Dresses · Celebrity
The Most Famous Celebrity Wedding Dresses
Twenty-five wedding dresses that changed what brides asked for, from Wallis Simpson’s blue crepe to Taylor Swift’s Dior, with the designers who made them and why each one mattered.
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Wedding Dresses
Silhouettes, designers, trends and the dresses that made history — and how to find, fit, afford and keep your own.
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Dresses · Trends
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Dresses · Styles
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Dresses · Shopping
Wedding Dress Shopping Guide: Timeline and Appointments
When to start, how many salons to visit, what sample sizes mean, how ordering and deposits work, and when each fitting should fall. The practical calendar for finding and wearing the dress.
Dresses · History
Wedding Dresses by Decade: 1900s to Today
A century and a quarter of bridal fashion, decade by decade: what brides wore, why the shape kept changing, and how to borrow each era without wearing a costume.
Dresses · Royal
Royal Wedding Dresses, From Queen Victoria to Today
How a young queen’s white satin became the world’s wedding dress, and the royal gowns since, from Norman Hartnell’s pearls to Princess Beatrice’s borrowed Hartnell.
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Finding the Dress: A Fitting-Room Guide
When to start, whom to bring, what to try, and how to know — a practical guide to the most anticipated appointment of the engagement.
Dresses · Budget
How Much Does a Wedding Dress Cost in 2026?
The average American bride spends about $2,100 on her dress, before alterations. What that buys, what pushes the price up, how the 2025 tariffs changed bridal, and where to save.
Dresses · Fit
Wedding Dress Alterations: Fittings, Bustles and Costs
Almost no wedding dress fits perfectly when it arrives. What a good seamstress can change, what she can’t, how many fittings to plan for and what it all costs.
Dresses · Designers
Wedding Dress Designers: A Guide to the Bridal Houses
Who makes the world’s wedding dresses, from Paris couture and Madison Avenue to the family-run labels stocked by independent salons, and what “couture” on a price tag really means.
Dresses · Styles
Reception and Second Wedding Dresses: The Second Look
A second dress lets you have the ceremony gown you dreamed of and still dance until midnight. When to change, what to choose, and the royal brides who did it best.
Dresses · Styles
Colored Wedding Dresses: Blush, Black, Red and Beyond
White is a relatively recent rule, and a local one. The history of the white wedding, the traditions of red, and how to wear blush, champagne, black or print with confidence.
Dresses · Accessories
Wedding Veils and Headpieces: How to Choose and Wear Them
The veil changes a bride’s whole silhouette in a single movement. How to choose its length, edge and headpiece, when a tiara is appropriate, and the royal veils everyone remembers.
Dresses · Shopping
Secondhand, Rental and Sample Wedding Dresses: A Guide
A designer gown worn once, a salon sample or a rental can cost a fraction of new. Where to look, how to check condition before you pay, and how to sell your own dress afterwards.
Dresses · Styles
Bridal Separates, Suits and Jumpsuits: A Style Guide
From Bianca Jagger’s Saint Laurent jacket in 1971 to the tailored trouser suits of today’s city halls, a guide to wearing separates, suits and jumpsuits on your wedding day.
Dresses · Styles
Modest Wedding Dresses: Sleeves, Necklines and Faith
Long sleeves and high necklines have produced some of the most admired wedding dresses of the last century. How to find, adapt and layer a modest gown, and what faiths may ask.
Dresses · Styles
What to Wear to a Courthouse or City Hall Wedding
A city hall wedding lasts minutes, takes place in a small room and is photographed on the steps outside. Short dresses, suits, tea-length gowns and coats, and the famous brides who wore them.
Dresses · After the Wedding
Wedding Dress Preservation: Cleaning and Storing Your Gown
What happens after the wedding decides whether the dress is still ivory in thirty years. When to clean it, what preservation involves, how to store it and what else it could become.