There is a real synergy between a well-trained bridal alteration seamster and the bridal shops he or she associates with.  I will be going into this relationship in my students’ career counseling. I personally enjoy taking calls from sales associates or brides who are trying on dresses in a store and want to talk about possible alterations and pricing.  It helps the bride feel confident in her dress choice if she knows a seamster can make the changes that need to be done.  It also helps the store close a sale, and I’m pretty sure that I will be getting a customer.  A Bridal shop with a healthy bottom line directly effects my bottom line.  Bridal consultants can help serve their clients with more confidence if they know what I am and am not capable of doing. And the store presents itself as professional if it has a great working relationship with its’ seamsters. 

Bridal Shops may want to consider sponsoring their seamstresses for my Alteration Academy. All graduates can have a profile page that has contact information for them and the bridal stores they are associated with.  These profile pages come with free marketing to brides in their local area.  This can also lead to more traffic to your shop.

 I have a Bridal Salesperson training video available for Bridal shops that helps their bridal consultants be more aware of what my “Master Bridal Alteration Seamsters” can do. It also covers basics like taking measurements, zipping brides into dresses, and bagging a dress properly.