The 10 most expensive wedding dresses of all time
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a wedding dress that may or may not cost more than your average family-sized home. For the handful of people in the world lucky enough to have a *the limit does not exist* wedding budget, expensive wedding dresses are the norm and if the bride wants a dress adorned with diamonds, crystals, and a 30-foot train, well, bring on the bling.
Whether the occasion is a royal wedding or the joining of Hollywood’s elite, these affluent brides took their big days to a whole new, extraordinarily expensive dimension.
10th most expensive wedding dress: Victoria Beckham
Posh Spice wore a Vera Wang gown that cost an estimated $100,000 to her 1999 wedding to David Beckham. The dress, complete with a 20-foot train and tiara, had a sculpted neckline and voluminous skirt.
-30%
Victoria Beckham
Asymmetric satin midi dress Green
£682.00
£975.00
Mytheresa
-20%
Victoria Beckham
Alina wide-leg jeans - Blue
£312.00
£390.00
FARFETCH
-30%
Victoria Beckham
Draped asymmetric midi dress Black
£483.00
£690.00
Mytheresa
Victoria Beckham
Pyjama Robe In Black Monogram XS
£290.00
Victoria Beckham
9th most expensive wedding dress: Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle wore a custom Givenchy gown by British designer Clare Waight Keller to her 2018 nuptials. Coming in at approximately $135,000, the bride had different flowers sewn into her veil to represent the 53 nations of the Commonwealth
8th most expensive wedding dress: Marie-Chantal Miller
The Crown Princess of Greece wed her husband, Prince Pavlos, in 1995. The pearl-encrusted Valentino gown reportedly cost $225,000.
-30%
Valentino
VGold high-rise flared jeans Blue
$910.00
$1,300.00
Mytheresa
-19%
Valentino
Womens Optical Frame 0VA3047 5001 49 - Black - One Size
£242.00
£300.00
Secret Sales
-40%
Valentino
Crepe Couture minidress Beige
£1,620.00
£2,700.00
Mytheresa
-52%
Valentino
Cat Eye Womens Light Havana Brown Gradient Sunglasses - One Size
£130.00
£272.00
Secret Sales
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7th most expensive wedding dress: Chiara Ferragni
The Italian influencer and her rapper husband Fedez spent an estimated $100,000 on Chiara’s custom-made Dior gown. The bride then went on to wear two more custom-made dresses, totally more than $300,000, according to HuffPost.
6th most expensive wedding dress: Amal Clooney
To her 2016 wedding to George Clooney, the human rights lawyer and activist chose an off-the-shoulder lace Oscar de la Renta gown that cost $380,000.
-30%
Oscar De La Renta
crystal-embellished drop earrings - Gold
£309.00
£443.00
FARFETCH
-30%
Oscar De La Renta
Floral-applique guipure lace gown White
£3,402.00
£4,860.00
Mytheresa
Oscar De La Renta
Candy drop earrings - Gold
£646.00
FARFETCH
-50%
Oscar De La Renta
Wire Flower earrings Yellow
£205.00
£410.00
Mytheresa
Prince William and Catherine Middleton following their 2011 wedding at Westminster Abbey in London, England.
5th most expensive wedding dress: Kate Middleton
For her 2011 wedding to Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a very British Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown with a reported price tag of $434,000.
4th most expensive wedding dress: Kim Kardashian
When Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot in 2017, the Keeping up with the Kardashians star chose to wear a custom-made Givenchy Haute Couture white lace gown. The gown, designed by her close friend Riccardo Tisci, cost the Hollywood couple a cool $500,000.
-40%
Givenchy
Urban Street logo leather slip-on sneakers White
£297.00
£495.00
Mytheresa
Givenchy
Antigona mini top-handle bag - Black
£1,254.00
FARFETCH
Givenchy
Antigona Mini leather tote Black
£1,600.00
Mytheresa
-10%
Givenchy
20th Century Mini Quilted Leather Top Handle Bag satchel - Black
£466.00
£519.00
FARFETCH
3rd most expensive wedding dress: Madina Shokirova
Madina Shokirova, the daughter of Russian oil tycoon Ilkhom Shokirova, wore a Ralph & Russo ball gown that cost a reported $600,000 to her 2016 wedding. The off-the-shoulder gown featured hundreds of pearls and Swarovski crystals, you know, as you do.
2nd most expensive wedding dress: Victoria Swarovski
The Swarovski heiress and Germany’s Got Talent judge worn a custom-made wedding gown adorned with 500,000 crystals worth more than $1 million. The gown, designed by Michael Cinco, weighed roughly 100 pounds and came complete with a 26-foot long veil.
-30%
Closed
X-Lent tapered jeans - Black
£150.00
£215.00
FARFETCH
-40%
Valentino Garavani
Bowshire polished leather loafers Black
£528.00
£880.00
Mytheresa
Closed
racer tank top - Black
£106.00
FARFETCH
-30%
Clarks
Howard Cap Standard Fit Black
£49.00
£70.00
Clarks
According to reports, the world's most expensive wedding dress belongs to Angelababy
Chinese actress and singer Angela Yeung, known by her stage name Angelababy, wed actor Huang Xiaoming in an extravagant ceremony that cost a reported $31 million. Angelababy wore a custom-made Dior gown that took five months to make. And while the exact price of the dress remains unknown, with a $31 million wedding budget, it’s a fair assumption to say it wasn’t cheap.