E.Veli Atelier - Barrington, Illinois

Emily Lich

Ellen is amazing!! The appointments were quick and always on time. She is so wonderful to work with and I trusted her 100% through the whole process. My dress needed to be taken in a lot, so I was a bit worried, but she made sure my dress fit like a glove! She gave her recommendation on what kind of bustle would work best for my dress and it was so easy and effortless on the day of the wedding! I am so happy I took the drive to see her and will recommend her to anyone and everyone!

Molly Seifert

Ellen and her team are INCREDIBLE. My dress fit like an absolute glove and I got so many compliments on it. She made great suggestions and made the dress look incredible on me! My dress had complex lace and required a lot of attention to detail and it came out perfect.

Emma Danielle

Ellen did an amazing job altering my wedding dress. She was able to bring the back out a little, change the straps, and hem it. Very good service and reasonably priced! She was even able to hem my mom’s dress.

Kira Cole

Ellen was an absolute lifesaver for my wedding! She expertly altered my welcome party dress, wedding dress, and my mother’s dress. The work she did was nothing short of amazing. She changed the neckline on two of the dresses and created a stunning ballroom bustle for my wedding gown. Ellen’s attention to detail is impeccable, and I truly appreciated her honesty when it came to recommending alterations based on her expertise.

Thanks to Ellen, we felt absolutely beautiful on my special day. Even though her shop was over an hour’s drive from where I live, it was completely worth it. Her pricing is fair, and she truly puts in her best effort to provide a beautiful finished product. I would recommend Ellen every time!

Lara Flasch

I had a wonderful experience with Ellen! She was so kind and patient at all of my fittings, and made sure that the dress looked amazing AND that I felt comfortable in it. She gave great advice on the things I had questions on, including taking the time to advise me on the specific style of bustle that would look best with my dress. She did a beautiful job and made the whole process easy and enjoyable. I would highly recommend taking your wedding dress to Ellen for alterations!!

Beth Weisgerber

Had such a lovely experience with Ellen! I purchased a dress from Altar Bridal that was several sizes too big because the staff assured me that Ellen would be able to size it down appropriately. Due to how big the gown was, I was starting to get anxious as we went through the appointments but Ellen was so patient and kind in reassuring me and listening to any requests or concerns I had. Ellen also worked with me to keep it financially feasible as it needed so much work done to it to be my actual size it was going to end up being more than what I paid for the dress itself. Overall well worth the hour twenty minute commute (each way) to have Ellen’s work done!!

Amber

I purchased my dress from Altar Bridal and did not need much alterations done. Ellen added sleeves, fixed the length and bra cups, and added a bustle. I am SO over the moon with the work she did, and HIGHLY recommend her! I will add photos after my wedding day 🙂

I felt so comfortable with her and had such a great experience!

Brittany Molinari

Ellen did a great job on getting my dress to fit perfectly! She had many great suggestions on what to do with my dress to make it look and fit better. She was patient, and there isn't anything she cant do. I recommend her to anyone with a wedding dress because you know you'll be in good hands and won't have to worry about your dress getting ruined!