Getting It All Out of My System

Getting It All Out of My System

November 21st, 2009 @ 4:00 pm by Mrs. Spaniel
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Here are a bunch of lovely bridal outfits from Bargello, all made in Pakistan. They range from around $1,600 to about $2,200, and probably weigh about a thousand pounds each! I’m not really into the red and gold people usually associate with South Asian weddings, as you can probably tell.

I was really considering something along these lines, but I started to chill out a bit because it’s more than a little scary to order a $2,000 dress I’ve never laid eyes on in person before, and, as much as I love these looks, I’m just not sure that they are true to my personal style.

I wonder what my bridesmaids would wear, though, if I did… would I have them in saris? What would Mr. Spaniel wear?

If you wore cultural dresses in your wedding, did your wedding party follow suit?

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30 Responses to “Getting It All Out of My System”

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JuneBride_26June2010 (message) 1,739 posts, Bumble bee

I actually saw a beautiful dress the other night on “say yes to the dress”. The bride was having a multi-cultural indian wedding and she ended up buying a “normal” white wedding gown but had it dyed the most beautiful shade of red. Would that be an option?

11/21/09 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

@JuneBride_26June2010: It’s an idea, but I think I like the patterns in these lenghas more than just the idea of having a colorful dress. If I were to dye a dress, say, mint green, it’d just be a mint green dress, whereas the first lengha has a different shape and heavy silver embroidery on several different kinds of fabric. Plus there’s the risk of ruining an expensive dress.

11/21/09 @ 4:28 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Bear Cub (message) 1,566 posts, Bumble bee

those dresses are SO BEAUTIFUL!
Esp love the teal dress & lavender dress!
Maybe the BMs could wear accenting color dresses to match-ish with the subtle colors in one of those pretty pretty dresses? so pretty!

11/21/09 @ 5:08 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Bear Cub (message) 1,566 posts, Bumble bee

so so pretty too!
http://www.bargelloshop.com/Light+Gray+Kezia-290-Bridal+Wear-107-4011.htm

11/21/09 @ 5:13 pm (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

@Mrs. Bear Cub: Oh wow, I don’t think I ever saw that one! Gorgeous!

11/21/09 @ 5:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh my goodness! Those are so gorgeous. I love the top two.

11/21/09 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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Minutiae (message) 2,296 posts, Buzzing bee

They’re all so amazing! I feel like traditional western wedding dresses aren’t worth the price, but you can tell with those that they’re worth every penny! So rich and ornate.

11/21/09 @ 5:55 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

They are all so gorgeous! I love the subtle colors, and the drapery is just incredible.

11/21/09 @ 6:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Rainbow (message) 1,535 posts, Bumble bee

Gorgeous! I love the top left & bottom right!

11/21/09 @ 6:27 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

Gracious, those are BEAUTIFUL! I wish I had some kind of culture to fall back on, because I would wear these in about 2 seconds flat. They’re GORGEOUS!

11/21/09 @ 6:27 pm (reply)

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hisbunny (message) 767 posts, Busy bee

I love the top left!!! I would go for it! Beautiful! and the bridesmaids could wear a floor length traditional dress, or a sari.

11/21/09 @ 6:40 pm (reply)

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Miss Ramen (message) 354 posts, Helper bee

I looooove South Asian weddings - they’re always so beautiful! I posted a while back about a friend’s wedding and their entire bridal party wore Indian wedding garb. It looked amazing!

11/21/09 @ 8:17 pm (reply)

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RecessionistaBride (message) 5,018 posts, Bee Keeper

So pretty!! If I was in a bridal party where the bride was wearing such a beautiful gown from her South Asian heritage… I’d be begging for a saris!

11/21/09 @ 8:25 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

Those dresses are incredible!

11/21/09 @ 8:46 pm (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

These dresses are beautiful! I think it would be great to have your BM in saris if you wore a traditonal lehgna.

11/21/09 @ 9:19 pm (reply)

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mary

those dresses are gorgeous! i like the purple one, but the baby blue one is also awesome…

11/21/09 @ 9:40 pm (reply)

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slicey19 (message) 2,844 posts, Sugar bee

I you go that route, I think your BMs would be happy to wear saris. I know I would, those dresses are so pretty and detailed.

11/22/09 @ 4:48 am (reply)

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ms. masala

I wore an ornate sari for the ceremony, and my bridesmaids wore simpler saris. Each sari was a slightly different shade of deep pink or purple. (I got them all at a shop in Jaipur). My friends looked beautiful, and since none of them had ever worn a sari before, it was pretty exciting. They did a great job!

11/22/09 @ 11:28 am (reply)

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