Traditional Wedding Dresses

In Ireland, blue is a lucky color so that the bride often wears a dress in this color. The traditional Irish bride often wears a blue color wedding dress. This is because blue symbolized purity in ancient times.

In Elizabethan Weddings, the bride did not wear a white wedding dress, this was a later tradition. The wedding garments belonging to the majority of brides were generally made from Flax, Cotton and wool. Colours came in a variety of different shades: red, blue, greens, white, grey, black, orange and tan.