Wedding dresses have long been splashed with pure white because of how society interprets the color and the occasion in which the dress is being worn. For centuries white has always been the symbol of purity, virginity, a start of a new beginning, which is why all first time brides aim for wedding dresses that are designed beautifully and in pure stark white. But nowadays, the mainstream media and the power of the internet has changed so much of our society that even the color of the typical wedding gown is beginning to transition from this classic old tradition. It’s changing for both the newlyweds and those who are remarrying with the latter wearing white even on their second wedding ceremony.
It’s an interesting transition, yet one that has yet to be accepted by the majority of the society. There are some people who still believe that white wedding dresses are exclusive for women who are pure, who have not gone through marriage yet, and who have not had children before entering into marriage. They would associate other colors second to white such as beige or cream to those getting married a second or third time, thinking that this is the proper color for this kind of marriage. Well, many women nowadays have countered that old belief, saying that white is not anymore an exclusive color for the pure and the untouched but a symbol for one’s joy and happiness. They also believe that beige will always be a great color to wear on second weddings but is not the official standard color for wedding gowns worn by women who are remarrying.
Colors of wedding gowns are lately more of a fashion issue than of popular belief and tradition. Some women who have different skin tones would choose to wear different colors such as pearl white or creamy beige than just plain white. This is because plain stark white may not work for their skin tones at all, which is why they would go for the other colors to blend with instead. In fact, some women who are bold enough to break the tradition for the sake of fashion would get married in red wedding dresses. It not only adds spice and a touch of modernity to this age-old ceremony but it changes the way people categorize women who are getting married.
If you’re planning on getting married a second time and are worried that your friends and family will want you to wear beige, don’t be. You have every right to decide what color and what kind of wedding gown to wear on your second wedding ceremony. As long as it goes well with the theme and the motif of the wedding, you can choose any wedding gown of any color such as beige, cream, white, or even pink for that matter.