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About

The Wedding Dress is a premier bridal attire boutique in Portland, Connecticut. This family operated shop offers an extensive variety of gowns from select designers, and bridal accessories to perfectly complete your look. With a team of experienced consultants by your side, you are more than likely to find the dress of your dreams at The Wedding Dress. Whether you’re looking for a simple and elegant look, or something intricate and extravagant, you will be taken care of when you shop at The Wedding Dress.

Services Offered

The Wedding Dress offers a vast selection of dresses for brides, bridesmaids, mothers, and flower girls. Each dress is hand-picked depending on latest bridal trends, quality, and affordability. In addition to gowns, The Wedding Dress offers many different accessories:

  • Headpieces
  • Custom veils
  • Lingerie
  • Bridal jewelry
  • Shoes
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Frequently asked questions

What are your price ranges for full-priced wedding gowns?

$500 - $999
$1,000 - $2,499
$2,500 - $3,999

How do you price dress alterations?

By Piece

Who do you provide services for?

Bride
Bridesmaids
Flower Girls
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Groom
Ring Bearers

Which of the following services do you provide?

Alterations
Cleaning
Full Customization
Preservation
Sample Sales
Trunk Shows
Warranties

Which of the following items do you offer?

Bridal Belts
Garters
Hair Accessories
Jewelry
Plus Size Gowns
Sample Gowns
Shoes
Undergarments
Veils

What is the average turnaround time for a bridal gown?

9-11 months

How often do you receive new bridal gowns?

Seasonally

What is your return policy?

Final Sales

Reviews of The Wedding Dress

LISA
Lisa Sent on 04/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

little expensive

This wedding dress fulfilled all my expectations for my wedding! The design of Royce bridal really understands girls' hearts. It's romantic and beautiful. I'm the most beautiful bride when I wear it!
Chrissa
Chrissa Sent on 03/18/2025
5 out of 5 rating

recommend for wedding dress

My dress is from roycebridal store. https://www.roycebridal.com/

Their communication is excellent and my dress arrived much sooner than their given deadline, roughly 2 weeks earlier.
The quality of the dress is good. You can tell it’s not high end but given that their style is more boho, the dresses suit it perfectly. It’s SO comfortable, and you could easily add underskirts to fill out the skirt for a more formal look. It’s even machine washable!
Judystanley
Judy Sent on 07/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great selections and personality

The Wedding Dress Shop was the only store that I visited to find my wedding dress Abby asked for an idea of what I needed, she gave me about 6 dresses. I was able to find my perfect dress from the selection that she gave me.
M
Mary Sent on 08/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend

Abbie was the best. I am not someone who enjoys shopping normally and I was very nervous about wedding dress shopping. She made my whole group feel right at home, she was funny and laughed with us too. My dress was everything I could have dreamed of and more. The alterations process also went seamlessly. I had a short engagement (only 8 months) and they were so great to work with. Thank you for everything!
Gina
Gina Sent on 04/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Will do anything to help you find the dream dress!

I struggled finding a dress that I liked, and of course found something online that no stores carried. Luckily I found Abbie and she was able to request a loaner dress from that designer so I could try it on at her store. She was so patient and let me try on loads of other dresses too so I could make sure it was the one. I'm SO grateful for how kind, flexible Abbie and the Wedding Dress team is. I felt so beautiful and comfortable all day long.
Jenna
Jenna Sent on 09/14/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful dresses, exceptional service!

If you are in the market for a wedding dress or bridesmaid dress, I’d highly recommend you visit Abbie at The Wedding Dress! Abbie listened to everything I was looking for, and pulled all sorts of different dresses to help me find my dream dress AND the perfect veil. I was able to customize my veil adding a second layer to a single layer fingertip length veil, and customize the size of my dress for a better fit. She has a range of different styles and prices for her gowns. Abbie is also super knowledgeable about the appropriate timeline for ordering gowns, and ensured I was ordering everything at the right time for my wedding. After having some difficulty with alterations, she jumped right in and connected me with an alternative seamstress so my dress would still be done on time for my wedding. I had such a great experience with my wedding dress that I knew I had to come back with my girls for their bridesmaid dresses. I can’t thank Abbie and Shelley enough for all they’ve done!
Heather
Heather Sent on 09/04/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Dresses, Great Service

I was very happy with the service provided at The Wedding Dress in Portland, CT. I found a beautiful dress with them! When my original seamstress was unable to finish the alterations on my dress due to personal reasons, Abbie was able find a new seamstress and utilize her space for fittings to make sure the dress was ready in time. I am very impressed with her ability to make everything come together in time and make sure I was completely satisfied with my dress.
S
Susan Sent on 04/15/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Staff

Abby and all staff at The Wedding Dress were exceptionally patient, professional and skilled at helping me choose and fit a mother of the groom dress. I had great fear that the alterations needed might not work, but the dress they specially fit for me worked out beautifully! I'm very pleased.
Rachel
Rachel Sent on 03/23/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing dresses and experience

I had an amazing experience at The Wedding Dress, despite it being during COVID times with restrictions. The ladies here are so kind and helpful, and made the process so fun and easy. There are beautiful dresses, and I felt so beautiful in the dress I chose!
Alexa
Alexa Sent on 01/31/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Dress, Great Experience!

I had such an amazing time picking out my wedding dress, and I would highly recommend The Wedding Dress to anyone!

Dress Selection: The Wedding Dress was the second place I went to look for dresses, and it was such a great experience. I had a general idea of what I wanted, but nothing locked in within my budget. So we got to pull dresses, no matter the price, to narrow down the style. The team pulled a dress from the back that was the exact style and right in budget for me. I definitely had that “bridal moment”!

Tailoring: We worked with DORIS in Downtown Middletown to have the dress tailored, and the process was incredibly quick and easy. Her pricing was very fair for the level of work she put into the dress, and she was very transparent with her charges. She also offers steaming of the dress and veil, which was a nice touch!

Wedding Day: Our wedding was held up a mountain during a record-breaking snowstorm - over a foot of snow and blizzard conditions on the day of our wedding. While I wanted some snow on the ground, I think this was more than anyone planned for. I felt like a snow princess in a fairy tale. My dress was so beautiful and I couldn’t have asked for anything better!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Wadsworth Mansion Wadsworth Mansion Mansion Weddings

We collaborated on a Fashion Show this fall and the dresses from The Wedding Dress were beautiful and unique. Shelley has a great sense of style and can really put together a bride.

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