Wedding Gowns & Bridal Gowns

While we’re on the subject of international wedding gowns, I thought I’d do a small feature on Indian bridal dresses. I’ve always loved the colorful fabrics of the traditional sari, but if you thought the sari was beautiful and elaborate, you should see Indian wedding dresses. Like the sari, they can be made out of all sorts of material – cotton blend, satin, crepe, georgette, silk, and other luxurious fabrics. The difference is that they are heavily embellished with beads, sequins, rhinestones, and Swarovski crystals. Indian wedding dresses are usually red, but the bride can pretty much choose whatever color she wants.

What I’m going to show you today is a collection of Indian bridal dresses by designer Ritu Beri. They’re not so much traditional Indian bridal dresses as Western evening gowns made with luxurious Indian fabrics. Definitely not for brides who don’t want to stand out on their wedding day!

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Let’s turn our eyes to the East for a change and get inspired by the colorful wedding garb of Korean brides – the hanbok. The hanbok is not actually a Korean wedding dress per se; rather, it refers to the traditional Korean costume. There are many different kinds of hanbok, which are classified according to their purposes – everyday hanbok, ceremonial hanbok, and special hanbok. Ceremonial hanbok are worn for formal occasions like a child’s first birthday or a bride’s wedding day, while special hanbok are for government officials and shaman. Obviously, since this is a wedding blog, I’ll be showing you some gorgeous bridal hanbok I just found on the internet.

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Artist Lukka Sigurdardottir took unusual wedding dresses to the next level when she made this edible wedding dress (or wearable wedding cake, if you will). The question nobody dared to ask: how is the bride supposed to move and walk around?

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Some brides are lucky enough to get away with buying cheap wedding dress on eBay, but most of us have to spend an arm and a leg to have our dream dress (or something really close to it) made. Hopefully, the three most expensive wedding dresses of 2009 might make you feel better about the amount you spent. While these dresses were made for high-end marketing stunts rather than an actual bride, but you have to wonder what it’d be like to walk down the aisle in one of these. Here they are, in ascending order.

Peacock feather wedding dress
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This elaborate ball gown is made entirely out of 2009 peacock feathers. Made by 8 craftsmen in the span of just two months, the dress was launched at the Wedding Culture Expo in Nanjing, China on March 28. The number of feathers used is supposed to represent the unveiling of the Chinese year 2009. Aside from the extravagant peacock feathers, the dress is also embellished with 60 Hetian jades and is worth USD 1.4 million.

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Most brides imagine themselves getting married in a white wedding dress layered with tulle and taffeta. Some brides want to walk down the aisle in an authentic vintage wedding dress or a designer dress. But Julia Howe wanted a wedding dress that lights up. She was attracted to the fusion of industrial technology and fashion, and wanted a dress that reflected this without losing the traditional elegance of a wedding.

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