The Story of the Turkish Wedding Dress
October 10, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Wedding Gowns, Wedding Traditions and History
If someone mentions the words, “wedding dress” I’d automatically think of white, lace, taffeta, organza, beading, satin and chiffon. These are some of the few elements that usually compose the wedding dress of today. So when I saw this Turkish wedding dress, my imagination became alive with thoughts of foreign wedding traditions and other historical bits about one of the important events in our life.
Technically, the dress itself is an amazing piece of costume. Deep purple velvet – one could call it aubergine – upon which was heavy real gold thread embroidery and spangles, couched over cardboard and padding. Entirely …read more
Accidents at Weddings
May 5, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Weddings and Honeymoons in the News
Isn’t it sad when tragedy strikes on what is meant to be a happy occasion, ie the wedding?
It seems there is no moratorium on feuds even on occasions like a wedding. Tsk-tsk
Masked gunmen stormed a wedding party in Turkey’s Kurdish region hurling grenades and firing machine guns in an attack which left 44 people dead — half of them women and children, authorities said Tuesday.
Eight people have been arrested over what Interior Minister Besir Atalay said was a blood feud between two families.
Four masked men entered the village square in Bilge just after a Muslim preacher had completed the wedding …read more
