Victorian wedding dresses and Victorian style in general can be called the oldest style, which is well illustrated in the photographs. More early styles less fortunate, because there was no photograph then, so we can remember about them only from paintings, engravings and drawings.

Paintings by artists of the first half of the 19th century and earlier works are often genuine art, but even good paintings cannot convey all the details of wedding dresses and other outfits in the way that photographs can. Let's take a look at vintage photos of brides in Victorian wedding dresses and remember the history of that time.



Many are not satisfied with an ordinary wedding, where everything is like people, or rather, like ordinary people. Therefore, some couples hold their weddings in a particular style. If you, too, are planning a wedding soon, and have not yet decided in what style it is better to organize a celebration, pay attention to the Victorian era.

A Victorian wedding is a vibrant, luxurious celebration where everything is thought out to the smallest detail, despite the royal scale of the celebration. If you cannot afford such a luxury, you can limit yourself to just a Victorian-style dress and some decor elements for tables and interiors.

As you can see from the photo, in the Victorian era, the color of wedding dresses was white, but according to the rules, only brides who got married for the first time wore a white dress. If the wedding was not the first for the bride, she did not wear a white dress and wedding flowers, because these symbols personified purity and innocence.



Queen Victoria ruled for a very long time, and during this time the dresses changed. Early Wedding Dresses had a fitted bodice, a narrow waist and a fluffy skirt. The dress was made from different fabrics - organza, tulle, lace, gauze, silk, linen and even cashmere. And the wedding image ended with a veil made of translucent cotton fabric or lace.

Modern Victorian wedding dresses can have a corset that emphasizes the waist, tight sleeves and puffy layered skirts. To finally decide whether this style suits you or not, look at the original wedding photos of the brides.

Victorian wedding dresses are quite varied, sometimes they borrow elements from other styles, so you can choose an outfit for any girl.