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The tradition of wearing white at weddings began due to the choice of colour of the wedding dress of Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] at her wedding to Prince [[Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha|Albert]]. Queen Victoria was not the first royal bride to wear a white wedding gown, but the first of the modern era. White had been a traditional colour of royal mourning, and until that convention had completely died, white could not have been a suitable choice for a royal wedding. Victoria's choice popularized the white gown as no other had before her. Previously, brides wore their best clothes or the most expensive new clothes they could afford. Gold or gold-threaded dresses became popular with royal brides; the rank-and-file wore dresses that reflected their station. White was one of many choices, pastel shades were also popular.
Until the mid-twentieth century, many brides in the [[United Kingdom]] did not wear a traditional wedding dress, merely a specially bought ordinary dress. This was also the case in pre-20th Century [[United States|America]] where working and frontier brides often opted for a formal look that was practical and could be used again on special occasions.
Traditionally, the choice of the style of wedding was limited by the condition of the bride (unmarried, divorced, virginal etc.); the groom's status was immaterial. Some couples, wanting to avoid a perceived [[sexist]] connotation implied in the white dress have the groom dressed in a white [[tuxedo]] to give some parity.
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