The Dress

Stunning ‘Sierra’ dress by Australian designer, J Andreatta - purchased from Amare Bride Atelier in the UK and handmade in Australia.

Worn at my wedding last October (2023), the item is truly unique and I have been the only bride to wear this from the designer, equally it was ‘made to order’ ( handmade in Sydney) for me and to my size with bespoke details I added as a custom request, meaning the sample Sierra dress does not have these features. The dress includes a boned corset body, coupled with a pinafore-style criss-crossed back and a beautiful a-line skirt. The embroided ivy is also hand sewn on which is incredibly beautiful and delicate - I got so many comments about the intricate and gorgeous detailing of this feature which photographed really well.

The dress was made to my size and also features custom elements which I added to make the dress more bespoke - this includes 1) an extra layer of silk for the skirt 2) light blue top stitching across the corset section (pictured) and 3) additional embroidered ivy added to the waistline and across the pinafore straps.

The dress is made from 100% silk and is incredibly light and comfortable to wear -even though I had an extra layer of silk added to the skirt for a bit more volume, it didn’t add to the weight of it and instead just enhanced the beautiful silhouette which I didn’t regret after getting my photos back!

The item has been professional dry cleaned by a specialist bridal service, Terrington Burchett. I used the ‘Elegance Cleaning package and Classic Design Preservation’ service to ensure the dress is wedding ready for its next owner so it’ll come in a bridal box along with its original packaging and labels. This cost £245 - happy to supply a receipt.

As pictured, the dress also has several beautiful buttons on the front and back, allowing you to adjust the height of buttons at the front if you wish to have more or less knee visibility (I wanted a romantic, casual and European feel to my whole look and opted to have quite a bit of the buttons at the front undone so my blue shoes could be visible).

At the time of being measured I was a true UK 8 and by the time my wedding came around I was closer to a 6 in the waist but still an 8-10 in the bottom / bust. Please peruse the dimensions I have supplied - I am currently pregnant so I can’t easily measure myself truthfully now! I am also 164cm tall and wore the ‘Loeffler Randal Camelia’ heels which have a heel height of 3.5”.

Kindly note this item has very slight wear marks in a few spots on the hem of the skirt (very small/slight) as my wedding was outdoors. I can send a few pictures - these are smaller than a small pinky fingernail but I wanted to disclose anyway. Because the train is so full long it’s not very visible. I changed into a reception dress so this item was only worn from 2pm - 7pm and is in stunning condition.

Original price of dress and custom additions to the garment cost £8,500. If you are also interested in my J.Andreatta veil (100% Italian silk) I’d be happy to add this into your order (originally cost me £300).

Item will be sent in in a bridal box alongside its original Amare Bridal carrier bag only using DHL. The cost of postage will also include insurance for the item to ensure it’s fully covered while in transit - I can get this quoted up once I know its target destination ☺️

Please reach out if you’d like more photos or videos of the garment - I really understand how much of a big decision getting your wedding dress is (I agonised over finding this one!) so I’d be happy to answer any questions you have xx