Reply To: The Badeken — The origins and meaning behind the Minhag

I think I overstated it about the canopy. But the veil and ring is certainly copied from us. About the white, I’m told that in Europe Jewish brides have long had the tradition to dress in white. And long before Victoria ever got married it was the default color of most Jewish brides. Perhaps Victoria was familiar with Jewish weddings and liked the white so she took it for herself thereby spreading that in the non-Jewish world.