A white dress is an emblem of purity, innocence and the unsullied heart a bride yields to her chosen one. Wedding dresses weren’t always white though.
Ancient Athenian brides wore long violet or light reddish robes when getting married. Upon entering, an Athenian bride was given a quince fruit to bite into, like Persephone tasting the pomegranate seeds from the underworld orchards. The earliest recorded instance of a white wedding dress in Western culture is that of the English Princess Philippa at her wedding to the Scandinavian King Eric in 1406.
No matter the colour of your wedding dress one thing is certain - brides are like blooming flowers extending their reach and seducing everyone who gazes upon them.
Filmed by Lefkos Lambrou, Photo by Savvas Njovu Christides
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