英语翻译wedding Attire Bridal gowns are less ornate that the tra

英语翻译
wedding Attire
Bridal gowns are less ornate that the traditional Western style dress.Anything fancy would require a special trip to a major city and be very expensive.
Brides rarely kept their gowns for their daughters; they either sold them or had the fabric used to make their first child's Christening gown.Wear "something old,something new,something borrowed and something blue,and a lucky sixpence in your shoe," as in the old English rhyme.
Lisa Schultz told us of her family's tradition:"All of the brides on my mother's side of the family have carried over their arms horseshoes for good luck.The horseshoes,rather than being actual metal plates,are crocheted and a long ribbon is attached in a loop from end to end.The horseshoe is worn upside down over the arm of the bride during the wedding to bring luck to the marriage."
Today,it is the custom to have many young bridesmaids instead of adult attendants.The bride pays for her attendant's outfits.
The bridegroom rarely wears a tuxedo - only at a very large,formal wedding.Business suits are normal.The bridegroom has a best man,who also wears a business suit.
The mother of the bride and the mother of the bridegroom never confer on outfit colors,nor do they take into consideration the bridesmaid colors.
wedding Gifts
There are no bridal registries.Family members pass around the bride's general list of items she needs.
There is no such thing as a "shower." Guests take their gifts to the reception where they are opened.Monetary gifts are very rare.
THE WEDDING DRESS
It is thought unlucky for the bride to make her own wedding dress.
It is also unlucky for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before until she arrives at the ceremony.
The bride should not wear her entire outfit before the wedding day.Some brides leave a final stich on the dress undone until it is time to leave for the ceremony when the outfit is completed.