Tuesday, May 17, 2011

What were the clothes like at a Medieval European wedding?

                      Going to a Medieval wedding was extremely expensive even if you were only a guest. Guests would have to change their clothes 2-3 times. Guests would either wear their church clothes or if they had to buy new clothes for the wedding, they would have buy the most fancy outfit that they could afford. Since they already would have to buy new expensive clothes, imagine the cost times 3 since they had to change their clothes 3 times during the wedding.
                      The brides dress was more expensive though, wedding gowns in Medieval Europe were so valuable that they weren't even considered clothes, they were considered jewels because of their high value. The gowns were usually made out of silk or they could have scarlet on them but only the rich or the royal could afford scarlet. Gowns were decorated with feathers, beads, and pearls and it was common to have gold or silver embroidering.

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