▁b ride ' s ▁sh oe ▁and ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁new ▁couple ▁wealth ▁in ▁money ▁and ▁love ▁in ▁their ▁new ▁life ▁together . ▁ ▁Many ▁br ides ▁today ▁choose ▁to ▁wear ▁white ▁br idal ▁dress es ▁at ▁their ▁wed d ings . ▁ ▁However , ▁br ides ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁just ▁wore ▁the ▁best ▁dress ▁they ▁owned . ▁ ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁when ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁popular ized ▁white ▁br idal ▁dress es ▁by ▁choosing ▁to ▁wear ▁white ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁royal ▁silver ▁dress . ▁ ▁Br ides ▁often ▁accomp any ▁their ▁white ▁wed ding ▁dress es ▁with ▁a ▁ve il . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁access ory ▁today , ▁the ▁ve il ▁has ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁symbol izing ▁a ▁b ride ' s ▁mod esty ▁and ▁innoc ence , ▁namely ▁her ▁vir gin ity . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁wed ding ▁ ▁Many ▁br ides ▁have ▁br idal ▁show ers ▁before ▁their ▁wed ding , ▁during ▁which ▁she ▁receives ▁g ifts ▁from ▁the ▁guests . ▁ ▁The ▁br idal ▁show er ▁is ▁usually ▁thrown ▁by ▁the ▁b ride ' s ▁chosen ▁ma id ▁of ▁honor ▁and ▁is ▁hum orous ▁in ▁nature . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁fun ▁and ▁relax ing ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁b ride , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁always ▁seen ▁that ▁way . ▁ ▁Br idal ▁show ers ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Holland ▁for ▁br ides ▁who ▁were ▁refused ▁dow ry