Re: why isn’t White the dominant Pak bridal color?
It might have been present in earlier times, but Eastern is right in that after Queen Victoria wore white on her wedding day, it became more popular and more dominant as a wedding dress colour. Just like when William gave Kate that sapphire ring, a thousand knock off’s were born, and just like how after April 29th, wedding dress designers will be scrambling to knock off her dress for brides who want to copy her style.
From good ole Wikipedia: White did not become a popular option until 1840, after the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Victoria had worn a white gown for the event so as to incorporate some lace she owned. The official wedding portrait photograph was widely published, and many other brides opted for a similar dress in honor of the Queen’s choice.
As for why its not dominant in Pakistani culture, why would it be? What is our connection to white? Why isn’t blue a dominant bridal colour or green?
But also, because we did historically used to be part of India and some Indian cultures/sub-cultures do wear white as a funereal colour, perhaps that’s why we shied away from it for brides also, and chose red instead as a more colourful alternative. Or maybe just like we’re trending Bunto brides these days, some popular girl decided to wear red and everyone liked it so much, it got copied over and over and before you know it, its the bridal colour of choice.