Are All Brides Dressed in White?
The song describing a bride, who is all dressed in white, does not pertain to the universal bride after all. It seems that not all brides wear white during their wedding day. What people commonly refer to as the traditional white wedding gown is not even a tradition that is being followed all over the world. The wearing of a white dress became traditional for some folks only after the 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria where she wore white, before that the gowns were commonly black. However, there is no book that mandates any specific color. Some people believe that wearing white signifies purity and virginity. On the contrary, blue is the original color for purity, the reason why a lot of gowns during the Renaissance and Medieval periods were blue. Brides the world over wear different colors during their event. This is particularly true in China where the red will commonly be worn to symbolize luck and happiness. The same color brings luck to India so brides there often wear red as well.
