A wedding dress is a special outfit that is carefully chosen. Of course, the design and fit of the dress are important, but the look is only one aspect that gives a wedding dress its meaning. The bride with her image on the wedding day not only shows what kind of woman she is, but also conveys a message about what she wants to be in the next stage of her life, as a wife. A wedding dress should not only look stunning and feel special, it should also be able to access the deepest layers of your personality so that you feel confident and authentic on your wedding day, not like you're playing a fictional princess.

Triin Kärblane

Estonian wedding dress fashion brand NYMF designer Triin Kärblane believes that a wedding dress not only has a strong symbolic meaning, but also embodies various feminine archetypes, which, by choosing the right one, can help a woman express her essence. in this article, she talks about her approach and how choosing a wedding dress for a woman is a transformative process that requires getting to know yourself.

Wedding dress as a symbol

Dresses are not only practical pieces of clothing or body beautifiers, but with the help of a dress a woman can activate and express her feminine nature . The more I understand that our life is full of rituals, the more I realize that the marriage ceremony is one of the most sacred and powerful rituals in our life, which can create the basis for the whole married life. Therefore, it is very important for a woman to choose the right dress for this ceremony.

A wedding is not a masquerade where you can play someone else for the evening, be it a princess from your childhood memories, a model from a wedding fashion magazine or a character from your mom's or girlfriend's unfulfilled dreams. The wedding dress should maximally reflect the bride herself and her uniqueness. who is she What milestone has she reached in her life? What kind of energy does she carry? What archetypes does she embody? What kind of woman does she want to be next to her husband?

Choosing a wedding dress is a special process

After 15 years of experience and more than 400 wedding dresses created, I can say that wedding planning is a symbolic journey where you get to know yourself as a woman. Knowingly or unknowingly. Even when flipping through Pinterest and leafing through wedding magazines or going to salons, you keep asking yourself, what do I like, what don't I like? Who am I, what am I not?

It is fascinating to observe how much we are influenced by trends, the opinions of our girlfriends, mother and husband.

Do we follow traditions, or are we brave and free to choose unique solutions. What are our values ​​when choosing a dress, do we rent it, do we wear it again, do we shop for the best prices, do we order it online, do we buy it in a salon or do we choose a custom-made haute couture designer dress? this process usually starts with a vision of what kind of dress the bride imagines herself in, but the end result is often different and the bride ends up with something completely different, something that really reflects her.

However she chooses to take this path to her actual dress, the most important thing is the feeling she gets when she puts on that dress. It's not just about how the dress fits, as in most cases dresses are adjustable for brides, it's about how a woman feels in it. You can tell if she recognizes herself in this dress by her reaction.

This is something a bride cannot complain about.

Wedding dresses as archetypes

I believe that whether a woman recognizes herself in a dress or not has a lot to do with the archetype that the dress embodies and whether the woman is in contact with the same archetype.

There are many different theories about female archetypes, their classifications and names. Starting with the basic four archetypes: Maiden, Mother, Lover, Queen, and their shadow aspects. Tarot with a much wider classification or different goddesses of ancient cultures. My creative activity is also a never-ending journey in which I discover different feminine archetypes in myself and express them in my collections. I have built my own theory and classification, it is constantly growing. But the basis of all theories is one - a woman is not just a woman. There are so many different feminine aspects within us, some more active and some inactive, that can be awakened.

For example, the classic white wedding dress embodies the energy of a fairy princess - a princess who is waiting for a prince to save her. popular wedding themes include this archetype. Expressing free, playful, sensual and loving energies as well as mythical and divine qualities in NYMF bridal collections, many of my wedding dresses embody different goddesses and frequencies.

these are the feminine qualities that a woman must embody next to her husband in order to be in balance as a couple. Of course, women, especially mothers, should be able to be practical in their self-expression in the modern world that cultivates equality, but I also believe that feminine and masculine energies play better together in a marriage if a woman in her essence embodies more fluid, playful and sensual archetypes.

My advice to brides choosing a wedding dress is to ask yourself three questions:

• Who am I?
• What is my uniqueness?
• What kind of woman do I want to be next to my husband?

Article author: Triin Kärblane, NYMF designer