But white has been the traditional colour for wedding dresses and bouquets since Queen Victoria got married in 1840. After she got married, the woman wore her dress to Court Presentation, but usually with a different bodice. The traditional colour of a wedding dress is white, but wedding dresses weren't always white. In 1840, Queen Victoria married her cousin Albert of Saxe-Coburg. This wedding has had more impact on weddings than any other. Queen Victoria got things going when she got married in white.
Even though brides still wore different-colored dresses, white became the colour of choice for weddings and has stayed that way ever since. In 1849, this was written in Godey's Lady's Book: "Since the beginning of time, custom has said that white is the best colour, no matter what the material is. It's a symbol of how pure and innocent a girl was when she was young, and of how she now gives her pure heart to the chosen one." An old poem says that the colour of your wedding dress will affect your life: "If you get married in white, you will have made the right choice. Married in grey , you will go far away. You'll wish you hadn't gotten married in black. Getting married in red will make you wish you were dead. You will always be true if you get married in blue. If you get married in pearl, your life will be crazy. Married in green, ashamed to be seen; married in yellow, ashamed of the other person. If you get married in brown, you will leave town. If you get married in pink, your mood will drop."
White is still the most popular colour for wedding dresses. There is an exclusive line of white bridal gowns. Andy Anand, a couture designer who believes that "less is more," made these bridal gowns. They have a "sublime" quality and are made like "pieces of art." They are very light white, and different shades of white were used to give them a classic but modern look.
Wedding dresses were not always as fancy as they are now. Poor brides in the 18th century wore simple clothes. This showed her future husband that she didn't bring anything into the marriage with her, so she wouldn't put any debt on him. The all-white wedding dress did not become popular until the middle of the 1800s. Before that, a bride just wore her best dress, no matter what colour it was. Queen Victoria's pure white dress from 1840 started a style that many women still wear today.
