About Encore Bridal

The fulfillment of a dream...

It was December 2002 when the search began for the perfect wedding gown. After years of being known by friends and family as the “go to gal” for her fashion sense, Julie was searching for the designer gown of her dreams with beautiful fabric, quality craftsmanship, and cutting-edge design. Her hopes faded when a tireless search in upscale bridal boutiques yielded beautiful dresses at beyond-the-budget costs.

Julie began to look into pre-owned wedding dresses at bridal consignment shops in Los Angeles and on discount bridal websites. To her dismay there wasn’t a bridal consignment shop to speak of in LA and the discount bridal websites didn’t carry any pre-owned wedding dresses from her favorite dress designers. In the end, she purchased her dream wedding dress for significantly more than planned and had to sacrifice   in other areas.

Through conversation with other brides, Julie found she was not alone in the problem of finding affordable couture gowns. In addition, she found many women who wanted to sell their gowns to current brides to pass on the love and share in their cost. By “marrying” these two issues, Encore Bridal was born as a way to help brides purchase wedding gowns and bridal accessories without sacrificing quality and style. At the same time, Julie’s dream of owning her own business was fulfilled. Every pre-owned gown is personally inspected by Julie to ensure it is an authentic designer gown and in “ready to be worn down the aisle” condition. Brides appreciate her enthusiasm, her design sense, and commitment to customer service.

Encore Bridal is an upscale e-Boutique that offers a well edited selection of new,  sample, and nearly-new wedding dresses from today's most sought after designers. We believe that every bride deserves to feel her best while wearing the best, no matter what her budget. 

Our discounted designer wedding dresses and accessories are available to view and purchase through our e-Boutique and in our Manhattan Beach showroom. 

Showroom Hours: Open the second and last Sundays of every month 11am - 4pm. Walk-in, no appointment necessary.

*Note, we are having a bridal accessory trunk show August 30th thus very few of our bridal gowns will be in the showroom that day.