The Origins of Popular Wedding Traditions In our increasingly advanced world, weddings are one of the few events where beloved, old-fashioned traditions are openly celebrated. While now we consider many of these rituals or customs to be commonplace, many of these time-honored traditions have interesting historical origins. Some hail from the Victorian era, when…
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Chasing the Fairytale Wedding in 3 Simple Steps
Chasing the Fairytale Wedding in 3 Simple Steps Every woman – and some men – have dreamed of having a picture-perfect wedding day. If you are engaged and want to make your fairytale a reality, don’t stress. Planning a fairytale wedding can be easy and fun. While there are plenty of components that go into…
Wedding Ideas: The Rustic and Vintage Wedding
Weddings are events that are steeped in tradition. In fact, it’s difficult to celebrate one of these momentous occasions without including at least a few nostalgic nods to the past. Perhaps it’s for this reason that so many couples opt for a vintage wedding that has a rustic theme. From the attire to the wedding…
How to Make Your Wedding Dress Last Forever
How to Make Your Wedding Dress Last Forever Your wedding dress is often the most expensive and delicate garment you will ever own. While plenty of care is taken before the big day, after the honeymoon is over it can be easy to shove your gown to the back closet and completely forget about it.…
The Tradition of the Wedding Veil
The Tradition of the Wedding Veil A wedding veil is one of the most special accessories a woman can wear. Not only is it a fun and feminine accent, it also provides a touch of traditional elegance to every bridal look in a way that nothing else can. While today veils are simply for adornment,…
Holiday Gifts for the Bride-To-Be
There are many holidays ahead and if you’re anything like us, you’re probably already shopping for gifts for your relatives. If a girlfriend or close relative is getting married soon, this gives you a special reason to treat her to an extraordinary gift. Choosing a memorable gift with personal meaning is not an easy task.…
Victorian Wedding Fashion: Tradition and Preparation for the Ceremony Part II. Dress of the groom
The groom, like the bride, did not lag behind fashion and applied great care to his garb, referring to fashion magazines in search of a successful option. At the beginning of the Victorian era, the groom wore a frock coat of blue, dark red or burgundy color with a flower on the lapel. In 1865,…
Victorian Wedding Fashion: Tradition and Preparation for the Ceremony Part I. Dress of the bride
The Victorian wedding traditions that have developed during the reign of Queen Victoria have had a big impact on how they celebrate the wedding day to this day. It was a truly intense fashion period, still inspiring designers, brides, and, of course, needlewomen. The wedding day is the most significant event in the life of…
Dresses for bridesmaids: 4 charming ideas
For the bridesmaids, the dress is just as important as picking everything else for the bride because it brings everything together in a wedding. This outing is especially difficult because not every girl will look the same in a certain style or color, but Wardrobeshop.com knows at least 4 spectacular ideas so that your collaborative…
Mother of the Bride: It's Important!
When picking a bridal party, the dresses can mean just as much to the overall wedding as the cake. The mother of the bride dress can be a very important detail and adds to the brides’ beautiful day. (more…)