Wedding dress Wedding dress A wedding dress or wedding/bridal gown is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. Color, style and ceremonial importance of the gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. In Western cultures, brides often choose white wedding dress, which was made popular by Queen Victoria in the 19th century. In eastern cultures, brides often choose red to symbolize auspiciousness. Weddings performed during and immediately following the Middle Ages were often more than just a union between two people. They could be a union between two families, two businesses or even two
Wedding dress of Grace Kelly these claims were subsequently denied by Grace. On 1 April 2006, The Philadelphia Museum of Art presented an exhibition entitled, "Fit for a Princess: Grace Kelly's Wedding Dress", that ran until 21 May 2006. The exhibition was in honor of the 50th anniversary of the wedding. Kelly's 1956 wedding gown has come in for praise in recent times because of the striking similarity to it of Catherine Middleton's royal wedding dress. V-shaped necklines and long, white laced sleeves are particularly mentioned. Israeli singer Maya Bouskilla wore a "perfect" copy of the dress for her June 2011 wedding. It was also