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February 2024 by Megan Faye
This review is long overdue. Colleen was incredible to work with. She is professional, warm, and engaging, and an extremely talented seamstress. She was one the best decisions I made for my wedding, I cannot recommend her enough. I felt beautiful on my wedding day, and she played an invaluable role in making that happen!
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February 2024 by Stephanie Lemmons
Colleen was a joy to work with to make my wedding dress perfect for me. It was recommended by the bridal shop I purchased my dress from (The Sentimentalist) to have my dress alterations done by Colleen, and I'm so glad that I did. I had an issue with the back of my dress and she took the time to offer ideas/suggestions to fix it. Her kindness and confidence to solve this issue put me at ease and her suggestion worked wonders! I felt AMAZING in my dress and looked my absolute best for my wedding day! 10/10, highly recommend!
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January 2024 by Cara Ludwick
Working with Colleen was a dream. She is a true artist and did excellent work. I felt so beautiful and confident in my dress! I would highly recommend working with her!
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November 2023 by Melissa
I loved working with Colleen for many reasons. I came to her with a vintage dress for tailoring that by coincidence, she had previously altered into a shorter style. After talking about our shared love for vintage and 60s fashion, we launched into a project based on shared vision. In the end, the gorgeous tea-length dress she helped design for me was better than anything I could have imagined. She was very patient, easy to talk to, and was genuinely concerned about all of the fine details. Turns out we both liked a lot of the same things! Thanks to her, I wore a dress that was uniquely me and unlike anything else in stores. Colleen really didn't have to do this; she has a lot of clients and a tight schedule, so the fact she did this as a labor of love told me a lot about who she is as a person. You won't find someone more attuned to vintage fashion styles and quality work. Colleen, my sincere thanks for how nice you were. You went above and beyond and I appreciate it. Will add photos when they come in. ?
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November 2023 by Elizabeth Keene
Colleen is AMAZING! She prides herself of quality over quantity and that is what she delivers. She noticed things I didn’t even notice, which I appreciate so much because it’s your once in a lifetime dream dress that you want to be perfection. We had 3 apts which I appreciate because she wants to make sure it’s done correct and the dress fits like a glove. Colleen goes above and beyond and really made my alterations experience 10/10. She came highly recommended from 2 friends and I will recommend her to my friends!
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September 2023 by Allison Gainza
Tried to schedule an appointment with White Orchid for wedding dress alterations. Followed the instructions on their website exactly so I wasn't reaching out too early. They specifically mentioned they did not take appointments more than 5 months out. I had a note on my calendar to reach out 5 months ahead of time and was told that they had gotten so many requests early that they decided to book up all their appointments and could not accommodate me. I'm sure they do great work but as a word of advice, do not delay in reaching out if you want to use this business for your alterations. The policy on their website seems more like a guideline than an actual rule.
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August 2023 by Hannah Parra
I could not recommend Colleen more. I purchased a gown as a sample that was a couple sizes too large, and she did an incredible job making it fit perfectly. I absolutely adore the dress, and was so comfortable in it all night. I was incredibly impressed with Colleen's knowledge and skill level, she's a true professional. I also deeply appreciated her honesty and advice about different alterations options. I trusted her completely with my dress and am so glad I did!
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August 2023 by Kyle Liggan
White Orchid Bridal was hands down the best wedding vendor I worked with throughout the entire wedding planning process. Colleen was wedding dress alterations, therapist (wedding planning is stressful as well all know), and fairy-godmother all rolled into one. I came in with a dress, extra fabric from the designer, and a vision for the dress that I truly believe no one else could have achieved. It was a very tricky task unknowingly to me when I bought the dress because the store made it sound like the changes would be a no-problem ask. She went above and beyond to make sure that everything was perfect and matched my vision even with a very tight turnaround time due to a shorter engagement. Colleen has a unique talent of taking one look at the dress on you and see what proportions are off that no one else would notice and makes all the difference in the world. Everyone the day of the wedding said the dress looked like it had been made exactly to my body and it truly was thanks to White Orchid. I tell everyone I know that Colleen is the only person they should have touch their wedding dress in Atlanta.
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August 2023 by Kyle L.
White Orchid Bridal was hands down the best wedding vendor I worked with throughout the entire wedding planning process. Colleen was wedding dress alterations, therapist, and fairy-godmother all rolled into one. I came in with a dress, extra fabric from the designer, and a vision for the dress that I truly believe no one else could have achieved. It was a very tricky task unknowingly to me when I bought the dress because the store made it sound like the changes would be a no-problem ask. She went above and beyond to make sure that everything was perfect and matched my vision even with a very tight turnaround time due to a shorter engagement. Colleen has a unique talent of taking one look at the dress on you and see what proportions are off that no one else would notice and makes all the difference in the world. Everyone the day of the wedding said the dress looked like it had been made exactly to my body and it truly was thanks to White Orchid. I tell everyone I now that Colleen is the only person they should have touch their wedding dress in Atlanta.
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July 2023 by Shannan Healy
Colleen is absolutely amazing!!! She worked me in during a dress emergency (I kid you not, I came to her with a brand new dress 10 days before my wedding). I was walking in hoping for a "let's do the best we can" scenario given the timeline, but she gave me the patience and attention of someone coming to her with a year's notice. She was kind, fun, attentive and quick with communication and made sure I had a dress that made me feel beautiful, confident, one-of-a-kind, and most importantly like myself. Thank you!!!!
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May 2023 by Yon Y.
At first she was great! the bride wasn't happy with her dress and wanting to modify substantial portion of dress, Colleen was leading the bride it was doable then she offer the bride the vintage dress which was soiled, stained to buy from her. my jaw was literally dropped that point who would wear the dirty dress to once in a life time wedding? make a story short, bride found her a new dress ask Colleen to alter but Colleen was giving a run around. We did find A new place to proceed with fitting. The bride left her veil in colleen's possession With her suggestion, so bride Politely ask to retrieve But she demanded $200.00 from bride. This is absolutely wrong. I almost wanted to report this matter.
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April 2023 by Samantha Meyer
Colleen is amazing to work with, and I appreciated how organized and detailed the planning / scheduling process was as we got started, since I like to plan ahead. She is so knowledgeable and I trusted her entirely throughout the process. She cares so much about her clients and her work - you can tell she wants to make sure everything is perfect for you. I had a fairly straightforward alteration process - taking the dress in, sewing in a belt, etc. Based on working with her and seeing more looks in the shop and on Instagram, I would absolutely work with her for something more complex. Can’t recommend her enough!
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November 2022 by Marissa Adamson
I went to White Orchid for my wedding dress alterations and absolutely loved the experience. My dress started as a 12 and had to come down to a size 2 as I lost weight after I bought the dress. I was very stressed before meeting Colleen, but she made me feel so comfortable and brought the dress down the many sizes to my actual size! It didn't look as if it started as a size 12 at all. I also had a tricky situation where I got into a car accident on the way to one of my fittings and she was able to work with me to make sure we still got me back in and the dress was ready for my wedding! I would recommend Colleen to anyone looking for alterations!!
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October 2022 by Kaitlyn Sink
Colleen was a dream to work with. She is an artist, engineer, and miracle worker all wrapped into one sweet person. She was easy to get in touch with from the start and made each subsequent appointment before I left the shop. I could tell she knew her stuff and was not going to cut any corners. Her pricing is definitely reasonable, especially considering the amount of care she puts into each dress. She offered options for my dress and would often guide me toward the most cost effective option, which made me trust her even more. White Orchid is beautifully decorated and it’s very intimate. You will feel like a person and not a number or dollar sign. She is also very safe and follows CDC guidelines in response to covid. Parking is easy. Her website answers most of the questions you will have. She is so good that she stays extremely busy, so be sure and schedule with her as soon as you can. Weddings can be stressful, but this is one thing you won’t have to stress about.
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September 2022 by Laura Houston
I can't say enough wonderful things about my experience working with Colleen. She is kind, thoughtful, listens very well to what you are looking for, and provides true expertise on how to make your gown fit your body perfectly. She also truly cares about the brides she works with and works hard to make sure you feel and look great in your dress. On top of all that, her space is immaculate, with easy parking and gorgeous natural light.
