Western culture Weddings performed during and immediately following the Medieval Era were often more than just a union between two people They could be a union between two families two businesses or even two countries Many weddings were more a matter of politics than love particularly among the nobility and the higher social classes Brides were therefore expected to dress in a manner that cast their families in the most favorable light for they were not representing only themselves during the ceremony Brides from wealthy families often wore rich colors and exclusive fabrics It was common to see them wearing bold colors and layers of furs velvet and silk See Arranged Marriage The woman to the far right is wearing a typical wedding dress from 1929 Up until the late 1930s wedding dresses reflected the styles of the day From that time onward wedding dresses have traditionally been based on Victorian styles Over the centuries brides continued to dress in a manner befitting thei r social statuslways in the height of fashion with the richest boldest materials money could buy The poorest of brides wore their best church dress on their wedding day The amount of material a wedding dress contained also was a reflection of the bride s social standing and indicated the extent of the family s wealth to wedding guests Today there are wedding dresses available in all price ranges and Western traditions have loosened up to include a rainbow of colors and variety of lengths which are now considered acceptable Women may purchase ready made gowns wear a family heirloom or they may choose to have a dressmaker create one for her In addition today many bridal salons have samples of wedding gowns in their stores where the bride selects a certain style and orders one to be made to fit Wedding dresses have traditionally been based on the popular styles of the day For example in the 1920s wedding dresses were typically short in the front with a longer train in the back and were worn with cloche style wedding veils This tendency to follow current fashions continued until the late 1940s when it became popular to revert to long full skirted designs reminiscent of the Victorian era Although there has always been a style that dominates the bridal market for a time and then shifts with the changes in fashion a growing number of modern brides are not choosing to follow these trends This is due in large part to non traditional and non first time weddings and women who are marrying later in life Today Western wedding dresses are usually white though wedding white includes creamy shades such as eggshell ecru and ivory Philippa of England was actually the first documented princess in history to wear a white wedding gown during a royal wedding ceremony she wore a tunic with a cloak in white silk bordered with grey squirrel and ermine White did not become a popular option until 1840 after the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe Coburg Victoria had worn a white gown for the event so as to incorporate some lace she owned The official wedding portrait photograph was widely published and many other brides opted for a similar dress in honor of the Queen s choice The tradition continues today in the form of a white wedding though prior to the Victorian era a bride was married in any color except black the color of mourning or red which was connected with prostitutes However in Finland during the 19th century it was popular for brides to wear dark colors especially black Later many people assumed that the color white was intended to symbolize virginity though this had not been the original intention It was the color blue that was connected to purity The white gown is in fact a symbolic Christening gown The are a variation of the white surplice worn in the Western Catholic tradition by members of the clergy church choirs and servers and the gowns worn by girls making their first communion and at their confirmation and al so by women making religious vows Today the white dress is normally understood merely as the most traditional and popular choice for weddings Eastern culture Vietnamese wedding Ao dai Many wedding dresses in China India wedding sari and Vietnam in the traditional form of the Ao dai are colored red the traditional color of good luck and auspiciousness Nowadays many women opt not to wear red and choose other colors In modern Chinese weddings the bride usually opts for the white Western dress or changes from a white gown to a red gown later in the day and sometimes a gold colored gown later on South Indian weddings traditionally use white or cream colored saris citation needed Indian brides in Western countries often wear the sari at the wedding ceremony and change into traditional Indian wear afterwards lehnga choli etc In Japan brides will often wear three or more dresses throughout the ceremony and subsequent celebrations with a traditional kimono white and colour dress comb ination being popular The Javanese people of Indonesia wear a kebaya a traditional kind of blouse along with batik In the Philippines variations of the Baro t saya are considered to be wedding attire for women along with the Barong Tagalog for men Native American culture Apache bride The indigenous peoples of the Americas have varying traditions related to weddings and thus wedding dresses A Hopi bride traditionally would have her garments woven by the groom and any men in the village who wished to participate The garments consisted of a large belt two all white wedding robes a white wedding robe with red stripes at top and bottom white buckskin leggings and moccasins a string for tying the hair and a reed mat in which to wrap the outfit This outfit also would serve as a shroud since these garments would be necessary for the trip through the underworld A Pueblo bride wore a cotton garment tied above the right shoulder secured with a belt around the waist In the traditions of the Delaware a bride would wear a knee length skirt of deerskin and a band of wampum beads around her forehead Except for fine beads or shell necklaces the body would be bare from the waist up If it were a winter wedding she would wear deerskin leggings and moccasins and a robe of turkey feathers Her face would be painted with white red and yellow clay The tribes of Northern California which include the Klamath the Modoc and the Yurok had a traditional bridal dress woven in symbolic colors white for the east blue for the south yellow orange for the west and black for the north Turquoise and silver jewelry were worn by both the bride and the groom in addition to a silver concho belt Jewelry was considered a shield against evils including hunger poverty and bad luck Gallery Rajput bride wearing a pink lehenga Bride at a Nikah ceremony wearing typical South Asian red head covering and jewellery Wishram Bride American bride in a Contemporary Western Wedding Dress Chinese couple wearing traditional wedding hanfu Japanese woman in a wedding kimono Margaret Forrest from Australia 1876 Taiwanese couple dressed Western style for keepsake photos in the park 1989 Patricia Nixon Cox with her father Richard Nixon 1971 Bride from Georgia Wedding dresses and other Asian couture in London Hutsul wedding dress Traditional Finnish farmer wedding dress in Jomala Wedding dress in 1350s from The Marriage by Nicolo da Bologna Traditional Kazakh wedding dress Opulent wedding dress of Soraya Esfandiary second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi A bride in 1968 wearing a dress reflecting the styles of the time Bengali bride A Swedish bridal crown of the most formal type and four brides who wore it 1938 1978 Notes Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wedding dress The History of Matrimony Royal Weddings 1840 1947 From Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II History of the Wedding Dress Old Marriage Customs in Finland Old Marriage Customs in Finland Native American Traditions Native American Traditions v 160 160 d 160 160 e Clothing Materials Cotton 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