by Laura Coles
A dress that was a mixture of western yet indian
From this bride’s own words:
I initially chose a red wedding dress as this is the traditional colour for Sikh
brides (my husband is Sikh), however having always dreamt of what my wedding would
be like from a young age - I had always imagined that I would get married in
traditional white, hence the reason I was sceptical at first as to whether a red
colour dress would suit me - all I can say is the red dress was a complete success
and was so much better than a white dress. As I started looking at the difference
between red and white dresses and trying styles that suited me - I always chose the
red over the white, however couldn’t quite find “THE dress” in red. I eventually
persuaded my mother-in-law who is a teacher/artist/seamstress/dressmaker
(practically anything you need her to be) to take on the massive job of creating me
a perfect dress and when I saw the finished product I was completely gobsmacked and
instantly fell in love with it.
Handmade dream dress
Traditional Sikh brides wear very heavily embelished dresses (normally in red and
gold) and are not normally the corseted shape of white wedding dresses (which I
wanted) - so when the the mixture of our Indian & Western guests saw me coming down
the aisle in a corseted red & silver wedding dress, everyone was amazed and very
complimentative about the dress - even friends husbands/partners commented on the
dress which is not normally the case. My husband couldn’t believe his eyes,
especially the fact that his mum had made it from scratch! Since the wedding, all of
my friends have been trying to commission my mother-in-law to make their dresses -
so I guess that must say something! and some have even said they would definitely
consider getting married in red!
Dream dress that crosses cultures
The day was a roaring success and as I am sure any other bride would say about her
wedding - was 100% perfect - the sun was shining, the colours were vibrant, the
mixture of punjabi/western music was amazing, and the dress, what can I say - a huge
success! A massive thanks to my mother-in-law Jassie Jagdev for making my dream come
true!
More photos here:
Red Hot Brides Gallery
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