The Bride Side
About
Overview & Vibe
The Bride Side is a Burleigh Heads boutique built around one idea: not carrying what everyone else carries.
Dress Styles & Designers
The collection is sorted the way brides actually shop — Couture, Minimalist, Lux, Plus Size, Wedding Dress Hire and $2,500 & Under. Gowns are modern and clean rather than traditional: sculpted satin, off-the-shoulder necklines, detachable scarves and overskirts, mermaid and A-line silhouettes. There is also a bespoke option, The Bride Side design, which lets a bride customise a gown with her own details.
Ideal For
Three brides at once, and it serves each with a named collection. The bride who wants something unseen; the curve bride — the plus-size collection is published with its own price range and, crucially, the boutique states most gowns including couture can be made in plus sizes; and the bride who does not want to buy at all.
The Need-to-Knows
It hires gowns. A full wedding-dress hire collection sits alongside the collections for sale, framed explicitly as the sustainable choice — luxury couture without the waste of a single wear. That is rare in Australian bridal retail and it is a genuinely different proposition from a sample sale. There is also a $2,500 & Under range for brides shopping to a number.
Standout Feature
Taos $3,650, Daisy $4,650, Serena $4,350, Fortunata $4,250, Surrey $3,250, Evora $3,200 — and the curve collection publishes its range as $2,500–$4,000 up front. Combined with the hire and under-$2,500 collections, a bride can work out her whole budget before booking.
Contact
Appointment Policy
- Appointments are booked through the Book An Appointment link on the site.
- Contact is by email at hello@thebrideside.com.au or phone on 0434 797 307.
- No appointment fee, appointment duration, guest limit or opening hours is published anywhere on the site.
Dress Designers
- Lana Marinenko. Description: European designer, represented exclusively at the boutique in Australia.
- Viktoria Labay. Description: European designer.
- Patricia Bridal. Description: European designer.
- Yedyna. Description: European designer.
- Armonia. Description: European designer; the Armonia Santina gown appears in the collection.
- The Bride Side. Description: The boutique's own bespoke signature, allowing a bride to customise a gown with personalised details.
Dress Experience
- Alongside buying, the boutique runs a full wedding dress hire collection, framed as the sustainable option: a bride wears a luxury couture gown for the day without the waste of a single-wear purchase. A bespoke service, The Bride Side design, lets a bride customise a gown with personalised details.
Dress Styles
- couture
- modern minimalist
- lux
- a-line
- mermaid
- curve
- satin
Dresses
- Daisy. Price: $4,650.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Arha-Ottawa. Price: $4,650.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Ornella. Price: $4,350.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Serena. Price: $4,350.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Santina. Price: $4,350.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Fortunata. Price: $4,250.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Joanna. Price: $4,250.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Georgina. Price: $4,250.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Dora. Price: $4,250.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Eze. Price: $3,950.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Taos. Price: $3,650.00. Description: Modern satin mermaid gown with a sculpted draped bodice, off-the-shoulder straps, illusion halter neckline, detachable scarf and chapel train.
- Bellagio. Price: $3,650.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Burano. Price: $3,550.00. Description: Curve collection gown.
- Surrey. Price: $3,250.00. Description: Curve collection gown; also offered for hire.
- Mirambel. Price: $3,250.00. Description: Curve collection gown; also offered for hire.
- Evora. Price: $3,200.00. Description: The lowest-priced gown published in the curve collection.
Nearby Landmarks
Price Notes
- Every gown carries its price on its own product page — unusual for an Australian bridal boutique.
- The curve collection publishes its own price range of $2,500 - $4,000.
- Most gowns, including the couture collection, can be made in plus sizes.
- A wedding dress hire collection is offered as the sustainable alternative to buying; the boutique frames it as luxury couture without the waste of fast fashion. Hire prices are not individually published.
- A $2,500 & Under collection is published for brides shopping to a budget.
- Only one address is published: 12/15 Ramly Drive, Burleigh Heads. The boutique also describes itself as having a Brisbane location, so confirm where your appointment will be.
- No deposit percentage, payment plan or gown lead time is published.
Price Range
- $2,500 – $4,650
Purchase Options
- Made To Order
- Hire
- Off The Rack
- Bespoke
Services Offered
- Wedding Dress Hire
- Plus Size Collection
- Bespoke Design
Size Range
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