Julie Allen Bridals 154 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470

"Had a wonderful experience with Erica. She was very helpful and she listened to what my daughter was looking for in a wedding dress. As a result, my daughter was able to say "Yes to the dress" at Julie Allen Bridals. This is my second daughter shopping there for a dress. Would definitely recommend Julie Allen to anyone who is looking for a wedding dress."

"Definitely needs to be rated over 5 stars! I had a great experience at my appointment! (Sept 2022). The woman who helped me try on dresses was amazing. I saw a dress online that Julie Allen had in their store (the main reason I went) and had to put it on. I did try on a few more options but I always went back to the first dress. I was then brought to the front of the store on their runway and a couple employees helped me find the perfect veil! I then rang the bell and yes to my dress!! In January 2023 of this year, only 3 months after I ordered my dress, my grandfather went into hospice. It was devastating because we knew he wouldn't make it to my wedding. I contacted Julie Allen's if it would be possible to borrow the sample I tried on to show him before he passed. They 100% wanted to help me and even said they could check on my dress to see if they could have it finished sooner. Unfortunately before anything could be planned, my grandfather passed away. I let the store know what happened and they were very sympathetic and sent their condolences. I never expected them to be so kind and caring about it "

"Jessica and all of the staff at Julie Allen Bridal were such a pleasure to work with. Coming from an industry profession and just being the most indecisive person ever, Jessica had her work cut out for her. I can tell how much she loves her job, because she really took her time with me and allowed me to continue to try on dresses until I was 100% happy. I found my perfect dress and felt incredible beautiful on my wedding day! It fit me perfectly and I wouldn’t have changed a single thing. I will be sending all of my friends, family and brides. Thank you Jessica and everyone at Julie Allen Bridal for everything you did to exceed my high expectations!!"

"I cannot recommend Julie Allen Bridals enough to anyone planning a wedding. They went above and beyond for me multiples times throughout the year I worked with them. We found that my mother needed to start chemo therapy immediately the week we were going to start dress shopping. We had one weekend to search for a dress before she started treatment during the pandemic and could no longer go out in public and I refused to go dress shopping without my mom. Our first stop was Julie Allen Bridals. We reached out to them ahead of time and asked if we could have a photographer come and photograph us together in dresses while we shopped since she would be losing her hair and we wanted to photograph her with her long locks. Not only did they agree to have a photographer come, but they offered to shoot the photos for us with one of their bridal consultants, Erica, who photographs her in spare time. She refused to take any payment We found a fantastic dress at that first shop that had amazing sleeves I couldn't stop thinking about the entire weekend while we kept looking and made the decision to move forward with Julie Allen. They were very accommodating about the alteration requests I had as I wanted to change some underskirt colors and vastly cut back the long train and worked with me every step of the way to get clarity and make sure the dress was exactly what I wanted. Yupa, my seamstress at Julie Allen was so warm and kind. She knew exactly what to do to alter the dress and even add in little additions here and there to make managing the dress easier. We did try adding some clear strips to the shoulders under the sheer fabric there to stop some redness where the dress rubbed, but it was far too distracting and reflective in the light. The owner herself, Melanie, spent the better part of an hour removing them herself! My mom is officially in remission a year later now and focusing on the wedding gave her something positive to look forward to as she fought. We are so glad we started our dress journey with Julie Allen Bridals and they will always have a special place in our hearts as we think back on our wedding planning experience. You won't get a better experience than here at Julie Allen Bridals. I'd come here again, but I'm not planning to get married again any time soon so I'll have to recommend them to all my engaged friends instead. :)"

"The floor workers and seamstresses I worked with at Julie Allen were absolutely phenomenal. I am a plus size bride (bridal size 18) and dreaded the day I would have to try on a dress. The ladies here did not stop until I felt beautiful and found me the perfect dress and veil for my wedding. I have never felt so happy with my body in a dress. They made my wedding day absolutely perfect and I would recommend any bride check out their store. Also a special recommendation for their seamstress Yupa who worked tirelessly to make sure my dress fit like a glove!"