When I think Spanish influence for the home what instantly comes to mind are arches, wrought iron and beautifully detailed tiles. Then for fashion I think lace, fans, peineta (Spanish comb), flowers and frilly layers. I had a strong Spanish influence in my wedding dress attire above, because I wanted to acknowledge my husband's heritage (half Spanish, from Chile) and I also thought these accessories were simply stunning. The peineta and fan were gifts from my Mother-in-law brought from Spain and I had the Spanish lace veil or mantilla made here in New Zealand.
Many people think my comb is a Māori heru, and you'll see why from the below examples. From New Zealand to China to Spain, all of these traditional combs are quite similar.
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| From left to right, Māori Bone Heru from New Zealand, Chinese Ivory comb, and far right a Spanish peineta traditionally made from tortiseshell but nowadays made from imitation mother of pearl. Images courtesy of NZ Museums, barbaraanneshaircombblog.com and wikipedia.org |
Now for some Spanish style wedding inspiration....
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| What a dramatic photo! If you want to see more great Mantilla images, check this post at tumblr.trendology.org |
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| Sadly the marriage didn't last but the Spanish style dress and mantilla will be forever beautiful. Image courtesy of posh24.com |
And of course some Spanish style home decor inspiration....
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Incredible intricate Spanish tiles. Image courtesy of revistaad.es
More gorgeous Spanish tiles. Image courtesy of Pinterest |
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| Love these Spanish/Moorish tiles. I'd want the exact same in my kitchen. Image courtesy of thekitchn.com |
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| This colonial style Spanish house has great character. The adobe walls really make the style pop. Image courtesy of apartmenttherapy.com |
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For a more contemporary Spanish influenced accessory - check these prints from Etsy.
This means "You are my world" | |
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| "Live the Life" - from Etsy |
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| This is one of my favourite photos from our wedding day, quite romantic I thought |
Finally an interesting story about my dress, so not exactly Spanish influenced, more Fantastic Four influenced (I know a bit random). The true story is that Erena told me she had a dream that I got married in the dress that Jessica Alba wore in the movie Fantastic Four 2. So of course I Googled it, found the below pic, LOVED IT, and that's exactly what I took to the dress maker to recreate. So I wouldn't say that super hero movies, weddings and Spanish style go together, but in this case it worked for me.
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Jessica Alba in Fantastic Four 2. Image courtesy of pixelbomb.com.
The picture I gave to my dressmaker |
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