Queen Victoria popularized the "white" wedding dress. Before that, royalty and aristocracy wore silver, and everyone else wore their nicest duds. "White" representing purity is something made up within the 20th century. The veil represented purity and innocence...not the color of the dress.
Personally, I prefer an ivory or cream.
Anyone who brings "christianity" into it is highly ignorant of their history.
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I’m more of a traditionalist when it comes to wedding dresses. I like white for wedding dresses and the more “princess,” the better. For me, Kim Kardashian’s wedding dress was a huge success, even if her marriage wasn’t. I’m not such a fan of people stepping too far out of the box like Gwen Stefani’s dress from years back. To see some beautiful weddings and gorgeous wedding dresses (mostly traditional but a few non-traditional) check out these weddings on our site.
While I think white is the best colour for a traditional western wedding, it is the choice of the bride. It's her day, after all.
But remember, white represents purity and beginnings. While nobody actually follows the rule of "white wedding dress = virgin" anymore, it's best to keep in mind what wearing other colours implies (especially if you actually are saving yourself for the night after you wear that dress), and remember that the "beginnings" meaning still applies. I think that a white dress with colour accents can be very beautiful to.
And if your wedding is of whatever your culture is and it doesn't have the same traditions, of course it would be weird for people to judge you for it. :P
white dress, pink dress, black dress, no dress... it's all about the couple getting married right???
"Married in green, ashamed to be seen
Married in grey, will go far away
Married in red, wish yourself dead
Married in blue, always be true
Married in yellow, ashamed of your fellow
Married in black, wish yourself back
Married in pink, of you he'll think
Married in white, sure to go right."
Of in China, red is rather popular, I believe as well. So, really, it's not that it's non-traditional, it's just non-new traditional.
Personally I like white wedding dresses.
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