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Luxury pastel spring wedding at Lulworth Castle with an incredible retro wedding cake, green mismatched bridesmaid dresses, and all the love!
Explore this list of delightful outdoor wedding venues to see. From woodsy to wine country and everything in between, we've discovered the ideal place for you to have to have your outdoor wedding.
Dimora delle Balze is a 19th century estate in which time doesn’t seem to have passed. The walls, the floors and the ceilings tell fascinating stories filled with Mediterranean feeling, eager to be listened to. The estate has a big quadrangular courtyard which the rooms overlook. In the right wing, an ancient gate leads to the manor-house. The interior is composed of a large number of rooms where there are authentic Rinascimento frescoes, brought back to their original splendour. Lastly, the Manor Garden, formerly enhanced by stone benches, today hosts the remains of the pre-existing classical columns and terraces, set up with armchairs and custom-made design objects.
Fairytale Cotswolds Wedding at the Manor House in Castle Combe
Join Ann-Sofie and Xavier on their beautiful micro destination wedding in Mallorca! Discover their love story and the stunning details of their special day.
A gilded cake! A palatial pool! Over two years after the secretive ceremony, Sophie Turner shared an intimate look inside her grand French nuptials.
Croatian weddings have traditions that stretch back for hundreds of years. Every culture has its customs and while modern weddings are often deprived of traditional elements, adding some can give wedding a certain charm. Choose your perfect wedding venue in Croatia and enrich it with croatian wedding t…
Italian wedding photographer Jules Bower. Dazzling style and 15 years of experience. You can't go wrong with this Italy destination wedding photographer!
Our Copenhagen wedding was such a dream. Just writing this post and reminiscing on mine and Sven’s beautiful elopement brings happy tears to my eyes...
J+L Photography are a photographer duo and an engaged couple themselves. Seamlessly blending an editorial eye and a photojournalistic approach - J+L Photography aim to capture each wedding day in a timeless way, that looks and feels true to each individual client. The pair shoot both film and digital photography and have a passion for capturing the unposed and in-between moments.
A stylish summer wedding at the epic Cliff at Lyons.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden attend discussion sessions on children’s rights in the digital environment, , during their working visit to Belgium on behalf of the Prince Couple’s Foundation, on 11 April 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
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The love for the European lifestyle is real! Its the one unchanging thing about my style. I may add some trendy, new colors, new accessories, but the Old World feel is something I can’t compromise and will always come back to. So here we are week 3 of inspiration… This post may contain affiliate links […]
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Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg and their daughter Princess Charlotte of Nassau attend wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza and Duarte Maria de Sousa Araújo Martins at the Mafra National Palace on 7 October 2023 in Mafra, Portugal.
Cologne Cathedral lit by the setting sun
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Shot in the Córdoba Cathedral-Mosque, Córdoba, Spain. I am a middle school photography student living in Finland. Please ask any questions prior to purchase. No refunds. Thanks so much for your support! I really appreciate it! Love, Sylvi
Forgotten spaces with timeworn facades and weathered patinas.
Copenhagen is one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. In this article, you will find the best Instagrammable and photo locations in Copenhagen!
Everything you need to know to plan your Nymphenburg palace tour in Munich. Lots of detailed information & pictures of Munich's most beautiful castle & park
If you're looking for a day trip from Berlin, Germany that is charming and filled with history and beautiful palace grounds, plan a trip to Potsdam, Germany. Just 20-30 minutes from Berlin, you can spend an entire day (or more!) exploring vast gardens and royal palaces.
Vertical panorama of the altar in St. Augustine & St. John Church in Dublin. View On Black
Hello all, In 1840, Queen Victoria decided to be married in a white gown, and thus started a fad which is still with us. She chose white because she had some lace that she was very fond of, and wanted to use it in her wedding. There was nothing traditional about it. There was at that time no tradition of being married in white. Portraits of the wedding, like the one above, were widely seen and her choice in fashion was copied. All the symbolism attributed to the white gown are later accretions. People have, of course, always gotten dressed up for their weddings. Often the bride had spent years embroidering parts of her outfit, but generally it was a more colorful and elaborate version of the clothing she would wear on special occasions for all of her life. Very commonly traditional bridal dress incorporated flowers and a crown or wreath of some kind. There was no color considered to be specific for weddings; wedding dresses were often black, or red, but usually very colorful. They were rarely plain white. Also, while some elements, such as the crown, were reserved for weddings, most of the wedding outfit continued to be worn on special occasions. Queen Victoria could certainly afford to have a gown made for just the one occasion, but most people did not. Many of the so called 'traditions' connected with modern western weddings are in fact recent innovations. Being of Ukrainian background, I find some of them bizarre, and very un-European, such as the veil, the sequestering of the bride from the groom on the day of the wedding, the giving away of the bride, all of which suggest more a middle-eastern mindset in which the woman is treated as chattel, rather than an egalitarian European one. And of course, many of the 'traditions' are designed to sell things; after all, weddings are big business. Here are some examples of Bridal outfits from around Europe which are truly traditional. If you have a strong connection to a particular ethnicity or place, I strongly urge you to research your background, and make your wedding more truly meaningful, rather than just another carbon copy of generic western culture. There ARE ways of doing things that do not involve dressing up like Queen Victoria. Please enjoy the following selection, which, by the way, is far from exhaustive. There are many more. I found so much material that I decided to only do a quick scan of western Europe. Saami A Saami bride borrows many silver brooches to wear on her silk shoulder scarf. A crown, as in other parts of Scandinavia, is also worn. Norway In Norway, crowns come in two forms. The more common is shaped like a stereotypical crown, like this very large example from Hardanger in Hordaland. Here are other examples from Valdres; and East Telemark, which also includes a special white apron and an embroidered cloth over that. In Setesdal, the crown is shaped more like a tiara. Here they also have a special white apron with a colored silk one over it. The bridal outfit also includes a red frock worn over the normal white and black ones. The second type of crown is flat, with silver dangles and is highly embroidered or beaded. This type is found in Voss and in West Telemark There are, of course, many other local variations. Sweden Skåne A very common bridal accessory is a wreath or crown of imitation or real flowers, here made of colored feathers. Rättvik, Dalarna She is wearing both a small crown and a flower cap. He is wearing a lace collar which is not part of the typical man's dress outfit. Leksand, Dalarna notice that here the flower wreath is around the shoulders rather than on the head. Södermanland Sometimes, as here, the crown is quite small, although it retains the full symbolic meaning. Värmland The base of the crown is here hidden by the flowers. Finland Wedding in Jomala Denmark Wedding in Fanø Germany Das Altes Land The bride is on the right, with the flowers and wings on her cap. Miesbach, Bavaria This is the same outfit she would wear on any festive or ceremonial occasion. Calwer Waldt Colored blown glass balls are a common feature of German wedding crowns. These are made in the same way as Christmas tree ornaments. Marburg A wreath of flowers on the head, and also around the arm. Scheessel The bridesmaids as well as the bride wear high crowns decorated with colored blown glass balls and other features. The bride also has a white lace fichu and a white apron. Bad Nenndorf Gutach, Schwarzwald The bride is on the left. The basket shaped crown is typical for southwest Germany and parts of Austria France Savoie The bride and groom are marked here by the boutonnieres with ribbons attached. This is found in many other places in Europe as well. St. Pierre and Miquelon Upper Savoy Alsace Also in Alsace, a bridal couple from Seebach or Oberseebach. The groom wears a posy in his hat and a boutenniere with ribbons. The bride wears a crown and armbands with flowers and silk ribbons. Here are details of the bridal accouterments. Normandy French Flanders Provence Portugal Minho Douro Beira Algarve Estremadura Spain Laguartera Burgos Salamanca Toledo Valencia Italy Scanno, Abruzzo Arbereshe Sardinia In the south of Sardinia, a traditional part of the wedding is the 'chaining' of the bride and groom. Austria Here is an example of a modern style formal Austrian dirndle considered to be appropriate for a wedding. Thank you for reading, I will finish eastern Europe in another article, as I have simply found too much material to cover. I hope that you have found this interesting. [email protected] Source Material: Debionne/Meissner, 'Die Schoensten Deutschen Trachten', Munich, 1987 Gisela Wulff, 'Luettje Burdeern von'n Doerpen', Germany, 1979 Tomaz Ribas, 'O Trajo Regional em Portugal', Braga, Portugal, 2004 Heidi Fossnes, 'Norges Bunader og Samiske Folkedrakter', Oslo, 1994 Laila Duran, 'Scandinavian Folklore vol I - III', Sweden, 2013 Caroline Brancq, 'Les Costume Regionaux d'Autrefois', Paris, 2003 Rode de Basso Prouvenco, 'Le Costume Populaire Provencal', Radost Ivanova, 'Traditional Bulgarian Wedding', Sofia, 1987 M. Veleva, 'Bulgarski Narodni Nosii vol 1 - 4', Sofia,
A celebration imbued in romance, whimsy, and feminine allure set in the heart of Italy's wine region.
Crown Princess Victoria attends the distribution of the Federation of Swedish Farmers Gold Medals to Swedish dairy farmers and the Milk Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Bernadotte Library on 15 April 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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