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A white flag of surrender designed to cost more than the marriage's first fight.
means The special, usually white, gown a bride wears to get married — a garment worn once but shopped for as if it were armor.
from 'Wedding' traces back to Old English 'wedd,' meaning a pledge or vow — the same root that gives us 'wager.' The white dress tradition itself is much younger than the word: white became fashionable for brides only in the 1800s, often credited to a famous royal wedding, after which it spread as a symbol of purity and status rather than any older custom.
- color origin
- Queen Victoria made white fashionable in 1840
- average cost
- Often exceeds 1,800 dollars for one wear
- before white
- Brides just wore their best dress, any color
- preservation ritual
- Many get boxed, never opened again