Many brides still did not really wear white to their weddings

What is the meaning of white wedding dress? This has been asked generally and you will get plenty of answers that say “purity” and “virginity.”

However, that is all incorrect.

The tradition of the white dress began when Queen Victoria donned a magnificent white gown for her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840.”When she got married, she wore white not to symbolize purity or virginity or innocence but to symbolize wealth. Traditionally, a wedding dress was any good dress you had of any color. Queen Victoria chose to wear white because she capital to back wealth and class–most humans didn’t have the money to buy one beautiful dress that they would alone wear already in their life. Even years after that, many brides still did not really wear white to their weddings but chose whatever good gown they had. As the trend bent on, humans started pinning and virginity and chastity to the white wedding dress. In many cultures though, white is not wear at the marriage because in many cultures it in fact symbolizes death.

White was already a color that was harder to get for the commom bride, it was typically worn by royalty. Ever since white fabric became more affordable, brides have worn white on their wedding day.