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Indian brides in Western countries often wear the sari at the wedding ceremony and change into traditional Indian wear afterwards lehnga , choli , etc. A Japanese wedding usually involves a traditional pure white kimono for the formal ceremony, symbolizing purity and maidenhood. The bride may change into a red kimono for the events after the ceremony for good luck. The Javanese people of Indonesia wear a kebaya , a traditional kind of blouse, along with batik. In the Philippines , variations of the Baro't saya adapted to the white wedding tradition are considered to be wedding attire for women, along with the Barong Tagalog for men.
Various tribes and Muslim Filipinos don other forms of traditional dress during their respective ceremonies. The indigenous peoples of the Americas have varying traditions related to weddings and thus wedding dresses. A Hopi bride traditionally had her garments woven by the groom and any men in the village who wished to participate. The garments consisted of a large belt, two all-white wedding robes, a white wedding robe with red stripes at top and bottom, white buckskin leggings and moccasins, a string for tying the hair, and a reed mat in which to wrap the outfit. This outfit also served as a shroud, since these garments would be necessary for the trip through the underworld.
A Pueblo bride wore a cotton garment tied above the right shoulder, secured with a belt around the waist. In the traditions of the Delaware , a bride wore a knee-length skirt of deerskin and a band of wampum beads around her forehead. Except for fine beads or shell necklaces, the body was bare from the waist up.
If it was a winter wedding, she wore deerskin leggings and moccasins and a robe of turkey feathers. Her face was painted with white, red and yellow clay. The tribes of Northern California which include the Klamath , the Modoc and the Yurok had a traditional bridal dress woven in symbolic colors: Turquoise and silver jewelry were worn by both the bride and the groom in addition to a silver concho belt.
Jewelry was considered a shield against evils including hunger, poverty and bad luck. Detail from The Marriage by Nicolo da Bologna , s. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark 's wedding dress, The Royal Armoury in Sweden. Marriage of Napoleon I and Marie Louise. Wishram North American Indian bride around Bride in a wedding dress, Podhale , the Tatra Mountains.
Bangladeshi bride in formal matrimonial Sari. Bride at a Nikah ceremony wearing typical South Asian red head covering and jewellery. A Nepali bride in wedding dress. Wedding dresses and other Asian couture in London. Taiwanese couple dressed Western-style for keepsake photos in the park, Opulent wedding dress of Soraya Esfandiary , created by Christian Dior. Patricia Nixon Cox with her father Richard Nixon , From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see wedding dress disambiguation and gown disambiguation.
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Reenactment of the royal wedding ceremony of King Gojong and Queen Myeongseong. Indian Hindu bride in red Sari. Indian Christian bride in white Sari. A bride in , wearing a dress reflecting the styles of the time. Retrieved 21 November Her favourite dress colours were white and black which symbolised purity.
I absolutely loved it! Aug 04, Erin rated it liked it Shelves: How would it get to them? What kind of women would they be? How would their love stories end? Is it possible for the dress to fit them all?
Rachel Hauck provides a modern day Christian romance that made me believe in the magic of this story. A totally endearing story from beginning to end. This is officially one of my all time favorite books! View all 7 comments. May 17, Kimberly rated it it was ok. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
While I did like this underlying premise of the book There is the whole "magical negro trope" represented by Taffy, the black dress maker. She appears, makes this magical dress of which the entire novel is centered that transends time, and of course imparts her "wisdom" on Emily about the courage she is going to need to make the right decision as to which While I did like this underlying premise of the book She appears, makes this magical dress of which the entire novel is centered that transends time, and of course imparts her "wisdom" on Emily about the courage she is going to need to make the right decision as to which person to marry.
Then becasue apparently no novel set the south can be without this element there is the great white savior trope. OF COURSE the author had to mention serveral times how Emily fought for the rights of the convict workers and how "brave" she was for being the first white women to wear a wedding dress made by a person of color, with no mention of the danger or sacrifice of Taffy.
Its always about how "revoluntionary" white people are when it comes to race issues. By the time I read that Emily was arrested for breaking Jim Crow laws but Taffy got away without punishment in , i had already made up my mind this book should stay firmly on the purely fiction shelf. Jul 12, Casey rated it it was amazing. With four stories to weave into one, I thought parts of the plot would feel lacking, but quite the contrary. I wanted to spend more time with these characters, but not because I felt I needed to know them better, but because they become a close part of my life in such a short time.
I loved the little quirks of dialogue, character depth and portrayal and the seamless weaving of all these stories as though one large and gorgeous tapestry. Being a hopeless romantic, the thought of one dress, always fitting the bride with no altering left me just a bit light in the chest. But it was the stories of these woman that moved my heart.
But the story trumps all. And one that will find a most fitting place on my keeper shelf. This review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers through Litfuse for my copy to review. Dec 26, Obsidian rated it it was ok Shelves: My own fault for buying this book without double-checking the genre. I have to be in the mood to read Christian romance. Most of it doesn't float my boat at all. This one was distracting with the asides to prayers and seeking out God. It didn't feel organic to the story at all.
Coupled with two boring characters with the same voice I was not in the mood to continue the book. The characters I read were Charlotte present day character and Emily living in taking place in Birmingham. I think My own fault for buying this book without double-checking the genre. I think that if the story had managed to flow between the present and past much better I could have stayed engaged. Instead everytime the story shifted I felt like I was hitting a mental brick wall and it would take me forever to get back into the story.
I finally just gave up at page 72 and moved onto another book. Dec 31, Roxanne rated it did not like it Shelves: I blame myself for this one. I jumped into this because I saw it was on sale for the Nook, checked Goodreads and the rating was fairly high, and thought the plot looked interesting. If I had researched a bit more, I would have probably discovered that this was VERY religious in nature and wasn't at all the historical fiction that I thought it was going to be. This read like a Duggar wrote it and I don't mean that in a good way at all. I'm not against Christian novels when they are presented that I blame myself for this one.
I'm not against Christian novels when they are presented that way and when the plot stands on its own example - I love the Mitford series , but this book was all about weak women trying to find the right guy. Well, got my worst book of the year taken care of early, I guess! View all 5 comments.
Dec 18, Gwendolyn Gage rated it it was amazing Shelves: This charming romance blends both Contemporary and Historical through unique characters spanning a hundred years. Meet Charlotte, a wedding boutique owner who takes pride and pleasure in helping brides find that special dress that will make them feel like a princess on their wedding day, but flounders when it comes to her own upcoming wedding. Meet Emily, a suffrage supporter trying to please her family and society, and losing her identity, freedom, and shot at happiness in the process.
The Weddi This charming romance blends both Contemporary and Historical through unique characters spanning a hundred years. The Wedding Dress is beautifully written in a style that sang to my internal editor. Every scene had purpose and moved the story forward, and though the pace was slower than what I prefer, it was ideal for Contemporary Romance.
Kudos to the author for such a fantastic ending, one I didn't see coming until well into the book--a perfect example of how to do a HEA happily ever after mixed with that "unknown" element readers crave. Only one other author was able to surprise me at the end, and both surprises came about because the author broke out of the mold other CBA authors rarely stray from.
The one thing that grated was Emily's determination to please others, even at the cost of closing her eyes to obvious truth. I wanted to scream at her and shake some sense into her--maybe because I have people-pleasing tendencies myself--and if it weren't for a connection with Charlotte, I might have stopped reading the book altogether. But by the end, I wanted to hug Emily and commend her for her courage, lol. It's a talented author that can breathe life and real personalities into imaginary characters, and Hauck wowed me with her ability to redeem Emily and turn her into a true heroine.
I loved the man who dressed in purple, and the supernatural element that surrounded his character. More and more CBA books seem to be incorporating a thread of the supernatural, and I love it! Feb 10, Staci rated it really liked it Shelves: Main character Charlotte is living in today's world with all its modern conveniences and technology.
Secondary character Emily lived during the early s. Despite the large time span, both women went through a journey to find their true love. The wedding dress that bound Charlotte and Emily together was a representation of God's love. This was a lovely novel about love. A perfect Valentine Month read. My gratitude to the author for an autographed copy of The Wedding Dress. I was Beautiful story. I was not required to write a review and the opinions expressed are my own. Apr 29, Glenajo rated it it was amazing Shelves: Brought Me to Tears Charlotte owns a wedding dress boutique, and has a true gift for finding the perfect dress for every bride that comes her way, that is except herself.
Somehow, she just cannot move forward with her wedding plans, so she visits a local historical estate for peace and quiet, but instead discovers they are having an antique sale to raise money for the foundation. She finds herself bidding on a trunk, then discovers that it holds a beautiful wedding gown, thus she begins a journey Brought Me to Tears Charlotte owns a wedding dress boutique, and has a true gift for finding the perfect dress for every bride that comes her way, that is except herself.
She finds herself bidding on a trunk, then discovers that it holds a beautiful wedding gown, thus she begins a journey to discover who owned the gown before even though it appears unworn. Her journey takes her through one hundred years, connecting her life to this who lived gone before and opening her eyes to her own choices. The beginning gave the impression that this book is a simple romance, but it proved to be so much more. Reading about the struggles and the lives of those who wore the dress made me smile and cry as the women found their way to the man that God had chosen for them, along the way growing in faith and hope.
Received Galley from NetGalley. Apr 04, Stefanie rated it it was amazing. I so very much loved this beautiful story. The back and forth between the present and the past of made the story that much sweeter. I haven't read anything by Rachel Hauck before, but she penned this story beautifully. I'd definitely read more from her! A wedding dress tying four women together over a span of years. Definitely a tale worth reading! Sep 28, Kathy rated it it was amazing Shelves: Clean, Christian fiction but not overly preachy.
May 11, Lan rated it it was ok. Some caveats before I get into the meat of this review: It just depends what you're into. I'll start with the negative: To me, Christian fiction seems to be one of Some caveats before I get into the meat of this review: To me, Christian fiction seems to be one of two things: Don't ask me to explain it. This definitely falls into the overbearingly sentimental romance genre. It fills all the stereotypes and all the cliches. None of the characters are particularly deep -- yet have supposedly deep faith -- and the relationships seem equally shallow.
The premise is interesting, but hampered by holes in the plot. There are some things that are never really explained, for example: Daniel Ludlow rides a horse into a church and suffers no consequences? Nor does the horse have any difficulties with this? Emily stays with Philip up to the very end, even though he's cheating on her, with no real explanation other than he's hot?
This last point is the most difficult for me to swallow. Emily is strongwilled and says repeatedly that she a doesn't want to be with someone who's not in love with her, and b is in love with Daniel, not Philip. But Philip is hot and naturally the happy ending can't happen until the end, so she has to stay with Philip because it is the only way the plot works -- even though this is incongruous with her entire character.
The author could have used a million other reasons for why a relationship between Daniel and Emily could not be, but instead they chose a very weak -- and frankly, uninteresting -- reason. This reason is such a weak plot device that it creates inconsistencies not only in Emily's character but also in the characters of her parents. The other problem with Philip is that the novel sets him up as this huge cad for stepping out on his intended, and the problem is simply resolved with a few terse lines from Emily.
She dismisses his infidelity and essentially gives him permission to be with Emmeline, so I suppose we are meant to assume that those two work out 'happily ever after' even though his parents have forbidden the relationship and threatened to disinherit him. But I suppose that just goes away once Emily has spoken. On a side note, the disinheritance threat seems to come out of absolutely nowhere, like a deus ex machina. For a novel that's definitely trying to make a point about the sanctity of love, a complete failure to address infidelity seems counterproductive.
My other main concern with this novel is one that can be applied to in my experience this entire genre. Why do we, as Christians, produce so much fiction 'for women' that is exactly the same as regular romantic fiction, minus the sex and plus some lyrics from worship songs? Can't we do any better? Is there nothing else Christian women care about? This is the 21st century, and Christian fiction still acts like women are only interested in getting married and having children, which is not even Biblical both Jesus and Paul say it's better to stay single if you can so don't tell me it's our 'job' as Christians to have babies.
For that matter, why is getting married and having children treated as the ultimate goal for all Christians, regardless of gender? Tim has to give up his unreligious love of motocross to be truly devoted to Charlotte and raise a family. I don't buy that. As a Christian, there is nothing we should love more than God, and we should definitely love each other more than things or hobbies, and I think the author wants us to think Tim gives up motocross for God, but that's not what the plot or the characters actually say: I think the criticisms I've seen from non-Christians on this book, that it's too preachy or that all the characters have the same viewpoint because they're all Christian are somewhat valid points.
The problem for me when reading Christian fiction I haven't read a lot, mind you, because most of it sucks is that everyone's faith seems too easy. I think a lot of us Christians can live in a vacuum: To that end, the complaint that every character in this book is a Christian is pretty invalid: As human beings, we gravitate towards people who think like us because we share commonalities and understand each others goals.
It's a lot easier for a Christian to understand wanting to follow God and the Bible than a non-Christian who doesn't have the same background knowledge. That said, however, no one in this genre really seems to struggle with their faith, which is a very real thing that happens to Christians all the time. Once in my life, I'd like to see a real, down to earth, boots on the ground approach to Christian fiction.
Sure, there are times in our faith journeys that can only be described in cheesy, Christian-ese terms, but there's also parts that are dark and angry, where we rail and yell and even swear at God sometimes. I just feel that this type of novel is only useful to a generally content Christian. It's not going to push you to go outside your comfort zone, it's not going to make you feel like you've been in the same rock-bottom valley as the characters, it's just nice and everything works out nice because God's in control.
But I think it's dishonest as Christians to assume that everything will always be our definition of good, just because God's in control: One final, minor pet peeve: I swear the word is on every page. And if it's not, then we have to hear about 'Tim's handsome face' or 'Daniel's silky brown hair and soft eyes' or 'Emily's perfect figure' or how she's the most beautiful girl in Birmingham. We get it, they're hot. Do we really need to be reminded on every. I'm not going to lie, I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if I had realized going in how much of a suspension of disbelief it would require.
I think a lot of Christian fiction goes for a realism approach and I shouldn't have expected that with this. That said, I don't think unrealistic storytelling is a con. If it was, fantasy as a genre wouldn't be nearly so popular. So if you're willing to take this with a huge helping of salt, you can handle the more outlandish parts of the plot.
I also appreciated the places where the novel decided not to pull punches. I appreciate the fact that the characters watch secular television or enjoy secular music, because, let's face it, a lot of us prefer the popular over the sacred when it comes to entertainment. I also appreciate that Charlotte mentions listening to both Michael Buble and Jesus Culture, because I think a lot of Christians have a music library that's a whole mess of secular and religious.
I also found it refreshing that it doesn't demonize the secular choices. I did not appreciate being beat over the head with the 'no sex before marriage' commandment -- it was obvious through the characters actions and could have been merely shown, rather than told, especially since this is intended for Christian audiences like??? It would have improved the quality of writing a lot. But that said, I do appreciate Emily's blatant jab at rape culture, short-lived though it is. I think Christians can be incredibly Victorian in their approach to sex and absolutely refuse to talk about it, rather than acknowledging that talking about it can actually be healthy and helpful , especially considering how many rules we have about it.
The main pro is, however, the fact that it's just a feel-good book. If this is the genre you're into, then this book is great for you. I know I said earlier that the Christian tendency to paint everything as 'good' again, our human definition of good belies the fact that God's 'good' is not always our 'good'. But I also think there is a time and place to simply be reminded of God's love for us, and that he does send some of us incredible blessings sometimes, and storytelling is one of the best ways to share that reminder. I just wish us Christian women had a better medium for it than the seemingly endless stream of incredibly similar romance novels that keep appearing on the shelves of Christian bookstores.
Romance and hot husbands aren't the only blessings God gives us ladies. Overall, I didn't hate it as much as I though I would, but it does suffer from a weak combination of plotting and characterization, inconsistent characterization, and it uses every single genre cliche it possibly can. But hey, cliches aren't all bad, and if Christian romance is your thing, read this novel. There is so much I loved about this book. First, I really enjoyed the dual timeline. It was so well done and kept the suspense going for both stories.
I also loved how the characters didn't talk the same way depending on the era. The dialogues felt appropriate for the time period. It's one of my favorite aspects about The Wedding Dress, because I really felt like I travelled back in time every time the story would jump back to I also really appreciated that Charlotte was smart.
I've read books were I felt the author had to make his or her main character dumb to keep the mystery going. I'm talking about those books were the reader has figured everything out midway through the book while the main character is still in the dark. She had the same guesses as I did, and the mystery didn't feel forced.
I had no idea how the story would unfold until the very end. I loved the romance and the mystery and the wonderful cast of characters. I found a new favorite author. This is definitely a must read for all Christian fiction fans out there! Feb 23, Sarah rated it really liked it. An amazing love story I know this book has not been release yet, but I had won a copy of it on facebook and the minute I got it I could not put it down. The book is not just about a wedding dress but about a love story and how four amazing lives were touched by a dress. The story also talks about the struggle of a each young women trying to make a choice that will impact there lives as well as the lives of others around them.
God uses a time in each young women's life to show his love for them, t An amazing love story I know this book has not been release yet, but I had won a copy of it on facebook and the minute I got it I could not put it down. God uses a time in each young women's life to show his love for them, that with some it takes years to figure out and with others only a short time. Now the story being about 4 young women you may think it will be hard to keep up with but how ever that is not the case Rachel has done an amazing job and telling each story and having each story make an impact. God continues to work through each women and allow her story to be told and her life to be touch in the story, I do however suggest that you keep a box of tissues around though because this story can and will impact you as you read it.
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did Jan 05, Beth Vogt rated it it was amazing. I fell in love with Rachel Hauck's novel The Wedding Dress from the opening line and finished reading the last page with tears in my eyes. I'd anticipated reading this book for many months, and Hauck didn't disappoint me. She seamlessly wove together the stories of 4 women who are brought together by one wedding dress. Throughout the novel, Hauck highlights the importance of love, faith, choices, freedom and family. Hauck skillfully handles multiple POVs--and just when I'd decide which character I fell in love with Rachel Hauck's novel The Wedding Dress from the opening line and finished reading the last page with tears in my eyes.
Hauck skillfully handles multiple POVs--and just when I'd decide which character's story I liked the most, she'd pull me into another character's story and I couldn't decide!