The Improper Bostonian, Boston's Best 2005
The Improper Bostonian, Boston's Best 2004
The Improper Bostonian, Boston's Best 2003
The Improper Bostonian: Boston's Best 2005
Bridal, Best Moderate Bridal Gowns
"The Altered Bride is widely known for having elegant dresses you won't see at other stores. It's unique line includes gowns to flatter all figures and ages, and styles that match a range of venues, form the ballroom to the backyard to the courthouse. This elegant boutique, located on Boylston Street, and its superb service, led by owner Roseanna Martino, is universally praised by the brides Martino has helped to find their perfect dresses. What makes the dresses most appealing is that every individual can add her own personal flourishes with the help of an on-site seamstress. The space is elegant and intimate, allowing bridal parties a leisurely and relaxing atmosphere free from heavy purchasing pressure. Accessories range from spectacular tiaras to gloves, shoes, veils and other odds and ends that even the most organized bride might have forgotten about."
The Improper Bostonian: Boston's Best 2004
Bridal, Best Gown Salon
"The hunt for the dress you've always dreamed of is a once-in-a-lifetime proposition, and possibly even a matter of life and death. Thankfully, the quest is painless at The Altered Bride, which offers a unique line of exclusive styles to suit every taste. Its custom-design service lets you turn your fantasy into reality, whether you want beads or pearls, poofy or straight, a long train or fishtail. Accessories are given equal billing, and the wide range of tiaras, veils, hats, headpieces, gloves, shoes, and purses is all-encompassing. Having relocated from Newbury Street to larger digs on Boylston, the shop offers more space for you and your bridal party and carries dresses for the mother of the bride, so the second most important woman won't feel left out. Refreshingly honest and eager to please, owner Roseanna Martino and her assistants are like Cinderella's magical mice, fussing until the reflection in the mirror is the you-on-your-wedding-day that you always pictured. Reasonable prices and an in-house seamstress are the icing on the cake "
The Improper Bostonian: Boston's Best 2003
Bridal, Best Gown Salon
Roseanna Martino, owner of The Altered Bride, cares about her clients so much that she ends up attending more weddings than a clergyman and often stays in touch with brides well into their married lives. Her personal attention and her handpicked assortment of gorgeous gowns (most are her own designs) are two the reasons that her store is always humming. Her staff is trained to treat brides like they've never been treated before, and they can be there on the big day to make sure everything is perfect. An on-staff seamstress makes for one stop shopping, and the Altered Bride is particularly adept at turning heirloom dresses into modern masterpieces. Martino's frankness ensures that you won't end up with a dress that's unflattering, but she's so sweet and capable that she's like the fairy godmother every bride deserves.
