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The wedding dresses that changed what brides wear, from Queen Victoria's white satin in 1840 to the couture gowns of recent celebrity weddings. A dress earned its place by being widely copied, by breaking a rule about what a bride could wear, or by marking a wedding the whole world watched. The photos run in date order and show each bride in her dress on the day, or the dress itself where that is the clearest record. Queen Victoria's wedding predates wedding photography, so her entry is a portrait painted in her wedding lace. Each caption names the designer, the date and the detail that made the dress matter. Taylor Swift's 2026 Dior gown is missing only because no official photographs of it have been released.

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Queen Victoria, 1840
Queen Victoria, 1840: Queen Victoria married Prince Albert on February 10, 1840, at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, in…
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Wallis Simpson, 1937
Wallis Simpson, 1937: Wallis Simpson married the former Edward VIII on June 3, 1937, at the Château de Candé in France, six…
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Princess Elizabeth, 1947
Princess Elizabeth, 1947: The future Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947, in…
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Elizabeth Taylor, 1950
Elizabeth Taylor, 1950: Elizabeth Taylor was 18 and under contract to MGM when she married hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton…
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, 1953
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, 1953: Jacqueline Bouvier married Senator John F. Kennedy in Newport, Rhode Island, on September…
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Grace Kelly, 1956
Grace Kelly, 1956: Grace Kelly leaves Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco as Princess Grace on April 19, 1956, after her…
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Princess Margaret, 1960
Princess Margaret, 1960: Princess Margaret married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 1960…
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Priscilla Presley, 1967
Priscilla Presley, 1967: Priscilla Beaulieu married Elvis Presley on May 1, 1967, in a ceremony of about eight minutes at…
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Audrey Hepburn, 1969
Audrey Hepburn, 1969: Audrey Hepburn married Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti in Morges, Switzerland, on January 18, 1969…
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Bianca Jagger, 1971
Bianca Jagger, 1971: Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías married Mick Jagger at the town hall in Saint-Tropez on May 12, 1971…
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Lady Diana Spencer, 1981
Lady Diana Spencer, 1981: Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles at St Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981, in ivory silk…
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Sarah Ferguson, 1986
Sarah Ferguson, 1986: Sarah Ferguson married Prince Andrew at Westminster Abbey on July 23, 1986, in ivory duchess satin by…
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Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, 1996
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, 1996: Carolyn Bessette married John F. Kennedy Jr. on September 21, 1996, at the tiny First…
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Gwen Stefani, 2002
Gwen Stefani, 2002: Gwen Stefani married Gavin Rossdale at St Paul's Church in London's Covent Garden on September 14…
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Catherine Middleton, 2011
Catherine Middleton, 2011: Catherine Middleton leaves Westminster Abbey after marrying Prince William on April 29, 2011…
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Kim Kardashian, 2014
Kim Kardashian, 2014: Kim Kardashian married Kanye West at the Forte di Belvedere in Florence on May 24, 2014, with the…
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Meghan Markle, 2018
Meghan Markle, 2018: Two page boys carry Meghan Markle's veil up the steps of St George's Chapel, Windsor, as she arrives…
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Princess Eugenie, 2018
Princess Eugenie, 2018: Princess Eugenie walks back down the aisle of St George's Chapel, Windsor, with Jack Brooksbank on…
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Hailey Bieber, 2019
Hailey Bieber, 2019: Hailey Baldwin married Justin Bieber in a religious ceremony at Montage Palmetto Bluff in South…
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Princess Beatrice, 2020
Princess Beatrice, 2020: Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor, on…
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Lauren Sánchez Bezos, 2025
Lauren Sánchez Bezos, 2025: Lauren Sánchez married Jeff Bezos in Venice on June 27, 2025, in a custom Dolce & Gabbana gown…

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