Emelina's Boutique & Bridal

I love my dress so much I have wanted to wear it every day since our wedding! When I came in to try on dresses, the Emelina's team was great and pulled different dresses for me to try on so I could figure out what styleI liked the best. From there, they were able to match me up with the dress of my dreams. After my dress arrived, the girls at Emelina's made the dress fit me like a glove. The quality of Emelina's dresses are awesome and they have experinced seamstresses to make sure you look fabulous on the big day. Thank you Emelina and team for all your help!

Everyone at Emelina's Bridal & boutique is fabulous. There service will definitely exceed your expectations. I purchased my dress (which is gorgeous) and rented the guys tuxes there. I will definitely go back to Emelina's again for any special event. I highly recommend Not to mention they have the best prices in Tampa Bay.

I loved my dress. They took care of every need.

Emelina bridal had a huge selection to choose from and they were very friendly.I definitely will be working with them again in the furture.

Very satisfied!!! They took there time in helping me find my perfect gown for my day.

I purchased my wedding dress and did my alterations with Emelinas Bridal. The staff was friendly and they had a great selection of dresses. I felt absolutely amazing in my dress and it fit perfectly!

If you are a Tampa bride you should start your bridal dress search here! The staff was incredibly friendly and professional every time I interacted with them. I found my dream dress here during my first visit for under $800. The dress looked and felt like $5,000 (I know because I tried on other designer dresses!). The staff even altered my dress for a very affordable price (note: they include free alterations for a dress $999 or more!). The alterations of my dress and my bridesmaids were impeccable. Emelina's is the best bridal boutique in Tampa, hands down!

I have been going to Emelina's for alterations since my first homecoming dance. Their work is amazing! My wedding dress was perfect and I felt very at home with EMelina.

I went to Florida on vacation to see my in-laws and had no intention to buy a dress. I went and dealt with Emelina herself. She was so helpful and great and new EXACTLY what i wanted. She also was able to add sleeves to my dress and ship it right to my house in NJ. I got the dress before she told me i would get it and i loved it even more than i had loved it in the store!!!

I was a bridesmaid for a wedding held on 7/23/11 - our bridesmaids dresses were purchased at Emelina's. Thankfully the dresses were cute and alterations were included because the ladies there are VERY difficult to work with! I had to go in for alterations FOUR times due to a lack of proper measuring. The staff all come across very rude and act as if their errors are your fault... somehow. Their claim to fame is "Alterations and Creations" which made me laugh because they weren't great with them.

I was married 8/12/11 and also had my girls get their dresses from Emelina's, as well as my new mother-in-law. Each of my girls had their own complications with the staff (bad customer service, trouble with alterations, etc). The worst of them all was one of my bridesmaids, who is 5'10" without shoes went with me to pick out the bridesmaids dresses, was there the day we purchased them, and went in person (for the third time being there) to get fitted for the wedding for the first time.... they ordered her dress and it came in TWO INCHES too short! Then the lady looked at us and asked what we wanted to do about it, as if it was our fault the dress was too short??? Stupid.

You will almost always have to wait a little while before someone even asks how they can help you, and then even longer for that help. Any mistake they make they try to turn around on you and make you feel like it's your fault - and then make you feel like its a huge hassle for them to correct. OH, and another kicker - they don't use computers!! haha. You literally have to stand there while they rummage through a drawer of papers that are all hand written and stuck in one place! No wonder it takes them days to return a call about a simple question...

Although we had a terrible experience working with the people from Emelina's, the dresses they have are beautiful and all alterations are included. After all of the experiences I had working with Emelina's I decided to go against my original idea of bringing in my wedding gown to use them for alterations and brought it to Bella Gente (on Dale Mabry) instead.... best idea I've ever had! I'd consider working with Emelina's as a last resort, at best.

Fell in love with my dress. Loved all the alterations. They would not let me have my dress until it was perfect and it was!! Amazing people with amazing talent!

Best dress! Even better service! =)

I wish I had better news but the only mishap on my wedding day was a result of Emelina's. I bought my dress at another store and had Emelina's do the alterations. Those went fine and the dress was beautiful!!! Three days before the wedding my dad picked up my dress and brought it to our wedding hotel. The big day: everyone's helping me get ready and the ribbon for my corset is no where to be found. All my wedding party, family etc is looking all over and one friend calls Emelina's to see if they may have it--my friend who called was told they didn't have it and its not their responsibility with no offer to help at all. They were rude and could care less that a bride is standing there with 1.5 hrs till showtime and her dress is wide open in the back. They're very good at their alterations but their customer service was awful. My coordinator found ribbon and we made do but when you spend good money on alterations--they should really make sure all the pieces are in the dress bag and then at least apologize when they screw up.

I loved working with Janet & Emelina! Janet was great at helping this picky bride & found the perfect dress for me. Emelina & her staff worked with us for all the alterations for myself & my bridal party. We got married during prom season so all of the fittings & alterations were handled impeckably graceful because this shop can deal with a high demand. Thank you so much for giving me the gown of my dreams! I would highly reccommend this place.

I got my wedding dress here as well as the MOB and MOG dresses and the bridesmaid dresses. This boutique is a hidden gem! The dress selection is awesome and the alterations that are included are even better. Everything turned out great and the ladies there are wonderful!

Emelina's boutique is awesome when it comes to wedding gowns! They are affordable and has very good costumer service. They make sure you are happy with your gown before you take it from the store.

I had to order my wedding dress directly from the designer and Emelina's took care of everything for me. They measured me and ordered my dress. When it came in, they took care of all the alterations and they made that dress look like it was made just for me! All of the ladies in the shop were so helpful and very nice. I even took my daughter's bridesmaid dress that I had to get at another shop to Emelina for alterations and it look fantastic! I will definitely be back to Emelina's for all my formal wear and alterations!

I loved my dress. It was the absolutely last one I tried on after about 20 other dresses. My best friend picked it out and begged me to try it on. Emelinas offered my dress at a fantastic price. They also discounted my veil, gave me free bridal slippers, and automatically include free alternations. Everything went perfect until I went for my fitting. On my first fitting I hated all the bustles they were trying to create for my dress. After trying a few they decided to just do the alterations on the rest of the dress and then I could come back once I found some pictures of what I wanted. On the second fitting they created a very pretty bustle, but then the zipper broke. Now this probably happened from the manufacturer of the dress so I was not going to stress. My dress was ordered a size too big and then was taken in so I know it was not because it was too tight. Then I went to try on my dress again, third fitting and the zipper broke AGAIN. Now I'm freaking out. I honestly thought my dress was going to bust open in the back on my wedding day. They promised everything would be fixed and when I went for my final fitting it was all fixed. Alternations with Emelinas were stressful, but it wasn't entirely their fault. There were absolutely no problems on my wedding day. My dress was beautiful.

I wouldn't want to get married more than once, but I would enjoy buying multiple wedding dresses from Emelina's! I loved the attention for detail and the unique choices of wedding dresses in all sizes. A wonderful find!

I could not imagine getting married and not getting my dress from Emelina's. When I tried it on, I instantly loved it. It was a little bit more money than I had expected to pay but they saw how much I loved my dress and gave me free alterations. They also had to convince and pay the designer of the dress more money to make my dress for me because they had just discontinued the design. Janet worked very hard for me and I ended up getting my dress and it was perfect!

very personal service, amazing alteration. Patient and professional.

Love this store! NOT stuck up like your usual dress shop! I walked in and described what I was looking for and went into the dressing room to try on what they had picked. The second dress was THE ONE! It absolutely took my breath away! It was gorgeous AND ONLY $700!!! Two months later it was ready to be picked up! That's all! They made it so simple!

I found a gorgeous dress at Emilina's that passed the test when it made my husband cry when I came down the aisle. The staff was very helpful, and, best of all, the alterations were included!

Emilina's is a true hidden gem in Tampa. After buying my husband's suit for the wedding, we realized that although we loved the material and the cut of most of it, we hated the pleats on the pants. I called several different places in town and was told that it was not possible to remove the pleats, or that it would be in the hundreds of dollars to do so. After hearing about Emelina's from a friend, we decided to give her a try....and I'm so glad we did! She ended up removing the pleats, redoing the waistline, and fixing the hem, all for under $50! Her prices were outstanding and the craftsmanship of her work is second to none. No one could tell his pants were altered, including us! I also got my bridal headpiece from her shop, another great value! I would recommend Emelina's to anyone who needed alterations of any kind!

Emelina's Bridal did such a wonderful job altering my wedding dress. It had alot of beading and detail and you could not even tell it was altered. We went in 1 week, and it was done about a week later. They were so helpful, I didn't even have to tell the ladies where to take it in, I put it on and she started pinning,lol. They did a beautiful job on the bustle and even showed my mom how to do it. I was so happy to find a bridal shop that would alter a dress that wasn't bought from them. The best place to go to get a dress altered. Thanks so much ladies!!

Janet at this boutique was beyond helpful. I needed to find a dress for my daughter's Surprise Sweet 16 which, of course, meant, my daughter would have nothing to do with the choosing of this dress or even try it on prior to her big day. I found a dress in a magazine which Janet in turn found the vendor and found the exact dress but a couple sizes too big and we ordered it. Janet helped me figure out how to size it without my daughter knowing and alter it all in every way without my daughter ever present or knowing. They held it for me at the store until the big day and it fit my daughter like a glove.
Thanks Janet for everything!

The ladies at Emelina's did an excellent job altering my wedding dress. It had complicated lace that had to be re-sewn in many places after the alternations, and I was very nervous about getting this done. But you couldn't even tell that the dress had been altered - it was perfect.

I actually purchased my wedding gown in Fort Lauderdale, moved to the Tampa area several months before the wedding, so I needed someplace locally to have my dress altered. From the first time I called, they were wonderful! I had waited until one month before the wedding beacuse I thought I might lose some weight. I called another vendor who scolded me and told me that I had waited too long. When I called Emelina's, they had gotten me in right away. They had the first set of alterations done in 2 days! I was amazed! And they did a fantastic job! My wedding was on New Year's Eve so I bought a second dress to change into which I got there. It was a great price, and they altered it at no charge. I also bought my shoes and tiara there! I took my bridesmaid and cousin to have their dresses altered there as well. I read a review about the area where they're located...it isn't the best, but it's accessible, and I was never there more than an hour (usually a lot less). Spanish is also their first language, but I never had a problem with what I needed. They were terrific and I would definitely recommend them to anyone...and use them again if I needed to.

I found a dress that I wanted in a magazine. It was no where to be found. I called the vendor and she was able to send it to a local vendor, Alterations and Creations, for me to try on and see the dress. They were very helpful and made me feel very comfortable about my purchase. They bustled my dress and it was amazing! Ive never seen anything like it. I must have had over 100 snaps to bustle my dress. They also were able to add a comb to my moms veil so that I could wear it for my wedding. Very helpful and considerate. No frills! Excellent!

found a beautiful dress quickly there, my first store! The prices are completely reasonable too. The ladies here are very sweet and caring-it definitely has the small boutique feel and individual attention.

After going to many dress shops looking for my perfect dress, I found it but it was out of my budget. After looking at Alterations & Creations, they were able to order my dream dress a lot cheaper than the place I originally found it. Also they gave me a great deal on in-house alterations. This is a family run business and all of the women are so nice and kind to work with. They have great accessories here too - I found an awesome bracelet to go with my dress. The alterations done on my dress were wonderful and the french bustle looked amazing!

The ladies at Emelina's did an amazing job altering my bridal gown. I have since referred friends and family there for their alteration needs, and those people have received the same results -- incredible attention to detail, flawless work, and impeccable service.

I can not say enough about this store. They are superb and they are a hidden jewel in the bridal industry. I walked in not quite sure that I would even find anything decent, yet she kept pulling out gorgeous dress after gorgeous dress. The prices are quite reasonable and her alteration skills are magical. All the service the bride receives for just purchasing the dress there makes it a great deal. She was also the one that helped me solve the bridesmaid dress disaster (Demetrio's Bridal forgot to order the bridesmaid dresses and then wanted me to order a similar dress in a different color). Emelina worked wonders to get five bridesmaids fitted into the right dress and the right color and the shoes too!

Bridesmaids Dresses: 4 Stars - This was where my sister and I bought our prom dresses, so it was fun to come back and look at the wedding dresses. My sister and best friend found lots of nice bridesmaids' dresses on sale, and they ended up buying their bridesmaids dresses here. This is a great store because they have lots of selection, carry lots of different brands and accessories in lots of different sizes, so it is not a waste of time if you're looking for something unique and special. They also have fashion shows so you can go and see the dresses they do have, but I never went to any of their fashion shows. They chose Sophia Toll dresses, same color but different styles. They were also able to have their alterations done at Alterations and Creations. The price was really cheap for the amount of hemming and sewing they did.

Alterations: 5 Stars - I will give them a 5 on alterations because we saw the work that the seamstresses did, and it was great. They are very professional with lots of experience, and the staff was great about making sure we knew how long the alterations would take, and when the dresses were ready.

Emelina and her staff are amazing! I found the dress of my dreams in a magazine, went online to find a vendor, and went to Emelina's to try it on. She was the closest one in the area to carry my dress, and man am I glad it was her. I've worked at David's Bridal, so I know the nightmare that is that store (plus their alterations staff). UGH! I wasn't about to go that route. I went to Emelina's tried the dress on and decided it was it! Of course, my family and even the staff recommended that I try other dresses just in case. I tried others on and they were great, but my heart was set on that one dress. I ordered it that day!! Sharon found me a veil that looks like it was made custom for my dress and jewelry that fit perfectly with my attire! They made me feel at home and they really took care of me! Also, they went above and beyond for my bussel.

Don't let the fact that their business is in a somewhat bad area of Tampa and the fact that Spanish is the first language scare you away. They are absolutely wonderful and you are crazy if you'd rather waste your time at David's Bridal over people like Emelina who really care about you.

Emelina's was the most personal business to buy a dress from. The store had many wedding dresses which were reasonably priced. I was able to find a beautiful gown that hasn't been worn by a million brides (like those sold at some stores). The alterations were amazing! After I ordered my dress I found out I was PREGNANT! Emelina was able to take out my size 8 dress around the waist to camoflage my four month bump! No one could tell I was pregnant! THey were amazing.