A white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding originating in Europe.
The term originates from the white color of the wedding dress, which first became popular with Victorian era elites, after Queen Victoria wore a white lace dress at her wedding; however, the term now also encapsulates the entire Western wedding routine, especially in the Christian religious tradition, which generally includes a ceremony during which the marriage begins, followed by a reception.
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Famous quotes containing the words white and/or wedding:
“One revelation has been made to the Indian, another to the white man.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“He holds him with his glittering eye—
The Wedding Guest stood still,
And listens like a three years’ child:
The Mariner hath his will.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)