A Medieval Wedding Dress For Your Renaissance Wedding!

Nowadays there is a new trend of medieval themed weddings. The groom and groomsmen, the bride and bridesmaids all dress as knights and princesses, noblemen and ladies. With this style of wedding, you can have a lot of fun with decorations and menu items. Yet you can still wear a Medieval Wedding Dresses for your wedding regardless if it is themed or not. The 15th century medieval wedding dress is enchanting, elegant and invokes the romantic spirit of fairytales.

A medieval wedding dress will have a lace-up front or back, a full skirt, wide billowy sleeves and sometimes the fabric is cut to have a deep cleavage. If you are skilled with a thread and needle or a sewing machine, you can design your own dress. If not, there are many different medieval dress styles that you can purchase.

A medieval wedding dress can be very ornate with brocade or trims. One of the most important looks is how the bodice is made. For color, white is always a favorite for wedding, but don't forget that during the medieval times rich vibrant colors were used as well. Colors of maroon, shades of purple, forest green, were a festive reality during that time. For fabric, velvet and silk was greatly used and sought after.

With the perfect dress selected, then you can look for medieval style jewelry to complete your look. Following in the ways of past princesses you could wear your hair down and place flowers such as baby breath throughout. The good news is that you don't have to worry about spending your day in heels, as heels were not worn during those times - a perfect ensemble would be a pair of delicate slippers.

For purchasing options, a good source is the internet. You can find many online retailers that specialize in medieval fashion that will give your dress an authenticate look. Or if you are the type who must see and touch before you make a purchase, try and keep track when your city, town, or state will host a renaissance/medieval fair. Another option is looking through the phone book for costume or specialty shops. If you go the route of a costume store, you can rent your medieval wedding dress versus buying a dress.

Another alternative is making your own dress or hiring a seamstress. This is a great option as you will have complete control over the design of your wedding gown. You can change the fabric, color and details to match your vision of your wedding. Now because of the fabric and intricate details of a medieval wedding dress, this can become expensive. If you choose a seamstress, make sure that he or she has experience in making period clothing. You will probably be fitted and re-fitted for your dress so it is ideal to start the process 8-12 months before the wedding.

If you want to go with a complete medieval theme wedding search for the League of Renaissance Merchants Web Ring and the Medieval and Renaissance Wedding Ring online. You will gain tons of resources and contacts that will help you plan each detail of your wedding.