About Brides:

The bride is a woman about to be married or newly-wed.

The word may come from the Teutonic word for "cook".[1] In Western culture, a bride may be attended by one or more bridesmaids or maids of honor.

Her partner is the bridegroom or groom, who becomes her husband after the wedding.

Attire

In Europe and North America, the typical attire for a bride is a formal dress and a veil. Usually, the dress is bought only for the wedding, and never worn again. For first marriages, a white wedding gown is usually worn, a tradition started by Queen Victoria's wedding. Through the earlier parts of the 20th century, Western etiquette prescribed that a white dress should not be worn for subsequent marriages, since the wearing of white was mistakenly regarded by some as an ancient symbol of virginity, despite the fact that wearing white is a fairly recent development in wedding traditions.[2][3] Today, brides may wear white, cream, or ivory dresses for any number of marriages; the color of the dress is not a comment on the bride's sexual history. Until the middle of the 19th century, the bride generally wore her best dress, whatever color it was, or if the bride was well-off, she ordered a new dress in her favorite color and expected to wear it again.[4]

In addition to the gown, the bride often wears a veil and carries a bouquet of flowers, a small heirloom such as a lucky coin, a prayer book, or other token. In Western countries, the bride may wear “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.”

Groom

A bridegroom (usually shortened to groom) is a man who is about to be married, or who has just been married.

The word bridegroom is dated to 1604, derived from bride and the archaic goom, from Old English guma, "boy".[9]

A bridegroom is typically attended by a best man and groomsmen.

The style of the groom's clothing depends upon the time of day, the location of the ceremony, and the style in which the ceremony is performed. In the US, the groom usually wears a dark-coloured suit (daytime) or tuxedo (evening) during the wedding ceremony. British tradition requires groom, male ushers and close male family to wear morning suits; although it is customary in Scotland that a full evening suit is worn, often comprising a kilt.