Vintage wedding dresses are making a grand comeback in this generation, thanks to the continuing interest by individuals to the gowns worn in the 1800s.

According to reports, a bridal show will be staged at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Claudelands this weekend. One of the models that will feature the 19th century vintage wedding dresses is Catherine Gault, a Hamilton-based nurse.

Gault said that the wedding dress that she’s about to wear during the show came from her great-great- grandmother’s cousin named Mary Crabb. The two piece dress was said to have been found by Crabb’s daughters in the fifties in good condition and has been kept well since.

The bridal show was organized to help raise funds for church repairs and other community activities.

The St Andrew’s Bridal Show will feature more than thirty vintage wedding dresses from the 1800s to the 1940s. Modern gowns will be featured as well.