Showing posts with label wedding garb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding garb. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2009

Men's wedding dress from around the world

Fellas, I'm not ignoring you. I know the bride tends to be the focus, but it takes two people to make a wedding. Here are some things a groom might wear to his wedding.


A Barong Tagalog from the Philippines.



A Dashiki traditionally worn in West Africa



A Sherwani from India



A kilt is worn at Scottish weddings


And, no, gentlemen, I do not want to know what's under your kilt...

I have a new theme for next week - find out what it is on Monday.

-Kay

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Traditional Bridal garb

The last two days, I've written about different wedding traditions. One similarity to almost all customs is the bride's ornate dress. Here are some interesting and beautiful wedding gowns for brides from around the world



This is a Sari, worn in India



An AiDai from Vietnam



It's not a dress, but some Swedish Brides wear something like this; a Wedding Crown



This is a traditional African gown called Ashoke Buba



This is a cheongsam, worn by some brides in China.


These photos are making me wish (again) that I hadn't chosen a white gown for my own wedding. I love the vibrant colors, and I much prefer the bold, look-at-me attitude of the multi-hued gowns to the demure, virginal white dresses favored in America.

-Kay