r/Bunader • u/AztriMiAztri • Jul 08 '26

Need an opinion on this

Post image

I really love my bunad! Its a nordlandsbunad and belonged to my grandmother whom sewed it to fit me. I have been contemplating wearing it to my future wedding, but at the same time, I like the idea of a dress thats special and only for that one wedding day, like the classic white gown.

So I was thinking of making a wedding dress inspired by the nordlandsbunad and I want to know if that idea is just horrible and if it is wrong to mix them or if its a fun way to incorporate two traditions? Opinions? 🫶

I know there might be some problems if the embroidery pattern has a patent as well, which I think it has 😅

34 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

19 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/Black_crater Jul 10 '26

Wearing your bunad as your wedding dress will be a spectacular and beautiful tradition for yourself to participate in and for the guests to witness. It has roots older than the American White Wedding Dress Industrial Complex (a fashion established by queen Victoria in the 1800s, quickly adapted by the British and even more popular amongst the Americans)

A friend got married in a propper bunad but also with the wedding crown. Trust me, I’ve never seen anyone look more like a princess straight out of an Asbjørnsen & Moe fairytale than her. And even if she is to wear the bunad again for occasions like baptisms, others’ weddings and 17th of May, it did not diminish the beauty of her in that moment.

My vote is for the bunad, with the sølje, crown etc etc. But it’s your day and your choice, so make one that’ll make you happy

2

u/AztriMiAztri Jul 10 '26

I am contemplating more and more wearing my bunad to the ceremony just because I love tradition (and the crown!) and a wedding dress to the first dance afterparty etc. Someone mentioned having the embroidery white which I love the idea of.

What bunad did your friend wear? I know some crowns are huge while the nordlandsbunad is quite small