Why We Wear White Wedding Dresses

Many brides wear white on their wedding day. This tradition is very old, but it did not always exist. Long ago, brides wore their best dress in any color. Red, blue, and green were very popular. Rich brides wore dresses made of gold or purple silk. Poor brides wore their cleanest Sunday dress. White was not common because it got dirty very fast. People could not wash clothes easily back then.

Everything changed in the year 1840. Queen Victoria of England married Prince Albert. Victoria wanted to look simple. She also wanted to support local lace makers. She chose a white satin dress with lots of handmade Honiton lace.

Pictures of the young queen were in newspapers everywhere. Young women saw the dress and loved it. Brides in England and America wanted to copy the queen. They started wearing white dresses too.

Soon, the white wedding dress became a symbol. People said white meant a new start. Victoria made white the top choice for brides.

Today, white is still the most popular color for weddings around the world. One royal choice changed fashion forever.

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