Victorian Lady

Today's modern bride shares the same dreams and desires as the brides of the Victorian era. The Victorian era made quite an impression on modern brides because they are fascinated with Victorian attire like veils, shoes, jewelry, and the wedding dresses.During the 1880's, marriage was a great event for the brides.A day her mother prepared when she was born. Families have their own traditions they follow and other families create their own traditions. For instance, some brides wore Victorian rose, pink, blue, green, and creme colored accessories. A simple Victorian style wedding dresses had a fitted bodice for a small waist and a full skirt. One seventeen year old wore a pink and blue wedding dress and shoes to compliment her dress as well.

Since there wasn't a wide range of shoes to choose from during this time. In 1863, the new Victorian Wedding Boot was available to all brides. The Victorian Wedding Boot is a pale yellow ankle length boot decorated with pink calialilies and the floral design on the wedding boot has been compared to a sweet country garden. The popularity of the Victorian Wedding was exceptional because of the style and feminine look. Brides had to special order the wedding boot in advance before their weddings. There were a few other wedding boots, but they couldn't compare to the Victorian Wedding Boot. Today, the Victorian Wedding Boot is a bride's favorite. There have been many requests for the boot in the last few years. Eve Cooper is a white thirty three year old first bride who plans to have a Victorian wedding. She has made special arrangements with a Victorian themed wedding shop in Virginia.

The Victorian Wedding Boot was designed by a woman named Sara who lived in the Old West. When she got married, she searched for a shoe to match her wedding attire. To her disappoint, she found dull and unattractive wedding boots. She decided to make her own wedding boot and for future brides who wanted a pretty wedding boot. At her wedding, Sara wore the Victorian Wedding Boot and the women guests were interested in the boot. When she came back from her honeymoon, Sara made a few Victorian Wedding boots for her friends. Then the Victorian Wedding Boot was a big hit, the new bride opened her own wedding shop in the Old West. The wedding shop stayed open for twenty years and Sara opened two more wedding shops in nearby towns.Today, the Victorian Wedding Boot can be found on the internet and special ordered for brides of the 21th century.

by Vivian Perez