Victorian Wedding Dresses

A "Semi-formal" wedding dress?

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:36:28 +0000

Hi, could you help me, please?

Our wedding will be in the evening, with the ceremony held at sunset.
Our ceremony venue is a victorian-looking chapel, not a cathedral church.
Our reception is a ballroom but not the "grand" ballroom.
We will be having fifty guests.
The food is…I don’t know? Semi-formal? We are paying for the finest beef and top shelf alcohol but are not having lobster or anything. The meal is to keep guests happy but will be served simply.
Guests will be attending in their Sunday Best, which will still be elegant but we want them to be comfortable.
Overall, we want something playful, but still formal enough to show respect to our elders.

So…what sort of dress would fit this venue? I’m a young lady with an eye for a ballgown, but I’m not sure if our wedding is suited for one? Are they for large guest list, black tie only? What traits make a dress "semi-formal" besides a chapel train? Is a semi-formal dress allowed to have beaded lace? Some sparkle? I don’t want to look like a fool. I have a beautiful dream of wearing an Eve of Milady gown but they look formal only. At the risk of sounding like a starry eyed child, I would like to look like a "princess" for one day…without embarrassing myself, that is.

Some facts about me.
I’m twenty-three years old.
My apprehensive nature is entirely on me. Our families and friends have been supportive of every decision.
We are paying for our own wedding, so no one besides my fiance has any "say"(suggestions are welcome; strong-arming is not) to what I wear.
My fiance is completely biased and thinks I’ll look good in anything, but has requested something "fluffy".

So…what do you think? Too formal? If not Eve of Milady, what dress would fit this venue, and be "fluffy"?
Help?
Just to clarify. We’re not having a Victorian themed wedding. We’re not really having a "theme" at all, just having things we like but want them to go well together. Thank you, though!

So…this is not too formal? I love it this but is this a black tie dress only?

http://bios.weddingbee.com/pics/101438/A_5.JPG

What about these?

http://dpnak.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/eve.gif

Are any of these appropriate? I’d be covering my shoulders for the ceremony.

masquerade wedding reception?

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:59:16 +0000

so my wedding is a black tie victorian themed event. you know, pearls, red roses, bride white and champagne colors. I love the whole elegant, victorian vibe. Howver, I also love things that are fun, so I was thinking that for my reception, It could be themed as this black tie masquerade! masquerades are super fun and sexy, and romantic. My only concern is that it would be difficult to make the transition from victorian wedding to masquerade. I also don’t want a costume/freaky mask masquerade, I want an old fashioned ball gowned elegant one. what do you think?
thank you all for the answers! i just want to clarify, the dress code for the wedding is black tie, so the guest wouldnt have to change, as they would already have on the appropriate clothing. I plan on keeping the masquerade elegant, and not costume like or theatrical, or over the top. My only concern is that it does not clash with the ambiance of the wedding. comments?

Victorian bridal wedding corsage ?????????

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:44:53 +0000

Why brides had corsages on their dresses in the past? Like in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s? What was the purpose of that?
Here are some examples:

http://weddingspinster.com/Godeys_Wedding_Costumes_(1850).html

Is it weird wanting to get married in my mum's wedding dress?

admin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:59:52 +0000

My fiance and I have decided we’re actually going to get married – we originally decided we would just get engaged and have a long engagement without actually intending to get married to keep his mother off our backs as she constantly went on and on about how we should get married.
Well I’ve wanted to get married in my late mum’s wedding dress for quite a while but many people including my fiance and father think I should get married in a different dress. My mum’s dress is old, it’s much older than she was because it’s made up of bits of my great grandmother’s dress, my grand mother’s dress and some new silk (well it was new at the time). Some parts of the dress are over 100 years old. It’s got sleeves made of victorian lace, and it’s close fitting at the top but the skirt puffs out a little at the hips. It’s really odd dress compared to many dresses you see these days. It’s not even pure white as it used to be because my father didn’t store it properly.

Should I get married in the dress or just buy my own new one?

Elegant debut theme ideas?

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:59:55 +0000

I’m throwing a debutante ball sometime next year in the Philippines, I live in California which is why I’m planning things waaay ahead of time.

I was wondering if anyone knows some good themes that go along with the vision I have for my debut? Because I don’t wanna just throw a debutante ball without like an official theme to it, I wanna stick to the elegant and upscale feel of debutante balls like how they are supposed to be, I just want a theme to go along with it.

Keep in mind:
- I want things to be really elegant, like chandeliers and my gown being long and white almost wedding-like with a train.
- There will be give or take 150-200 guests
- It’s a semi-formal event
- My venue has a sort of lace and chandeliers design and sort of Victorian feel to it, it has lots of gold and white molding accents and the entire venue itself is pure white except for some of those gold moldings
- I also want the guests to be wowed and something that will have such an upscale and elegant (nothing else to describe it) atmosphere to it, something people won’t easily forget.
- I’ve thought of winter wonderland, Parisian or Shakespearean theme, but what else is there?

What is a Victorian style Bridesmaid dress?

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:21:07 +0000

I’m getting married next year, and my fiance and I are going over ideas. He’s always wanted to wear a tail coat and top hat, and wants to stick all the groomsmen in something similar. We were thinking going Victorian style for the bridal party’s attire. I’ve found a great dress (that may prove difficult to attain but we’re working on that), but I’m trying to figure out what on earth I would put my bridesmaids in?

Help?
EDIT: I need something that will go well with this

http://www.weddingdresscentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/victorian-wedding-dresses1.jpg

victorian lilac and silver colors? Anyone have any pictures or ideas for these wedding colors?

admin — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:38:55 +0000

My wedding is in September and i was thinking about my bridemaids wearing Victorian Lilac dresses. different dresses all in the same color. Any one have pictures or ideas?

Ladies what do you think of this wedding dress?

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:56:22 +0000

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/victorian-lace-gothic-wedding-dress-gown-costume-ivory-on-ebay-also-size-12-wedding-dresses-gowns-wedding-clothing-clothes-shoes-accessories-end-time-21-mar-08-13-58-37-gmt

I want a Victorian wedding, and im not sure i adore this dress but is it too cheap? if u think theres a better dress then please give me the link! thanks

Cost of my dream wedding dress?!?

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:00:48 +0000

Im only 20 but i seen this dress and fallen in love.
If it ever was to happen, i would want to get something like this custom made for my big day.

http://wedding-splendor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Victorian-wedding-gowns3.jpg

Anyone have an idea of how much a dress of his size and detail would cost to be made? )

Just generally interested to know!

having trouble finding right match!!?

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:10:21 +0000

i’m getting married next year (around august-october sometime).

I have my wedding colors picked out (teal, victorian lilac and silver) but I’m having trouble choosing my gown and the bridesmaids dresses.

here are the links for the gowns i have chosen (i tried the first two on already, have an appt next week to try on the 3rd one).

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=2039e191-e45b-4b44-bba1-6a2ac07f9712&categoryID=8b186130-0d63-4e3c-ac5c-aea0d9566e1c&pg=1 (ivory dress w/tealness in middle)

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=a550daba-6a47-4c17-bcbc-ea5c63c8a381&categoryID=8b186130-0d63-4e3c-ac5c-aea0d9566e1c&pg=2 (also ivory dress w/teal)

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=c2db9fd1-2aec-4ed0-9181-516f913c0a19&categoryID=8b186130-0d63-4e3c-ac5c-aea0d9566e1c&pg=2 (ivory/teal)

more below…
bridesmaids (one MOH, 6 other maids including 2 juniors. MOH wearing victorian lilac-the rest are in teal)

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=ef3c1e6c-e218-46a9-ab74-e759285ca5fe&categoryID=bfff30be-a493-4315-880c-45a86ae342b8&pg=7

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=aa04e848-5fb4-4ae1-b27f-01cf5cd06ede&categoryID=bfff30be-a493-4315-880c-45a86ae342b8&pg=6

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=6639f233-6a04-43d2-b105-c4b7e4f544ec&categoryID=bfff30be-a493-4315-880c-45a86ae342b8&pg=6

flower girls:

http://www.davidsbridal.com/flowergirl_detail.jsp?stid=2315&prodgroup=11 (ivory dress w/victorian lilac bottom)

venue: http://www.creeksideinn.net/weddings/glade.htm (glade is ceremony site, rose lawn=reception, and beach is for photos)

second photo site: http://espanol.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/m/mitzy259/104.jpg