What you wear on your wedding day is an entirely personal decision. Also a hard no. Your wedding is still a wedding, no matter how many people attend. If a white dress is important to you, go right ahead. If you feel more bridal in a dress—even a floor-length one—then consider that route completely appropriate. If you are planning on a second look, wedding reception dresses are typically less formal and easier to dance in, but there are no rules here!
Wear whatever makes you feel like celebrating. While white, floor-length dresses are the most common option for Western weddings, they are by no means the only option. Here are a few alternative approaches to consider:. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for Brides. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page. These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data.
We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. I Accept Show Purposes. By Sarah Zlotnick. Sarah Zlotnick. She reportedly wanted her subjects to know that she took the job of queen seriously and would be prudent and sensible. She decided that the best way to convey that message was through a sensible and prudent wedding gown. All eyes were on her when she stepped out of the carriage at St.
James's Palace and stunned the world by wearing a simple white gown. It was made of white spun silk and satin with Honiton lace accents, and her head was topped with a wreath of orange blossoms and myrtle instead of a crown or tiara.
According to CNN , she had good reasons for her choices. She wore only British-made materials Kate Middleton followed this tradition and wanted to give attention to the lace industry in the town of Beer, Devon, which had been on the decline. She thought white would best highlight the delicate lacework. The other reason was less pragmatic and more romantic: She wanted to marry Prince Albert not as a queen, but as a woman who loved the man she was about to marry, and the dress did that by reflecting her purity, innocence, and good sense.
The dress was charming and conservative and quickly became the standard for stylish brides everywhere. But almost all of them — especially in western countries — are white. The trend can be traced back to Queen Victoria, who wore a white gown when she married Prince Albert on February 10, On her wedding day, the royal bride opted for a white lace and silk-satin gown that she designed herself, according to the Washington Post.
It was a crucial moment for fashion in the history of royal weddings , though Victoria's choice of a white dress was frowned upon by English aristocrats because white traditionally symbolized mourning , according to Rebecca Rissman's book "Women in Fashion. The queen also thwarted tradition by wearing a wreath instead of a crown in her hair, and ditching the fur-trimmed velvet robes that were usually worn by royal brides.
Even Victoria's 12 bridesmaids wore white. As the Washington Post noted, this color scheme appeared at Kate Middleton and Prince William's wedding in , when Pippa Middleton wore a cream-colored gown.
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