposa Bridal

Reviews 4

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A Private User

I have been meaning to write a review for La Sposa and Margherita for several months now. My good friend recommended La Sposa to me. Margherita made her wedding dress by combining elements of her mothers wedding dress with another dress she had found. Although I was planning to get married in August, the first time I went to La Sposa was for Margherita to tailor a bridesmaid dress I was wearing for my cousins wedding. I also brought in a one shoulder strap dress that I was planning to wear to her rehearsal dinner that just needed minor alterations. The sizing was off and I had gotten the bridesmaid dress in one or two sizes too big. There was a lot of stretchy, microfiber material to work with but she did an excellent job. After taking it in and taking a step back to look, and then taking it in more, she got the dress to fit me perfectly. I did not even have to pull it up once during the whole night. Throughout the summer I brought her a another dress or two and she did a flawless job. FLAWLESS! She remade a corset top for me by cutting the stays and gave it a sweetheart neckline. For my own wedding, I had gotten my dress in Maryland where my family is from and was planning to make a couple weekend visits for the fittings. After the first fitting in MD I was very uncomfortable with the seamstress I was working with where I got my dress. She did not speak English very well and did not exercise her expertise and took my dress in WAY too much. After a panicky week or so (I thought I was not the type to panic over a dress) I decided to have them ship it to me in Boston for Margherita to help me with it. When I showed up I could barely move in the dress- it was pretty much impossible to sit down and if I did I could not even pull it back down afterward. Margherita SAVED my dress and made it wearable and comfortable again. It was a tricky lace dress but she made it fit perfect and I felt beautiful. I was so relieved! I truly do not think you can beat La Sposa and Margherita!

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Maggie Pang

Margherita is awesome. I was recommended by my friend who also had alterations done by Margherita. She had a week to fix a last minute dress for my friend and it came out beautiful. My dress was very difficult to alter because the boutique ordered it several sizes too large despite taking my measurements beforehand and had several layers of tulle, lace, etc. Margherita did such an awesome job and it was exactly how i envisioned it to be as the end product. Shes very meticulous and she definitely cares about each and every alteration she makes. She often tells stories about customers who have come in the past and how other alteration places would mess up a dress and she would be the one to fix it. Although this seems boastful the way she told it definitely was not. She wanted to portray the fact that she cared and that she took time to fix every dress. She made me come back a few times because she didnt want to cut a part of the dress after altering the other parts as once you cut you will never get that part of the dress back. I loved the fact that she was very open about my alterations, even the part where she struggled on figuring out how to alter certain parts. Shes also open to any suggestions on how I wanted it to fit. I can tell shes a very hard worker. Some might be a little put off since Margheritas personality is a little blunt and terse but shes a very sweet lady. I highly recommend Margherita to any one who wants alterations. Even after I paid her and left with my dress, Margherita was willing to add a bustle to my dress for free. I initially told her not to put it on because I would be switching dresses but changed my mind one week before the wedding. She added the bustle the weekend before my wedding and I left with my dress the same day.

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Kristen Colavito

La Sposa is a hidden gem! I knew from the moment I called the salon that I would be in good hands with Margherita and Maria. We were given all of their attention during our appointment. They listened to my thoughts during the whole process and guided me right to the dress of my dreams! The quality of the dresses is excellent and very affordable. They pay very careful attention to detail. I had visited a "big box" store before this and was met with hurried consultants, inexperienced consultants, and emails with guidelines dictating how many family members could come with me. I had family visiting from out of town for my dress shopping experience. After receiving these daunting emails from other salons, I asked Margherita if 4 people was too many to bring. She kindly responded, "Bring everyone, it is a family affair!" We were warmly welcomed and it made the experience exactly what I had hoped for! Within a half hour I had found my dream dress, a beautiful belt, and a matching veil. They managed to fit the dress and accessories all into our price point. And if this experience isnt telling enough, I am beyond excited to have Margherita doing my alterations. She is incredibly experienced which is shown through the many customer thank yous posted around the salon. When she spoke about the alterations, I knew my dress would fit perfectly. She knows what shes doing! Skip the Vows and Davids Bridals of the world and treat yourself to an authentic experience at La Sposa!

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Caitlin Monaco

I found Margarita at La Sposa and she is night and day compared to other local shops and dress makers! I feel beyond lucky as a bride to have met such a kindhearted and hard working woman. I came to her with only 10 days left before my wedding, to fix work from someone else vs. alter a new dress - and she was more than willing to make me feel like the most important bride (I witnessed this same care towards her other brides too!). She took on a BIG task within days of talking and made all my fears and stress disappear. My dress is everything I had dreamed of, she actually listens to you and cares about making it everything you envisioned. Her work is flawless and was done so quickly. I was more than shocked with her pricing too and I hope it is fair to her! Another near-by bridal seamstress tell you it will be a certain cost and then surprise you later with a much different quote. Although, going into this process I wasnt worried too much with the alteration costs - IF they were warranted to make my dress perfect but I could not justify the inflation in the nearby shop, I also didnt realize just how crazy they were until I met Margarita. Margarita has made this whole process easy and I wish I could have only met her several months ago! She will always have a special place in my heart. My family has seen a difference in me when it comes to talking about my dress and our big day! Thank you Margarita & La Sposa, #1 all around in my book!

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