▁July ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁d ining ▁room ▁of ▁Os bor ne ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight , ▁she ▁married ▁Prince ▁Louis ▁of ▁H esse . ▁Seven ▁months ▁had ▁passed ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁Cons ort ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Family ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁deep ▁m our ning . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁was ▁chosen ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Queen ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁avoid ▁inv iting ▁the ▁usual ▁guests ▁of ▁state . ▁ ▁From ▁" The ▁Royal ▁Wed ding ▁D ress es " ▁by ▁N ig el ▁Arch ▁and ▁Jo anna ▁Mar sch ner ▁( p . 5 8 ): ▁" She ▁wore ▁a ▁' half - high ▁dress ▁with ▁a ▁deep ▁fl ounce ▁of ▁Hon it on ▁la ce , ▁a ▁ve il ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁and ▁a ▁w re ath ▁of ▁orange ▁bl oss om ▁and ▁my rt le ' ." ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁simple ▁style ▁and ▁not ▁emb ell ished ▁with ▁a ▁court ▁train . ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁later ▁conf ided ▁to ▁her ▁daughter , ▁the ▁Princess ▁Royal ▁( V icky ), ▁that ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁' po or ▁Alice ' ▁had ▁been ▁" more ▁like ▁a ▁fun eral ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁N ig el ▁Arch ▁and ▁Jo anna ▁Mar sch ner . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Wed ding ▁D ress es . ▁pg ▁ 5 8 . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 s ▁fashion ▁Alice ▁Category : H ouse ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a ▁( Un