Anna-Maria D'Amato. Hand made bridal gowns bridesmaids dresses and accessories.

National Wedding Show February 2010

Anna-Maria D’Amato will be exhibiting at the National Wedding Show at Olympia from 26 – 28 February 2010.

A visit to the National Wedding Show is an absolute must for all those planning their perfect wedding! From venues and photographers to florists, honeymoon destinations and the UK’s largest collection of wedding dresses under one roof the show is the ultimate wedding shopping experience!

Bursting with stunning products and inspirational ideas.

Come along and talk to Anna-Maria about your ideal wedding dress.

View some of her designs, buy some hand made accessories including lingerie, garters and veils.

You’re planning your big day. Make sure you look and feel amazing with the wedding dress of your dreams designed and made by Anee-Maria D’Amato.

Book your tickets now.

December 19, 2009at 12:42 pm| News and press| No comment

Vanessa Feltz BBC Radio London 95.9FM!

I’ve just had Vanessa Feltz read out my email about my brides and plug my website on BBC London Radio 95.9FM!

Below is the email she read out.
Hi V
I love your show and listen religiously every day in my bridal studio in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. I am a bridal dressmaker. My background is costume for film and television and I use my costume influences to design and make bridal gowns for brides who want alternate to the white wedding gown. I have brides usually who are influenced by costume dramas or a time in history to create beautiful, colourful gowns where they truely do look like they have stepped off of a film set. My own collection is influenced by Victoriana and corsetry. For years at wedding shows other designers have always thought my gowns too opulent and not in keeping with the tradional dress. I find it interesting how the wedding business is now accepting colour when my brides have been choosing colours for years.

I’ve attached some pictures of my work for you to see. These are real brides who were not scared to be different and have the wedding and dress of their dreams.

With love
Anna-Maria D’Amato

November 20, 2009at 2:28 pm| News and press| No comment

Anna-Maria D’Amato at the National Wedding Show, Earls Court. 2nd – 4th October 2009

As a regular at the National Wedding Show, Olympia every February, Anna-Maria exhibited at Earls Court for the first time this October. On her very theatrical looking stand brides were able to see her extravagant designs and costumes. Brides also got to speak to the designer herself and were able to buy many of her hand made products, including sumptuous lingerie, cute frilly garters and soft, silk tulle veils. Anna-Maria also exhibited her own wedding dress that she designed for her wedding on 15th august this year. For your chance to speak with Anna-Maria about your wedding dress be sure to fill in a form on the contact page or call us on 01753 880 613…….

November 12, 2009at 4:55 pm| News and press| No comment

Anne-Maria got married this August

Anna-Maria D’Amato and Robin David Beavis got hitched on Saturday 15th August 2009 at St Teresa’s Catholic Church in Beaconsfield with the Marquee reception at Hall Barn Estate, Beaconsfield. The sun shone and band rocked!!!

For the last year and a half as well as making dresses for all my wonderful clients I have been busy planning my own wedding and making dresses for my 4 adult bridesmaids and my 3 flower girls who were all 2 years old. I designed my dress and my very good friend and mentor, Jan Greene made it for me. I completed the look with a Cathedral length train and garter, both I made myself of course. My loving Groom and best friend Robin and his groomsmen of 2 Best Men and 3 Ushers went to King and Allen in Surbiton to get their suits tailor made. My father also had his suit made by them. Their service is second to none and the boys loved every minute of being pampered. The suits were Italian wool and only cost £350.

MY DRESS…..

My gorgeous dress was made of 100% ivory duchesse satin, overlaid with French beaded ivory and champagne coloured chantilly lace and pink rose embroidered silk ivory organza. It was backless and was embellished with a huge organza flower in pale pink. I wore a huge net petticoat underneath. My veil was silk ivory tulle with scattered pearls to match my pearl stud earrings that my mother wore on her wedding day 40 years ago. My tiara was of course vintage. My mother bought it for me from an antique shop and is dated to the Edwardian era. My shoes were by Schuh and were called Courtesan, they looked like 18th century baroque shoes with felt flowers and beads decorating the toe.

MY BRIDESMAIDS…..

My adult girls who were my sister, my best friend and my 2 new sister-in-laws wore shimmer pink raw silk gowns, the colour matched the pink of my rose embroidered organza, and were inspired by the 1950s. Each girl had a pale pink net petticoat underneath which was trimmed with a pink ribbon on the hem. I didn’t stick to the traditional dress them all the same because I believe that you should dress to your shape. I gave each girl the neckline that suited them. It worked a treat. The dress skirts were cut the same and they all had a wide cream sash tied in a bow at the back so they matched to an extent but had their own individual element too.

My beautiful flower girls, my cousin, my niece and my god-daughter, all blonde 2 years olds wore cappuccino raw silk with flower appliquéd organza with puff sleeves. Their gowns were ankle length with a net petticoat and their sash matched the older girls whereas their frocks matched the boy’s ties.
Their shoes were satin with a beaded flower on the toe. I gave them each a soft cream bolero style cardigan from Monsoon that I had appliquéd cream velvet flowers onto.