With Irish Wedding Dresses Start Your Marriage Off With The Luck Of The Irish!

40 shades of green, leprechauns and lovable rogues, shamrocks and shillelaghs, Celtic crosses and claddagh rings. All of these are symbols of the Irish people that can be incorporated into the loveliest of irish wedding dresses.

And so today, an Irish wedding gown will most often be white to conform to modern standards. Many Irish brides will also go for the traditional colors of blue or green combined into their wedding dresses, say, as accents on the waist, shoulders and hemlines.

It is also acceptable to mix in English lavender into irish wedding dresses, which serves a double purpose. While its lovely violet hue accentuates the white wedding gown, its symbolism of loyalty, luck and love cannot be missed. Go ahead and make the English lavender blend into your Irish wedding attire or into your bridal bouquet.

Another charming feature of Irish bridal dresses is the so-called magic handkerchief. It doubles as a baby bonnet with just a few additional stitches, a symbol of the hope for babies in the bride's future. You may choose to skip this tradition but it is a charming one so you might as well include it.

To add more authenticity to irish wedding dresses, the kinsale cloak can also be added to the ensemble. It is simply a billowing hooded cloak that accentuates the rustic charm of many traditional wedding dresses although you do have the choice to update it to more modern silhouettes.

Details notwithstanding, Irish bridal dresses and gowns are known for their opulent fabrics, dramatic styles and ethereal quality tempered by the practicality of the Irish people. You may use fabrics like crushed velvet and lace, silk and satin, and even brocade to symbolize the abundance that comes with an Irish wedding.

As for the styles, dramatic, romantic and majestic are rolled into one with Irish wedding gowns and dresses. No surprise there as weddings are important events in Irish societies, often it is a marriage not only of two individuals but the union of two families.

You will find sequins, embroidery and crystals lending an opulence not often found in stark white modern gowns. Add in flowing sleeves, whimsical veils and long trains and you have the perfect dress to start life anew as a woman wearing her claddagh ring on her left finger. With irish wedding gowns, the general rule is that the more ethereal the look, the better for the bride.

And then there are the colors! You will simply love the freedom provided to Irish brides when it comes to choosing the hues on her bridal dress with many opting for rich greens, blues and even oranges to march down the aisle. Whites, after all, are just options for the modern bride getting married with the good luck of the Irish.

There is an old Irish superstition that says a bride accidentally tearing her wedding gown on her big day is considered lucky, let's just hope if it does happen it's after the ceremony during the reception after much celebration! Well, torn or not, it cannot be denied that irish wedding dresses are symbols of the luck, loyalty and love of the Irish people.