A typical Scottish bride is appeared as reflecting in the picture. The main features of bridal wear are white (or of bright color) gown with train, veil, tiara, Lucky Sixpence, fancy shoes and a lovely bouquet.
All these embellishing bridal wear are used as a tradition for Scottish Brides. The veil is used to be a sign of purity and chastity among the bridal wear conventionally. It would not be a good thing to wear new pair of bridal shoe as it hurts after a few hours during the ceremony time or even in dancing, but it has to be endeavored. A common rite is from bride's father is to handover a used bridal shoe to the groom in connection with to forward all the responsibilities from the bride's father to the son-in-law. The lucky sixpence is also a tag of well off by carrying in bridal shoe. Another rite is a happily married woman gives a garter to the bride in order to that all happiness of the married woman will transfer to the bride's life. The white gown or silver gown is signatory to express that the bride is maidenhood.
The following Scottish traditional rhyme offers advice on different wedding dress color:-
Married in White, you have chosen right, Married in Blue, your love will always be true, Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl, Married in Brown, you will live in town, Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead, Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow, Married in Green, ashamed to be seen, Married in Pink, your spirit will sink, Married in Grey, you will go far away, Married in Black, you will wish yourself back.
To personalize wedding dress for bride, it is done by choice or personal likeness like it may be machine/hand embroidery motifs, block/net printing, beads stitches on fling or in patterns on fabric which is going to be a wedding dress. Binding work with decorative stitches makes fancy to the fabric with color contrast or combination adds a touch of haute couture to your Scottish bridal wear (gown with train). The tailors or the norms trademarks have a series of custom designs from which you can make choice, create with a tad alteration, or provide sample of your own design. Different shapes and colors of beads are used on bridal wear like rhinestone, ring stone, pasco, metallic ideal for embroidery purpose on bridal wear, including Scottish wedding dresses.