An excerpt:
A reader from Westminster, in England, points out that white is the usual color in the Western world because it usually signified the bride’s virginity. For this reason, in most Western cultures, a widow entering a second marriage would almost invariably eschew the formal bridal gown for simpler attire.
Our reader points out that in today’s world: “many brides come to the altar after a long period of cohabitation, often after bearing children.” The reader thus recommends that priests should encourage brides who arrive at marriage in this state to choose a less formal dress “out of modesty and honesty for herself, and through charity to those brides who approach their marriages in a pure state, that their traditional symbolic dress may not be debased or usurped.”
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Much sadness, for it says that weddings are "not encouraged" during Lent and Advent. That sort of puts the kibosh on my fantasy Christmas wedding, doesn't it? Although it also says that "exceptions can be made." Ah well, best to work on finding the lucky bridegroom before picking out china patterns ... I suppose. Not as much fun, though!
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