The most iconic celeb and royal wedding dresses of recent years

On April 29, 2011, Kate Middleton married Prince William , heir to the British throne, wearing a dress that remains one of the most well-remembered gowns worn by any royal in recent years. The white and ivory piece had a voluminous skirt with silk flowers, a sweetheart neckline and a long-sleeve French lace bodice on top. It was crafted for her by the creative director of Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married on May 24, 2014. The KUWTK star and businesswoman lived her special day covered in a high-fashion gown full of embroidery, made by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, with a mermaid silhouette and cut-out details at the waist.

It was the most anticipated wedding of 2018. To marry Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wore a minimalist gown, with a boat neck and long sleeves, designed by the creative director of Givenchy, Claire Waight Keller. She wore a second dress to the reception afterwards. It was an elegant design created by Stella McCartney.

The wedding between entrepreneur and influencer, Chiara Ferragni , and rapper Fedez took place in Sicily on September 1, 2018, although the celebration was spread over the course of three days. For the special day, the bride wore two designs from Dior Haute Couture created by Maria Grazia Chiuri. The most classic of the two was the one seen in this picture, with a crochet bodice and tulle skirt that required more than 400 yards of fabric to create. Her reception dress was made of pink embroidered tulle.

Alessandra de Osma and Prince Christian of Hanover were married in a religious ceremony in Peru in 2018. For her special day, the bride chose Spanish designer Jorge Vázquez to create her elegant gown: a classic princess silhouette with Chantilly lace, double-gauge silk, a sweetheart neckline and high-neck overlay.

Gwen Stefani tied the knot with singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 2002 wearing a gown designed by John Galliano for Dior. The dress has a corseted white bodice, made of faille silk, paired with a bright pink and white dip-dyed gown. The singer donated it to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Kate Moss and rocker Jamie Hince said “I do” at an intimate ceremony where the bride wore a Champagne-colored, bias cut slip dress, in a bohemian, vintage style. Created by her friend John Galliano, the gown was inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald and 1920s icon. The design included gold sequins.

For the religious ceremony between Beatrice Borromeo and Pierre Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi, which took place in July 2015, the Italian aristocrat wore two Armani gowns. The first, worn during the day, was a long-sleeved classic gown, and the second, a Grecian-style silk tulle evening gown.

The wedding celebration for Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas lasted an entire week. For the Hindu ceremony, the actress wore a red lehenga personalized by designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, and for the Christian ceremony, a custom-made design by Ralph Lauren. Her dress received a lot of attention, not only because it had over two million mother-of-pearl sequins and special words and phrases stitched into the embroidery, but also because of the tulle veil, which was 25 yards long.

September 29, 2019, Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber had a huge wedding celebration, after they had already had a “secret” civil ceremony the year before. Although she wore four dresses, this one was the most striking, mostly because of the veil which had the phrase “‘Till death do us part” embroidered into the bottom. Who was behind the design? The creative director of Off-White, Virgil Abloh.

After a seven-year relationship, the sister of model Cara Delevingne, Poppy, said “I do” to her boyfriend, James Cook, wearing a Chanel Haute Couture gown, designed by Karl Lagerfeld. The design that the English model and actress chose had a rounded neck, short sleeves, and was covered in embroidered flowers. It also had a tulle train attached to the skirt which she later took off for the evening festivities.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s older sister, Pippa Middleton , got married on May 20, 2017, to financial executive James Matthews. Her wedding gown, made by English designer Giles Deacon, sought inspiration from Luchino Visconti’s 1963 film, The Leopard. It was a cap-sleeved, high-neck design, full of embroidered flowers, with a delicate v-back.

Gwyneth Paltrow married writer and TV producer Brad Falchuk in an intimate celebration held at their home in the Hamptons on May 19, 2018. The actress’ wedding dress? A custom-made Valentino gown, designed by creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, with an open back, semi-sheer lace with embroidered roses, and a tulle veil.

Model Miranda Kerr and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel were married on May 27, 2017. Her dress, a classic silhouette inspired by the gown Grace Kelly wore to her wedding to Rainier of Monaco in 1956, had a full skirt decorated with floral appliques, designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior.

Hotel chain heiress and fashion designer Nicky Hilton entrusted Valentino to make the dress she wore to exchange vows with her husband, also an heir, James Rothschild. The high-neck design had long sleeves and was covered top to bottom in embroidery.

Princess Eugenie of York arrived at Saint George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on October 12, 2018 to marry Jack Brooksbank. Sans veil, she wore an ivory brocade V-neck gown with a voluminous skirt and low back, created by Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos, which she paired with the emerald Kokoshnik tiara.

For the civil ceremony to marry actor George Clooney , British barrister Amal Alamuddin wore a wide-leg white pantsuit designed by Stella McCartney that she paired with a matching Pamela hat. For the official ceremony, she chose an Oscar de la Renta gown with hand-beaded pearls and French lace.

Now that you’ve seen this fabulous collection of ideas, do you have all the inspiration you need for your big day?