Something that we haven't previously covered on our #weddingwednesday is unique wedding dresses. Many brides want something a little bit different on their wedding day, whether that's a ballerina length 60's style or simply a dress that's not either white or ivory. The topic of unique wedding dresses got us thinking about celebrities and some of the bizarre and wonderful dresses they've graced the world with.
The first celebrity we came across was Sarah Jessica Parka, who in 1977, said her vows to husband Matthew Broderick in a black wedding dress! Yes, we said black! SJP went to the extreme with her wedding dress, choosing the complete opposite of the conventional white. She clearly loves weddings as much as we do as she's recently started her own brand of bridal shoes, they're simple yet elegant.
However, Sarah Jessica Parker was not the only successful woman to pull off a black wedding dress on her big. In 2013, Shenae Grimes wedded her British model boyfriend Josh Beech, and pulled off a very flattering a stylish black dress! We particularly love the halter neck on Shenae's dress. Teaming her red bouquet of flower with her black dress really makes a statement, which won't be forgotten by her guests or the rest of the world for a long while!
Clearly some brides like the idea of being completely unconventional by getting married in black but we have also also discovered some celebrity brides that just wanted to add a splash of colour in to their dress to brighten their special day.
Gwen Stefani is a prime example of one of these celebrity brides, she chose to have a dip dye effect on the bottom of her dress. We hugely admire her courage and determination to stand out on her wedding day! The two chosen colours, Ivory and Pink complement each other well and look beautiful together. Unfortunately, we're not huge fans of the style of dress but we're sure she felt amazing nonetheless.
Marilyn Monroe was married three times, once as a sixteen-year-old brunette in the 1940s, and twice more at the height of her stardom. You don’t hear much about her wedding outfits, and I think that’s because she never chose to wear a classic wedding dress. Actually she did wear a traditional white wedding gown for her first wedding, but at that point she was still Norma Jean Baker and had a long way to go to become the star she evolved into. Marilyn's most iconic wedding dress was worn on her second special day. She wore a tailored black dress with a fitted coat (complete with white fur collar) and, of course, white silk gloves.
It's not only celebrities that like to be unique, we've seen brave and courageous brides in our little shop too! This is Alex who wanted her own look, the dress started out a red beaded dress and although you can't see it on this picture, we made the back look completely 'Alex' by adding a huge bow from the same fabric and Black lace which trailed all the way down the train of the dress. Also lifting the front and adding Black Tulle underneath. Her head wear was also coutured to suit her look!
We try to provide a wide range of different dress for our brides to try, from the traditional to the extravagant! We do this because every bride is different and many want their personality to be portrayed through their dress, whether that's simplicity or out of the ordinary. We've included a small collection of our dresses below, that we believe to be unique!
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