| If you want a truly unique bridal dress on your | | | | on your wedding day! |
| wedding day, you can look for inspirations from | | | | The Scottish Tartan |
| the wedding attire of different cultures. You can | | | | Fortunately for you, The Scottish bridal dress is |
| veer away from the traditional white gown, the | | | | traditionally white or cream. However, you can |
| trendy strapless bodice, the long veil, and the | | | | add touches of tartan to your dress - tartan |
| seed pearls and embroidery of your peers' | | | | ribbons on your bouquet, tartan trimmings, tartan |
| wedding gowns. Of course, you will need a certain | | | | shawl, or a tartan waist sash. This livens up an |
| unorthodox spirit to carry out your inspired bridal | | | | otherwise all-white ensemble with tradition |
| dress plus a husband who will cater to your | | | | particularly when your family or that of your |
| whims. If he is of the culture you borrowed your | | | | husband's has Scottish origins. |
| inspiration from, then better for you! | | | | Or if you do not want a tartan, you can always |
| The Indian Sari | | | | have Celtic knot work embroidered on your |
| You have seen a sari worn by Indian beauty | | | | wedding gown to symbolize eternal love. At the |
| queens like Aishwarya Rai. You cannot deny how | | | | very least, you have ancient patterns with |
| these flowing garments emphasize feminine grace | | | | meanings instead of the customary flowers and |
| and attributes while leaving plenty to the | | | | leaves. |
| imagination. Add in colorful threads and | | | | The Hispanic Heritage |
| embellishments and you have one head-turning | | | | If you are of Hispanic heritage, the tradition about |
| dress! | | | | wearing something borrowed takes on a different |
| For Indian weddings, the traditional colors are red | | | | meaning. Your wedding dress might very well be |
| and white that symbolizes fertility, wealth and | | | | the wedding dress of your mother and your |
| purity. Instead of an all-white bridal dress, you can | | | | grandmother, with a few revisions to suit your |
| inject touches of red - a ribbon or hem | | | | bodily measurements. This reflects your pride of |
| embroidery perhaps. If you want to take it one | | | | family, a trait highly valued in Hispanic societies. |
| step further, you can design a sari-inspired | | | | The Spanish traditional wedding gown represents |
| wedding gown. You would have dispensed of stiff | | | | a radical departure from the customary white of |
| petticoats and restraining corsets and just be | | | | Western weddings. The Spanish bride wears a |
| comfortable during the wedding ceremony and | | | | black gown and a lacy mantilla veil to symbolize |
| the reception. | | | | her devotion to her husband until death. If you |
| The Irish Blue | | | | choose a Spanish-influenced gown vis-...-vis color, |
| The traditional Irish bridal dress is blue, which | | | | you do not need to despair. You can sew in |
| symbolizes purity. Lest you think that it should be | | | | ribbons of yellow, blue and red into your lingerie or |
| green since it is the color of Ireland, it is actually | | | | infuse touches of these colors into your gown. |
| considered bad luck for the bride to wear green. | | | | Of course, when you do choose a foreign |
| (Thus, if invited to an Irish wedding, avoid wearing | | | | influence as inspiration for your bridal dress, do |
| green, too) | | | | not make the mistake of turning it into a |
| You can wear a blue-hued dress, if you want. | | | | hodgepodge of clashing ideas. You want a timeless |
| Better yet, you can always use the finest Irish | | | | appeal with a traditional touch to your wedding |
| lace in your wedding gown. Not only do you go | | | | gown! |
| haute couture, you also have an exquisite dress | | | | |