About

Overview & Vibe

Archela Bridal has been dressing Perth brides since 1982, when it opened as Bride's Selection; it rebranded in 2022 and now calls itself Western Australia's longest-established bridal boutique. The Rokeby Road showroom is deliberately modern — pale, well-lit, drum-lit ceilings and a neon wordmark behind the counter — with private fitting suites and seating for three guests outside each one. Forty years of trading sits behind a room that looks nothing like forty years old.

Dress Styles & Designers

Two hundred and seventy-six bridal gowns are published, led by SenStudio by Nicole+Felicia and Atelier Wu at the couture end, and filled out by Elysee, Etoile, Jessica Couture, Maggie Sottero, Rebecca Ingram, Cosmobella by Demetrios, Maya Bella, Miss Chloe and Love by Enzoani. The store tags every gown by silhouette and lets brides browse on that basis alone: ball gown, A-line, mermaid, fit-and-flare, sheath, simple, modern, sleeves, overskirt and curve. Bridesmaid and evening dressing runs through Nicoletta and Tania Olsen.

Ideal For

The bride who wants a couture-level gown without a couture-only shop, and the bride who would rather shop by shape than by label. Prices run from $190 to $12,560 with a median around $2,555, so the middle of this collection is genuinely mid-market. A dedicated Curve / plus-size collection is published, and there is an under-$1,000 bridal category.

The Need-to-Knows

Appointments are required. A new-client consultation runs about 90 minutes and allows for roughly six gowns; Saturday slots are priority appointments carrying a $25 fee and are often booked two weeks ahead, refundable with 72 hours' notice. Second visits are complimentary and run 60 minutes, but a third appointment carries a $50 charge. Sample gowns in store are mostly size 6-14 with a selection up to size 20. Bring no more than three or four people — the store says more becomes overwhelming, and there is seating for three outside each fitting room. Note that at the designers' request, no photographs or video may be taken during a bridal appointment until a gown has been purchased.

Standout Feature

In-house dressmakers. Archela employs its own alterations team rather than referring brides out, which for a shop with four decades of fitting behind it is the part that is hardest for a newer boutique to copy.

Appointment Policy

All services are offered on an appointment-only basis.
A new-client consultation runs approximately 90 minutes and allows time for about six gowns.
Weekday bridal appointments are usually available at short notice, often within the hour.
Saturday appointments are priority slots carrying a $25 fee and are often booked out two weeks in advance.
Appointment fees are refunded only with a minimum 72 hours' cancellation notice; no-shows are not refunded.
A second visit is complimentary and runs 60 minutes; a third appointment carries a $50 charge.
Brides are asked to bring no more than three or four guests, and there is seating for three outside each bridal fitting room.
Sample gowns held in store are mostly size 6-14, with a selection of gowns up to size 20.
At the designers' request, no photographs or video may be taken during a bridal appointment; photography is permitted once the gown has been purchased.
A separate appointment is required to try on accessories, and a bridal gown cannot be retried during it.
Evening gown appointments are always available at short notice.

Dress Designers

SenStudio by Nicole+Felicia. Description: 18 gowns and the top of the Archela price range, to $12,560.
Atelier Wu. Description: 16 gowns, priced to $8,700, including custom bodice options.
Maggie Sottero. Description: 35 gowns, the largest bridal label in the store.
Rebecca Ingram. Description: 32 gowns.
Miss Chloe. Description: 30 gowns.
Jessica Couture. Description: 26 gowns, including its Mix & Match separates collection.
Elysee. Description: 26 gowns.
Etoile. Description: 22 gowns.
Secret Weapons. Description: 21 pieces.
Cosmobella. Description: 16 gowns, carried as Cosmobella by Demetrios.
Love by Enzoani. Description: 15 gowns.
Maya Bella. Description: 14 gowns.
Nicole Milano. Description: 5 gowns, with Nicole Couture and Nicole Colet a further 4.
Wendy Makin. Description: Australian label, carried with its French Collection line.
Nicoletta. Description: 127 bridesmaid and evening pieces, the largest label in the store overall.
Tania Olsen. Description: 112 bridesmaid and evening pieces.
Archela. Description: The store's own label.
Brides Selection. Description: Two pieces still listed under the boutique's original trading name, used from 1982 until the 2022 rebrand.

Dress Experience

Bridal appointments are one-on-one with a trained stylist in a private fitting suite. A new-client consultation runs about 90 minutes: a walk-through of the showroom first, then the bride chooses gowns, with time enough for roughly six. Weekday appointments are usually available within the hour; Saturdays are priority slots carrying a $25 fee and are often booked two weeks ahead. A complimentary 60-minute second visit is offered for retrying favourites or taking measurements, and a third appointment carries a $50 charge. The store asks brides to bring no more than three or four people, and provides seating for three outside each fitting room. Sample gowns are mostly size 6 to 14, with a selection up to size 20. At the designers' request, no photographs or video may be taken during a bridal appointment until the gown has been purchased. In-house dressmakers handle alterations.

Dress Styles

ball gown
a-line
mermaid
fit and flare
sheath
simple
modern
sleeves
overskirt
curve

Dresses

Solana SE094 Privee. Price: $12,560.00. Description: SenStudio by Nicole+Felicia bridal gown, the highest-priced gown in the Archela collection.
Solenne SE108. Price: $10,390.00. Description: SenStudio bridal gown.
Starla SE026. Price: $9,110.00. Description: SenStudio bridal gown.
Shakira SE087 Gown & Sleeve. Price: $8,715.00. Description: SenStudio bridal gown with separate sleeves.
Talia. Price: $8,700.00. Description: Atelier Wu bridal gown.
Vera. Price: $8,000.00. Description: Atelier Wu bridal gown.
Sabine SE098. Price: $7,450.00. Description: SenStudio bridal gown.
Freya. Price: $7,200.00. Description: Atelier Wu bridal gown.
Goldie. Price: $5,445.00. Description: Elysee bridal gown.
Sapphira Custom Bodice Shape. Price: $5,470.00. Description: Atelier Wu bridal gown offered with a customised bodice shape.

Formerly Known As

Bride's Selection. Description: The boutique's original trading name, used from its founding in 1982 until it rebranded as Archela Bridal in 2022. Two gowns are still listed under the unapostrophised form, Brides Selection.

Nearby Landmarks

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Price Notes

Some veils carry a four-month delivery time, so the store asks brides to discuss accessories at the time the gown is purchased rather than later.
Alterations are handled by the store's own in-house dressmakers.
The boutique traded as Bride's Selection from 1982 and rebranded to Archela Bridal in 2022; two pieces are still listed under the original name.
Archela Bridal is the sister store of Dion for Brides, 121 Hay Street Subiaco, and carries different designers and a separate collection.
No deposit percentage, payment plan or gown lead time is published anywhere on the site.

Price Range

$190 – $12,560

Purchase Options

Made To Order
Off The Rack
Sample Sale

Services Offered

In-House Alterations
Bridesmaid Dresses
Veils And Accessories
Evening And Formal Wear

Size Range

[6,22]

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