Reviews of Hem and Veil. (Clothing Store) in Portland (Maine).

Hem and Veil

44 Reviews

38 Comments

Clothing store

Bridal shop

121 Montrose Ave, Portland, ME 04103, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Lily Kadlec

Jacquelyn was amazing to work with, she did my alterations in less than three months and she was flexible with her schedule! She made everything absolutely beautiful, we had multiple appointments to make sure everything fit just right and she had no problem adding additional visits to make everything perfect. She made my veil which was gorgeous and complimented my dress perfectly. She even kept my dress until the day before the wedding to hide it from prying eyes and to give it a final steam before the big day. 10/10 would recommend her for your bridal needs.

Abigail H

Jacquelyn was amazing!! She is gifted at what she does, easy to work with, and makes a huge part of the wedding day (the dress) stress free!! She made me a beautiful veil too. My dress fit perfect, the bustle looked beautiful and stayed the whole night, I do not have enough nice things to say!

Lydia Therrien

Jacqueline is outstanding! I brought my mothers wedding dress along with a more modern (but plain) dress I bought with the idea to mesh the two together. She exceeded my expectations and beautifully took all the aspects I loved about my moms dress, and added them to the one I bought to create the perfect dress. She worked for months on this project with me and our idea and I can’t thank her or recommend enough!

Nancy Sullivan

What an absolutely wonderful shop! Jaclyn was kind, outgoing, and so efficient! I realized 30 days away from my wedding that I had lost too much weight and my wedding dress no longer fit as perfectly as it had when I bought it. She saved my wedding day bringing my dress in, hemming the bottom, and adding a beautiful bustle so that I can twirl around the dance floor. Highly recommend this shop for any of your wedding dress alteration needs!

Kaitlyn Bernard

Highly recommend Hem and Veil! Jacquelyn was amazing - made me feel comfortable, beautiful, and walked me through key alterations (bustle, bra cups, shaping) that made my dream dress even more incredible! She was efficient and offered a really flexible schedule - we had 3 appointments over a few months with the last one just 2 weeks before the wedding to ensure everything was dialed in. She reassured me throughout the process that we had plenty of time and adjustments were normal which eased so many pre-wedding jitters! THANK YOU Jacquelyn! I will recommend to all my friends!

Kady Johnsen

Run do not walk to Hem and Veil! Jacquelyn is extremely knowledgeable, talented and has such a fun personality. The alterations to my wedding dress came out perfect. Jacquelyn also made my veil and it was exactly what I envisioned. The price cannot be beat either. Highly recommend!

Rebecca Manning

Jacqueline was amazing! So relaxed, very reasonable price, and did such a great job. Recommend for anyone needing wedding dress alterations.

Tracey Vigneau

THANK YOU, Jacquelyn, for a beautiful, artistic, and effortless wedding dress altering experience. I came to Hem and Veil with an off-the-rack sample size dress that was nearly 4 sizes too big, water stained, torn zipper, and thread pulls left and right. With her innate talent (and quite honestly, pure magic), Jacquelyn was able to take a difficult dress and turn it into the most perfectly fitting dress that completely fit my wedding vision. She was communicative, kind, and flexible admist a worldwide pandemic and always greated me with a sense of warmth and calmness, making it feel like I've known her for years. Though I live about an hour outside of Portland, I will always go running back to her for my future alteration needs.

Samantha Fields

Jacqui is absolutely phenomenal. She was able to transform my wedding dress into my dream gown. She was always willing to spend extra time with me during my fittings and nailed the alterations. I can’t say enough about her and the new shop is SO adorable. I can’t recommend her enough, my experience was wonderful! She was always positive and excited to meet with me. She made being there and experience and helped in so many ways. Before and afters are below and they don't do it justice!

Christine Lord

Jacquelyn is an outstanding seamstress who completely enjoys her craft and is top notch! She greets you with a warm smile and reminds you her goal is that you leave with the dress of your dreams! We headed to Jacquelyn four short days before the wedding with an uneasy bride; the dress was a little too large everywhere. Jacquelyn assured us she could easily alter it in time for the wedding. The bride “popped” on the dress and J started pinning. We arrived the next day and the dress was beautiful and fit very nicely. The next day, the dress felt a little too tight. We called J and she said come on in! We scooted right over, she pinned a few more areas, made the alterations while we waited and voila; the wedding dress of her dreams fit perfectly. She is a master of her trade with the biggest heart! This is the ONLY place to have your bridal gown altered! Run, do not walk to see her; she’s the best!!

Becky MacMillan

Jacquelyn is amazing!! Not only is her shop quaint and dedicated to you, she is knowledgeable, talented, sweet and fun!! She gave great opinions and suggestions and did a wonderful job with her alterations. She also has a lot of great dresses that I had a blast trying on!! Thank you so much for making my wedding dress experience so wonderful!

Devon Griffin

Jacquelyn is incredible! She made fittings SUPER fun and did an amazing job on my dress. I was really high maintenance in the end and had her to some last minute changes and she took the time to make sure my dress was a perfect fit. I couldn’t be more thankful! She even squeezed in one of my bridesmaids into her busy schedule! Honestly, if you are looking for someone to do bridal alterations, don’t go anywhere else. 🙌🏻

Jordan Burdge

I cannot rave about Jacquelyn enough! She literally saved my sister’s wedding dress at the very last minute!! Another seamstress had failed miserably on my sister’s dress. It was way too big and she claimed the only way to keep it up was to add straps. She then added straps that were the wrong color. My sister was understandably distraught. We called around and the only person willing to touch it with only a few days before the wedding was Jacquelyn. She gave us an estimate on the phone and told us she would take a look, but could make no guarantees. She squeezed us into her already packed schedule. We got down there 3 days before the wedding! She had my sister try on the dress, took one look at it and said oh no, we can’t have this. I can definitely fix it for you. She pinned it a bit, told us to go grab a coffee and come back in half an hour. When we came back the dress was already a million times better, but she went above and beyond my asking sure my sister felt comfortable and beautiful. While I know this is not how she normally does business and I would advise scheduling in advance with her, I am forever grateful that she saved the day for my sister, in just a few short hours. Thank you so much!! 💕

Kat O'Heir

Run don’t walk for ANY alterations you need! I just had my final wedding dress fitting with Jacquelyn and could not be more touched and thrilled with the entire experience. From start to finish, she has been funny, generous, transparent & so full of talent. She’s got an amazing eye & an incredible shop full of gorgeous, affordable gowns. This should be your first and only stop for wedding dress shopping - you will thank me! Jacquelyn could charge 10 times what she does and still be worth it. ❤️ I’m already sad I won’t get to see her every few months!

Veronica Gorlovsky

Jacquelyn is doing my alterations for my wedding dress and, although it isn’t in the completion phase yet, she has been AWESOME at calming my nerves! She is sweet, skilled, and has a rare ‘no-pressure’ approach that is wonderful. I found a dress that I *liked, but would need a decent amount of altering to *love, & she made me feel super confident we’d get it there. Thank you!

Alisha Gagnon

Ordering a dress online is always a risky choice, and when I ordered my wedding dress of Etsy, it was the exact style I wanted, but the fit was WAY off. Like, the entire torso, chest and shoulders were just wrong. Jacquelyn was able to completely transform the dress into exactly what I wanted! She also added a bustle that I got so many compliments on for the way it flowed. Thank you, thank you, thank you for fixing my dress so I didn’t look like a football player at my wedding! Awesome customer service, really fair prices, and you will feel comfortable the whole time!

Cerridwen McQueen

Jacquelyn is so amazing, easy to work with, timely, funny, and excited about making dress altering a relaxed, affordable, and comfortable experience! She altered my dress in a week, added a little extra, and filled me with a renewed excitement for my big day getting to look so pretty. I look forward to working with her again and again 💜

Yvette LeBlanc

Jacquelyn was super kind and took time to speak with me on the phone regarding my alteration request. Though I needed something last minute and she was too full-up to take my dress, she gave me a great recommendation of who to go to instead of her, and talked with me about what might have gone wrong with the previous tailor's alteration. She was great! Thanks for your help, Jacquelyn!

Katie Nordfors

Hem and Veil is AMAZING!!!! Came in with a dress about 2-3 sizes too big and she worked wonders on it. On top of that, she made me a custom veil and added jewels to my dress in places I wanted. She was always super excited about my dress and seemed genuinely interested in me and my wedding which made the experience ever more wonderful. She let me have as many fittings as I needed until I felt 100% ready to go! I would HIGHLY recommend her for your bridal alteration needs!!!

Kate Harroff

For many years, I have carried around my Mom’s wedding dress with me tucked into a plastic bin and hidden at the back of my closet. Upon, being proposed too, I dug it out and looked it over. It was in a sad state of affairs; stained and ripped all over and it hardly looked like a wedding dress. On a whim, I took it over to Hem and Veil to see what options could be made. Jacquelyn, the shop owner said she thought she could save the dress and make an attempt at cleaning it up and work some alteration magic. With little hope, I went ahead and planned a dress shopping date with my mom, my brother’s fiancé, my future mother-in-law, and my fiancé's sister to explore all of my wedding dress hunting options. On the day of the hunt, the group started off at the local David’s Bridal shop. Here, I tried on a broad assortment of dresses that didn't fit, looked cheaply made, and were 110% not my style. So, off the group went to Hem and Veil. Here Jacquelyn gave us total free range of the store, trying on some absolutely beautiful vintage gowns that had flair, classic lines and personality. Jacquelyn, had also worked some amazing magic and had hung my mom’s dress in the fitting room without anyone’s notion. As the dress trying on started to slow, I put on my mom’s dress, held my breath and stepped out for all to see. The dress fit like a glove, it was restored beautiful and was everything I was looking for... it was beautiful. I remember tell everyone, “this is my dress!! this is my dress!!” unable to contain my excitement. My mom, with a surprised looks on her face question if it was right (she knows me well and I NEVER come to a decision this quickly) while looking very curiously at the dress. I was firm and I asked my mom "what do you think" and “does this dress look familiar”. It took maybe a minute, despite feel like a lifetime, but my mom finally said “yes, that dress is beautiful on you" and "it looks so similar to my wedding dress”. I exclaimed, “that’s because it IS your wedding dress!!”. Tears, laughter and surprise erupted from the group and filled the room. My mom hugged me and she was so surprised and shocked. It was the perfect moment, and Jacquelyn help me pull it ALL off! I honestly, can't speak highly enough of Jacquelyn. Not only did she help me make this an extra special surprise happen, but the dress and alternations she did made it absolutely beautiful. Thank you! Thank you, Jacquelyn!

Rand Drake

This little shop had so many choices with a variety of stlyes. The owner was patient and so helpful. I ended up finding the perfect dress here for my special day, and didn't feel rushed or pressured. The prices had a great range so anybody can find something within their budget. I would recommend every bride to be shop here before going to the big chain stores. Not only can you find some truly unique dresses, you have an owner that can help with any alterations you want.

Holly Sullivan

I've had such an amazing experience at this shop. 100% recommend! Jacquelyn made what was I thought would be a difficult experience extremely happy. Thank you Jacquelyn!

Hugh Morrison

Drove out here and was turned away for a simple zipper repair. Spent a good portion of my morning commuting to her shop to find out in-person she doesn’t do anything but bridal dresses. Probably a nice girl who does great work, but can’t speak on quality or price.

Eva Geiger

Jacqui is my go-to taylor! She does a beautiful job, is always affordable, and I get to look at all the gorgeous wedding dresses for sale in the shop while we chat!

Lorraine Fern

Jacquelyn was so wonderful, friendly, helpful and funny. She's knowledgeable, her shop offers gorgeous gowns.

Kris Lape

Very talented and creative seamstress. She finished a project for me in just a few days, and the work was top notch. Highly recommend Hem and Veil.

Marie Sirois

Amazing customer service, stunning craftsmanship, affordable price and an adorable fun shop! - Went for my wedding dress but will be back for all my alterations!