Articles on Weddings | Topics: weddings, wedding
by Jill Quinn
The very fact that people regularly pass on wedding bridal gowns to the next generation tells you something about the tradition of weddings in our culture. It is refreshing to know that, while so many things change in our society, some things stay the same. Although some people like to get the latest fashion in bridal wedding gowns, many people treasure antique wedding dresses above all else. It gives a sense of continuity to families, and brings back old memories of previous wedding and forgotten ancestors. Although wedding bridesmaid dresses are seldom ever used in other wedding parties, many people believe that bridal dresses get better with age. In reality, however, it is not so simple.
When I was planning my wedding ceremony with my wife, she was very excited about inheriting a wedding bridal gown from her mother. It had been in their family for generations, and my wife loved anything traditional. Although in many ways she is a very modern woman, she loves old clothing, antique furniture, and other things that have the feeling of antiquity. She had never seen her mother's wedding bridal gown, but she had a clear picture of it in her head.
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It is told that some divorcees, elated by their freedom, pause on leaving the courthouse to kiss a front pillar, or even walk to the Truckee to hurl their wedding rings into the river; but boys who recover the rings declare they are of the dime-store variety, and accuse the throwers of fraudulent practices.
| —Administration in the State of Neva, U.S. public relief program. Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State (The WPA Guide to Nevada) |
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Unfortunately, that clear picture didn't really adequately reflect the appearance of wedding bridal gowns that have been locked in closets for several decades. She had no idea what kind of shape that wedding bridal gown was in, and had no way of anticipating it. You see, no one had opened the closet for years and looked inside. They had all assume that it would perfectly preserve all of the clothes within, but they were wrong. They all looked much worse for wear, particularly those dresses that had been in the family for several generations. Despite her wishes, my wife now had to go shopping for wedding bridal gowns.
This actually turned into a great opportunity for her. I was surprised at how quickly she got over the ruined wedding dress and got into picking out her own. She would spend hours looking at it photos of wedding bridal gowns on the Internet, trying to choose just the right one. Although it took her a while, it was fun to see her get so excited about it. I have to say that the dress that she picked out looked even more beautiful than her grandmother's dress had in the old wedding photos, and certainly better than it looks now!
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