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Anytime Alterations

Anytime Alterations

Kensington, MD
4.7 out of 5 rating, 202 Reviews
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    Altered a dress that was too small!

    I went to Anytime Alterations to get help with a dress that was too small and Maria gave me hope. She took a poorly designed dress and made it perfect for me. Her candor and talent will keep me coming back for years to come. I won't marry until next month but I will try to come back here and share pictures then.
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    Custom Altered Dream Wedding Dress

    Maria at Anytime Alterations was absolutely amazing. I had a dress that I liked some elements of but had major issues with other elements and she was able to turn it into my dream wedding dress. My dress was complicated with many layers of fabric, lace and beadwork but she was able to take off the long train, even the length of the dress and use the leftover material to created custom sleeves in my dream style. In our fitting sessions she worked with me to design the sleeves to my specifications and she gave suggestions and design advice that helped make my ideas even better. The final result was absolutely stunning. I got compliments all night long and people thought I was wearing a vintage dress. You would never know looking at the skirt that it had ever had a train, so seamlessly did it come together and flow as I danced. Maria is a fantastic seamstress and designer and I highly recommend her for all of your alteration needs!
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    Perfect Alterations

    Maria from Anytime Alterations was fantastic. She was easy to communicate with and it was clear she took pride in her work. Make sure to get anything to her early- she gets very busy and doing this helps to make sure your garment gets the attention it deserves. I brought my wedding dress to Maria three months before my wedding day, and she thanked me about three times for doing so! The shop was very cute, and everyone wore a mask which was great. Maria and her staff helped get me into my wedding dress and I stood in front of the mirror. Maria asked me to tell her what I wanted done, and she pinned/ made notes accordingly. Then, she asked if she could give me her suggestions. She did and they made such a significant difference- they were things I had not really thought of before. There was a small deposit required upon drop off, and what was great was that they broke down each part of the total cost- the transparency is always helpful and appreciated. She showed me the calendar and gave me a time frame in which I should come back and let me pick what worked best for me (two months from drop off, one month before wedding). At my next appointment, my dress had been transformed, and I was so happy. The only thing that wasn’t done was adding back my lace hem, because she wanted to double check that the length was going to be appropriate with my shoes. The alterations turned out beautifully and she was spot on with what she recommended. At that point, I was allowed to have another fitting if I wanted it, or I could just pick up the dress a few days before the wedding. I opted not to do another fitting but having that choice was nice. In the COVID era that we are in, I did not know if I would need a mask for my wedding, so I had asked Maria to make one for me. She said she would use scraps from my dress to make it, so that it would match. She fitted me for a mask, which I appreciated, because so many store- bought masks are ill fitting. When I picked up my dress, she had not yet finished the mask. Maria very kindly delivered it to me at my hotel, after her shop closed for the day. This kind of service and attention to detail is hard to find, and she really helped to make my wedding day special in a dress that I felt confident in that was really fitted to my body. Maria does more than just wedding gowns, there were other customers getting work done on other garments. I think that Maria also does custom jobs too, but you would have to ask her specifically. If I ever need a custom job, or other alterations done, I would go back to Maria right away and would gladly recommend her to anyone!

    Anytime Alterations's reply:

    Katelyn, thank you for your detailed and wonderful review! We take pride in our work, here at Anytime Alterations, and are thrilled to help all our brides on their special day and every other client feel their best in their suit, dress, slacks, etc. We would certainly love to see you again. Congratulations on this exciting new stage in life!
    Maria Luz
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    Giovanna Sent on 10/11/2021
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    They are amazing. Restored my mom's wedding dress!

    Maria and her team are fantastic. My mom had saved me her dress from when she got married in 1986 and it needed quite a bit of work. They were able to fully restore it and customize it for me. It was so special to be able to wear her dress on my big day. I was also lucky that they had quite a few veils and one of them matched my dress to perfection. They were very responsive as well and I had quite a few fittings to get it perfect. I felt beautiful on my big day and I know I was extremely lucky to have found them. I highly recommend them if you are getting married and need your dress tailored. They are the best!
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    Phenomenal Tailor

    Maria is such a wonderful tailor with so much attention to detail. She was wonderful to work with and made my dress work even after having to take it in twice because of how much time passed with pandemic date changes. Two weeks before the wedding, I decided to add an outfit change for the dance floor that needed hemming and alterations and she was able to get it all done in time to fit like a glove. Couldn't be happier with her service

    Anytime Alterations's reply:

    Thank you Vanessa, I appreciate you took a moment of your busy day to write a wonderful review! Looking forward to clean and preserve your gown soon!

    Maria Luz
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    Wow to my dress alterations!

    Got married on August 7 and Maria Luz was excellent from start to finish. Your wedding dress will be in good hands!

    Anytime Alterations's reply:

    Thank you Lanise for lettings me be part of it. My very best wishes for many years to come.
    Maria Luz
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    Her expertise made me feel confident

    Maria helped alter my wedding dress which was a little too short-waisted for me. I'm 5'11" so it needed a little more length in the bodice. From the start, she knew exactly what to do to make it fit like a dream. It looked so much better when she finished. She was friendly, the space was bright and clean, and it was finished in time. Great job.

    Anytime Alterations's reply:

    Mari,
    I really appreciate your lovely review. Thank you for let us be part of your most important day!
    Maria Luz
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    Mary Y. Sent on 10/11/2020
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    Professional, Thoughtful Alteration For my Wedding Day

    Maria Luz did such a fantastic job with my alteration and pressing. She removed the top layer of my dress to give more color and movement, sewed on comfortable cups inside the dress, and hemmed and pressed it. I definitely felt like a princess that day! Photography credits to Kate Grace Photography.
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    Where to start....Maria was incredible! I was sooooo nervous when I came for my initial fitting. I had two months until the wedding and knew my dress would need a lot of work. I purchased my dream dress at a sample sale, the top of the dress did not fit as I wanted and it had delicate beadwork all over it. Maria immediately calmed my fears and started to pin the dress until it was EXACTLY what I wanted. To get it to fit as I wanted she had to remove some of the beading and then re-bead it in the same pattern! I am still getting rave reviews on my dress and it would not be possible without her!!
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    Quality craftsmanship

    Maria was so easy to work with, and did a phenomenal job altering my wedding dress! As someone who’s only 5’ tall, my dress needed some pretty extensive alterations (including completely dismantling and rebuilding the illusion lace high neckline of my dress so it wasn’t choking me!) and everything came out looking flawless. It’s pricier than some of the other places I was considering, but in my mind the cost was well worth it for the quality of work Maria does. She even made me a matching mask to wear using extra lace from my dress, which all of the guests at our micro-wedding LOVED!
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    Bianca J. Sent on 04/07/2020
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    Maria Is Phenomenal

    Maria is truly exceptional at what she does! Not only does she bring literal decades of experience to what she does, she is one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine vendors that I've had the pleasure to work with. Maria had no ulterior motives and made recommendations based on my specific wedi dress and what would look best on me. She showed me all of my options throughout the process so I had an understanding of what the wedding dress would like with and without alterations. Maria wasnlt pushy and worked well with me to ensure that everything would be done on time and would look great on the day. I wouldn't recommend anyone else to do wedding dress alterations!
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    Becca Sent on 05/03/2019
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    Perfect Dress

    Maria was amazing! Was accommodating to my schedule and somehow made my too-small dress fit me. Would recommend!
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    Laura Sent on 12/01/2019
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    Incredible wedding dress alterations!

    Maria came recommended by BHLDN Georgetown and I figured she might be more affordable than some of the tailors in DC. She was very direct and warm and is able to balance a lot of foot traffic while always delivering her work on time. I was nervous about my dress since it was all beaded and had to be taken in almost everywhere. She made it fit like a glove (but with room to dance) and I didn't lose a single bead!
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    Bridget S. Sent on 10/12/2019
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    Maria is an artist!

    Maria did a wonderful job with my wedding gown! She knew just how it should fit, even though it was too big when I brought it in. She told me where it should hit me and how it should fall, and gave me an option on how much I wanted to taper through the thighs. Appointments with her were always on time and quick, but thorough. She even tailored several dresses for me to bring on my honeymoon! The week of my wedding (Oct 5 - a very busy wedding week), she was running a bit behind schedule, so she offered to drive my dress to me over an hour away. She is a lovely woman who is excellent at her craft. Highly recommend!
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    Sarah Sent on 08/04/2019
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    Amazing Job!

    My dress was a bit too big when I bought it because I had lost some weight by the time my wedding day arrived. Anytime Alterations did an AMAZING job. Personalized service and my dress fit perfectly. It was taken in, hemmed and steamed. I plan on returning to get cleaned and preserved as well. Highly recommend!
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    Julia Sent on 05/28/2019
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    Beautiful work, made my dress look perfect!

    I brought my wedding dress to Anytime Alterations to get it hemmed, decoration added, and fix an issue with the bodice not fitting correctly. They quickly identified the problem and made the adjustments so that my dress fit perfectly. I got so many compliments on it during my wedding! The only hiccup was that they didn't have the dress ready for pickup on the day that I had scheduled, but they were quick to correct the mistake, finding my dress and delivering it to my house only an hour later (and in rush hour traffic). Very pleased with both the quality of the work, customer service, and professionalism, as well as the level of experience they have dealing with wedding dresses.
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    Alanna Sent on 06/01/2019
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    Maria was great!

    Maria did an incredible job! My dress arrived 5 weeks before the wedding and still required significant alterations on a dress with elaborate beading and lace. She was able to squeeze me in during weekends and I received so many compliments on the dress. She is so conscientious of her work that she put in a zipper reinforcement to make sure nothing went wrong on my wedding day and even came out to the car and showed us how to load and unload the dress so that it wouldn't wrinkle.

    I did have to pay a rush fee since it was less than 8 weeks before the wedding, so keep that in mind when you plan alterations. Lesson learned - tell the bridal shop that your wedding is 2 months before the real date so that it arrives on time.
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    Chiara Sent on 04/16/2019
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    Best tailor in DMV area!

    Maria was amazing!! Finding a tailor for my wedding dress was one of the hardest parts of wedding planning because it was hard to compare tailors since they all do things differently and the range of quotes I got was huge! But I'm so glad I found Maria--her prices were very fair, and she did a fantastic job with my dress! It fit perfectly, and even though my dress was strapless, I didn't have to constantly pull it up to keep it from falling! She could not have done a better job. Everything was perfect and I couldn't have gotten more compliments on my dress. If you are still looking for a tailor for your wedding dress (or anything else really), don't look any further--go to Maria!
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    Eleanor D. Sent on 01/02/2019
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    Maria was amazing!!

    Maria is a true professional when it comes to bridal gown alterations. She clearly has many years of experience and she made me feel that my dress was in the best possible hands each time I came to her store. Prices for alterations were very reasonable and I felt confident that I was getting great value, especially when compared with other tailors in the local area. She also offered a discount for dress cleaning after the wedding. Maria was excellent and I would recommend her to any bride. Thanks Maria :)

    Anytime Alterations's reply:

    Wow! I just opened my email box and I can't appreciate more your kind words!
    Hope you and Camaron have an spectacular 2019!!!!!
    Thanks a million!

    Maria Luz
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    Montana R. Sent on 11/19/2018
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    Maria is wonderful! My dress was altered to perfectly fit and highlight my frame.

    Maria was incredible with my short (5 month) engagement. I loved my dress from the very beginning and could not imagine it looking any better and in my final fitting it surpassed all of my expectations! Many, many thanks!
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    I found my perfect, vintage-style dress on sale for $100 at David's Bridal. It was too large, dirty and damaged from being tried on many times at the store, and the neckline was a little more plunge than I could handle, so I wanted to get the alterations done by someone really experienced and trustworthy. I chose Maria based on online reviews and she did not disappoint! The cost was more than I anticipated (having got the dress so cheaply I didn't mind), but it was worth it. The cleaning and repair were flawless and I was amazed at Maria's efficiency with alterations – she took the beadwork on the dress apart to adjust the neckline and put it back together looking even better than before. My dress looked and felt amazing!
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    I bought my wedding gown at a super bridal sale for less than $300, but the dress is worth over $2000. I came to Maria at Anytime Alterations, and she is an absolute professional. My dress was a sample gown and wayyy too tight, Maria literally worked a miracle and my dress fit perfectly. Wedding dress alterations anywhere will be pricey, but she is well worth the price. Working with Maria will put your mind at ease so you can focus on other wedding planning.
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    Maria is amazing

    Maria has transformed several bridesmaid dresses for me - she is so talented! I will be going to her exclusively for any alterations I need in the future!

    Anytime Alterations's reply:

    Ally,
    Thank you for tanking time to write a note. We enjoy your visit always. We are here for you "Anytime".

    Maria Luz
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    Nicole Sent on 12/18/2017
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    I just left my 6:30 AM appointment with Ms. Maria and I couldn't be more pleased. I contacted Ms. Maria on Sunday afternoon (after business hours) via email and she responded within a hour. I knew I wasn't going to be able to find time in the afternoon, so I accepted the early hour she suggested. I am so happy this worked for me and my schedule!
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    This review is for my experience coming into the shop for the first time consultation/fitting. I needed someone to alter my wedding dress and did not know where to start. There were so many brides here that loved Maria that I just had to make an appointment. She was available to meet me at 7am on a Saturday (and this was a last minute schedule change). When I arrived, Maria was ready and able to see me immediately. She helped me put on my dress and made sure I understood every alteration that was needed. The quote I was given was definitely pricier than expected, but Maria was very clear in explaining why each alteration was needed and based on her reviews, I decided to move forward. I was in and out quickly while not feeling rushed. It was overall a great experience. More updates to come when I try on the final product (will see the true value when I get the dress)!
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