Pagan Wedding Dresses

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Your wedding dress should be an extension of your personal sense of style!

Your dress can also reflect your values, your culture, or your interests..

For the pagan bride, choosing a wedding dress is all about personal taste. Though there is no particular set style for your pagan wedding, pagan weddings are often associated with Wiccan or medieval traditions.

Whatever your sense of style, expressing yourself and letting your own fashion sense shine through is the best choice you can make!

Tying the Knot!

At a Wiccan wedding – or handfasting ceremony – colors like green, purple, and black often prevail. In a handfasting ceremony, the couple is literally tied together. The cord used to tie the couples hands together is always red, signifying passion, vitality, and love. You might choose to carry the red theme through into your dress as well.

Dresses are typically modest and draping, and are often paired with robes. Add flowers in your hair for a natural look. Bridal crowns, circlets, and head pieces are all excellent additions to your apparel.

Seasonal Celebrations

A Wiccan wedding is usually held at summer solstice or on Mayday, both times of the year when nature is at its most abundant!

Carry the theme of nature right through by wearing beautiful flowers on your head, in your hair, or sewn right into your dress for an ethereal look. Add elements of nature wherever you can to create a seamless look between you and your natural surroundings. If you are getting married outdoors, you will want to take the temperature into consideration. Choose something that you will feel comfortable in all day as you will likely be wearing it for hours on end.

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Style and Fit

You may choose an earthy dress made of organic material, such as cotton or hemp, to show your respect for the natural world. Look for soft lines, matte fabrics, and beautiful corsetry. Many pagans choose to wear fairly plain clothes such as long peasant skirts – you may wish to carry your daily look into your ceremonial wear.

Medieval Renaissance Gown

Many pagan brides choose to add a medieval theme to their ceremony. Choose crushed velvet or brocade, and stunning flared sleeves. Most medieval dresses feature some sort of corsetry, which can be embellished however you wish. Dresses can lace up in either or the front or the back. You can buy trims, brocade, ribbon, and other accent pieces online to jazz up any dress you already have!

Buying Your Dress

There are so many ways to find the perfect dress for you. When you are searching a specific style of gown, you can look online or at local boutiques. Talk to members of your community who might be able to give you some helpful tips about where to find ceremonial wear. If you live in a metropolitan area, there is likely a shop that specializes in just the sort of wedding dress you are looking for!

Remember, although marriage ceremonies often include a lot of tradition, you can make your own traditions when it comes to your wedding apparel. Whether your choose to embellish a dress you already own, find the perfect outfit online, or rent something from a renaissance shop, the sky is the limit! Be creative and go with your intuition to find the dress that is right for you.

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