Archive for October, 2010
The bridesmaid tradition was actually started way back in ancient days. Bridesmaid’s original role was to dress in identical bridesmaid dresses and identical to the bride’s wedding dress. This was to protect the bride from the evil spirits or would be suitors by confusing them on who was actually the bride.
The tradition of having bridesmaids is still around today. The only difference is that the bridesmaids dresses, even though they are still identical in most cases, are different from the bride’s wedding gown.
Going casual has grown in popularity in the last few years. So has the definition of casual. In the past, going casual meant something like jeans and tee or some other knock around comfy clothing. You just never wore casual attire for many, what we refer to as, dressy events. Women wore dresses and hats to church and men wore suits and ties. Casual was only worn in weddings when the wedding was a private ceremony or such.
Today’s definition of casual is entirely different. The casual wedding dress can be anything from a mini dress to a full length dress. The unfrillyness of the dress and the type of fabric can determine how casual it is. Many brides are choosing this casual look today for many reasons. This is the type of dress you can continue to wear after the wedding. The price of the dress is much lower than the normal wedding dress. The bridesmaids dresses can be worn after the wedding event so as the bridesmaid will benefit by her investment.
A lot of today’s semi formal events are being labeled as semi casual. Now, whatever that means, I do not know. It seems to me like there is a lot gray matter in between the two.
Not only in the US, but in Europe as well, plus size clothing sales have taken a broad jump from the twentieth century. Average weight of women in the US is between 145 and 150 pounds. The average size of dress for women in the UK averages from size 14 to size 16.
“With the rise for the demand for the plus sizes, today’s market has risen to the need. There are numerous markets for the plus sizes, whether it be for the plus size wedding dress or just nice casual clothes. Within a few short years, the opportunity for purchasing plus size garments will be more plentiful than for buying regular size garments.
This does not mean that we should not be more health conscious about our weight, we still need to watch how and what we eat and try to shed those extra pounds before they build up.
Theme weddings are getting more popular. If you have ever seen the movie “27 Dresses, Katherine Heigl plays the part of a woman who has been a bridesmaid 27 times and she had a bridesmaid dress for the theme of each wedding. Themes can be fun and tend to express the true you.
A lot of weddings are centered around a theme of whatever season the wedding is in. Springtime weddings can be themed with pastel colors and lots of spring flowers. Summertime wedding ceremonies are great outdoors, unless it is in a rainy season or very hot. There are endless theme possibilities for a summer wedding. Of course Autumn weddings, being my favorite season, can be the most impressive of all season themes. You have an array of deep colors to choose for your bridesmaid dresses as well as your own wedding dress. And last, but certainly not least, that very popular winter wedding has an endless number of themes for that all important event….YOUR WEDDING.
You might want to choose the theme for your wedding and then choose your date accordingly.
The origin of the white wedding dress is thought to have started with Anne of Brittany for her wedding with Louis VII of France. Up until then, women wore their Sunday Best for their wedding gown. They often wore red or yellow. During biblical times, a blue wedding dress was the most often chosen color. This color was thought to symbolize purity.
During early Roman times, white symbolized joy and celebration. In the last century, the white dress symbolized purity, and today it symbolizes happiness.
Thus we have the White Wedding Dress.