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Saturday, March 21, 2009

The White Wedding Gown Started in the UK

By Neta E. Talmor

Getting married marks one of the most important moments in a woman's life. Naturally, every woman wants her wedding to be perfect, so she plans every detail from sending the invitations, to planning the wedding ceremony, to organizing a fabulous wedding reception. But one of the most important details of any bride's wedding is a fabulous wedding dress that will make her feel like a queen on this most important of days.

The tradition of wearing an elaborate, white, floor length gown originated in the Victorian Era. Prior to the rise in popularity of the white wedding dress, wedding gowns were often shorter and used bold colors like black and red. It was Queen Victoria who popularized the style of gown that is now every woman's fairy tale. After she married Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840, women sought to pay homage to the Queen by imitating the style of dress she had chosen.

Nowadays, wedding gowns are usually white to symbolize purity or virginity. However, this was not the real intention of Queen Victoria for choosing white as her gown. She opted to have a white wedding dress to go with the white lace that she wanted to incorporate on it. But whatever may the color white represent, it has been a tradition as a shade for wedding gowns and has been used by millions of brides for years now.

In the twentieth century, wedding dresses were increasingly embellished with detailed embroidery and intricate lace for an elegant and beautiful look. Long trains and veils were added to complete the bride's ensemble. In these days, the more expensive and elaborate the gown, the more a woman was admired for her wealth and status.

Today, bridal gowns are no longer considered a status symbol. Beautiful wedding dresses and gowns are available in a variety of price ranges, so that any bride can look lovely on her wedding day.

Wedding dress styles are constantly evolving, but many women still look to the white wedding gown that has been a staple of wedding tradition for so long. For these brides, there is nothing better than the classic elegance and fairy tale beauty of a lovely white gown to make the most important day of their lives a memory that will endure forever.

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