wedding alterations by Mahtab

My wedding dress was a little bit large on the bust and I took it to Mahtab for help. Mahtab was very friendly and professional. She recommended that I add some lacy straps instead of taking the dress in (which actually meant that she would get paid less because adding the straps only costed me $50) I am so glad I followed her suggestion, because I ended up with BEAUTIFUL straps added to the dress and they look like they were meant to be there to begin with. Mahtab did a wonderful job. Great value! I could totally trust her to make any changes to my Vera Wang dress!

I needed several inches taken in throughout the torso of my dress. Plus need some extra lace transformed into straps. Mahtab did a great job, the fit of my dress was perfect. I paid $400 for the work which seemed pricey but she had to take in a lot and I have two fittings. Very nice to work with and very clean house. Felt extremely comfortable leaving my dress in her hands

Mahtab did an excellent job altering my wedding dress. She helped me navigate some undergarmet issues, made sure my dress fit perfectly, and created the perfect bustle. Her services may be a little bit more expensive but the work she does is well worth it. I know that I didn't want to take a chance with my dress! I came from Los Angeles to Laguna Nigel for several fittings and I'm so happy I decided to go a little out of my way. Mahtab is really sweet and my dress came out perfect.

I was torn between two alteration specialists. I knew after all the reviews that I wanted to get an estimate from Mahtab. Originally I was going to have her: 1. Take in the bust 2. Add Bustle 3. Hem the bottom of the dress When meeting with her for the first time she was VERY friendly and welcoming. After trying on the dress Mahtab said to buy a "mermaid crinoline", and that I might not even need to have the hem altered. When I went in a second time ( 1st fitting) I only needed a bustle. She suggested that I not get the bust taken in since it was just perfect, she didn't want to create "spillage". I had 2 fittings in all. The dress had a 9 point french bustle with ties. The ties held up ALL night, and my dress was rather heavy, and not once did the bustle come loose. The price was very reasonable, and her work was great.

Mahtab is so sweet and easy to work with. My dress was a tad big still on the wedding day but she altered a dress from a size 8 to 0 for me so can't really complain. She listened to everything I wanted and gave me tips on how to do less alterations to save myself money. So sweet! Definitely wanting to make the bride beautiful and not in it just for the money.

Mahtab is amazing! She's a true expert at what she does. My dress needed little alterations, but we had the hem shortened, the hips taken in, and she even gave me two bustles! I got to have one bustle for the first part of the reception and then I switched to the second bustle just for fun :) She was so sweet and listened to exactly what I wanted. Every bride should go to Mahtab :)

Mahtab is very professional and personable. She gets straight to the point and you can tell she really knows what she's doing and she's dedicated to doing a really great job. I knew I could trust her with my wedding dress :)

Mahtab is wonderful. . . not only is she truly skilled in dress making but she is friendly, professional and easy to work with. She understands fabrics, patterns and how to shape a garment to flatter different body types. The most beautiful dress won't flatter if it doesn't fit well, for this reason I would highly recommend Mahtab as she will ensure your dress is as beautiful as it is meant to be. I found her price competitive and well worth it!

I loved Mahtab! She is so sweet and she did an amazing job on my dress. She is very affordable and easy to work with. I would definitely recommend her to anyone!

Mahtab has an impeccable attention to detail! Her prices are great and she does beautiful work!!

Mahtab did a wonderful job on my alterations, she was easy to work with, professional and affordable. I had my dress hem taken up, the neckline made into a sweetheart, the back lowered and overall taken in. I went from really liking my dress to LOVING my dress. Plus she hand cleaned the dress at no additional charge. I would highly recommend her to any bride.

I feel really bad about writing a bad review about Mahtab, but my wedding alterations with her were a nightmare!!! I bought my dress from a Monique Lhullier sample sale and I had a pick up skirt with a few of the "gathers" that had come undone. I had asked her to please look at the skirt as you can see where the stitching was missing from sew marks and to use those as guides when fixing the gathers in the skirt. She did not do this at all! She had just sewn random gathers and it looked so strange to me at the fitting but she convinced me that it was the way the skirt was and that is how it was "suppose" to look and that was the best she could do and that it was a difficult dress to work with. She also told me that since my skirt was pure silk, it is naturally wrinkled and there was nothing she could do about it. Confused I went home and took a better look at the dress. I then realized that she didn't even look at the sew marks on the skirt and her sewing was so sloppy and unattractive, the stitches looked like little white spiders on my skirt!!! In tears I called my MOH and she rushed over with a roll of thread and a needle and together we sewed 9 gathers to make it look normal! How could a professional seamstress miss so much on a dress? It should have been a simple alteration with "follow the dot" instructions but she obviously did not put much effort or attention to detail into it. Driving 1.5 hours from Los Angeles all the way to her home in Orange County for a horrible job on alterations was a complete waste of time and money! Do not go to her! And if you do, make sure you take a really good look at the finished alterations before you pay her!!!