Wedding Alterations by Mahtab

Mahtab is absolutely wonderful! Sweet, professional, accommodating, and affordable. And TALENTED! I had a total of three fittings with her and the dress came out beautifully. I also purchased my veil from her that she cut specifically to coordinate well with the details of my dress. I would definitely recommend Mahtab!

mahtab comes highly recommended on the boards for good reason. she has been working with designer wedding gowns for years, and it shows in her workmanship and eye for detail + fit. she altered and repaired my dress so that it fit like a glove, had it ready to go for each fitting, was so warm and pleasant to work with throughout the process, and did it all for a fair price.

while traipsing about in some rough terrain to get a few pre-ceremony wedding party shots, my bridesmaids and i realized that one of my underlayers was snagging on the brush and dry leaves. it turns out the innermost layer in the back of the dress, which provided a shield from the itchy, built-in layers of tulle, had been cut to the correct length but the hem not finished. i had not noticed this upon inspection when picking up my dress. we made do by detangling the junk from the shredded bottom and trimming the threads so as to prevent further unraveling. it was fine for the rest of the night. i contacted mahtab about this one problem as soon as we returned from our honeymoon, and she agreed to repair it as soon as was convenient for me. i saw her a few days later, and she suggested fixing it while i waited. a few minutes later, it was as good as new, at no extra charge. she was as pleasant, prompt, and professional as she was when first quoting my gown throughout this repair process.

Mahtab is AMAZING!!! She completely changed the look of my dress, and I am so much happier with it because of her. On top of her talent, she is an adorable woman who loves working with Brides.

There's nothing else I can add to previous bride's reviews that would showcase how extremely talented Mahtab is at altering wedding dresses. She is amazing in the work that she does, and is incredibly sweet and kind on top of it.

I took my dress to Mahtab thinking that it was too small and needed to be let out in the bust. She took a look at the dress and assured me that there'd be enough material to let the dress out; however, as it turned out, we were able to zip it up all the way, and she simply had to (1) alter the hem, (2) sew in bra cups, and (3) put in a bustle. The dress was completed in about two weeks and it looked amazing.

At such reasonable alterations prices, I highly recommend brides taking the drive down to Lake Forest for Mahtab to work magic on your beautiful too large, too small, too long, or too short wedding dresses.

Mahtab put a simple bustle in my dress and steamed it. She is so sweet and does a great job. I came back to her a week after I dropped the dress off because I was freaking out that it wasn't going to fit me on the top and she had me try it on again, this time without the padded bra I had and it was wonderful. She reassured all my silly bridal fears. She even steamed my Mom's dress for free on the spot when I came to pick mine up a week before the wedding. I can't recommend her enough!

After getting quoted over $400 for alterations I decided to take my dress to Mahtab. My dress was complicated to alter because of the delicate lace panels which needed to be removed & reassembled but she altered it beautifully & charged me half the price. She is highly skilled & very sweet. She also altered my nieces bridesmaid dress & did a great job on that dress as well. My dress fit like a glove.

I cannot believe I am so late in reviewing Mahtab. She is fabulous! She worked very quickly and was extremely reasonable. I highly recommend her.

beautiful work...price is right...she did exactly what i asked for

My dress just happened to fit me perfectly length and all, which was a shock for an incredibly short woman like myself. It did come with a very long train. Because I was having an outdoor ceremony, I had planned on wearing my dress bustled. Mahtab created a double french bustle for me in a week! It transformed my dress in a way that made me really fall in love with it. There is a reason why she is a bride favorite. Although it was quite a haul for me to get to O.C., it was well worth the trip. She is very professional and adept.

Special note: If Mahtab makes a complicated bustle for you, be sure to practice tying it with your bridal entourage. It took 3 of us 15 minutes to figure out how my bustle was supposed to go. I even had to take my dress off in order to see where all the ties were!

Mahtab was such a pleasure to work with - she is super sweet and did a great job on my alterations and bustle. She made some great suggestions as to how I could change the dress a bit and she just knows her stuff so well! Reasonably priced and reliable. I would definitely recommend her!

Mahtab is the sweetest person! I met with her and she gave me a lot of input as to what she thought should be done with my dress. She took in my dress, added chest padding, and a bustle.

She also altered my mom's dress and a few of my bridedsmaids dresses. The dresses were done within two weeks and she even stored my wedding dress up until the week of the wedding and steamed it for me. Loved the final results!

I really can't say anything but EXCEPTIONAL! I loved Mahtab. So much so that I brought my BM's all the way up from San Diego and one in from Phoenix, AZ just to be fitted by her perfectly. Her prices are super-savy and her work is meticulous!

Mahtab also did my FG sashes with the excess cutting from the BM's gowns so they turned out perfectly.
She is always ready, super-sweet, and gives it to you straight on what will look best on you. She ended up placing straps on my gown which I loved.

I do highly recommend that you ensure your dress is a bit higher than what is recommended as mine was right at the ground but I found myself tripping on it and having to hold it up down the aisle and hold my bouquet because the tulle under that is fluffed, flatens out as you walk around. Just food for though.

I didn’t use Mathab for the usual wedding alteration needs. My jr. bridesmaid’s dress was very plain when we first got it. We got the dress for only $70 at David’s Bridal; however, I wanted her to feel just as beautiful as the rest of the girls on my wedding day. Mathab did a fantastic job of adding the sash (the same material as the bridesmaids dresses) and made tiny other alterations. She’s a little bit on the pricy side ($83 for minor alterations and sash), but I wanted to make sure that I went to someone that other people trusted.

Mahtab is a great woman to work with. She did a great job on my alterations and really transformed my dress to the dress of my dreams. She works out of her home in OC but she was definitely worth the drive for me from the San Gabriel valley.

After receiving a quote of $500 + a rush charge for alterations from my dress store, I found out about Mahtab and placed a call... she accommodated me quickly and easily, and did a fantastic job - for a FRACTION of the price I was quoted from the dress shop.

Not only did she save me money and a BIG headache, she only needed to do 1/2 of what the dress shop said would be needed to make my dress absolutely perfect.

I will return to Mahtab to alter a bridesmaid dress I'm wearing for a wedding in August, and highly recommend her services.

Mahtab is amazing! She was professional, affordable, and her work is fabulous. I had to order my dress several sizes too big on top to make sure it fit correctly on the bottom and was very nervous about the alterations. I had three fittings with Mahtab and the dress turned out perfectly. She was very accommodating to my busy schedule and met every deadline that she promised. She was kind and funny and made me feel very comfortable throughout the process.

She also did alterations for my MOH and did a great job. My MOH's dress came in only a few weeks before the wedding but that was no problem for Mahtab. She did everything in only 2 fittings and my MOH looked amazing.

Thanks for everything Mahtab. You are the best!

This woman works miracles! After panicking when my corset-backed dress came in so tight I could hardly breathe, I went to Mahtab and she made one simple shift of the panel to fix it! Her prices are very reasonable and she is a very friendly person to work with.

I feel so lucky to have worked with Mahtab. She is incredible at what she does. On my wedding day my dress fit perfectly! I would recommend Mahtab to any bride.

Mahtab did a great job on my dress and bustle, she is so sweet and very reasonably priced. She made the bustle so easy to take care of and it was great!! My BM had a very easy time geting the bustle take care of. Even though she was quite a distance from me, she was well worth the drive to go to fittings and just a great person altogether. She also hemmed one BM dress.

She is very good. I highly recommend her.