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Bridal & Gown Alterations in Pennsylvania

5 of the 658 sewing and fabric businesses we track in Pennsylvania have wedding dress and formal gown alterations. A wedding gown is the one garment almost nobody wears off the rack — bodices get taken in, hems get set to the shoe, bustles get built. It's also the alteration with the least room for a mistake and the longest lead time, and the shops that specialise in it are not always the ones that advertise loudest. These list the ones that do gown work. Full listings for every city are on the Pennsylvania page.

Dover 1

Linda Poff Bridal Services AlterationsBridal gowns

2710 Oakland Rd, Dover, PA 17315-4528

+17177673923 Website All Dover sewing and fabric businesses

Harrisburg 1

Nancy's Bridal Alterations AlterationsBridal gowns

150 N Harrisburg St, Harrisburg, PA 17113-1339

+17175122840 All Harrisburg sewing and fabric businesses

Lancaster 1

Michelle Rene Designs and Wedding Gown Alterations AlterationsBridal gowns

26 E Chestnut St, Lancaster, PA 17602-2702

+17175982782 Website All Lancaster sewing and fabric businesses

Oberlin 1

Nancy's Bridal Alterations AlterationsBridal gowns

150 N Harrisburg St, Oberlin, PA 17113

(717) 512-2840 Website

Spring Grove 1

Michelle Rene Designs and Wedding Gown Alterations AlterationsBridal gowns

5018 Hillclimb Rd, Spring Grove, PA 17362

(717) 598-2782 Website

Book the first fitting six to eight weeks out. Gown alterations usually run in two or three fittings, and bustles, beading and lace need hand work that can't be rushed. Bring the shoes and the undergarments you'll actually wear — a hem set to the wrong heel height is the most common redo, and the one that costs the most to fix late.

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