elegance by roya couture bridal atelier

I have nothing negative to say about Elegance by Roya. I purchased my wedding dress from her and had a few ideas that required altering of the dress- I wanted to add a sweetheart neckline, a sash and buttons and the experience was very positive. I had originally had a scheduled appointment at Hanalore's in Alexandria, which left a bad impression upon my wedding dress experience. I happen to stumble upon Roya's store and was pleasantly surprised at the beautiful custom wedding dress creations, the appropriate prices and the wonderful customer interaction. I highly recommend this store for anyone looking for a beautiful dress and a great shopping experience.

Roya is highly talented, professional, creative and an absolute pleasure to work with. She designed one of my wedding dresses (an amazingly cute party dress) and did intricate lace work on my long wedding gown. She's truly an artist and provides a level of quality and attention to detail that you will not find in any other store. Her dresses and alteration services are very reasonably priced, especially considering she rivals haute couture dressmaking.

Calling all Mothers of the Bride...When searching for that perfect dress that does not have that "common" MOB look go directly to Elegance and Roya will provide you with her expert design experience. I had so many complements on my dress from former MOB's wishing that they had only know about Roya's sense of style and "Elegance" Her fabric choices stand out and her design is stunning
They also took care of my daughters dress. She flew in 5 days before the wedding and her dress needed major alterations...all was more than perfect with the skill found here. Cheers to the beautiful work and fine service provided!!!

Roya was amazing! She was flexible when we had to move up our wedding date and she made the dress exactly what I wanted! It was beautiful and I received so many compliments. Love Elengance by Roya!

Roya did an amazing job on my wedding dress ,she is a talented dressmaker and I am very happy with her work.she was even able to alter my second dress at the last minute,i recommend royas service to all new brides.I had an excellent experince with Roya in her staff ,they made me feel fabulous on my wedding day !Highly recommended!

love roya!she vary telented designer,great store gorgeous dresses.
she did great job on my wedding dress alteration in vary short notice,her telent and knowledge is worth evrything.
thank you so much roya.

vary happy that i went to elegance,roya realy is the best,thank you so much for a great quality job on my wedding dress.

I have a large chest and could not find a dress anywhere that fit-- and I had less than 4 months until my wedding! I went to see Roya with 2 pictures of what I wanted, and she made the dress of my dreams! From July -October i visited her a total of 5 times for consultations and fittings, adn each time I was more thrilled. She is extremely skilled and can really make anything you want. My dress fit perfectly and got so many compliments. Thank you Roya!!!!

I came to Roya with a simple dress from J. Crew, fabric from my grandmother's train, and a bunch of photos of what I wanted to "do" to the dress. I had a pretty clear vision of what I wanted, and Roya listened and understood everything I wanted, but she also had great suggestions of how to do it better. She imported lace for me for the bodice and shoulders, found coordinating fabric to make my sash and roses, and hand-rolled roses out of my grandmother's train material to make me a one-of-a-kind wedding dress.
I received nothing but compliments on my dress at and after my wedding, and it was Roya who made that dream come true.
In total, the alterations cost more than the dress, but considering I couldn't find one dress out there that was really "me," AND in total, the dress cost a fraction of what most bridal gowns are going for, it was totally...

I am a mother of the bride who has been all over the Washington DC area looking for a gown that is elegant but not elaborate. Many of the gowns that I found had too much taffeta at the skirt, were otherwise imbalanced, or were too dudsy and matronly. A friend suggested Elegance and today became my lucky day. I ordered the most spectacular gown and I am thrilled. Roya is delightful, not intimidating, and truly listens to your likes and dislikes. I brought her a smattering of photos illustrating elements of gowns that I thought looked good on me (sleeve type, neckline, etc). Roya quickly caught my thoughts and ran with them. She has the most beautiful fabrics in town, so you don't need and elaboate design to have a stunning gown. I just ordered today, so cannot comment on fit, etc, though she is going to make two muslin gowns before cutting the fabric. While the gowns are not inexpensive, for the quality and what I have seen at higher end stores around town, this gown is well worth the investment. Fittings are included in price, of course. She also has some ready to wear gowns and short dresses made of the same beautiful fabrics. Well worth your time to visit. PS, my daughter's wedding is only 6 weeks away and Roya didn't blink!

I had my wedding dress alterations done by Roya. She did an absolutely fabulous job. My dress had a complex design, and thus, was probably a challenge to tailor; but it came out perfectly. She is quite a talented dressmaker! She is also friendly and accommodating! She was even able to alter my rehearsal dinner dress at the last minute. I definitely recommend her services!

Roya did an amazing job on my wedding dress. I tried several gowns at local bridal stores and was so unhappy with the lack of variety and selection that I chose to have my gown custom made. Elegance Fashion Boutique was a natural choice. Before getting engaged, I passed by the store many times on my way to the Waterfront and would always see beautiful gowns on display in the store front.

I made an appointment with Roya and showed her some photos of gowns that I liked, and she worked within my budget to create an elegant and stunning wedding dress that received so many compliments. Roya has an amazing artistic vision and is meticulous in her craft. We went through 8-9 fittings just to make sure that the dress fit my body perfectly. I also purchased a veil, an accessory belt for the gown, and flower sashes from her store. Roya is such a pleasure to work with and such a sweetheart. I highly recommend her to independent-minded brides who don't want to wear a cookie-cutter dress on their big day.

She designed my dream wedding gown! Everythigng about it was amazing, especially the accessories. My veil had to be my favorite part, Roya got it exactly how I wanted it! She definetely listens to you and pays attention to the most crucial details of your dress. My wedding day would not have been as amazing if it was't for her!

Roya is a great designer!! I am still in love with the wedding gown she designed for me!! and the dress for my MOH!! I am definetely recomending her to all my friends for their future weddings!!

Elegance by Roya is one of a kind bridle shop,iam so happy that went there and met Roya, she really is vary talented designer,she made my weeding dress,it was vary unique prosses and loved very minute of it after the dress was fanshed fit and look like a dream . Made my wedding day complete.
Thank you Roya so vary much.
I recommend elegance by Roya to everyone .

My husband and I were married in september of 2001 and Roya made my beautiful wedding gown. she is incredibly talented and all of her designs are one of a kind. 10+ years later I am still going to her for my alterations. In the whole DC metro area she can't be beat.

I cant thank you enough for helping make my wedding day a dream come true...... my dress was simply amazing, and truly the star of the evening ! I am still receiving so many compliments on your fabulous work Roya! I will continue to spread the word about elegance boutique,and your best work!

My wedding dress was a dream come true! I appreciate your great ideas and suggestions. Thank you for being so flexible and making my dress in such short notice. My friend just got engaged and we will come to see you for her wedding dress soon.

Roya completely rebuilt my dress in four fittings. It was amazing.

Roya was an absolute dream to work with! Talented, professional, stylish. She understood my desire for a modest and timeless wedding dress. The dress was stunning and perfect for our special day. I would HIGHLY recommend having your wedding dress either made or altered by Roya. She's amazingly talented and in fact, three years after our wedding I still take dresses to her for alterations. She's quite simply the best.

Hi,

Roya and her crew did an amazing job on my wedding dress. She is the BEST! She made my dream wedding dress! My wedding would not have been the same without her!

If you have an idea of what you want but don't know how to get it ... then go to Roya! She will make your dream come true.

Thank you Elegance Design....

Sincerely,

Lillian

I have used Elegance for both custom work and alterations of special pieces. Roya is talented, very personable and does lovely work. It is always a pleasurable experience.

Took my wedding dress for alteration they did great job.
Roya also design my rehearsal denier dress.
Love my dress and tha work she did on my wedding dress.
Thank you.

Love elegance by Roya, vary nice design studio nice selection of dresses.
Roya is var talented.wanted to redesign my grandmother wedding dress to make it my size and modern,after talked over with roya I knew she was the real deal,the dress looks amazing. She really made my wedding full of joy,my mom made her dress with Roya also,she's vary pleased with her work.
I do recommend elegance by Roya to everyone,espetialy for brides who wants one of kind wedding gown.

Absolutely fantastic!!
my friend told me about Roya and her work.she made my wedding gown it was Amazing she is gentle all her attentions is on her work to make sure evrything comes out they way you want it the enviroment jentale and quite.

thank you much.

Went there because of good reviews and I am glad I did after
A bad experience with anther bridal shop a friend told me about Roya I went there met with her showed her my dress that needed lots of work and resizing she did safe the dress for me and now fits my body perfectly it took 5 fitting,

I do recommend there alterations.

Roya's workmanship was amazing. I had a couture sample dress with an intricate shape and detailing that needed to come down about three sizes and Roya did an excellent job maintaining the shape and integrity of the dress. It fit like a glove when she was done and I was really happy with it. Also, she did all of my alterations in about 5 weeks, which was a pretty quick turnaround.

Roya is very busy so she doesn't recommend coming in for bridal fittings on Saturdays, which was a bit tough on my schedule. On the plus side - she is a short walk from the metro which is great for those of us without cars. I paid $425 to have my dress taken in (it was fitted through the thigh, so this was not an easy task), have the ruffled skirt shortened, and have my bra altered. I don't think I got a great deal, but I think the price was fair and comparable to others in the area.

My only minor qualm with Roya is that she wasn't alway forthcoming with solutions - I sort of needed to be the one to bring ideas forward. For example, she didn't bring up some issues I was having with back fat at the top of my strapless dress (sorry for the yucky image, but you know what I mean) and I needed to be the one to brainstorm possible solutions until I came up with one that she thought would work. I also had to ask her twice to sew my bra in, and I wasn't thrilled that she only sewed it in two spots (at the top of each cup, but not a third at the middle).

Overall, if you know what you want in alterations or creating a dress, Roya will execute it for you perfectly.

I went to this shop for wedding dress shopping and I ended up designing my dress I never thought I could ever do that.was looking for wedding dress in Va.dc Md.and NYC I just couldn't find what I was looking for.I talked over it with Roya and I ended up design and created my wedding dress with Roya.
I Still love my dress and I am glad and happy.

I bought my dress from elegance loved it.was a lovely lace dress.vary classy,elegance is vary nice shop beautiful gowns.the only thing the close. At 5 pm,makes harder to go there for fittings.
But her work is really worth it.

Roya made my wedding dress out of very unique lace fabric.
It's hard to find good wedding dress with long sleeves I did looked everywhere before met with Roya went there because good reviews online.she is really kind full of energy, give you great ideas what looks good on your body.overall she is tenanted dressmaker.her prices is not cheap and her shop hours was hard for me to be there from dc.but you getting a great deal.

I do recommend elegance by Roya to everyone.

This review is for there customer service and making a dress for me,
This store customer service is over the top from start to last fitting Roya was excellent, to be large size women it's hard to find what you looking for and fits you,a friend told me about Roya and her work.I made appointment to talk over the design that I was hopping for I am happy that I did.


She made my dream gown exactly how I wanted,I order my dress the first appointment with Roya after I met with her and saw her shop the quality of fabrics and designs that she have is unique.


I do recommend elegance to all the brides.

I had a pretty negative experience working with Roya. I brought her two off-the-rack dresses for tailoring/re-working, and walked away very unhappy with the changes she made to both. They fulfilled my vision, but the craftsmanship was low, and I never felt like Roya prioritized me as a client. If you get a dress entirely custom made by her, perhaps she is more positive/professional, but that was not how I was treated.

I requested new straps, a sewed-in bra, and a couple other alterations to my first dress. After taking the dress home (after three fittings), I quickly realized the straps were two different lengths, leaving my chest a touch lopsided, and (insult to injury) one of the bra cups came loose once I tried it on at home.

For my second dress I requested a tweak to the sleeves and for the hem to be taken up. These were simple alterations and when I went to pick up the dress, she forgot to change the sleeves (the pins were still in them!). I had to chill out in Alexandria for three hours while here assistant made the changes. She apologized but still charged me full price. I should have negotiated, but I was feeling pretty beaten down at that point. Now that I have my wedding photos, I see that the bottom hem was uneven, as well.

Long story short - I wish I'd trusted my instinct and gone to another seamstress. Roya's shop is beautiful and her handiwork is lovely, but she was easily my worst wedding vendor and my experience with her tarnished an otherwise beautiful wedding and two "dream" dresses.