At TDR Bridal Birmingham we have an in-house alterations team because a wedding dress is unlike any other garment — which is why professional alterations by a skilled seamstress are essential. Bridal gowns are built from complex layers, delicate fabrics and structured bodices that need expert handling for a flawless fit, so you can feel confident and comfortable on your wedding day.

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Our In-House Alterations Team

PERSONALISING Your GOWN
We can customise your wedding dress by adding sleeves which can come in a variety of lengths, short, mid-length, or long, such as, a bell sleeve, cap sleeve, Bishop Sleeve, butterfly sleeve, flutter sleeve, puff, cape, balloon, leg-of-mutton. We can add corset backs or do custom coverage with the addition of modesty panels. We can add pockets or add a bustle to dresses with a train so you can move around and dance the night away! We can alter all kinds of delicate fabrics including silk, taffeta, beaded fabric, Mikado, Chiffon, appliques and lace.


Alterations are an integral part of the service here at TDR Bridal and we have eight brilliantly skilled bridal seamstresses to ensure the perfect fit every time for every bride. Skilled seamstresses for wedding dresses such as ours must combine expert tailoring, delicate hand-finishing, and a deep understanding of structure and fabric to ensure every wedding dress fits flawlessly and looks designer perfect. This means your dream dress will be altered to absolute perfection - your wedding dress is in the safest of hands with our in-house alterations team.
A wedding dress is unlike any other garment, which is why professional alterations by a skilled seamstress are essential. Bridal gowns are constructed with complex layers, delicate fabrics, and structured bodices that require expert handling to achieve a flawless fit.
Just a few aspects of wedding dress alterations include bodice restructuring, corsetry adjustments, seam manipulation, waistline rebalancing, and lace appliqué application, and a host of other areas of specialist knowledge.
A professional seamstress ensures the dress sits perfectly on your body, moves comfortably, and enhances your natural shape, while preserving the integrity of the original design.
Without expert alterations, even the most beautiful gown can feel uncomfortable or look unfinished. Professional tailoring transforms a dress into your dress, giving you confidence, comfort, and peace of mind on one of the most important days of your life — this is what the experts at TDR Bridal ensure.
The skill and knowledge that our seamstresses have are paramount to the full wedding dress alterations service that we offer — without them, we wouldn't be able to offer the award-winning finish offered at TDR.
Our wedding dress alterations service guarantees that perfect fit.
Here at TDR Bridal, we offer fittings seven days a week and two late nights, ensuring that we can work around you and your schedule.
A dress really becomes your own when it is altered to fit you perfectly, in the right length, moulded and altered to fit your body beautifully.
A wedding dress is unlike any other garment, which is why professional alterations by a skilled seamstress are essential. Bridal gowns are constructed with complex layers, delicate fabrics, and structured bodices that require expert handling to achieve a flawless fit.
A professional seamstress ensures the dress sits perfectly on your body, moves comfortably, and enhances your natural shape, while preserving the integrity of the original design.
The skill and knowledge that our seamstresses have are paramount to the full wedding dress alterations service that we offer — without them, we wouldn't be able to offer the award-winning finish offered at TDR.
Here at TDR Bridal, we offer fittings seven days a week and two late nights, ensuring that we can work around you and your schedule.
Just a few aspects of wedding dress alterations include bodice restructuring, corsetry adjustments, seam manipulation, waistline rebalancing, and lace appliqué application, and a host of other areas of specialist knowledge.
Without expert alterations, even the most beautiful gown can feel uncomfortable or look unfinished. Professional tailoring transforms a dress into your dress, giving you confidence, comfort, and peace of mind on one of the most important days of your life — this is what the experts at TDR Bridal ensure.
Our wedding dress alterations service guarantees that perfect fit.
A dress really becomes your own when it is altered to fit you perfectly, in the right length, moulded and altered to fit your body beautifully.
A PRICING GUIDE TO Our
ALTERATIONS
The addition of wedding dress alterations is an extra, but it's an extra that can make all the difference to how you'll feel on your big day.
This is an expert service, and our wedding dress seamstresses have an outstanding amount of skill. This allows us to confidently say that this cost is worth every penny, as we can ensure a flawless fit.
To offer clarity, we've curated a refined pricing guide for our in-house seamstress services. Please note that these prices are a guide and you will always get a quote for your alterations from your Seamstress at your consultation.
TRAINS
REPAIRS START FROM £65

You should expect the opportunity to have your dress hand finished by experts, with every stitch, every bead, every button & every zip, inspected.
You should expect your dress steamed, pressed, and prepped by staff who are trained to ensure that everything is perfect and just as it should be.
We use industrial sewing machines to accommodate any size or style of wedding dress and all our dresses are expertly hand finished so that, once a wedding dress has been altered, you cannot tell that it has been altered at all, it is Designer perfect.
When you place your wedding dress order at TDR Bridal Birmingham, you don't need to worry about where you're going to keep it until your wedding day. We offer storage for your dress, ensuring it's safe, in a controlled, clean environment. We offer in house alterations so you can be sure of the perfect fit, and we offer steaming and prepping, making sure your dress is 100% ready and perfect for you to walk down the aisle.
We won't rest until you are 100% happy with the finished product; We don't rest until we are 100% happy with the finished product, this is our absolute promise to you.
As a Bride, you shouldn't accept any less than the full service of in-house alterations when you choose where to shop for your wedding dress and our seamstresses, between them, have over 150 years of expertise and we're incredibly proud of the work they do.
