Andrea's Bridal

My bridesmaids and I went to Andrea's to pick and purchase the dresses. They happily accommodated our group and remained patient with us, dress after dress. Andrea's carries styles every similar to the JCrew chiffon dresses - and they are constructed better and cut in a more flattering way.

Amazing customer service, a beautiful selection, and a gown in every price range. I loved being able to go there, pick out the perfect dress, have it tailored by a seamstress through them, and then have it pressed and ready to go just in time!! I am very happy with Andrea's and I highly recommend them.

I find it hard to image anyone having anything but great things to say about Julia and the staff at Andrea's Bridal. In contrast with a lot of other bridal shops out there, Julia and her team are incredibly friendly, work really hard to help cater to the individual customer, and provide excellent customer service in a low-key yet very professional way. Julia was so in tune with my description of what I was looking for, and responsive to my reactions to each dress, that we found the perfect gown within an hour. We also ended up buying the Mother of the Bride, bridesmaids and flower girl dresses there, which were very reasonably priced but gorgeous. Julia does an amazing job of remaining friendly, respectful, and maintaining grace despite the sometimes less than professional behavior of other customers in the shop (and in my case a somewhat high maintenance bridesmaid). She may have some young staff (I'm assuming these are the staff who the woman from an earlier review unfairly referred to as "high schoolers"), but they are incredibly professional and friendly and were always very helpful to me and my bridal party. Ashley in particular was a great help. I had complete confidence in knowing Julia and Ashley had everything taken care of, and they did a great job with everything. Julia does a great job and really cares about providing customers with great options at all different price points, and providing each customer with a positive and memorable dress shopping experience. I could not more highly recommend Julia and the staff at Andrea's Bridal! Whether you're from Portland area or not (I am from Boston and the distance was well worth it), you really can't go wrong with Andrea's Bridal. Thank you Julia!!

Andrea's Bridal was fantastic to me! Ashley was the salesgirl that I worked with through the whole process. She knew exactly what I was looking for and every dress I tried on just got better and better. She saved the best for last and it was the one. I absolutely loved her! If I ever needed to come by without an appointment, they were always helpful and accommodating with my requests. My two bridesmaids and flower girls dresses also came from Andrea's and the process of picking them out and getting them in was a piece of cake. My own dress came in quickly and they called me right away to let me come in for the fitting. They dropped off and picked up my dress from the tailor across the street, and had it steamed and waiting for me the day before my wedding. They gave me great instruction on how to handle the dress so it wouldn't wrinkle etc. I highly recommend them to everyone. One of my best friends got her dress from their shortly after I got married. I went with her to her appointments and they treated her wonderfully as well.Thank you Ashley and everyone else at Andrea's for helping me find the dress of my dreams!April Cote

Julia and her staff helped provide input on specific details on the fitting of my gown. Their exceptional customer service and dedication to detail went far beyond my expectations. I would highly recommend Andrea's Bridal to anyone who is looking for exceptional customer service and a dress for any formal occasion.

I had a great experience at Andrea's Bridal and would definitely recommend it to other brides. I was not looking for the mall experience and knew right away that a place like Andrea's had the small and personable environment (without being snobby) I was looking for. The first time I went in to the store, I didn't have an appt and just wanted to get a feel for what was out there. I knew that I wanted a more simple bridesmaids dress for me, and I only had 2 months, and Julia, the owner, welcomed me and asked me what I was looking for. Since she was working with a customer, she told me to feel free to try on dresses myself, but that they could definitely find something in the time I had, and I could make an appt to come back. I worked primarily with Ashley, but Julia remembered me each time I went in and knew where I was at each step in the process. I had a little trouble with the sizing (my dress ended up being too small and needed to be taken out about 3 inches, and my petticoat was also too small and it took 3 orders before I finally got the right one), and at the end, Julia didn't charge me for the final repeat shipping cost that I would have had to pay.

I had my wedding in Maine, but had moved out of state to New York 6 months before the wedding occurred. I needed to find someone to press my wedding dress when I got back to Maine for the wedding, and called Andrea's because I had had a very good experience trying gowns on in their store (I did not buy the dress from Andrea's, though). I was arriving the Wednesday before the wedding, and Henrietta, who I spoke with about this about a month in advance, said that she could have the dress ready by Friday afternoon if I dropped it off by Thursday afternoon. When I got there on Wednesday around noon, they told me I'd need to pay a rush fee, but as soon as I said Henrietta hadn't indicated that was the case, they agreed and did not charge me the rush fee.Friday morning, I called to let them know that my maid of honor would pick up the dress, and they told me that the dress had already been pressed and I could pick it up then! I was in town having my nails done, so I went over, picked it up, and they had done a beautiful job.

Julia was just amazing. I had a dress in mind and they didn't have it. She had a dress that was very similiar but had one strap instead of strapless. I loved it right away. She also help me with all the assosories. I would highly recommend this place to new brides.

I looked everywhere for a dress, and I finally found THE ONE at Andrea's bridal. They spent so much time with me, trying on dresses and actually TIEING ALL THE LACES and what not so that I could see how it would really look. They even called me to ensure that everything was fine. They even did a special order for me. It's a great boutique and you get very personal service!

I actually chose my bridal dress at another location as I was looking for something more unique and natural. I chose this vendor as they offered the Alfred Angelo line. I had all of my bridesmaids choose whatever dress style they wanted that looked good with their body style, as long as they got it in my wedding colors - lettuce green with a robin's egg blue sash. My wedding colors were natural - ivory white, light green, and light blue. Andrea offered so many options in the Alfred Angelo line that the bridesmaids were all able to try on several different styles until they found the style that fit them. Once they placed the orders, Andrea's would say that the dress would be in in about a month, but then arrive only two weeks later. Andrea's staff did a great job - they were very friendly and helpful in grabbing different dresses after my bridesmaids tried to explain the style they were looking for. (i.e. One had large breasts, so she wanted a strap around the neck, and not a strapless dress). Andrea's also was very reasonably-priced and I am so satisfied with them. All of my bridesmaids looked beautiful! Thank you, Andrea's!

These ladies were fantastic!! I was one of the new brides to come in after it was bought by a new owner, Julie.I had the best experience going there. I had been to David's bridal many times before for other friends weddings, and it was never really a good experience. But at Andrea's Bridal, it was personable, they spend as much time on you as you need. Everything I order always came in early. They gave me great suggestions on where to buy shoes and have them dyed through them, those came out phenomenal!My dress was gorgeous and resonably priced. They even accommodated my HUGE entourage that came with me to pick out my final dress. They reccommended a seamstress who was also great to work with.I can't say enough good things about them, if I ever have to get married again, I'm sooo going back there ;) I just wish I had more people that lived near here to reccommend them to Andrea's Bridal

They were wonderful. I couldn't have asked for a more supportive and professional atmosphere to try on dresses and eventually find the perfect one. I highly recommend them!

I had the best experience buying my wedding dress at Andreas. The consultant that I first worked with was great, she pulled dresses that exactly matched the style that I requested and I ended up finding the PERFECT dress early in the process. The shop changed ownership a couple months later and the service remained excellent. The girls at Andrea's helped me find an amazing seamstress, pick out the perfect bridesmaid dresses, and I was able to purchase ALL my accessories here as well (shoes, flower for my hair, veil, spanx, you name it!)I had been to other Bridal shops in Maine & NH but they were either too crowded or too snotty. Andrea's made me feel absolutely comfortable and best of all, it was compeletely affordable ;-)

I couldn't have been happier. The service was top notch. The selection was huge. I had been to several bridal shops prior and felt that I was treated like cattle. I had 90 minutes of one on one consultation. They had some higher end dresses but they also had ones that were very reasonably priced. Overall a great store.

I tried on dressed at Andreas Bridal and found the staff to be very attentive and helpful. I had just came from a bridal shop that offered no privacy and was relieved to try dresses on at Andreas. The selection was good and they often offer promotions.

They were extremely helpful and were able to get me in for a dress fitting one the same day that I called. I was able to get rush delivery for my wedding that would be occurring in six months. They also provide you with your own time for dressing fitting so you get the personal one on one feeling. They offered free steaming after my dress was altered. The only down side is that it can be a bit more than the average bridal shop...aka David's bridal and they don't have a seamstress but they have great recommendations for who to take it to.

I was so happy to find Andrea's bridal! I had been to a few other bridal shops and I found the people there to either be 1)complete snobs or 2)way to cheesy for my taste. I think it was Karen that helped me find my dress and she was just so wonderful. She listened to what I wanted and was realistic about her selections. So helpful! The only complaint I had was I got some calls that things had come in that I had already picked up (this happened twice) which was a little weird. I think the veil was a little pricey too, though I don't have much to compare it to. But overall, I had been so frustrated dress shopping and they really made a difference for me. I would happily recommend them.

I actually ended up buying a sample dress as Andrea's. They have quite an extensive amount of sample dresses that are a rather good deal. I did find however that I spent a lot on my veil and other pieces. They also do not currently do alterations, but are very helpful in recommending some people who do. I found my experience there to be very nice and very catered to me. You do need to make an appointment, but it is well worth the visit.

I have an absolutely wonderful experience with Andrea's Bridal! I worked with over five different staff members over the course of the year that I planned my wedding and everyone there (including the owner!) was extremely helpful, patient, enthusiastic, and kind! They even saved the day when one of my bridesmaids had an alterations mishap with another seamstress just a few days before the wedding. The seamstress made her dress a priority and got it fixed and we didn't even purchase the bridesmaids dresses from there. They were wonderful and I would recommend Andrea's to anyone!The reason I took half a star off the professionalism catagory was because the seamstress made a change on one of the bridesmaids dresses without permission from me or the bridesmaid. Her alteration ended up being for the better but I think she should have asked one of us first. Again, the dress looked fabulous in the end!

I bought my gown and all of my bridesmaids gowns at Andrea's and had a wonderful experience. My gown was stunning. It was pricey, but was a beautiful top quality gown, you definitely get what you pay for when it comes to bridal. I had also visited 2 other stores, Pat Buck and Davids. Pat Buck was filthy and I would not purchase anything there. Davids had cheap gowns that felt like plastic.Andrea's is a beautiful store with helpful professional staff and prices that are equal to the quality, so not the cheapest, but who wants cheap for your special day? I also had top quality service from the seamstress and all the staff there, especially the owner of the store. I would highly reccomend Andrea's Brial to anyone, I felt like a Queen!!!