Every bride dreams of looking her most beautiful on her wedding day, and finding the perfect dress is a huge part of that. But discovering “the one” isn’t always easy. That’s why some brides take bold steps — from adding colorful lights to their gowns to choosing shades that only one in a hundred would dare to wear. We truly admire those who aren’t afraid to experiment, especially on such a special day.
1. “Definitely will be wearing this around the house when my fiance isn’t home.”
2. “My parents on their wedding day, 1988”
3. “I was a little nervous about wearing wings for pictures, but I’m so glad I did. I feel like a fairy bride. Plus, my husband is so adorable.”
4. “I finally got the pictures back from my wedding a few months ago and just wanted to share my non-traditional wedding dress.”
6. “I wore a non-traditional dress for our tiny wedding and I’m so happy with how it turned out!”
7. “I spent almost a year looking for a dress, trying to convince myself that I would be happy in a white one. I’m so glad I gave up that search and went with red.”
8. “My wedding dress! A little unconventional but I’m in love. I can’t wait to get married and style this.”
9. “It was an outdoor fall wedding and having vibrant colors was important to me.”
10. “My wedding dress has embroidered flower names all over it, next to the butterfly it says ‘chestnut’.”
11. “My black wedding dress came in!”
12. “It worked! My dress lit up at the moment of the first kiss!”
13. “I said ’yes’ a few weeks ago! I’m in love with my dress and veil.”
14. “I made a wedding dress out of Taco Bell wrappers.”
15. “My fiancé and I are both in our 40s. Once I stumbled on this dress, my heart leapt. So I ordered it and it finally came in a few weeks ago.”
“I still think it’s beautiful, but I can’t stop hearing my mother’s voice telling me it’s ‘too young and not white.’”
Please note: This article was updated in April 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.