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A wedding is the single most important event in a woman's life and everything should be done to ensure that the wedding day goes perfect. Perfection, for most brides, starts with the most elegant and beautiful wedding dress.

It is important to realize that over the course of history, wedding dresses have evolved and changed quickly, however, the concept of a wedding dress remains the same. Every bride on the planet wants to look extra beautiful on her wedding day. She wanted to readily heavy on her wedding dress to make that happen.

Back in the olden days, only rich people could afford to purchase clothing of red, back and purple covered with jewels. The idea was to make the bride literally shimmer in the light. The poor brides back in those times winter flowing sleeves manufactured from factory made material as it was much cheaper than making a custom tailored dress.

Over time, the fashion of a red, black and purple dress changed to white in the late 17th century. However, as white was seen as an impractical shade for many people, the bride's dress color changed to blue and later pink.

During the early 18th century, gray became the dress color for brides of a lower social class. Why? Typically, gray was selected as it could be worn later on as a Sunday church dress therefore, reducing the cost of purchasing a new Sunday dress.

The traditional white dress that is worn by brides all over the world today did not emerge until the late 18th century when machines started to make and weave fabrics at a lower cost, making it affordable to all. Back then, the bride as a symbol of simplicity, modesty and innocence wore a veil.

As time passed, the dress fashion changed and evolved. In the 19th century, hems were in fashion, however, over time, they faded as well. Variations in the dress and sleeve length, neck style and train all changed with the fashion of that time period.

Now days, the typically wedding dress consist of a sleeveless dress with a small train. However, some brides still want to take the traditional route and wear a full dress worn by their parents and grandparents.

When choosing the wedding dress, it is essential to make sure that the dress matches the bride's figure and financial status. There is no point in spending thousands of dollars on a dress that is only going to be worn once, unless you have the financial means to do so.

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Source by Debbie Bruce