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BRIDAL WEAR
The most important factor & cause of a
‘wedding’ is ‘bride’. In a wedding ceremony
bride is the iconic figure. Everything else
arranges based upon the bride & bridal wear.
For every woman becoming a bride is second
to nothing in importance, in her life.
Every
woman has a dream of wearing a significant
dress on their dream day. What to wear on
their wedding day sometimes ended up with
thousands of other questions. Bridal wear
differs from culture to culture. Choosing
the perfect bridal dress depends on where
you are going to hold the ceremony, what
traditions in practice, family background &
specially the body shape of the bride.
You may
wear a gown, saree, Kandyan saree, or an
Indian dress, but it is better if it
consonance with the cultural and ritual
events that may take place in the wedding
ceremony. A bride in a gown at a wedding
where a Poruwa ceremony takes place is
naturally odd. The dress may fit perfectly
to the bride & she may look gorgeous, but
the official photos would tell another
story.
You may
have seen some dazzling bridal dresses at
bridal fairs & dream of putting on such a
gorgeous dresses. My personal opinion is, a
bride should never compare to a, or be a
model. It is a beginning of a new life with
loads of expectations. It’s not only the
fashions that drive brides towards more body
exposing dresses, sometimes beauticians &
bridal dressers instruct them saying “It
comes only once in a life time”. My advice
is not to wear these kinds of dresses unless
you don’t mind preserving your purity.
Wedding is the ceremony that socializes your
marriage among relatives & friends,
therefore try to be as much as charming.
There
was an old rhyme that dates back to the time
of Queen Victoria and is often quoted
"Something old, something new, something
borrowed, something blue, and a silver
sixpence in her shoe”. This relate to
European culture and not essential for all
to follow.
Something old
Represents continuity with the bride's
family and the past, usually a ring or a
piece of jewellery that has been passed down
through the family from generation to
generation.
Something new
The
wearing of something new shows the bride is
looking to the future of her marriage. This
could be the wedding dress or the lingerie
worn under the dress.
Something borrowed
A token
borrowed from a happily married friend or
relative in the hope that some of their
happiness and good luck will be transferred
to the new couple. A piece of jewellery is
usually borrowed for the big day.
Something blue
The
colour blue is believed to come from the
Virgin Mary, who is often portrayed in a
blue robe, blue is a symbol of purity, most
often the something blue is the garter the
bride wears.
A silver sixpence in her shoe
A
Scottish tradition that actually started
with the bridegroom putting a sixpence in
his shoe to represent financial security and
future wealth. The custom these days though
is for the bride to have the sixpence in her
shoe.
- Gayan |
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