2006-09-23 19:11:40 · 13 answers · asked by PayBack 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
No! You can wear whatever you want to your wedding. What ever makes you feel more comfortable. I've seen people wear white, lilac, red, etc.
2006-09-23 23:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by BONNI 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to wear to white.
You can wear any color you desire, and there are many designers incorporating color into wedding dresses.
People think that white has to do with virginity, the reality is that it has nothing to do with that.
In the past, people used to wear their BEST clothes for their wedding, regardless of the color, simply because clothes were comparatively more expensive and difficult to obtain than they are now. White was not a popular color for clothing as there was no easy way to clean it, so it wasn't practical to have white clothes, especially for the people that were not rich.
But of course, royalty could afford to wear white. Queen Victory wore a white dress for her wedding, it didn't mean anything related to her virgin/non virgin status, it simply meant that she:
1. Liked it
2. Could afford it.
Of course, people try to imitate royalty as much as possible, and then brides began wearing white.
BTW, the veil has nothing to do with virginity either. It is a roman tradition, and it was supposed to protect the bride from the evil spirits.
In fact, getting married a virgin hasn't been the historical norm. For peasants (and that is the majority of the population) being a virgin or not was not very important, and in fact many couples got married BECAUSE they were pregnant (just like in our modern days). The only people who cared about virginity were the royalty, as if was important for them that the first child conceived in a royal marriage (thus the heir to the crown) would be the actual child of the king (or emperor, or whatever), and since paternity tests had not been invented yet, the only way to know that the bride wasn't already pregnant by someone else at the time of the wedding was by proving she was a virgin.
After the middle ages, people tried to imitate royalty and thus began considering virginity as something important.
So, wear what you want and enjoy your big day! Congratulations.
2006-09-24 03:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wear whatever you want. White only ever came into existance as a bridal color because Queen Victoria introduced it to symbolize wealth, since only royalty could ever afford to purchase a dress for one-time wear. Everyone else just wore their best dress which was any color under the rainbow. Then along the way white became the only acceptable color for a bride. And someone corrupted the meaning behind it to mean virginity instead of wealth, so *many* people even today are misinformed as to why white is so common.
Brides in other cultures wear red since white is considered funereal. Brides in Australia, New Zealand and the UK have worn colored dresses for quite awhile actually.
Quite a few people actually don't look good in any shade of white or ivory. Go with whatever you like that flatters you and fits who you are.
2006-09-24 03:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Are you the bride? Old etiquette says that a virgin bride is supposed to wear white, a non-virgin doesn't. If you are a guest, it is impolite to wear white to a wedding. The only person that is supposed to be wearing white that day is the bride. But, I don't think anyone really follows those rules anymore.
2006-09-24 04:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by debbiethornberry007 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No you do not have to-some people think it is an insult to the bride to wear white.
Only the bride should wear white to her wedding-but only if she wants to
2006-09-24 02:16:46 · answer #5 · answered by meema 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, its whatever you feel most comfortable with. Even though it seems very traditional to do so, it has become a new trend NOT to wear white.
2006-09-24 02:13:43 · answer #6 · answered by yaya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White is a sign that the bride is a virgin, if you aren't , don't.. White only applies to the bride, the maids can wear any color.
2006-09-24 02:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by mr.phattphatt 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not at all wear what you are comfortable in i have some black incorporated in my dress i have seen brides wear all red choose a colour that suites you that you are happy in and will not regret
2006-09-24 02:22:09 · answer #8 · answered by So Happy!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually its only the bride who wears white, but even they don't have too.
2006-09-24 02:20:40 · answer #9 · answered by stacieegraves 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not! Wear what ever you want.
2006-09-24 02:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by Miss C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋