Sew in Love Couture

my dress looks amazing and I absolutely love Jeanette! she is also making a dress for my rehearsal dinner from my mother’s and grandmothers dresses!

So happy with the work on my wedding dress! Best part is the price was totally affordable and she’s super sweet! Like seriously SO easy to work with. I’m sure all brides can appreciate that! Don’t waste your time and money going to a bridal shop that charges an arm and a leg and will take weeks to get it done. I’m so glad I reached out to her to get my alterations done. Only regret is not contacting her before I purchased my dress… a custom gown made by her would have been the ultimate!

Jeanette is a sweetheart! I found her when I needed alterations and a bustle added on my wedding dress 2 weeks before the wedding. I was turned away from a few places for the short notice but she took me right away and had everything done within a few days! I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you so much for your great work Jeanette!

I thought I was going to lose some weight for my wedding, so I waited until the last minute to tailor my wedding gown and grand-​entrance gown. When I called around for all the local bridal shops and alteration places 2 week out of the wedding, I got some pretty ridiculous quotes for just hemming the length of a column gown (you guessed it, I didn’t lose any weight.) One place, I won’t name names, even wanted to charge an 50 dollar «outside» gown fee. I was so happy when I found Jeannette! She was warm, cheerful, and very professional! Her prices are more than reasonable, considering her great work and attention to detail! She made me feel very welcome and assured me the bridal gown will be fixed in a few days time! And sure she delivered! When I told her that my high low grand-​entrance gown is too long in the back for dancing the first dance, she offered a handy solution to sew a ribbon to tie the train to my wrist, instead of selling the bustling option (which would cost hundreds of dollars to do!) On top of that, she noticed my clip is about to fall and sew it on for me for me! I love Jeannette’s great work and her honest work ethic! Couldn’t recommend her more! Couldn’t be happier with the results!

Jeanette is amazing!
I brought in a wedding dress that I received second hand and she made it fit perfectly!
There were a few things that needed to be fixed, since the dress had been sitting in a box for so long, and she fixed them right up and made everything great with what she had to work with!
She will run ideas by you and her prices are very affordable for anything you need done.
She even gave me the bag my dress is supposed to go in so it keeps it fresh. She pressed my dress for me too and made it so special and beautiful!
I even had her tailor fit a dress that one of my bridesmaids bought off the rack. She trimmed it up and made the straps fit on my bridesmaid. She is the most helpful person I have ever met when it comes to your big day!
If you need a custom dress, she does all that too! Just email her and she gets back to you right away.
Thank you Jeanette, for making all my dreams come true!

This is a long overdue review. I had my wedding dress alterations done by Jeanette in August 2015. Jeanette was very friendly and helped me get my gorgeous lace gown to fit me like a glove. She fixed my length since it was way too long, added padding inserts and made a pretty wedding sash for me. I loved everything! The price for everything was about $ 500.

Where do I start, let me say that everything I have to say about Jeanette is from my heart. She is the most beautiful person you can ever meet in your life. After having some issues with my 1^st dress that could not be saved due to bad alterations, I had to purchase a new dress and I needed alterations I was so scared to take my dress to just anyone and well I found Jeanette on Unilocal read all the wonder Unilocal reviews and had to see what she was all about and boy I am so glad I did because she did such an amazing job in such a short time. She was genuinely nice and polite and sweet, I could go on and on. Put it this way when you’re a bride to be she is the kind of person you want to be around to handle your dress. My wedding is on 3÷19÷16 one week from now and Jeanette did such an amazing job on my dress. It’s like having mom work on your dress. That is how she made me feel like a family member. I recommend her for all bridal and special occasion alterations. Did I mention she can make you a dress of your design that is how talented she is, please look no further she is your go to person. Good luck to all you brides out there and make sure you see Jeanette for your alterations you won’t regret it I promise. Thank you Jeanette Your amazing!

So amazing! She can make your dream dress even better than you dreamed! She’s just wonderful! I would recommend her to anyone!!! Her prices are amazing and her dresses are even more amazing. I am so happy with my dress I feel like 5 stars in not enough! After the wedding I will post a photo of my beyond dream dress it’s in color!!! Give her a call and know your dress will look amazing and will be done on time (always a fear with brides)!!

I can not begin to tell you how happy I am with this business, Jeanette was professional kind and sweat, I got my dress back in a week and a half (Alterations only) and only cause it needed a Lil more taken off the bottom. I would recommend her to anyone I know, and if and when I ever get married I will consider her.

I would not take your wedding dress anywhere else. Jeanette is an EXPERT, very easy to work with, has a pleasant demeanor and her prices are FAR MORE REASONABLE than any dress shop including the lower priced chain stores. I planned a last minute wedding, we had 1 week to prepare and Jeanette had my dress ready perfectly on time. Thank you so much for helping make my special day happen!!! Don’t waste your time or $ anywhere else, take your dress to her.

Everyone will say this and it’s completely true, Jeanette is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. I was fortunate enough to have wonderful venders for my wedding.
I accidentally found Jeanette on Unilocal when I went looking for a place for alterations. I hadn’t bought my dress yet, I was just seeing who could alter it if I did end up buying one from David’s Bridal. I didn’t end up buying it from DB because I made the HORRIBLE mistake of going to a high end bridal boutique (one that was very snobby) and trying on a beautiful Ramona Kaveza dress that costs $ 5000. Of course I fell in love with it and there was no way I was going to get the DB dress. That’s where Jeanette came in. I emailed her pics and she loved my dress and said she could make it. She was so responsive and we met up to go over my vision and her game plan for making it. The idea of having a custom dress that no one else will have appealed to me greatly. I ended up having a ball gown made (a silhouette I never thought I would like) that Jeanette matched to the Kaveza dress that I loved. I ended up loving my dress soooooo much more than the over priced Kaveza at a fraction of the price.
The entire process was nervewracking (probably due to the wedding planning, of course) and I wasn’t sure if Jeanette would be able to make the dress I had in my head but I worried for nothing. When I tried on the final product, I just fell in love with it. She listens to everything you want (never judging you for what you love and is so enthusiastic about everything) and will try her best to give it to you (or tell you gently its not a good idea which you should listen to because she knows her stuff!).
Jeanette will go with you to buy your fabrics, listen to all your silly stories and share hers. She made the entire process so warm and friendly for me. Definitely needed when you’re a stressed out bride. lol
ALSO, if you just need alterations done, go to her! She altered 2 of my bridesmaids dresses (totally last minute too!) and did them within a few days.

I met Jeanette at the brides against breast cancer event where I actually did purchase my dress. She fixed my hem and made the most beautiful belt for my dress, I really gave it that extra pop to make me feel like a princess at my wedding this past Saturday! She even made sure I brought some bridesmaids to ensure they understood how to lace the back of my dress. Thank you Jeanette for all your work in the little time crunch I gave you :) highly recommend Jeanette!

I had no idea where to get my bridal gown altered, so my fiancé posted on the Monrovia Facebook group to ask. After making a few calls for local seamstresses, I found Jeannette from Sew in Love Couture!
She works out of her home and has so much knowledge of bridal gowns and dresses (my jaw dropped when she said she’d been in the seamstress business for over 50 years; she really doesn’t look like she’s over 50!).
I appreciated that she gives great advice and suggestions for the best and/​or cost effective way to decide on how your alteration will be done. For example, my Maid of Honor’s dress had really large straps and she gave her a simple alternative to make it look less ginormous and it was a reasonable cost.
Since my dress train is pretty long, her advice was to do a French bustle because it will look like it’s gathered in one place, but it’s bustled in three places. She even color codes the three sets of bustles points so that it’s easier for your friends/​family to help bustle your train!
Even during a busy time for her, she was able to take in my bust and add the French bustle in about two weeks!
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Wow I don’t even know where to begin w/​Jeanette! I feel so lucky to have found her. After buying a wedding dress I ended up not being happy with because I gave up on looking for what I really wanted, I thought I would regret giving up. The last thing I wanted was to not be in love w/​my wedding dress. So I went on a mission and Unilocaled every wedding dress designer I could find in close proximity! I didn’t get a good feeling from a lot of them and felt I was going to get taken advantage of and ripped off. Then I found Jeanette. I emailed her and told her my situation and sent her pictures of inspiration for the wedding dress I wanted made. I was a little nervous for her reaction since it was a new trend and most of the places I called didn’t know what I was talking about. I sent her pictures of crop top (2 piece) wedding gowns. Her reaction was awesome and she absolutely loved my ideas! She just loved the look and the new trend! It felt so good that she was on the same page as me and she was so excited! Jeanette had never made a crop top wedding dress before but it was so sweet and cute how thrilled she was to have the chance! I made an appointment w/​her and we discussed design ideas, budget, timeline, her process w/​making the dress and her impressive background. Jeanette was so sweet and personable, she made me feel so comfortable and I instantly trusted her. I hired her on the spot to design my dream wedding gown!
Throughout the process Jeanette was very easy to get in touch w/​. She returned emails, texts, calls in a timely manner and was always there to give me advice or suggestions when I needed them :) She is super professional, knowledgeable and oh so patient! When we went to the garment district to look for my lace fabrics she never gave up on finding what I was looking for (and I’m picky!) Once we found the lace, Jeanette had all these ideas and suggestions! I took all her suggestions and you should, too! Trust me, she has done this her whole life and she knows what she is doing :) She even hand cut every single piece of lightly sequined lace and hand appliqued over the mesh of my crop top so she could create a unique style of her own! This woman is seriously amazing and is so talented! The amount of time she put into this dress just melts my heart. She truly loves what she does and is so happy to see her brides so happy! I would recommend her to anyone! The end result of my wedding dress was amazing and everything I had imagined! My fiancé was floored when he saw it at our First Look! He kept saying «it’s so beautiful and so you!!» My guests were stunned when they saw me walk out and they couldn’t stop asking about my dress! I haven’t received the professional pictures yet (except one, in which I will post) but I will post more of those when I get those in. Thank you again Jeanette for my amazing wedding dress that I’m so in lOvE with!!!

I was the clueless bride that didn’t know what she was doing. Jeanette taught me how to be in a dress for it to fit perfectly. She made my veil to match my dress and moreover, it was exactly what I wanted even though I didn’t know what I had in mind! A fairy godmother in disguise.

I feel so special and lucky that I got to work with Jeanette! She is amazing and for me a life saver!
I ordered my wedding dress last summer from a boutique it came in back in September and by November I found out I was preggers! Oops! Well after calculating and realizing I would be about 25weeks by the time my wedding date came I was pretty positive I would need to drop another $ 1000 and get another dress! I ended up waiting just to see how big I got and I am so happy I did! I found Sew in Love here on Unilocal and called right away. I met with Jeanette twice once just to show her the dress and the second time was a week before my wedding just to get the fitting as close as possible. I just picked up my dress today and it is perfect! I am pretty small anyway but this big belly made my dress about 3 inches too small and it was no problem for Jeanette! From meeting to now she has been so easy and wonderful to work with I can’t wait for this weekend! Pics to come! Thank you Jeanette!

To say that Jeanette knows what she is talking about and is talented is an understatement. She hand created the dress of my dreams based on the 50 pictures I gave her. She spent time out of her busy schedule to look at every single piece of lace in the garment district (multiple times over and over) with me to make sure that I found the perfect lace for my dress. Not only that, she was so well connected with the store owners she helped me stay on budget without giving up my vision.
Her feedback and intuitive knowledge based on your body type and every form of dress is impeccable. I’m a picky person and she never complained about having to fix the front of my dress multiple times. The amount of work and artistry that went into my dress (including hours of hand beading and hand sewn train trim) was unreal. I couldn’t have even dreamed up the result.
She even made my fiancé’s vest AND my rehearsal dress (which she recreated from a Pinterest photo I gave her into a way better dress).
My advice: listen to her suggestions– she knows what she is talking about. Don’t take her for granted by having her alter someone else’s creation (although her alteration work is perfect as well). Put the time and dress portion of your budget into Jeanette’s hands and you won’t regret it!
Can’t wait to post pictures of the dress after the wedding!

I am so happy I’ve found this place!!! I was stressing out after Davids Bridal quoted me a ridiculous high price for my wedding dress alterations.$ 300! Instead I brought my dress here to Jeanette and she was just wonderful! She had displayed beautiful gorgeous dresses in the room that she made and I can tell right away that she was very skilled and passionate.
She pinned me down and carefully took her time and explained what needed to be done.
She gave me a very affordable and reasonable price for the alterations, I was just blown away! Coming back for alterations in September after I lose 10 more pounds :) if you need wedding dress alterations, then this is THE place to go!

Jeanette is a life saver. It was a last minute decision but I wanted to wear my wedding dress once again but this time in a church.
I needed my dress to be more modest and Jeanette was able to do it rather quickly and without ruining the original integrity of the dress.
I loved her reassurance and her professionalism.

When I got engaged I went to several bridal stores and nothing felt just right! Luckily Jeanette is a family friend and I knew of her skills with wedding dresses. I went to see her right away and she helped design a one of a kind dress with me taking in every little detail I wanted. Every fitting was so exciting seeing it all come together. I loved how unique and custom it was to me and my personality!
You will not be disappointed if you go to Jeanette for a dress!