Did you catch our appearance on King channel 5's New Day Northwest with Margaret Larson!?
We had such an amazing time sharing our upcoming wedding show in front of a live audience!
During the segment, we gave a sneak peek into what can be expected at our wedding show! Our beautiful models did such a FANtastic job of showcasing an array of cultural wedding dresses and wow'd the entire audience (and P.S. people are still talking about it!)
Her Big Day: A Cultural Wedding Affair will be the best (and first) cultural wedding show for cultural brides of all backgrounds! You won't want to miss this! Tickets to the show are $10 and can be purchased
HERE. See you all there!
Below is a description of each dress worn by our lovely models and behind the scene pics.
Dress 1: Modern style
dress and kaba (cape) designed by local designer
Tsigereda Tekle of Blue
Touch. While this two piece skirt and crop top with sweetheart neckline is
considered to be more trendy and fashion forward, it is embossed with the
traditional designs typically seen on Eritrean and Ethiopian fabrics. This
modern look for the Eritrean and Ethiopian bride was completed with a
contemporary headpiece.
Dress 3: A more traditional, one piece Eritrean and
Ethiopian dress that was crafted using a hand woven cotton, a commonly used
fabric in these two countries, and designed with the classic, intricate design
down the middle of the dress, coming together to form a beautiful meskel (cross)
at the bottom. This traditional look was completed with a deep red, velvet cape
and crown embellished with sparkly, gold sequined material as well as traditional
jewelry (called werki) in the form of a headpiece and necklace. It looked like
royalty!
Jewelry
provided by: Elsabet Habesha Jewelry
Dress 4: Two piece skirt (referred to as a wrapper) and
blouse made from traditional Nigerian fabrics and completed with a stunning
head wrap (called a gele) and a bold statement necklace. Nigerian brides
typically custom make their wedding dresses from traditional fabrics that come
in various colors, styles and designs. The wrapper is considered to be one of
the most important and elegant bridal pieces. This one was a beautiful
champagne colored fabric with lace designs throughout the fabric and looked
perfect with the gold head wrap!
Dress 5: This two piece, hand stitched, traditional Indian
dress, known as a Lehenga, is typically worn by the Hindu bride. Although our
model gracefully and effortlessly wore this dress, it is actually very heavy as
it is packed with tulle and a ton of material underneath the skirt. In addition
to the skirt and matching blouse (choli), a scarf (called a dupatta) is draped
over her shoulders. And of course, this look was completed with all of the
beautiful adornments such as a headpiece, necklace and bangles!
Dress provided
by: Ravishing Marketplace
