[Ansteorra] White wedding gowns late 1800s

[Adrienne R. Ferrell]

Dear Elysia,

     I think that this web site might help you "A Brief History of the
Wedding Dress in Britain "  http://www.geocities.com/e2davies/brides.html.
Although it is the English customs I believe that the bride would wear the
most expensive dress she (her family) could afford. (some things never
change)

"It is a tradition for Spanish brides to carry orange blossoms in their
bouquet. The significance of this dates back to medieval times. According
to Georgina O'Hara, in her book The Bride's Book: A Celebration of Weddings
(Michael Joseph Ltd., London, 1991), "The inclusion of orange blossom in
the bridal wreath or as part of a bouquet dates back to the Saracens,
according to some sources. It came to Europe with the returning Crusaders
who are believed to have witnessed the custom of a bride wearing a garland
- a symbol of maidenhood - of orange blossom on her hair. Orange blossom
stands for chastity and purity and, because the orange blossom tree is an
evergreen, it also stands for everlasting love.""from:
http://www.weddingbells.com/yqa/ethnictraditions.html


some other links that may be of interest:
Ethnic Wedding Customs
http://members.aol.com/Mjkarl/ethnic.htm

Marriage during the Middle Ages
http://www.medieval-weddings.net/

Sincerely,
Seraphina

>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:08:25 -0400
>From: "Rhodes-walden, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Rhodes-walden at usa.xerox.com>
>Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] let's play stump Stefan's florilegium....
>To: "'ansteorra at ansteorra.org'" <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>Reply-To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
>
>I also have a question - what colour did Spanish women wear for weddings?
>White is a modern tradition...
>
>Elysia
>(Who needs to know these things... kinda in a hurry!)
>