(N/A) Why are wedding dresses white?

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Son asked his mother the following question:
"Mom, why are wedding dresses white?"
The mother looks at her son and replies, "Son, this shows your friends and relatives that your bride is pure."
The son thanks his Mom and goes off to double-check this with his father.
"Dad why are wedding dresses white?"
The father looks at his son in surprise and says, "Son, all household appliances come in white."
 
EdFred said:
Son asked his mother the following question:
"Mom, why are wedding dresses white?"
The mother looks at her son and replies, "Son, this shows your friends and relatives that your bride is pure."
The son thanks his Mom and goes off to double-check this with his father.
"Dad why are wedding dresses white?"
The father looks at his son in surprise and says, "Son, all household appliances come in white."
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And here I thought it was a real question. Silly me! :redface:

So here is the real answer anyway, from Wiki....

White did not become a popular option until 1840, after the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Victoria had worn a white gown for the event so as to incorporate some lace she owned. The official wedding portrait photograph was widely published, and many other brides opted for a similar dress in honor of the Queen's choice. The tradition continues today in the form of a white wedding, though prior to the Victorian era a bride was married in any color except black (the color of mourning) or red (which was connected with prostitutes). Later, many people assumed that the color white was intended to symbolize virginity, though this had not been the original intention. (It was the color blue that was connected to purity.) Today, the white dress is understood merely as the most traditional and popular choice for weddings, not necessarily a statement of virginity.
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-Skip
 
Now think to yourself, :
Self, Why would EdFred be worried about wedding dresses at all?:dunno::rofl:
 
I like it, and I'm going to retell it many times over.
 
When my grandparents got married, they didn't know of any such traditions. My grandfather wore a white suit (which I have hanging in my closet - some 75 years later it's a bit more off white than white).

My grandmother wore a white women's suit which included a jacket and respectable skirt, with a green scarf and white shoes. Years later, she couldn't believe she didn't "know better." I think it was great.

The wedding was somewhere in the mid-west (I want to say Illinois), and it was in the summer. I have their wedding picture in my house, and look at it frequently. Very neat.
 
It's the last item on the checklist to verify you're with the right person for you. If it's a white dress and there are no grass or dirt stains on it, that's proof they don't fly off a grass or dirt runway.
 
EdFred said:
Son asked his mother the following question:
"Mom, why are wedding dresses white?"
The mother looks at her son and replies, "Son, this shows your friends and relatives that your bride is pure."
The son thanks his Mom and goes off to double-check this with his father.
"Dad why are wedding dresses white?"
The father looks at his son in surprise and says, "Son, all household appliances come in white."
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I still cannot help but wonder why Ed is not married:idea:
 
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