83% of brides wear white on their big day
Published in · 3 min read · Jun 7, 2021
--
White has become a universal color at weddings. However, it wasn’t really what brides fancied in the 1800s, as most women preferred other attractive and elaborate colors to plain boring white dresses. Probably because in the 17th-century, white was strongly associated with mourning, according to The Washington Post.
However, few royals once wore a white to a wedding in western culture. They include Princess Philippa of England in 1406 and Mary Queen of Scots in 1558 when she married her first husband, Francis, the Dauphin of France. But it never appealed wealthy and stylish to anyone.
In 2018, about 83% of brides wore white dresses on their big day, according to a survey by Brides Magazine. Now the big question is: who started the White wedding dress trend?
White bridal dresses became the top priority when a 20-year-old Queen Victoria appeared in a white silk gown at her wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840. The attendants of the occasion were mesmerized over the color and material of the dress for various reasons.
Royal weddings were more political, and wealth themed more than the usual love and romance. When royal families come together from far and wide to the celebration of…
