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Personalized Formal Alterations serving Charlotte and surrounding areas.

Love Again Wedding Gown Sale this December!

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“Love Again”  
This December we are having a Wedding Gown Sale where brides-to-be will have an opportunity to shop for their Dream Dress from local brides who have joined our Love Again consignment program. 

John Emily Studio will handle all the moving pieces of the sale and 50% of the price will go directly back to the former bride. Gowns will be priced between $695 and $1,295 depending on condition, designer/brand and the intricacy of trims/details.

By joining you will be supporting an environmentally friendly fashion program in our local community. John Emily Studio will also be accepting other FORMAL GOWNS for resale year-round for “Give your Dress a Second Chance” consignment program.

SUBMIT GOWN HERE

RSVP to Love Again

Alicia Valenski

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Alicia is the type of bride who has a vision and it shows! She ordered her gown without a train because she knew she did not want bustles added. Her alterations we minimal since her corset gown was easily adjustable to her curves. At John Emily one of the focus areas during your bridal consultation is getting a feel for the bride’s style and vision.  We ask you about your venue, your timeline and want to know what is most important to you! Not all brides follow the rules, some brides elope and do a short hike in gowns, others will have the entire wedding outdoors and some stick to tradition. We listen and take measurements according to all these elements. 😉

 

Alicia, thank you for being YOU! The vision was perfect by the way your photographer captured your wedding!

Photo Credits @dani_nicole_photography

Brianna Black

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Brianna, purchased a gown from Fabulous Frocks Charlotte, it was a few sizes too big but a beautiful silhouette for this bride. We worked closely with Brianna and her mom to schedule her appointments, since we saw her for the 1st fitting June 2nd 2018 and her Wedding was July 14th 2018.  This is a little tight on timing for the process, we prefer 8 weeks minimum time frame.  Reasoning for timeframe is a few things John Emily plans for to avoid feeling rushed, we want to include all the fittings needed to make any adjustments, keeping in mind most of our brides have busy schedules, they are professionals or going to school full time.  Lastly, steaming of the gown requires a minimum. of a week to arrange.

Brianna’s wedding gown required an additional follow up appointment after the 2nd fitting. John Emily was able to turn around work quickly for bride to be fully satisfied with the fit. In the end you see the results 😉

 

Brianna and Mom you both were very sweet to work with!

Jessica Holm

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Jessica came to John Emily Studio with this beautiful gown ordered by New York Bride & Groom in Charlotte. She scheduled everything with plenty of time since she was traveling to Ireland for the wedding. Her first fitting was late January and we returned her gown early March, Wedding was end of April.

This is when simple but necessary systems John Emily Studio has applied through experience come in hand. We understand things could happen from your last fitting and before the wedding. There is an option to have your dress adjusted closer to your wedding date, the only thing we need is time 😉

For Jessica, we were able to size her gown a few weeks before traveling to Ireland due to some changes in her sizing. It’s normal, this happens that’s why we are prepared. We take the pressure off these scenarios that could seem stressful. John Emily has you covered.

Jessica thank you for working with us, we love to work with you anytime!

Charlotte Ballentine

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Wedding on June 2nd 2018, Bride Charlotte Ballentine, such a sweet customer! She knew exactly what she liked from beginning to end  with her elegant style in this beautiful silhouette from Mikaella Bridal.

After doing her research, it was requested we design a ballroom bustle she had seen on our Intagram from one of our former brides pictures.

Lastly, Custom Garters were made from leftover silk from the gown by our in-house designer Maritza, her beautiful line DeFatima Creations is available exclusively at John Emily Studio.

Dress by Mikaella Bridal

Venue: The Brawley Estate

Photography: @libbymcgowanphotography