What Does Dreaming of a Bride Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In traditional interpretation (Ibn Sirin and the Islamic commentators), seeing a bride in a dream is generally taken as auspicious; it may point to good fortune, abundance, peace, and happy days approaching. A beautiful, well-groomed bride may signify a happy marriage or good news, while an ugly or elderly bride may signify a venture with an uncertain outcome or illegitimate gain.
Psychological View
From a modern psychological perspective, the bride figure can symbolize a transition in one's life or the desire for a new beginning, and the need for attachment, union, and devotion. In the Jungian reading, the person wearing the wedding gown may point to the psyche's different sides (anima/animus) seeking integration, or to standing at the threshold of a new identity.
By Context
For Singles
It may point to an approaching match, an engagement or marriage, or an unexpected suitor.
For Married People
It can symbolize a new beginning (a new job, home, or relationship); for a married woman, it may signify having a child soon.
A White Wedding Gown
It may point to honor, virtue, abundance, deliverance from sorrow, and a happy union.
A Red / Black Wedding Gown
Red may be interpreted as reunion with one's beloved (favorable for a woman, a call for caution for a man); black may be interpreted as peace in married life, or at times as an expectation coming to nothing.
Taking the Bride's Arm / Receiving the Bride
It may point to wealth and money coming into one's hands, to gaining esteem, and to good fortune drawing near.