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Why Choose Accapella Bridal?
Accapella Bridal is a unique experience for brides to be in the Wollongong and Illawarra area.
Stocking internationally renowned wedding gowns, Accapella is a bridal boutique that brings you only the highest quality in gowns and service.
We don't believe that one dress fits all, and for this reason, your bridal consultation is one-on-one with bridal couture seamstress and owner of Accapella Bridal- Connie Di Genni.
At Accapella, you will get a personalised experience with the full benefit of Connie's 35 years experience in bridal wear.
We believe that a wedding dress chooses the bride as much as the bride chooses her wedding dress, and with an expert eye and opinion, you really will walk out with a dress that is once in a lifetime.
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Martina Liana 1467 A-Line Lace wedding dress Accapella Bridal
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Off the shoulder Martina Liana Lace wedding dress ML1175
Wedding Dress: All Who Wander
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Martina Liana 1358 Lace Ball gown with tulle and lace sleeves
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Martina Liana 1334 Long sleeve boat neck lace wedding dress
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Essense D3460 Matte Mikado Wedding dress thigh high split
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D3586 Essense of Australia plus size wedding dress
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Essense of Australia D2815 Ballgown off the shoulder
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Essense of Australia D3460 Matte Mikado Ball gown with thigh high split
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Martina Liana 1305 V-neckline fitted Lace wedding dress
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
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Wedding Dress: Pollardi Fashion Group
Pollardi Fashion Group-Cloe wedding dress fitted lace dress
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Pollardi Fashion Group- Brillance-A-Line wedding dress
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Martina Liana 1122- Fitted Lace Wedding Dress with sheer side panels-Accapella Bridal
Wedding Dress: Madi Lane
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
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Essense of Australia D3301 Fitteed Lace Wedding Dress-Accapella Bridal
Wedding Dress: Madi Lane
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Wedding Dress: All Who Wander
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
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Essense of Australia D3460 Boat neckline mikado dress with thigh high split
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
The bodice of this ballgown is sheer, the silk Zibeline skirt
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I'm still in awe of this amazing dress Essense of Australia D2363
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
I felt lika a princess in this Martina liana 1111 Long sleeve wedding dress
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Evertime someone sees photos of the wedding the dress is the first thing they talk about
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Thank You for my beautiful dress not only it fitted perfect it was comfortable to wear all day
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
My beautiful ballgown made me feel like a princess
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Every single person asked where did you det your dress from, how much they loved it and how much it suited me.
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Thank you so much for my amazing dress! the straps were perfect. I had so many compliments
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A massive thank you for my wedding dress The Carina gown so special as the name same as my husband late mother
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Thank you for my beautifull dress. You made my day magical
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Thank you for my gorgeous dress and for everthing you did to make sure it would be here for our wedding day
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I loved my dress and so happy how the alterations went I wish I couls wear it again
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
The wedding was a blast, the dress was absolutely stunning and I loved every minute of it
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
As a plus size bride thank you making me feelso welcomed. Everyone was stunned how beautifull it looked
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You knew the moment i walked in the perfect dress for me. you excelled creating a dress with the alterations, being a plus size i never thought I'd feel like a princess
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Your Boutique is a glamorous bridal dream and your professional opinion is just amazing
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Thank you so much for finding me the perfect dress for our wedding day! It was absolutely perfect
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Thank you so much for bringing my vision to life and allowing me to customise and change bits and bobs and then making sure it fitted perfectly
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
I cannot tell you how amazing it was to wear a dress that made me feel like a princess in every way on my wedding day
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Thanks again for your help, really appreciate everthing you did
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
My dress was an absolute dream to wear ! incredibly comfy to wear and everone mentioned how it complimented my body shape so well
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I just wanted to say a big thank you for helping me look and feel amazing for my wedding day
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for my dress & all the help & advice you gave leading up to my wedding
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The dress fit perfectly and I had so many compliments about it on the day
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Just wanted to say thank you so much for helping to pick my beautiful dress! I couldn't of found a more perfect dress
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A BIG THANK YOU for your help with finding my wedding dress and having everthing perfect for the day
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
What can I say you saved the day from start to finish. I was one of those brides that brought my dress way to early
Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Hey Beautiful as promised thank you again for everything. Always highly recommending your shop . Martina Liana 1305
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I can't thank you enough for helping to make my wedding day absolutely amazing
Wedding Dress: Atelier Lyanna
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Wedding Dress: Martina Liana
Martina Liana 744 Lace wedding dress thin straps long cathedral Train
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Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
Sincerity Bridal 3906 Lace wedding dress cap sleeves chapel train
Wedding Dress: Lusan Mandongus
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Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
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Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Thank you so much for my wedding Dress it is perfect .Been a pleasure dealing with you
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I had so many amazing complements and lots of people asking where I got my dress, and I'm more than happy to tell them!
Wedding Dress: Lusan Mandongus
Your approach was exactly how I had hoped finding my dress would be: you asked questions, listen as we tried things out, edging our way every closer to what was finally The Dress. Your passion, attention to detail and complete dedication to getting the dress right for my body shape and vision was amazing.
Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
It was a great night, it exceeded all my expectations. My husband and my parents loved the dress
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I also want to thank Lauren personally for driving down from Sydney on the first day I opened my new Accapella Bridal boutique in Auburn St with a bunch of roses. I was truly touched. Your complements and sharing that you had a wonderful experience buying a dress from me makes me happy to open my doors of a morning. It makes my job not feel like work, so thank you.
Wedding Dress: Atelier Aimee
Your direction and eye for detail can not be matched , Thank you for suggesting I design my own dress. The hand crafted detail was amazing every bead was perfect.
Wedding Dress: Lusan Mandongus
Lusan Mandongus wedding dress with matching gloves
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
The dress fitted like a glove and the headpiece matched it perfectly everyone was so impressed by them both, the dress was absolutely beautiful! I was also able to dance the night away in it! I can't thank you enough for the advice and expertise you have me
Happy Mother of the Bride( Lauren Evans)
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Hi Connie this is Lauren's Mum Lyn & I just wanted to send you a big thankyou for making Lauren feel like a princess on her wedding day. Her dress looked absolutely stunning & I can't wait for her to send you some pics. I don't want to steal her thunder so I'm sure as soon as she's back from her honeymoon you will see some
Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
I just want to say a massive thank you to Connie for all the help and effort she went to ensuring my dress would be perfect for my special day! Being a plus sized bride I found it very difficult finding someone who wouldn't pass me off as 'fat' or ask if I would lose weight before the wedding, I stumbled across connie after a google search and I was nothing but happy from there on in!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Hello Connie, I just wanted to say thankyou for helping me find my wedding dress. At first I did not like the dress you suggested and was apprehensive about trying it on, as on the rack it didn't seem much. The moment I tried it on, I knew I had found the one I wanted! Thankyou for being flexible as I live interstate and also doing such a great and quick job on my alterations!'
Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
From the moment I met you, I knew you would be nothing less than professional,honest and supportive in the process of finding my wedding dress. Your service not only with my dress, but my Mums and bridesmaid was outstanding. My dress was AH MAY ZING! I felt like a real life princess and received soooo many compliments on the big day and for weeks to come. One guest even said I looked like a modern day Cinderella, can't complain with that!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
I simply wanted you to understand how thankful I am that you worked so tirelessly in such a short space of time. You have ensured that my wedding day will run smoothly.
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
The day turned out perfect and everyone loved the dress. I will spread the word about u. U are an absolute guru at what u do
Wedding Dress: Lusan Mandongus
can not thank you enough for my amazing dress. I came to you with a plan - a dress that was impossible for me to find anywhere! I searched both the illawarra and sydney for my dream gown but nothing was perfect...
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I'm so thankful we found you and your little studio. You told me to trust you and I'm so glad I did my dress was so perfect a dream come true.
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
I cannot express how thankful I am to Connie! I absolutely recommend her to every bride! I looked in about 4 other stores before going to Accapella, and she definitely has the best range and the most beautiful dresses
Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
Connie's proffessional manner,amazing creativity,understanding,patience and her beautiful and kind nature has definitely earned 5 stars in my book.
Wedding Dress: Essense Australia
Hi Connie, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your support, expertise and guidance when searching for my perfect wedding dress. I came to you unsure of what I wanted and what would suit me and from the very first few minutes you were spot on!
Biljana Naumovski ( Stojkovska)
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
You we're professional and honest from word go and I appreciate it all.
Rachel Thompson (Mayton Lindsay)
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Thank You again for the most wonderful wedding dress
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
I just want to say a HUGE thank you for making me look so amazing on my wedding day
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Just wanted to share with you some of our wedding pictures! (Sorry it's late) Thank you so much for my beautiful dress! It was the prefect dress for the perfect day! Much love, Gilda
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
I was so unsure if my dress was right for me but you were confident it was right and on my special day I could not have been any happier. I know I thanked you but without your confidence it would not have been so perfect xxx
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
When I first went into the boutique I felt anxious and was shaking. Connie, the owner and operator put me at ease. She put me in a number of dresses that flattered my figure and gradually put together a picture of dress that she thought I would love. Although I didn't find anything that day, she knew the perfect dress for me would be arriving in a couple of weeks.
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Connie for creating my beautiful one of a kind wedding dress. I received so many compliments on my dress & truly felt like a bride straight from the pages of a magazine.
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Wedding Dress: Peter Trends
I just wanted to pass on a very BIG THANK YOU for everything you did in the lead up to our wedding last month. I greatly appreciate the time and effort you took to make my dress the perfect style and shape for me.
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
I would just like to thank Connie so much!!!! She not only helped me find the perfect dress after a disaster she was so helpful and honest yet still listened to exactly what I wanted. Thank you so much for a dress that made not only my groom cry but my family as well thank you so much!
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
As the mother of the bride I can tell you Connie was truly amazing and her knowledge on styling and dressmaking is unbelievable. Many many thanks for helping make my daughters day perfect xxx
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Thank you Connie I couldn't have chosen a more professional, helpful, caring bridal consultant. I have had so many wonderful comments on my stunning gown, wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to other brides! Emma xx
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
The experience I love most about this bridal shop is how much Connie cares. Going to big bridal shops with generic dresses and staff that treat you like a sales meal, this boutique treats you like a bride. And what bride doesn't love to be the center of attention =)
Wedding Dress: Lusan Mandongus
Connie you are the best. My daughter has ordered her dream dress all thanks to you. What a pleasure it has been to meet you and your advice has been wonderful. Thank you again you made it all so easy.
Wedding Dress: Peter Trends
Thanks for everything Connie. Having owned and run my own bridal store for 9 years and now being married second time round I found you refreshingly honest, with a fabulous range of stunning gowns that would suit a myriad of brides and their individuals tastes. I feel so content knowing you will be an integral part of our special day.
Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
Most amazing experience coming to your show room! Thank you sooo incredibly much for the experience & my dress!!!! Nothing could take the smile off my face! Thank you Connie
Wedding Dress: Peter Trends
My dress definitely was the star attraction. Everybody LOVED it. Random people were even coming up to me and saying "Oh my god I love your dress!" Connie I can't thank you enough for providing me with the dress of my dreams. From the time I stepped in to your place you knew exactly what I wanted. My whole experience with you was incredible and I will always keep those great memories of the times leading up to the best day of my life...dress fittings were my most exciting part!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
I can't thank you enough for my stunning gown, Connie! Was firm to start with but you were spot on with the size! Felt like a princess all day xx
Wedding Dress: Jasmine Bridal
I've searched numerous Sydney bridal stores and Wollongong, none were like Accapella Bridal. My wedding dress is perfect!!
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Thank you Connie for the most amazing dress! I came to Connie last year with an idea and she has helped me get the perfect dress!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Thank you for all that you have done for my upcoming wedding. The dress is more than I could have ever wanted. It is stunning. Thanks for your hard work
Wedding Dress: Sincerity Bridal
Hi my name is Jennifer Winter and I brought my wedding dress off Connie from Accapella bridal recently, and I have too say guys she is the best in town as she put all her time, heart, hard work and effort into finding the right dress for me
Wedding Dress: Atelier Aimee
Thank you Connie for my dream wedding dress! It is everything I wanted and more. I can't wait for the rest of the Illawarra to see what fantastic dresses you have in store! Your service was above and beyond and you made me feel so comfortable and happy. Thank you heaps!!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Loved having Connie do the alterations for my dress. I had all my fittings and alterations within 2 weeks of my dress arriving as my wedding was booked so quickly. Connie was great with making me some straps/bolero to go with my dress which I would never had got if I had bought the dress from anywhere else. I found the design online and she made them exactly as I wanted.
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
I searched all over Sydney for my Justin Alexander dress to be told by several unhelpful bridal stores that they didn't stock their dresses anymore, I had almost giving up hope of getting my dream dress when I called Connie.....she had my d...ream dress for me that same very week! Amazing!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Thank you so much for your wonderful help on Saturday! It was worth the drive from Sydney and I definitely will be recommending your business. Beautiful shop and owner. Xox
Wedding Dress: Peter Trends
Thank you so much for the experience you gave me in finding my perfect wedding dress!! The service you provide is a beautiful thing and better than anywhere else I had gone to try on dresses. The feeling I got when I first stepped into your showroom, I knew I would find the dress I wanted to get married in. I will be sure to send through a photo of us to you after our big day.
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
What a wonderful appointment ! Forget going to a busy bridal store on a Saturday where you're nothing more than a number. Connie is a professional! She has been in the industry for over 25 years and knows the dress to flatter your shape, make the most of your assets and glide over your trouble areas while working within your budget.
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
You have been truly amazing and professional and made the whole process fun. Nothing was ever a hassle and I always left your beautiful studio with a smile and totally relaxed.
Wedding Dress: Cotin Sposa
Thanks so much for everything you have done Connie! You were an angel! I am so glad I walked through your door and can't wait to wear everything you helped me select this Saturday :) xxxxx .
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Connie I'm so in love with my dress I haven't stopped smiling all day! Thank you so much for everything, you have been so lovely and I will highly recommend you to everyone xxxx
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
Thank you so much for the care and detail that you took in helping me to choose my dress and then onto the finer details of fitting it to myself. You were flexible when i needed it. And caring.
Wedding Dress: Atelier Aimee
It was such a beautiful wedding dress extremely well made and gorgeous detailed lace. Connie made it fit like a glove with her expert alterations.
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Bridal
Connie has a gorgeous selection of gowns at her bridal boutique, which all are of beautiful quality and are reasonably priced. She is very professional to deal with, honest with her opinions and she never pressured me to make the purchase quickly, like other sales people did at other bridal boutiques I came across. The alterations she made to my gown were perfect and I loved wearing my gown on our wedding day.
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
Connie your amazing! Such an honest person and I appreciate everything, especially taking the time to help me choose my dress! I couldn't be more happier to have chosen your bridal boutique to pick my dress from! The quality of your dresses are gorgeous and your extra personal service adds to it all!
Wedding Dress: Justin Alexander
It was quite a journey but once I saw my dress I knew straight away it was the one! Once you worked your magic and altered the dress to make it mine I loved it even more.