At The Perfect Fit, we pride ourselves on the personalized alterations experience that we are able to provide our brides with. Bridal is what we do! We love getting to know you and hear all about your wedding plans! We know that hand picking the vendors to use for your wedding day is a task that takes a lot of research and thought, and we are honored that you are considering us as your bridal seamstresses!
We know that there are a lot of things to budget for when planning your wedding and we want to explain the investment you will be making up front! The two components of the alterations process are the fitting time and the sewing time. Fitting time is charged as a flat fee of $30 per fitting, and cost of alterations depends on what needs to be done and how the dress is constructed. Careful consideration has been given to determining prices based on how long each task will take. This ensures that you are getting a fair, competitive price and that our seamstresses are also being paid fairly for their time.
To give an exact quote, we need to see you in your dress. However, it may help you budget accordingly to know that our average bride spends about $500- $700 for their alterations, in addition to the fitting fees.
Custom projects that don’t have a set price will be billed at our hourly rate of $60/hour.
We are often asked when people need to start the alterations process. This, of course, varies depending on each person’s circumstances, but typically we want to do the first fitting about 3-4 months before the event. We work on a 4-5 week turnaround, so this leaves us plenty of time for multiple fittings. Custom work does require additional fittings, so we would want to get started earlier and will not take on a custom job with less than 3 months to work on it.
We tend to book up months in advance, especially for our evening and weekend appointments. This means we would like you to reach out for an appointment as soon as you have purchased a dress! You do not need to have the dress in your possession already to make an appointment ;) We tend to be in high demand, and appointments are filled on a first come first served basis. We want to be able to provide you with a timeline that works best for you, and that means getting started early!
The earliest event date we can accommodate currently is NOVEMBER 2024.
Sorry for any inconvenience!
Thank you for considering us to be your Bridal Seamstresses! We cannot wait to see you in your gown :) This form is the ONLY way to request an appointment. These questions give us all the information that we need in order to build each person their own custom timeline up front. Please take the time to fill the form out properly and thoroughly, so that we can make sure you have the best alterations experience possible. It should only take 5-10 minutes ;)
Part of this submission is to include a front and back photo of yourself in your dress. This can be from when you purchased if you don’t have your dress in hand yet. The photos will be added to your customer profile so that your seamstress will be able to prepare for your fitting.
Please allow up to 1 week for a response. We receive multiple requests each day, and process these one by one in the order received. We have a lot of information to sort through in order to create your personal alterations timeline.
(Please add info@theperfectfitalterations.com to your contacts. We have had some trouble lately with our email replies being sent to Junk mail. If you haven’t received our response after a week, please check your SPAM folder.)
Leah is the owner and creator of The Perfect Fit. Born and raised in West Knoxville, she and her Husband, Stuart live in the Rocky Hill area with their kids, Ella and Jackson.
Leah began doing bridal alterations in 2008 and it quickly became her passion. When she decided to start her own business in 2014, she dreamed of a place where brides could come for one-on-one attention, where they would feel completely catered to. She enjoys getting to know her brides on a personal level, and keep in touch long after the wedding is over!
Her ultimate goal is to make sure that our brides feel like their best selves while wearing their gowns, and that the alterations experience is an easy, fun and stress free part of the planning process! The fit of your gown is essential to your wedding day, and it is her promise that we will work with you until you are completely satisfied and IN LOVE with your dress!
Stephanie is our Shop Manager. You will most likely see her at one point or another throughout your fitting process :) She and her husband, George, moved to Knoxville in 2019 from Washington DC. She joined The Perfect Fit in the fall of 2019 and quickly became an internal part of our company. She formerly worked for The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC as Wardrobe Supervisor, and as a stitcher for the costume shop for five years. There, she worked on a team that built period and modern garments. She passionately strived to ensure that every show she worked on was performed to the highest quality and caliber she could achieve. In addition to her theater jobs, she also worked as a stitcher for David’s Bridal in Roanoke VA. She is passionate about making sure that there is a safe environment for everyone to voice their thoughts and concerns regarding fit, and she loves creating art with fabric. She will treat each fitting as a dress rehearsal, treating our shop as your stage, to ensure you feel your most beautiful! If you have a custom dream for your dress, she wants to help you reach that dream!
Amber lives in Lenoir City with her son, Asher and is an avid disc golfer. When she has free time, you will most likely see her on the course!
Amber's experience in the bridal world began at David's Bridal in 2015. As someone who loves to try new things and picks things up quickly, she took an interest in learning some sewing. At The Perfect Fit, she started out mostly working on bustles and handwork, while training to be a more experienced seamstress. She is now fully experienced with almost any kind of sewing we can throw at her and is honing her fitting skills. Her confident attitude pushes her to try new things and master new skills. She is also our "jack of all trades" around the shop, as she jumps in to do whatever is needed to keep things running smoothly. From steaming, to cleaning, to organizing, to sewing, she is definitely an important cog in the wheel for day to day business!
Kit grew up in Knoxville and currently resides in Loudon with her daughter, Callie.
Kit’s mom taught her how to sew when she was a teenager. After that, she was predominately self-taught for a while. If she wanted to do something, she figured out how to do it. She found patterns she wanted to try, and would alter them to be more in line with her vision. She took a few very useful costuming classes while at the University of Tennessee, graduating in 2012 with her BA in theatre. Somewhere around that same time, she got involved with repurposing and costume construction for Comic/Fantasy conventions. She would draw a lot of motivation from asking the question “ How can I make this from that?” Or “I only have 4 pictures of this costume, how do I make it?” She loved how it became a fun puzzle of sorts! Then in 2016, she started doing Bridal/Special Occasion Alterations on top of her creative sewing and has been doing it ever since!
Katie is from Knoxville and lives with her husband, Tyler & their pup, Obi. When she is not at the shop, she is most likely sewing her own clothes or thrifting for the perfect vintage piece to add to her wardrobe.
Katie got her start in sewing at a very young age. Her momma taught her to sew as soon as she could reach the sewing machine pedal. She has a background in theatre and discovered her love for sewing costumes during her third year of college. She has a Bachelors degree in Speech & Theatre from Middle Tennessee State University. Pursuing theatre after school, she worked at a children’s theatre, Orlando Rep, as a stitcher and Costume Shop Assistant. While in Florida, she also worked as a stitcher at Universal Studios. Moving back to Knoxville in 2019, she started working in film with Jupiter Entertainment as a wardrobe stylist. In May of 2023, she joined the team at The Perfect Fit as our Gown Steaming Expert and is the one to make sure your dress is absolutely prestine before your big day ;) She is also a Stitcher and her favorite thing to sew is bustles!
Paige is one of our support staff members here at TPF. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and currently resides in the city. Her passion for sewing stemmed from a very young age and helped carry her ever changing style and many Halloween costumes. Paige formerly sewed and designed for theatrical performances throughout her high school and college career. Most recently, she graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre and concentration in Fashion and Design. Falling in love with design on the stage, she tailored her skills towards Brides for their big day. After discovering the world of Bridal alterations through her internship at The Perfect Fit in 2023, Paige immediately knew she had found her place. She has been fine tuning her sewing skills and learning new fitting techniques in order to take the best care of our brides!
