History of white wedding dress

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The royal wedding in 1840

Royal brides didn't usually wear white but instead they chose to wear ' heavy brocaded gowns embroidered with white and silver thread,' or red colour as it was popular in Western Europe. The white wedding dress is first became popular during the Victorian era when Queen Victoria got married with Prince Albert, she wore a white lace wedding dress at her wedding in 1840 and after the photograph of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's wedding portrait published, many brides follows and opted to wear white on their wedding day as well. Etiquette books began to turn the white gown into a tradition and it became a symbol of 'a connotation of innocence and sexual purity'.