Colored Wedding Gowns
Wedding Dresses and Their Traditions
There are many different traditions associated with wedding dresses but some of the most common and oldest ones are those to do with the actual colour of the wedding dresses.
You may not be aware but special wedding dresses were not actually worn until Victorian times. Up until this point, the wedding dresses were simply the best outfit that the bride owned.
It was Queen Victoria who launched the tradition of white wedding dresses. She decided that she preferred white to the traditional silver wedding dresses that previous royals had worn.
Of course white wedding dresses symbolise purity and virginity but many modern brides prefer to wear other colored wedding dresses.
There is an old rhyme that provides guidance to brides-to-be and is meant to help them decide on the most appropriate colors for wedding dresses:
Married in White, you have chosen right,
Married in Grey, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Blue, you will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Brown, you will live in the town,
Married in Pink, you spirit will sink.
The origins of this guide for wedding dresses are unclear but one of the funniest is associated with avoiding green wedding dresses.
Green is meant to be an unlucky colour and should be avoided when it comes to wedding dresses however it has deeper implications. Green wedding dresses are linked to grass stains and imply that the wearer has loose morals!
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Where can I find burgundy/wine colored wedding dresses on-line?
My fiancé and I are not very traditional people so we've decided to throw out most of the wedding traditions. The white wedding dress is one of the traditions that is being thrown out the window. Burgundy is my favorite color so I'm pretty set on having a burgundy/wine colored wedding dress. I've looked at bridesmaid dresses and they just won't cut it for me - I want it to really look like a wedding dress.
If I had more sewing experience, I would likely just make it. In fact, if I can't find something that I would be happy with, I will probably make an attempt at making it despite my lack of knowledge in this department. But that's a last resort kind of thing - I would really prefer to find one already made.
So, really, I have two questions which are associated...
Can anyone direct me to some web sites with burgundy/wine colored wedding gowns?
or, if not,
Can anyone give me information (book titles, web sites, just general tips) on how I could make my own wedding dress?
I have looked on ebay and most of the local shops only do more traditional wedding dresses. I have not tried the classified ads, however... thanks for the suggestion.
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Colored wedding gowns?
Does anyone know where I can find a blue wedding gowns online that I can look through? White and blue could work too, but I mostly want to see blue wedding gowns. Thank you.
LoL. To answer Sharon's question no I am not, I have 2 kids and I am already married, but we just went to the justice of the peace. We are getting our vows renewed at our 5th anniversary and will have a wedding ceremony like a traditional wedding.
Im in the USA
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