Wedding Outfits

Different countries wear different outfits for their weddings. Each country has their particular wedding gear. Usually, this is also the country’s formal wear.

For example, in most of Europe and the US, the men wear a wedding suit. Usually it is made from a light colored fabric, possibly grey though it can also be blue or black. The gentlemen are given a sprig of flowers to wear on his lapel to relieve the formality of the suit.

The bride usually wears a floor length formal dress. It is usually colored white and is worn with a veil or with a hat and flowers. The entourage gets to wear formal gowns in colors following the theme of the wedding.

In Russia, the brides don’t buy or rent their dresses. They usually make it themselves since sewing is a skill that the women are proud of. The style varies from bride to bride but it is still white. The men wear white or pale colored suits as do his attendants. The ladies wear formal gowns of colors matching the chosen wedding theme.

In Asia, the outfits differ from country to country. For example, the Japanese have traditional kimonos for weddings. The males wear a black kimono top with striped pants. The bride wears the Uchikake r traditional wedding gown with a Tsuno Kakushi hood. The hood is supposed to cover her horns, showing that she will be obedient to her husband.

In the Philippines the men wear the Barong Tagalog, a very comfortable outfit made from pinya or jusi over a white shirt. The bride and her entourage usually follows western tradition and wears a white gown and veil.

In India, the outfits change depending on the region. In northern India, the groom may wear a sherwani with a churidar pyjama or a bandha gala suit or a western style suit. In the south, they too may choose to wear the western three piece suit or the traditional veshti (dhoti) and kurta. To shield their face from the evil eye, the groom wears a turban adorned with a sehera, a veil of flowers.

The ladies on the other hand wear a sari. In India, white is considered a color of mourning. Thus it is a color to avoid. The color they wear is red for their nuptials. Their bridal wear is elaborate and colorful.

Like India, the Chinese wedding color is red though the bride doesn’t normally wear it. Nowadays, the couple wears a western style gown and suit, as do their attendants. The bridesmaids are all gowned in red since this is the color of wealth and happiness.

No matter what outfits they wear though, the point of the ceremony does not change. It is about a couple becoming one. It is the merging of two people.

It is also a fashion event. This is the one day of the year that the bride and groom gets to be the star of the show (assuming they aren’t fashion models or famous actors).