16 celebrity brides who didn't wear white on their wedding day
So many colourful looks 😍
Colourful wedding dresses have become increasingly popular over the years, with many brides opting out of the traditional white dress. We actually have Queen Victoria to thank for the white dress tradition fyi, who back in 1840 wore a white lace gown not typical during the time, inspiring generations ever since.
Now whilst the white wedding dress has become the norm and a stunning favourite amongst many brides, we are always a fan of people who rip up the rule book, and look incredible doing so. Plus, for an outfit that can hold so much significance to people - it’s not often that a dress, in some cases, has been thought about since childhood – it does seem a little silly to limit ourselves to just one colour every time.
As per, celebrity brides are great to look to for guidance, and there have been some standout celebrity colourful wedding dresses to gaze over. Especially when some celeb brides have two, even three outfit changes across their big day, who better to seek inspiration. Some of the best wedding dresses of all time have been from bridal renegades like Gwen Stefani's legendary pink dip dye gown, so why not follow in their colourful footsteps?
Discover more celebrity wedding dresses and the brides who chose to go for non-traditional and colourful hues here...
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore wore a pale pink tulle Rodarte gown, which she had especially customised, for her wedding to musician Taylor Goldsmith in a private backyard ceremony. She paired with a matching pink veil for the most demure 'pretty in pink' look we've laid our eyes on.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Bella Mackie
Author Bella and Radio 1 DJ Greg James had a low-key ceremony at a London registry office where she wore a stunning pale yellow Jacquemus silk dress. She changed into a polka dot number for the big party in the evening that ended in a 4am MacDonalds hunt. A girl after our own heart.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Victoria Beckham
Who could forget the Beckham's legendary matching purple outfits, by designer Antonio Berardi? They changed into the eye catching looks for their lavish wedding reception, also coordinating with a baby Brooklyn. Cute!
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Christine Quinn
The Selling Sunset's star set the trend for a gothic fairytale wedding when she wore her black embellished gown with a glorious mega train for her winter wonderland wedding - which featured on season three of the Netflix hit show.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Katherine McPhee
For Broadway star Katharine McPhee's third and final look at her wedding to David Foster she wore a smokey blue satin midi length cocktail dress by Zac Posen where they cut the cake and hit the dance floor. Matching with a sphere crystal embellished clutch and sandals.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Kat Von D
For their ultimate gothic ceremony - of course - Kat Von D and Rafael Reyes, aka Leafar Seyer, wed in front of friends and family all dressed in black. The bride however, wore a vibrant red statement dress with matching epic veil and horns in her hair.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Agyness Deyn
Looking like a true princess in her pink tulle dream dress by Molly Goddard, the British model added even more colourful flourishes with her turquoise satin shoes.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Malin Akerman
Malin wore a bohemian pink slip dress by Cushnie for her beach wedding in Tulum to British actor Jack Donnelly, telling Vogue she loves the brand for making her feel 'chic and cool'.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Gwen Stefani
One of the most famous celeb colourful wedding dresses has to be Gwen Stefani's mesmerising bright pink dip-dyed dress worn back in 2002 for her wedding to Gavin Rossdale.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson didn't just opt for a colour on her wedding day, she went for full multi-coloured joy when she tied the knot with Kenneth Branagh. Plus, that milkmaid dress shape is definitely back in fashion 20+ years later. Yay for the '80s.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Reese Witherspoon
Looking radiant with her wide smile, Reese went for a subtle hint of colour in her blush pink gown when she exchanged vows with talent agent Jim Toth for their country ranch wedding.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Chrissy Tiegan
Chrissy wore a total of three Vera Wang gowns during her wedding ceremony to John Legend. She changed in to a romantic deep red number for the reception with ruffle fishtail train.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Elizabeth Taylor
For Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding to Richard Burton - they married again over 10 years later - she wore a canary yellow dress and matching bouquet, with her hair adorned with flowers which cascaded down her long ponytail.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Shenae Grimes
The 90210 star proved that black is definitely a viable (and cool) wedding option, looking like a gothic heroine in her lace grey and black tulle Vera Wang gown. Stunning.
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Julianne Moore
For her wedding to director Bart Freundlich, Julianne Moore wore a embroidered lilac slip dress by Prada which she paired with complimenting emerald green accessories. Tres chic!
Colourful celebrity wedding dresses: Marilyn Monroe
The Hollywood starlet married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio wearing an elegant chocolate brown dress with matching button up jacket with fur collar trim.
Sophie Leen is the Bookings Editor for Cosmopolitan UK and Women's Health UK. She specialises in creating fashion and shopping content across both digital and print platforms, as well as producing all of our fashion editorial photoshoots, which have included our digital cover with Olly Alexander and our curve influencer’s letter to the high street story. Sophie also looks after our Try Before You Train franchise where our team have tested and reviewed over 100 gymwear items.
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