▁the ▁newly ▁married ▁couple ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁their ▁church ▁on ▁the ▁Sunday ▁following ▁the ▁wed ding . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁wed d ings ▁became ▁more ▁elaborate , ▁when ▁upper ▁class ▁cou ples ▁had ▁wed ding ▁cer emon ies ▁similar ▁to ▁modern ▁custom . ▁The ▁b ride ▁usually ▁wore ▁the ▁best ▁dress ▁she ▁owned , ▁so ▁her ▁dress ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁white , ▁as ▁white ▁dress es ▁were ▁imp ract ical ▁to ▁own . ▁Not ▁until ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁did ▁br ides ▁start ▁bu ying ▁a ▁dress ▁made ▁specifically ▁for ▁their ▁wed ding ▁day . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁cou ples ▁began ▁to ▁h ire ▁profession als ▁to ▁prepare ▁fl oral ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁wed ding ▁c akes , ▁rather ▁than ▁making ▁them ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Today , ▁cou ples ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁waiting ▁later ▁in ▁life ▁to ▁get ▁married . ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁age ▁for ▁males ▁getting ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁old , ▁whereas , ▁women ' s ▁average ▁age ▁is ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁trad itions ▁ ▁Att ire ▁ ▁The ▁saying , ▁" Something ▁old , ▁something ▁new , ▁/ ▁Something ▁borrow ed , ▁something ▁blue , ▁/ ▁A ▁silver ▁six p ence ▁in ▁her ▁sh oe ," ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁and ▁requires ▁the ▁b ride ▁to ▁access or ize ▁her ▁wed ding ▁att ire