The wedding dress has been around for a long time. In fact, it is thought that the first wedding gown was worn by Princess Philippa in 1406. Of course, things have changed quite a bit over the past 600 years. In the middle ages, blue was the color of choice for wedding dresses – not white.
During the Renaissance period the train made its first appearance. Additionally, it was during this time that the garter first came into play.
By the early 1800’s, waistlines were rising, all the way up to under the breasts. In the 1820’s, corsets accompanied by wide skirts were all the rage.
In 1840, Queen Victoria started a trend that is still with us today: the white More »
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Choosing the Right Wedding Dress for your Body
There are generally a few factors that every bride-to-be considers when buying their wedding dress, such as price and style. Most brides get carried away with what dresses are in fashion that they neglect to consider the most flattering dress for their shape. Below are some common body types More »
WeddingDressMarket.com is and has been committed to helping brides buy and sell dresses. We spend most of our energy helping the process. We want to insure the process and ceremony is preserved. For that reason we often provide advice on what TO Do. We generally shy away from advising women what NOT to do.
Well don’t trash the dress or drown the dress. That’s our vote. But what do you think. Is this a practice that will continue for many years?
As the day of your wedding approaches and you frantically scramble to find the perfect dress, don’t forget to take the necessary steps toward Bridal Gown Preservation. This may usually be an afterthought as a bride balls up her dress and tosses it in the corner as she is fighting off the wedding reception hangover and is jostling to make it to the airport on time for her More »
Choosing a wedding favor is often a detail eclipsed by other major decisions, like the cake design, the flower arrangements, the church, and the food. However, wedding favors are an important element of wedding etiquette, and should not be overlooked. More »
When it comes to your wedding, it can be hard to sit down and plan everything out. Let’s face it, weddings are different for everyone. However, no matter who you are, you need to pay particular attention to the overall cost of your wedding. The best way to do that is to come up with a budget to go by. An easy way to do that is to assign each major part of your wedding a percentage of the overall cost that you are willing to More »
To wear a white wedding dress, or not. That is the question. Well really, this is a loaded question that. In fact it has a few possible answers. If you are the bride, then yes. If you want to wear white, wear white. However, do not wear it because you think that you have to. A lot of people think that white is the only color that the bride can wear to a wedding. That is, because it is suppose to be tradition. However, this is a tradition that More »
The wedding dress has been around for a long time. In fact, it is thought that the first wedding gown was worn by Princess Philippa in 1406. Of course, things have changed quite a bit over the past 600 years. In the middle ages, blue was the color of choice for wedding dresses – not white.
