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.
-2%
Victoria Beckham
T Shirts And Polos White
£132.00
£135.00
Balardi
Victoria Beckham
Pyjama Trouser In Olive Brown Print 10
£590.00
Victoria Beckham
-27%
Victoria Beckham
Oversized Duffle Coat Beige
£1,298.00
£1,782.00
Balardi
Victoria Beckham
Victoria T-Shirt In White XS
£95.00
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
-49%
Valentino
Rockstud Grainy Leather Bucket Bag Black
$991.99
$1,950.00
Rue La La
-45%
Valentino
Rockstud Caged 65 Leather Ankle Strap Pump Black
$659.99
$1,190.00
Rue La La
-35%
Valentino
Green T Shirt By Chez Valentino
£363.00
£555.00
Balardi
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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.
-60%
Oscar De La Renta
Wool-blend midi dress Pink
£972.00
£2,430.00
Mytheresa
-20%
Oscar De La Renta
Wool-blend tweed and lace midi dress Blue
£3,136.00
£3,920.00
Mytheresa
-30%
Oscar De La Renta
Floral guipure lace midi skirt Black
£1,505.00
£2,150.00
Mytheresa
Oscar De La Renta
Embellished clip-on earrings Yellow
£480.00
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.
-26%
Givenchy
Borse a Mano Antigona Donna Pelle Nero
£1,177.00
£1,584.00
Balardi
-39%
Givenchy
Voyou Small Shoulder Bag Black
£951.00
£1,567.00
Balardi
-42%
Givenchy
Sneakers Town Donna Pelle Bianco
£348.00
£601.00
Balardi
-37%
Givenchy
Town Leather Low Sneakers White
£397.00
£632.00
Balardi
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.
-20%
Ami
Ami De Coeur Wool Cardigan Black
£322.00
£403.00
Balardi
-16%
On Running
On Running Cloud 6
£147.00
£175.00
Balardi
-14%
HUGO BOSS
H Dahanso Down Jacket Blue
£307.00
£359.00
Balardi
-3%
Pinko
Pinko Grey
£113.00
£117.00
Balardi
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.