Custom Bridal Gowns and Alterations, Tailored Just for You
McEllis Brides offers custom wedding gowns, expert bridal alterations, and stunning gown redesigns — all with one-on-one care.
Our Signature Services
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Custom Wedding Gowns
With a custom-designed bridal gown, every detail—from luxurious fabrics to intricate beading—is chosen to reflect your personal style and vision. You’ll experience a one-on-one design journey where your ideas are brought to life, ensuring your gown fits beautifully and highlights your unique shape. Whether you’re local to Hampton Roads or traveling from out of state, your personalized gown experience is designed to make you feel confident, radiant, and perfectly dressed for your big day.
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Alterations
Your wedding dress should feel as beautiful as it looks. With expert bridal gown alterations tailored to your body, every seam, hem, and adjustment is made to help your gown fit comfortably and highlight your shape. We proudly serve brides across Hampton Roads, and we warmly welcome out-of-state brides who travel to us for the perfect, personalized fit.
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Heirloom Redesigns
Your family’s cherished gown can take on new life while keeping its story alive. With heirloom gown redesigns, you can upcycle and repurpose fabrics from an older dress into a stunning, modern creation made just for you. This sustainable and savvy approach allows you to honor your past while creating a gown that fits your style, shape, and vision perfectly.
Effortless elegance, custom-crafted. At McEllis Brides, we create heirloom-worthy gowns that honor your shape, your story, and your moment—with unmatched detail and timeless sophistication.
Michelle is a gift from God. She is an expert and knows exactly what she’s doing. She made my wedding day spectacular, my dress was perfect because of her!
'Oh my, where do I begin! McEllis Brides is the BEST!!! Michelle is very kind. She was also very helpful, very professional, and very flexible. I think I changed my mind a million times about different styles of dresses, and she was right by my side helping my vision to come alive. When I first seen my dress in person I wanted to break down and cry! I was beyond happy! It was exactly what I had envisioned. If you're looking for a custom wedding gown, please visit McEllis Brides. You will NOT be disappointed! Thank you so much Michelle!!!'
She was timely, professional and listened to exactly what I wanted. I have been recommending her to every bride I know!
Michelle is a diamond in the rough! My dress straps were way too tight but Michelle fixed them up nice and did a great hem job as well. The best part of the alterations was getting to talk to Michelle! She was the sweetest and treated me like she knew me my whole life. Would recommend her to everyone!
'I had such an amazing experience with McEllis Brides! Michelle is such an amazing person to partner with and she will make sure that your dream wedding dress comes to life! I will miss her, but she help me have a wedding gown that I will love forever! Thank you McEllis Brides, YOU'RE THE BEST!'
'This place is amazing. They were able to take my dress design from just a simple drawing to a full on wedding dress. It's hard geese days to find people that can make a dress from scratch , but they are the real deal. I can't recommend them enough, especially if you want a gown or dress with some originality!'