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The first wide bride’s dress was worn in 1499 by Anna de Britannia, and later in 1840 Queen Victoria of England wore at her wedding a white-silver dress, manufactured in a “princess” style. The model of the dress worn by Queen Victoria created a fuss at that time, the… Read the entire article on  http://artifexlohn.com/en/the-bride-maid-of-honor-and-best-man-in-1856-1908/