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     Why does the Bride Wear a White Dress?  

   Your Source of Information

   Style

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   Price 

   Some Alternatives

   Sources for Wedding Gowns and Dresses

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   How To Decide

   List of Sources for Gowns and Dresses

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    Source of the Tradition -- 
      The Bride Wears a White Dress:

Did you ever wonder why the bride almost always wears a white dress?    Here's your answer. `    It's similar to why Santa Clause  wears a  red and white outfit?`    

      Your Source of Information:

You've probably seen countless pictures relating to weddings.   Almost all of them have shown the bride wearing a special white dress.    In addition to the traditional reasons referenced above, there's a very different and more mundane reason why in wedding pictures,  brides are almost always wearing a specially designed white dress.    To be cynical and bottom line this for you,  it's not about you, it's about the sellers of wedding dresses making money.   

The next time you watch a wedding-related TV program, keep in mind who produced the program and why they created it.   Like almost everything else you are being told or have been told about weddings , it comes to you from someone whose motive is to sell you something.   

When was the last time you watched a wedding program that dealt with  what a wedding really is or discussed what it means to be married, or told you where the traditions came from or delved into the underlying religious and spiritual significances of a marriage?   When have you ever heard the officiant asked about the significant of his role in a wedding?   You never have!  And don't hold your breath waiting for one to come along.   The producers of these programs are selling you a belief system in which they make money and you loose your freedom to choose.   

   Style:

The only thing that really matters about what you wear for your wedding ceremony is that you feel good about it.   Quite frequently couples choose a theme wedding and dress according to a theme such as western, Hawaiian, renaissance, pirate,'  etc.   Your clothing style can be formal, informal, or very casual.   Simply match you theme, your setting and your intentions.    For example, a beach wedding invites a different clothing than does a formal wedding in a fancy ballroom.   Check our section titled:   Outdoor Wedding Suggestions.'  

When deciding how to dress for your wedding, keep in mind that it's your wedding and YOU are in charge.   Even when you choose to turn control of your wedding over to someone else, you are still in charge.  You are delegating authority only.   You cannot delegate responsibility.

   Price:

The price of wedding dresses range from FREE to about two million dollars.     You can find very reasonably priced gowns at discount houses, or don't buy one at all.   Simply rent one at a rental agency or costume shop.   

If you have the money, then pick your price range and purchase whatever dress you want.   If you are on a tight budget, ask your self, "What else you could I do with the money I'm about to spend on a one-wear-only special white dress,"  decide what makes you feel good, and then go for it.  

Here's another factor to consider:  Any time you attach the word wedding to anything you are about to buy, the price goes up dramatically.   Does it really make sense to spend $300 to $500 on a dress that you will only wear once?  

   Some Alternatives:

How about buying or making a beautiful dress that appeals to you -- a dress that is in a color and style that inspires you to feel good -- a dress that you can wear on other special occasions, such as on your anniversary.   

At your wedding, you can also wear a matching blouse and skirt that appears to be a one-piece dress.   That way, you can later wear either blouse or skirt separately with other clothing.   

Another factor to consider is that human bodies tend to change and a dress that fit perfectly on your wedding day, may not fit so perfectly a couple of years later.   So consider a wedding dress designed in such a fashion that it fits more than a single body size.   

For additional ways to be practical regarding money, please see the section titled:  Wedding Consultations.°   

   Sources for Gowns and Dresses

Examine the sources listed below, check on the Internet, open the phone book, go to a local bridal shop, or look in your own closet.   

   How To Decide

We invite you to look at the white dress as simply a tradition,.   Examine your own belief system, check your budget, ask your self, "What else you could do with the money I'm about to spend on a one-wear-only special white dress."   

If you find yourself in conflict over this issue or anything else about your upcoming wedding, call us and take advantage of your Wedding Advisory Sessions '.

Follow the Rule of the Heart:  If your choice makes you feel good and it based on love and joy for all concerned, it's usually the right decision.

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Why do most brides wear white Dresses?

White represents purity.   This tradition  dates back to more puritanical times and represented the bride being a virgin on her wedding day.

Until somewhere is the 1800's, red was a common color.   Red symbolizes power and passion, and passion is another word for sex.   Here, for example, is a line from  Renaissance wedding vow:  "... to be bonny and buxom at bed and at board, to love and to cherish, till death us depart..." 

Obviously the American puritans who began railing against sex in the early 1800's won out because white became the norm, and in all the years I've been officiating weddings, I've yet to hear a bride in her wedding ceremony publicly promise to be good in bed.  Here's a personal note from an associate that demonstrates the symbolism of the white dress:  

"In 1947, when I was seven years old, I was taken to my aunt's wedding in their local Roman Catholic church.   I didn't know why at the time, but I was very much aware that my aunt wore a green dress at the wedding and her dress color was a big deal with the guests.   Even today, I still have a vividly picture of that sober faced woman standing up in the front of the church wearing a forest- green dress.   It's hard to imagine the disgrace, the shame, the humility of that event and the courage it took for her to stand there."

Regarding wedding colors, we had one groom ask, "If white represents purity and virginity, why do most grooms and most ministers wear black?"  We don't have an answer to that question other than to say we don't wear black.  Our robes are off white, or traditional white.

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Another Perspective on Why Brides Wear White:   

You could say it's similar the way  Santa Clause became known for wearing a red suit.   Prior to the early 1930's,  Santa Clause was not confined to a red suit.   Today, nobody thinks of Santa as wearing anything else.   His red clothing is not an inherent aspect of Santa Clause, rather it's the result of what the public has become accustomed to.    With Santa,  the public image (the red suit)  was the product of a Coca Cola advertising campaign.    Circa 1930, Coca Cola decided to use Santa Clause to sell it's sugar water.    

As you probably well know, Coca Cola logo and their advertising is based on the colors red and white.   So naturally, they showed Santa in a red suit and drinking their product.    Not only was it good for business, the red suit has become so completely Santa's clothing that people today cannot imagine him wearing anything else.   So as you can see, breaking a glass, wearing  special clothing, and countless other things we do in specific ways are simply socially accepted traditions.   

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You can choose these traditions, but if you follow them because  you have to, you are living in a belief box built by someone whose interest was to control at least one aspect of another person's life, and you fell into the box by default, accident, or happenstance.

 

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Why do most brides wear white Dresses?

White represents purity.   This tradition  dates back to more puritanical times and represented the bride being a virgin on her wedding day.

Until somewhere is the 1800's, red was a common color.   Red symbolizes power and passion, and passion is another word for sex.   Here, for example, is a line from  Renaissance wedding vow:  "... to be bonny and buxom at bed and at board, to love and to cherish, till death us depart..." 

Obviously the American puritans who began railing against sex in the early 1800's won out because white became the norm, and in all the years I've been officiating weddings, I've yet to hear a bride in her wedding ceremony publicly promise to be good in bed.  Here's a personal note from an associate that demonstrates the symbolism of the white dress:  

"In 1947, when I was seven years old, I was taken to my aunt's wedding in their local Roman Catholic church.   I didn't know why at the time, but I was very much aware that my aunt wore a green dress at the wedding and her dress color was a big deal with the guests.   Even today, I still have a vividly picture of that sober faced woman standing up in the front of the church wearing a forest-green dress.   It's hard to imagine the disgrace, the shame, the humility of that event and the courage it took for her to stand there."

Regarding wedding colors, we had one groom ask, "If white represents purity and virginity, why do most grooms and most ministers wear black?"  We don't have an answer to that question other than to say we don't wear black.  Our robes are off white, or traditional white.

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Another Perspective on Why Brides Wear White:   

You could say it's similar the way  Santa Clause became known for wearing a red suit.   Prior to the early 1930's,  Santa Clause was not confined to a red suit.   Today, nobody thinks of Santa as wearing anything else.   His red clothing is not an inherent aspect of Santa Clause, rather it's the result of what the public has become accustomed to.    With Santa,  the public image (the red suit)  was the product of a Coca Cola advertising campaign.    Circa 1930, Coca Cola decided to use Santa Clause to sell it's sugar water and they showed Santa in a red suit and drinking their product.    Not only was it good for business, the red suit has become so completely Santa's clothing that people today cannot imagine him wearing anything else.   So as you can see, breaking a glass, wearing  special clothing, and countless other things we do in specific ways are simply socially accepted traditions.   

You can choose these traditions, but if you follow them because  you have to, you are living in a belief box built by someone whose interest was to control at least one aspect of another person's life, and you fell into the box by default, accident, or happenstance.

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