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How the white wedding dress became popular

engraving of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s 1840 marriage, published 1886 after an earlier event. Artist/engraver: S. Reynolds after F. Lock. Original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VictoriaAlbertMarriageEngraving.jpg. Public Domain Mark 1.0: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Unmodified.
contemporary engraving showing Victoria and Albert on their return from the marriage service, 10 February 1840; engraved by S. Reynolds after F. Lock. Original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wedding_of_Queen_Victoria_and_Prince_Albert.jpg. Public Domain Mark 1.0: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Unmodified.
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engraving of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s 1840 marriage, published 1886 after an earlier event. Artist/engraver: S. Reynolds after F. Lock. Original: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VictoriaAlbertMarriageEngraving.jpg. Public Domain Mark 1.0: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Unmodified.

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A white wedding dress was not the only traditional choice in the past: brides wore clothes in many colors. In 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in a white dress, helping make that look popular.