Mary and Edith, performed by Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael, in white.
We can thank Queen Victoria for turning white wedding dresses vogue. Prior to her wedding to Prince Albert, women simply went to their dressmakers for the latest style in whatever color was of the fashion or brought out their eyes. White, as is still the case in many countries to this day, was considered the color of mourning. But along came Victoria, dressed in a silky-white gown she had designed herself, and within a decade of her marriage, white was the only color a bride would dream of wearing for her walk down the aisle. Unlike the Queen, I doubt either Crawley sister will ever consider using bits and pieces from her wedding dress for other outfits in the future.
I do believe I am partial to Edith's gown, but I love Lady Mary's choice of flowers. Calla lilies split their time between wedding bouquets and funeral arrangements, which is most certainly a large task for them. For weddings, they symbolize purity. For funerals, they symbolize resurrection. Either way, their stems are so large they give a nervous bride something firm to grasp as she walks down the aisle.
For further information on Queen Victoria's wedding gown, you can begin at the Washington Post.
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