Whose 1840 wedding helped popularize the white wedding dress?
AnswerQueen Victoria
Victoria wore white when she married Prince Albert, and the style caught on.
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Bridal facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about weddings, bridal fashion and wedding traditions, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
The rhyme says a bride carries something old, something new, something borrowed and something what?
AnswerBlue
The old English rhyme ends with something blue and a sixpence in her shoe.
Going deeper
What are the henna designs applied to a bride's hands in South Asian traditions called?
AnswerMehndi
Mehndi is the art of decorating skin with henna paste.
Which wedding anniversary is traditionally associated with silver?
Answer25th
The 25th is silver, the 40th ruby and the 50th golden.
In traditional Scottish weddings, grooms often wear what garment?
AnswerA kilt
A tartan kilt is classic Highland wedding dress.
Expert level
In Japanese Shinto weddings, brides traditionally wear an all-white kimono called what?
AnswerShiromuku
Shiromuku means 'pure white' and symbolizes purity.
Which wedding anniversary is traditionally associated with paper?
AnswerFirst
The first anniversary is paper; the fifth is wood and the tenth is tin.
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