Alterations
Tailoring for any wedding piece — you name what's being worked on.
Also called: alterations, tailor, fittings, seamstress, tailoring.
When couples book this
Usually booked about 3 months out. It moves with your date.
Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone
Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.
What work do you expect to need?
Wishlist mirror of the work_scope decision below — compare what each tailor takes on against it.
How much runway do you have?
Do you want day-of steaming or delivery?
Wishlist mirror of the final-press decision below.
What settles once booked
The working details you and your vendor pin down together.
Which pieces is this tailor working on? Name them the way you do
The couple names their own pieces — the template never assumes who wears what.
What work is being done?
Final press, steaming, or day-of delivery?
What time do they arrive?
The time you agreed together, not an estimate worked back from the ceremony.
What time do they finish?
Who do you call on the day?
The name and cell number of whoever is on site — not the office line.
Where do they come in, and where do they park?
The load-in door or dock, where the vehicles go, and who opens up.
Do they need a meal?
Counts toward your caterer's vendor-meal number.
What balance is due on the day?
Your own figure, from your contract — what is still owed when they arrive.
What gratuity are you planning?
Your own figure. It rides beside the balance on the day-of money sheet.
How it lands on your day
Final steam / delivery
Owned by the final-press decision; emitted only for its day-of options.
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Lines that sometimes ride along: Final press / steaming, Day-of delivery / on-site steaming, Rush turnaround.
What your vendor reads from your plan
Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the work, fittings and dates, the event, contacts.
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Plan your alterations — and everything around it
These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.
We will write when there is something worth telling you.