Tradition Of White Wedding Gown
Like any number of traditions the white wedding dress comes to us straight from the victorian era in fact from queen victoria herself who was married to prince albert of saxe coburg and gotha.
Tradition of white wedding gown. The term now also encapsulates the entire western wedding routine especially in the christian religious tradition which. Even grey black or brown would be worn. But queen victoria broke these traditions by wearing a white dress on her wearing day.
In those days white symbolized wealth and blue was a symbol of purity. In asia wearing robes with embroidered cranes symbolizes fidelity for the length of a marriage. But it wasn t until 1840 when queen victoria married prince albert that the white dress was made popular.
The white wedding dress now a common tradition in the western world originated with anne of brittany on the occasion of her marriage to louis xii of france in 1499. Many different colors such as ivory blush and champagne gowns. We have a great selection of plus sized wedding gowns in sizes 20 30 to try on in our store.
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Schedule your appointment to shop today. Queen victoria s wedding dress. Pristine white fairy tale wedding dresses to be worn once and then tucked away weren t the standard until relatively recently.
Browse david s bridal collection of white wedding dresses in short long styles that you ll love. Before then colored dresses were the norm for brides of all classes. Ancient greeks and romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits.