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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 it is 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. Likewise there are
certain dos & undo’s that the bride & her parents & groom
should consider on choosing
bridal wear.
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. I am adding below since it
delivers good thoughts for a lifestyle.
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.
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Gayan
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