Barbara altered my wedding dress on somewhat short notice (about 5 weeks out). She took the sides in at the top for me and it fit perfectly after one visit so I would highly recommend her if you just need something fitted. I am quite petite, however, and even after two visits the dress was too long and the bustle was dragging on the floor and one spot was kind of left out of the bustle party altogether (which she was not concerned about even though it looked pretty awful). Barbara's response when I tried on the dress for the last time was "well, you don't have your shoes on" and I did ... all five and half inches of them. All night at the wedding reception, people kept asking me if I wanted to bustle my dress and I had to reply that it was actually already bustled as myself and others trampled on it in dance mode. But at least the top stayed up perfectly and really, that is the number one concern, I think.
In conclusion - YES for Barbara if you need something taken in. If you need a long dress shortened or bustled, give yourself enough time for 3-4 visits. I am sure she could rock it out had I given her more than two attempts to shorten and bustle.