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Wedding Kimono the Japanese Wedding Dress
In a traditional Japanese wedding, the brides hair is also styled in the traditional hair style called bunkin-takashimada and adorned with beautiful gold combs and accessories called kanzashi. A white wedding hood called tsuno kakushi is meant to hide two front golden "tsuno" or horns during the wedding ceremony to symbolize obedience. Like American weddings, there are traditional wedding accessories that are worn for tradition and are said to bring good luck. The bride carries a small purse style sack called hakoseko and a small encased sword called kaiken. Lastly, a fan is worn in the obi belt for tradition holds that the gradual widening of the open fan implies happiness and thus brings a happy future. JapaneseWeddingFavors.com carries a wonderful selection of Japanese wedding favors, wedding presentation ideas and information on Japanese wedding and Japanese wedding traditions.
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The
traditional white japanese wedding kimono is called shiro-maku. Shiro meaning
white and maku meaning pure. The wedding kimono actually consists of two different kimono. The white wedding kimono is
worn for the wedding ceremony and an elaborate rich patterned silk brocade
kimono called uchikake is worn over the white kimono at the wedding
reception.
The
bright and colorful uchikake kimono originated in the Edo era and
originally only worn by
court nobles. The kimono is made of silk and silk brocade. Rich in fine embroidered patterns,
the uchikake is embellised with scenes of flowers, cranes, pines,
flower carts or nature motifs. While red
is the most popular color for the uchikake kimono, there are many different colors
available from a stunning imperial purple to sea green. The bridal
kimono is sometimes handed down in the family or made into futon bedding
later in life.