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A woman in white walking toward either bliss or a very expensive cake.
means A woman on her wedding day, or one about to be married.
from From Old English 'bryd,' a word with deep Germanic roots — compare Old High German 'brut' and Old Norse 'bruðr.' Beyond Germanic the trail goes cold; its older Indo-European source is debated. It also hides in 'bridal,' which began as 'bryd-ealu' — literally the 'bride-ale,' the wedding feast where the ale flowed.
- white dress
- Popularized by Queen Victoria in 1840, not tradition
- word origin
- From Old English bryd, root meaning to cook
- veil purpose
- Romans wore them to fend off evil spirits
- bouquet history
- Strong herbs once masked plague-era body odor
- side switch
- Brides stood left so grooms could draw swords
for instance
princess diana — married prince charles on july 29, 1981, watched by 750 million people
princess kate middleton — married prince william on april 29, 2011, most-watched wedding of the 2010s
meghan markle — married prince harry on may 19, 2018, first biracial bride in british royal history