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Podcast: I Tell Stories
Episode: Marriage: And This is Just the Beginning
Description: Send a textWedding traditions are far stranger than you might imagine. While we're familiar with white dresses, something borrowed and something blue, these customs barely scratch the surface of matrimonial practices worldwide.Did you know the pristine white wedding dress only became tradition in 1840 when Queen Victoria made it fashionable? Before then, brides simply wore their best dresses, regardless of color, because clothes were expensive and the concept of a single-use garment was impractical for most people. That beautiful tradition you cherish might be younger than your great-grandmother!The role of the "...