I went to Astra in Newmarket, and also visited two other bridal stores. I cannot recommend Astra Newmarket and Ilyese highly enough. The experience here was so much more relaxing than the others, and I think overall a better quality selection. Ilyese was amazing and completely got what I was after. She was then able to pick other dresses based on what we liked and didn’t like, which was super helpful to narrow it down. It turned out it was actually the first dress—and she nailed it in one! But it was good to try the others to make sure. Ilyese went above and beyond to help me try things so I was happy and knew I was getting the right dress for me, even getting some other options from other Astra stores when I went back to re-try, which was a huge help. Ilyese, thank you so much for your help finding my dress! I really appreciated your advice and expertise. After trying some other dresses elsewhere in the style I was after that really didn’t suit my shape, I didn’t think I would actually get something in the style I wanted—so thank you so much!

I had an absolutely amazing experience here, and Brooke was the amazing lady who walked my mum and me through everything. She made us feel incredibly comfortable, was so patient, and really listened to everything I was trying to say. We worked together to narrow down a dress that I absolutely loved! I’ll be purchasing it closer to my wedding date, but I honestly didn’t expect to have such a luxurious, comfortable, and amazing experience. I’m so thankful to Brooke for making it all happen for us at Astra Bridal! Thanks so much to the whole team for helping us brides and for being so organised and compassionate. Also, not to mention—they had dresses to suit different budgets and a big variety, which was great!

Brooke at Astra Bridal Newmarket was so lovely! She helped me feel comfortable, relaxed, and confident—and we had some laughs along the way too. I said “yes to the dress” in the first session, which I was so surprised about! The whole team was incredibly kind and helpful. Would definitely recommend!