Wedding Gowns

The history of wedding gowns

In this article I’d like to discuss about the history of wedding gowns because I’m sure that many brides-to-be would like to have an ample knowledge about ancient gowns, and why not, to get inspired from the old designs of bridal dresses.




Personally, after I looked for some information about gowns for brides, I was totally shocked because my opinions about wedding dresses were very truthless.
If you ask me if the wedding gown has always been white, I would naturally and spontaneously answer: Yes! But like every little thing in this world, everything has a history, not as distant as we think. Have you ever wondered who was the first woman who worn wedding dress? Or what color were in trends before white dresses come into vogue?

Wedding dress has over 2000 years old! The first file of history were written of Egypt brides. They wore several rows of simple white material over each other. And in ancient Greece, the white was the color of celebration and a source of joy. In  ancient Rome, brides dresses were created with soft materials, something like the  veil or silk and of course all in the same shade of white.

Wearing such a dress meant as a tribute to the god Hymen, god of fertility and marriage. A  curious custom at that time was that both brides Greek and Roman ones wore a colorful veil on face to symbolize devotion and obedience to their  future husband.

First bride recognized of wearing a white wedding dress was Anne of Brittany in XV-XVI who married with King Louis XII of France. Margaret  Tudor, daughter of Henry VI, wore at her wedding a white damask dress edged with red scarlet, the traditional color of royalty. I hope you’ll find interesting this information about ancient wedding gowns, and if you are passionate about history, maybe you’d like to include an old ritual in your wedding program to surprise your future husband and all your guests.