The institution of marriage is approximately 4,350 years old. Over this time, there has been many trends and traditions that surround this institution. One of the most well-known wedding traditions is the white wedding dress. The popularity of the white wedding dress is largely due to Queen Victoria's choice to wear a white lace gown when she married Prince Albert in 1840. As her wedding was widely reported in magazines and newspapers, it didn't take long before white wedding dresses were trending.

Nowadays, society is moving towards a new trend with alternative wedding dresses increasing in popularity. It is becoming more common for us to see brides in off-white colours as well as bolder colours such as blacks and reds on their special day. Be inspired by some of our favourite traditional and alternative wedding dresses that we have captured below.