Short answers, pulled from the story.
Queen Victoria popularized the white wedding gown in 1853 when Edmund Leighton painted a scene of her wearing it. Her choice became a standard for brides and spread globally despite varying cultural interpretations.
The origin traces back to the Roman belief in the vena amoris, a blood vessel running from the fourth finger directly to the heart. Historian Vicki Howard notes that the ancient quality of this practice is likely a modern invention.
Catholic Christian weddings must take place in a church building because holy matrimony is a sacrament. Bishops never grant permission to be married in a garden, on a beach, or other places outside the church except in extraordinary circumstances.
The global wedding industry was worth $300 billion as of 2016 according to available data. The United States wedding industry alone was estimated to be worth $60 billion that same year.
Before the Marriage Act 1994, marriages in England and Wales could only take place in authorized religious buildings or civil register offices. The Act extended options available to allow weddings in other approved premises starting after its passage.