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The 30 dreamiest TV wedding dresses of all time

Including some amazing '90s throwbacks

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Although the ceremonies weren't real (no matter how much you wanted them to be), you can still appreciate the gowns your favourite fictional characters wore on their wedding days. And while some TV wedding dresses are a disaster, these 30 leading ladies will give you major wedding dress inspo for your own big day.

1

'Will & Grace': Grace Adler

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Grace walked down the aisle in season 5 to marry her boyfriend of two months, Leo, wearing a strapless gown with an elegant veil. And, in a very fitting gesture, her BFF Will walked her down the aisle.

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'Grey's Anatomy': Cristina Yang

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Cristina married fellow doctor Owen Hunt in season 7 of Grey's Anatomy wearing a deep red wedding dress. It featured a plunging V neckline and perfectly matched her bouquet.

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'Friends': Monica Geller

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Monica and Chandler finally tied the knot in season 7 of Friends, and Monica wore this plunging V-neck dress with a trumpet skirt and a long veil. The episode in which they try to write down their wedding vows for the big day showed so many adorable flashback scenes of their relationship, it was hard not to ugly sob.

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'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air': Lisa Wilkes

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The Fresh Prince was set to abandon his womanising ways by nearly marrying Lisa in season 5, although the wedding never happened. Although the couple agreed to call it quits, Lisa still looked gorgeous in an off-the-shoulder wedding dress with textured fabric and floral details.

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'The Office': Pam Beesly

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Jim and Pam were the couple you were rooting for on The Office. Their flirty co-worker relationship moved into dating territory, resulting in a romantic but unplanned gas station proposal, and culminating in the couple's Niagara Falls wedding in season 6. Pam wore this spaghetti-strap dress with a sweetheart neckline, a rhinestone necklace, and a short veil for the occasion.

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'Saved by the Bell': Kelly Kapowski

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High-school sweethearts Kelly and Zack married in a beautiful outdoor wedding in Las Vegas. She wore a scoop-neck wedding dress with sleeves and a veil tucked into her short hair. The nups took place during the series finale of Saved by the Bell: The College Years.

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'Boy Meets World': Topanga Lawrence

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Cory and Topanga seemed destined for each other when they met in Mr. Feeney's classroom in season 1, when Topanga first kissed him. They tied the knot in season 7, and she wore a lacy, long-sleeve, off-the-shoulder gown with a train.

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'Parenthood': Jasmine Trussell

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Jasmine married Crosby in the season 3 finale of Parenthood in a pretty outside ceremony complete with twinkling string lights. The bride wore a floral headband over her loose waves and chose a white wrap dress for the big day.

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'Friends': Phoebe Buffay

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Phoebe and Mike married in season 10, right outside of Central Perk, in the snow. She wore a strapless dress with a fitted bodice and draping in the skirt.

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'Gossip Girl': Blair Waldorf

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Blair was the Queen B in Gossip Girl when it came to drama and fashion, so it's no surprise that she went with an unexpected, yet still elegant, wedding dress by Elie Saab. Chuck and Blair had a beautiful Central Park ceremony in the series finale, and this gorgeous gown was definitely her "something blue."

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'Gossip Girl': Serena van der Woodsen

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Following in B's footsteps, Serena also got hitched to none other than Dan, who was revealed as the show's titular character in the series finale. She opted for a strapless gold, metallic, and white tulle dress from designer Georges Chakra in the final episode.

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'Pretty Little Liars': Hannah, Spencer, Emily, Arya

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No, the Liars didn't get married — they were just modelling dresses for a charity fashion show in season 4. But each look perfectly reflected each character's personality, from Spencer's classic, no-fuss number to Emily's romantic, show-stopping lace gown with cap sleeves.

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'Sex and the City': Miranda Hobbes

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After an on-again, off-again relationship, Miranda and Steve finally married in season 6. For the occasion, Miranda bucked convention by opting for a red velvet wedding dress.

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'Sex and the City': Charlotte York

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In a twist of irony, in season 6, Charlotte ended up marrying Harry Goldenblatt, the lawyer who handled her divorce from her first husband, Trey MacDougal. She wore a cold-shoulder gown (very on-trend, even now) with ribbons criss-crossing the bodice. She topped the look with a veil tucked into the back of her curls.

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'How I Met Your Mother': Robin Scherbatsky

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Robin wore a sheer Monique Lhuillier dress with three-quarter length sleeves, a mermaid skirt, and a crystal belt for added sparkle. She wore the gown for her season 9 wedding to Barney.

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'Friends': Rachel Green

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Although she ran away from her wedding, Rachel wearing her dress on the Central Perk sofa was an iconic moment from the sitcom's pilot episode. Her off-the-shoulder dress with lace applique was surprisingly chic, and she accessorized with a three-strand pearl necklace, a headband, and a tulle veil. The now-infamous dress was actually Warner Bros. stock from the costume department.

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'Grey's Anatomy': Meredith Grey

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Meredith opted for an embellished dress with thin straps and a flared skirt by Kenneth Pool to marry Derek Shepard. The two doctors wed in season 5.

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'Parks and Recreation': Leslie Knope

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Leslie and Ben didn't get along at first, but isn't that how all great relationships start? The two married, fittingly, at the Parks Department office during season 5, and Leslie wore a short pleated dress made from lace, tulle, newspaper clippings, and documents of all of her biggest victories from the show.

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'New Girl': Cece Parekh

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Cece and Schmidt had a complicated on-and-off again relationship, but they finally turned it back on when they married in the two-part season 5 finale. She wore a gold sari complete with red and white flowers, while Schmidt matched the colour scheme with a tan suit and a red tie.

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'Empire': Laura Calleros

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Although Laura and Hakeem Lyon didn't end up marrying in season 2 (spoiler alert, sorry!), the bride still looked flawless with her veil pulled over her dress, which featured see-through lace detail.

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