Anika's Alterations and Custom Design

Jenna picked up her dress in August for her wedding. Let it out a little at her rib cage so she was more comfortable, added the lace appliqués cascading down her train, and added the bustle. She ordered the appliqués at the time that she ordered her dress straight from the designer so it was a perfect match. A great option for a custom look. I hope you had such a wonderful wedding day. You are so beautiful in your dress! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Miryam took her beautiful mermaid lace dress home in July. All she needed was a bodice take in from bust to hip and the simple single bustle. I absolutely loved your dress, and I hope you had the most memorable wedding day! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Jadah came to me after some massive weight loss. Originally her dress had a mesh keyhole back that just didn’t fit properly and wanted more coverage to be able to wear the proper undergarments that made her feel comfortable. After removing the old back I built a new full lace version. I had no adjustments to make on the physical dress because it fit Her beautifully after her weight loss. I added some extra lace in her neck line, added the belt, made her shawl, Did a hem, And ...added her bustle. This was one of the largest projects in July and it was such a pleasure to transform your dress that you liked to a dress that you loved. I hope you had the most wonderful wedding day after all of the planning you did! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations See more

Rachel took her dress home in July for her wedding. I needed to take in her straps, we did some adjusting on the back mesh for a perfect fit and I also did a simple bustle and hem! Thank you so much for bringing your dress to me, it was such a pleasure to be able to get your dress all set for your big day. I hope you had the most marvellous wedding day! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Hannah took her dress home in July, we did lots of work on both her fitted dress and her separate skirt. I added darts and took in her dress as well as did the hem and cut off the train. I also took in the waist on her skirt as well as gave it a big hem on the front. I know you were so beautiful in your dress I hope you had an equally gorgeous wedding day! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Chelsea was married in July, She needed a full bodice take in, hem, and bustle. I also did a custom Veil for her as well, exactly to her specifications. You are so beautiful in your dress I hope you had the most wonderful wedding day! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Stephanie was married in July, and her beautiful lace dress didn’t need to much work. Some waist and hip take in and a shoulder strap shortening made it fit like a glove. I think we did a bustle too! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Allison took her dress home in July for her wedding. We did lots of work to her dress, she wanted it floorlength all the way around and we did lots of bodywork and shoulder work to get the perfect fit. It was such a pleasure to work with you, your bubbly personality made me look forward to seeing you every single time. I hope you have the most wonderful wedding day and a happy marriage! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Danielle took her beautiful last gown home in July for her August wedding. We did a lot of work on her dress to get it to be the perfect fit including lots of bodice work, cup reduction, straps, hem, bustle, and a custom flat comb Veil. #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

That’s beautiful bride got married in July, she needed a hem, bustle, and take in on the bodice. I also made her a custom cathedral veil with it flat at the comb. Thank you so much for bringing your dress to me I hope you had the most beautiful wedding day #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Jennifer took home her beautifully detailed wedding dress home back in June for her recent wedding out east! She needed a bodice take-in, bustle, and we added all those little buttons down her back to the train hem. I hope you had the most wonderful time celebrating with your family, and wishing you all the happiness! #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Kerry picked up her dress in June for her recent July wedding. She needed just some minor work, a hem and a bustle. You look so incredible! I hope you had a wonderful wedding day. #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Karlee took her beautiful lace wedding dress home a couple weeks ago for her wedding this weekend. She needed her bodice sized down a full size, bustle added and buttons added on zipper. I also made her an Italian tulle veil with a flat comb and a cascading top layer. You are so stunning karlee! Thank you for bringing your dress into my shop

Kayla took her incredible lace wedding dress home a few weeks ago for her July wedding. We did a lot of work on it to bring her vision to life! Here’s the run down: added pearl straps, added bodice lining, take- in bodice, add peak to top of sweetheart neckline, bustle, hem, add crinoline and skirt lining, remove mesh on neckline and replace with lace. It was so worth all the hours, what an amazing end result. The last photos are the before #cochranealberta #cochranesmallbusiness #homebusiness #weddingdress #alterations #gownalterations #yycbride #2021bride #weddingdressalterations

Gaby came in this weekend with her gorgeous floral gown that she bought 2 years ago in anticipation of grad! She will need a full size take in and a hem. Here’s an action shot of us in a fitting. Thanks to her mom, Joy, for the pic! Stay tuned for the after in a couple weeks.

Riyan picked up her grad dress yesterday. This gorgeous glittery gown needed a hem and manipulation of the straps to make it more practical. Happy early graduation Riyan, thank you supporting local!

Katelyn came in with a dress 8 too long and a dream of a slit. In order to accommodate the slit, I needed to push some fullness from the back waist towards The front to create the slit seem. We also removed the stiff trim that she didn’t love and took out some crinoline. Such a beautiful dress to work with, and congratulations to Katelyn on her upcoming graduation! Photo 1,2 after, photo 3, 4 before.

I am so excited to say that I am fully booked for all June wedding dates as of today. Subject to cancellations in this ever-changing world. If you have not reserved your spot and you still need alterations on your June wedding dress please contact me and we can work on it early.

Rachel came in needing a couple tweaks to her beautiful flowy wedding gown. It needed a shoulder take in, some lace added to the front neckline, hem, bustle, and the ribbon swapped out on the belt. It all turned out so stunning, and I wish you all the happiness in your marriage!

Camille tied the knot on Saturday in her gorgeous sleek elopement dress! This dress needed a couple Small adjustments, increasing the slit crossover, take in on the waist, and removing some bulky wrist zippers. Congrats to Camille! I loved working with you and your dress, absolutely beautiful.

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Gorgeous long sleeve ready to go home. Did a sleeve take in, hem, opened up the back neckline, and added this beautiful 5 point bustle.

Another fabulous bustle for this satin ballgown. This was a simple alteration today, just removed some off the crinoline for make more of an A line silhouette, and added this bustle.

Back at it with the gorgeous lace. I had the privilege to do a hem, straps, and 5 point bustle on this custom Grace Loves Lace dress. One of the longest trains I’ve seen but it was only the lace, so it keeps the dress light to wear.

Another airy chiffon wedding dress graced my shop this week. Did a 3 point under bustle and a full hem with a train shortening.

Just finished up this incredible bohemian lace dress. Did the hem, take-in on the shoulders and an easy one point bustle. Such a beautiful dres.

Happy Saturday! Bustle of the day- this time in chiffon! I love how the pickups look, it’s so dreamy. Pictured is bustle down, then bustle up and a close up.

Just finished up this detailed scallop lace hem. This lace is just beautiful and was a privilege to work with.

Another gorgeous bustle. These clear buttons are my absolute favourite to use- they are so invisible, I even have a hard time finding them and I installed them!

Another gorgeous bustle. Needed 3 points to get this huge train up and tucked in at the waistline. Pictured is full length, then bustled, and some up close of the hardware.

Happy Friday! Wanted to share some dress transformations. On this dress I took in the waist and bust to get that perfect sinch. I built/added the lace straps, and did a front and train hem to get it more lightweight for the wedding day! I also made a a cathedral lace veil! You are so beautiful Shonnica! I hope your wedding was fabulous!

You want pockets in your wedding dress? You got it! Added some pockets to this 6 layered ball gown! Honestly I was a bit skeptical that it wouldnt work out and not be seamless, but it turned out amazing! I had to tack the layers together so the bride could easily slip her hand in and out

Working on some gorgeous custom lace work this week. The bride ordered extra lace from her dress supplier so we could build some seamless add ons. We did straps built from the matching lace, as well as custom veil. It will look so perfect as a matching set after all is said and done!

Big bustle job today! 3 hours later and this magnificent ball gown has 3 under bustles and 5 over bustles!

I love seeing stories like this. What a unique opportunity to continue such a special tradition. I’ve had the priviledge of altering a handful of heirloom dresses and they are always so delicate and precious. Seeing how dresses were put together 50-100 years ago is such a cool thing to experience.

I wanted to share these gorgeous photos that one of my grads got done this week! I made this dress custom for her from inspiration photos and a bit of imagination. She initially wanted this exact dress in all emerald green but when we couldn’t find her colour, we ran into this unique gold foil floral and fell in love! Her dress features a wide neckline with a fixed wrap and a strapless bodice base. The box pleats in the skirt give it the glamourous volume that the floral screams for, and it has pockets! Happy graduation Mikayla! Creating your dream dress was an absolute pleasure.

Just finished up this gorgeous ballgown, I added these droop straps and took in the bust. The straps are removeable!

Good morning! I wanted to share these gorgeous photos from Rachel’s big day on Thursday! Did a sleeve hem, sleeve and bust take-in, as well as the dress hem and added the strappy corset back to help give her better support. I love getting wedding day photos, it’s the best part of my job Remember all you need for a wedding is 2 people and love. All the extra is just a bonus!

Custom grad ready for out the door! This stunning 2 piece has an ivory base and a blush overlay. It has handkerchief cut hem with horsehair. The Swarovski crystal zipper adds some detail to the back.

Well I did my part to help in this chaos. 361 masks made and I retire from mask making. Time to focus on my glittering and gorgeous brides and grads!

We reached 300 masks made! $10 each, child sizing available Made with spandex ears for comfort 2 layers of cotton