“White has long been accepted as the traditional color of the wedding dress, but wedding gowns were not always white. The marriage of Queen Victoria to her cousin Albert of Saxe- Coburg in 1840 has had more influence on weddings than any other. Queen Victoria put the wheels in motion by marrying in white. Though brides continued to wed in gowns of different colors, white was now set as the color of choice for weddings and has continued ever since (http://www.fromtimespast.com/wedding.htm).”
Great – so now because of silly Victoria that married her cousin, I have to be super careful with red wine at my wedding. Thanks Queenie.
But why am I telling you this? Because I am about to embark on my first wedding dress shopping extravaganza! Should I go black? Stick with traditional white? Go short? Bedazzle? So many options!
And, keep in mind, that I have two style icons to live up to - Ann Schooley and Adair Heyl (see above for proof). Wowza.
Luckily, I have a team of well-styled ladies that have agreed to help me out in my quest next Saturday, Nov. 28th. We’ll be taking the day to visit a few shops and hopefully come out at the end of the day with a dress. For those that know me, you know I absolutely HATE shopping (except at farmer’s markets), so am going to rely on these wonderful ladies, their sense of humor, and whatever they choose to bring with them to get me through this shopping trip. If you’re in Portland on the 28th and have two X chromosomes, let me know and we’d love to have you come along!
