Here Comes the Bride Exhibit
- Ongoing: until Sunday, May 31, 2015
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- Where: Rogers Historical Museum, Rogers
- Cost: Free
- Age limit: All ages
The bride is the central figure in an almost universal ritual – the wedding. Each wedding is a symbol of family continuity that signals the end of a courtship and the beginning of a marriage. Here Comes the Bride opens January 24th and explores changes in courtship, marriage, wedding ritual, and wedding dress from the 1870s through today using objects from the museums collection.
A major part of any wedding is the dress, and on display will be several from various eras. The wedding dress was traditionally a colored or patterned “best dress” until the early 1900s. In the 1870s lavender, turquoise, and gold brocade were in fashion. Some women made a second bodice wear later with the skirt as a ball gown, reserving a more modest top for the wedding. In rural areas and small towns in the South 19th century brides often wore a suit that could double as a going away costume. The early 1900s saw the emergence of the white wedding dress as a mass trend. The tradition of the white dress has continued, even though length and style continually change with fashion trends
This event was posted Dec. 16, 2014 and last updated Dec. 16, 2014
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