If you attended a wedding to find the bride wearing a bright red wedding gown, you might be shocked, inspired or even jealous to see her in such a bold-colored gown, especially when everyone is expecting a traditional white dress. However, you may not know this, but red wedding gowns are traditions in other cultures like Chinese and Indians.

In China, red is considered to bring in joy and good fortune, so most weddings focus around red décor, flowers, favors and most importantly, a red wedding gown. For most Chinese, red brings prosperity to one’s marriage, so white is definitely out of the question as they use white in mourning for their loved ones. However, if you’re worried wearing a bright red dress in your wedding, a traditional gold or yellow embroideries usually give contrast to the dress.

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