Bride & Alter

With over 30 years of experience, Bride & Alter is a specialist bridal alteration and bespoke wedding dress service in London. Our skilled and passionate seamstresses and tailors are experienced in all styles of bridal gowns. We alter all types of wedding dresses, from simple slip dresses to complex couture gowns. B&A works with many bridal designers, including Phillipa Lepley, Vera Wang, Charlie Brear, Jesus Peiro, Margaux Tardits, Suzanne Neville, and Pronovias. We also have close relationships with bridal stockists and retailers throughout London.

If you are interested in a unique bridal look, our expert team can offer advice in no-obligation consultations. In addition, we re-style vintage wedding dresses and restore family heirlooms. Bride & Alter supports brides with alterations and bespoke dressmaking for the whole bridal party, including the mother-of-bride, groom, and bridesmaids. Watch a short clip about us here

‘Every girl dreams of her Wedding Dress’

Our company

We are a team of creative, highly-skilled, and experienced professionals of seamstresses, technicians, fitters, and tailors. We have specialists in bespoke dressmaking, bridal and evening wear alterations possessing all the skills required to work with any dress, whatever its complexity or construction. Our formal suit tailors look after clients’ jackets and suits and we also work with leather and fur.

Our belief

At Bride & Alter, we believe that your wedding gown should provide you with comfort and confidence. It should accentuate and celebrate your personality and place you firmly at the centre of attention. ‘Clothes should look and feel as if they are made for you.’

Our studios

Our comfortable and spacious fitting studios are at 14 Ingate Place, Battersea. Here, we welcome our brides, their friends, and their families. Bride & Alter shares its separate spacious, light-flooded workroom with its sister company, the renowned Design & Alter. The state-of-the-art workroom is also in Battersea, nearby.