Dear Bride-to-Be:
Who doesn’t love to hear stories of wedding pageantry
and descriptions of the bride’s distinctive costume? The wedding gown is
designed as a dress of “wish fulfillment,” wrote costume historian Eleanor
Thompson, “materializing the hopes and fantasies of a bride.”
Perhaps that’s why people are
flocking to the new exhibition, “Fashionable Romance: Wedding Gowns from Film,”
opened this month at the legendary Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. The costumes on display
are from some of our favorite period films and television series…several based
on Jane Austen and George Eliot novels, other gowns designed for royal brides from the past.
Whatever you are wearing on your wedding day—whether
something inspired by a romantic film or a lovingly restored gown worn by your
grandmother—you may feel like a “movie
star” or even a princess. However, remember to include your warm heart and loving
embrace to share the intimacy of your special day!
Love. Listen. Let go.
….with love from Cornelia
ps: Come
join me for “Tea & Flowers & Costumes” Special Fête this April at
Biltmore during their beautiful wedding costume exhibition! Click here for your invitation and more information.
[Images: Left, “EMMA, ©1996 Courtesy of Miramax” and, right, courtesy of Biltmore Company]
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