Design Your Custom Wedding Dress with Avery Austin

Your wedding day is all about you, so your wedding dress should be too! The best way to ensure you’ve got the perfect gown is to customize your wedding dress, and Avery Austin offers so many ways to customize both wedding and bridesmaid dresses! Why hire someone to design your wedding dress from scratch for an exorbitant price when you can choose your favorite Avery Austin dress and have custom made changes to better suit you? We take the guesswork out of the custom wedding dress process and support you every step of the way, so you’re guaranteed to have a personalized look on your special day. Read on to learn more about how you can customize your wedding dress at Avery Austin.

How to Customize a Wedding Dress at Avery Austin

The first step to customizing a wedding dress at Avery Austin is to choose the style you love and wish to personalize. Perhaps you love a style but really want that v-neckline to plunge more dramatically, or maybe you just need a shorter train. Whatever features you’d prefer to adjust, there’s a good chance we can help! Of course, there may be times when certain customizations simply aren’t possible. For example, a gown with a very low back is not a good candidate for having straps added. This means that each Avery Austin wedding dress has different customization options available based on the unique style.

By far, the easiest way to go about customizing your wedding dress is to give our bridal specialists a call so we can answer all of your questions (and maybe even some you didn’t know you had) and talk through the process with you. If a gown you love simply can’t be custom made to your preference, chances are our specialists can help you look at some alternative styles that can be changed the way you’re envisioning. That said, here are some of the most common dress customization options available at Avery Austin for both wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses:

• Dress Length: Did you know that every Avery Austin wedding dress and bridesmaid dress can be customized to better suit your height? This is the perfect way to minimize hem alteration costs for the whole bridal party! There are three “hollow to hem” customization options available at no extra charge. When you are selecting your preferred size and color for the wedding or bridesmaid dress you’re buying, you can also select a petite length (56 inches), standard length (59 inches) or tall length (62 inches).
• Neckline Changes: From lowering a neckline plunge for additional drama to raising the neckline or closing the plunge effect for modesty, there are a number of ways that Avery Austin can create a custom wedding dress or bridesmaid dress neckline. These options are perfect for optimizing your comfort and flattering your figure in the style you love.
• Back Customizations: Prefer to raise the back of the bodice so it’s not quite so…backless? Whether you need to customize a bridesmaid or wedding dress back, Avery Austin’s got you covered.
• Train Length: Adding to an existing train or shortening a train are both possible when you design your custom wedding dress with Avery Austin!
• Fabric Changes: Want to nix a layer of lace or add a glitter tulle underlay for a dash of sparkle? This is possible with many custom-made wedding dresses at Avery Austin.
• Embellishment Adjustments: Maybe you found the perfect style except for the beading on the bodice, or you really wish a gown had those classic fabric covered buttons trailing down the back. Customize the embellishments on wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses with ease at Avery Austin!
• Sleeves and Straps: Adding sleeves or straps to a strapless style can really change things up and provide the comfort and security you and your bridesmaids need on the big day. Imagine adding detachable off-the-shoulder or cap sleeves to a bridal gown or adding plain or beaded spaghetti straps to bridesmaid dresses for just a little bit more support (or sparkle).
• Lining Addition: What if you’ve discovered your dream gown except for a sheer bodice that you know won’t work out for your comfort or for a traditional church ceremony? No worries! Avery Austin can customize wedding and bridesmaid dresses with front bodice linings.

How Much Does it Cost for a Custom Avery Austin Dress?

The cost of a custom-made Avery Austin wedding dress or bridesmaid dress varies based on the price of the original design and the types of customizations that will be applied to the style. To get an idea of about how much your customized wedding or bridesmaid dress might cost, look at the listed price of the gown and add on the fees listed below for any of the changes that you hope to have made. Keep in mind that these are only estimates and can vary greatly by dress since the materials, features, size, and more can all affect the cost of custom changes. 

• Dress Length: No extra charge!
• Neckline Changes: Adjusting the neckline plunge starts at $120.
• Back Customizations: Raising the back bodice begins at $120.
• Train Length: Adding train length to a plain gown starts at $120 per foot, while a bridal gown with a lace placement on train begins at $180 per foot. To shorten a train, there is usually a $120 flat charge.
• Fabric Changes: To remove lace, there’s no extra charge or discounted price change. Adding a glitter tulle underlay averages between $150 to $180, depending on the size of the skirt (a full ball gown would require more fabric, for example).
• Embellishment Adjustments: Removing beading does not have an extra charge or discounted price change. Adding fabric covered buttons starts at $150.
• Sleeves and Straps: It starts at $120 to add off-the-shoulder or cap sleeves, while strap additions average between $30 to $90 (more for embellished straps).
• Lining Addition: To line the front bodice, it is usually an additional $45.

Again, these customization fees reflect the average costs for such changes, but the actual final fee for your chosen dress may be more or less. Generally, the more embellished a gown is or the more delicate the bridal fabric, the more expensive customizations can be. Regardless, these averages can give you an idea of just how cost effective it might be to make the modifications you desire on your favorite Avery Austin wedding dress.

 

We’re often asked if it is cheaper to have someone make your wedding dress, and it truly depends on if you are having the style made from scratch (bespoke wedding gowns) or if you are customizing a wedding dress style to suit you. Having a gown made from scratch is likely to be the most costly option, while having a customized wedding dress has the potential to save you both time and money—time spent searching for the perfect style and money spent to build your dream style from the hem up. While custom-made wedding and bridesmaid dresses are more expensive than the original designs, this does not mean that they are necessarily the most expensive options out there. It’s absolutely possible to have your dress customized at Avery Austin and still stay well within your wedding budget!