Has anyone gotten alterations from David's Bridal? Or know how much alterations generally run? I got my dress from David's, and I'm waiting for it to come in, but I can't decide if I should do alterations there or not. All I hear are horror stories about their alterations department charging astronomical prices for simple alterations. One of the worst I heard was a friend of a friend who needed a little hook put into the back above the zipper and they were going to charge her almost $800 to put it in. She took it somewhere else and they only charged her $0.98 for the cost of the hook. They said normally they would have charged her like $15 to pay for the labor, but they felt really bad that she almost paid hundreds of dollars for that.
I know I will need it bustled and a belt sewn onto the front, but I'm not sure yet if I will need it taken in at all. I included pictures of the train that needs bustling and the belt that will be sewn on.
I know some of it depends on location, but any insight into what kind of costs I should expect would be helpful.
Train
Belt on Front
