For the ceremony, the bride chose an outfit from Danish designer Uffe Frank. The wedding dress was made from white Duchess silk satin. Long panels of fabric diverge 10 cm below the waistline and reveal ancient lace. The designer Uffe Frank called the sleeves of the dress ‘Cala-sleeves’, as they hugged the arms like the petals of a cala. Sewing the dress took 8 m of antique lace, 24 m of satin lined with silk organza, 23.5 m of satin was spent on the train, which was 6 m long. The fabric was collected in 2 layers and even more compacted due to heavy organza. 31m of tulle was used, bordered by 100m of Chantilly lace, to raise the back of the skirt. The bride's veil was made of Irish lace.
Maria Cavalier and Prince Joachim. Denmark.
The bride's dress is a haute couture creation, made of Calais lace with floral motifs, lined with ivory silk faille, and with a three-meter train. The bride's tulle veil with lace trim was attached to her hair using a tiara. Dress designers: David Arasa and Claudio Morelli from the Spanish-Italian fashion house Arasa Morelli.
Angela Brown and Prince Maximilian. Liechtenstein.
The wedding dress was made according to the own design of the future princess, who was trained as a designer and worked in various fashion houses before her marriage.
Marilena Van den Broek and Prince Moritz. Netherlands.
For the civil ceremony, the bride chose a red silk suit with a metallic sheen and an orange collar, complemented by a raffia hat.
For the church ceremony, the bride wore a white silk dress with long sleeves and wide cuffs, a round neckline and collar. The dress's bodice and cuffs were decorated with a row of silk-covered buttons. The skirt was folded into a large fold, starting from the waistline. A long tulle veil completes the outfit.
Claire Combs and Prince Laurent. Belgium.
Sarah Pengiran Salleh and Prince Al-Muhtadi Bilah Bolkiah. Brunei.
Isabella Orsini and Prince Edouard de Ligne de la Tremoille. Belgium.
Letizia Ortiz and Prince Philip. Spain.
The bride is wearing a white silk dress with long sleeves from the famous Spanish designer Manuel Pertegaz. It is worth noticing and appreciating two things: a high embroidered collar designed to slightly cover the princess’s long neck and a cutout in the neckline. The latter was, however, quite a bold step for conservative Spain.
Kiko Kawashima and Prince Akishino. Japan.
Masako Owada and Prince Naruhito. Japan.
The bride wore a traditional silk wedding kimono, made from 12 layers of fabric, weighing 14 kg and costing $100,000.
Masako accessorized her classic wedding dress with elegant long gloves, a necklace and a diamond tiara.
Rania al-Yassin and Prince Abdullah bin al-Hussein. Jordan
Rania chose a golden-white dress by designer Bruce Oldfield for her wedding.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. Monaco.
The designer and main seamstress was Helen Rose, one of the designers of the MGM studio (by the way, the dress itself was a gift to the bride from the studio). Over the course of six weeks, 30 seamstresses sewed it. The dress took more than a kilometer of silk taffeta and 125-year-old Belgian rose lace, embroidered with sea pearls.
Caroline Grimaldi and Philippe Junot. Monaco.
Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon. Norway.
Mette-Marit chose a dress made in the image and likeness of the wedding dress of the Norwegian Queen Maud, the groom's grandmother. Designer Uwe Harder Finset and seamstress Anna Bratland created a dress from thick silk crepe, draped in soft tulle, with a two-meter train. The silk veil was a little longer - 6 meters. On the bride's head was an antique tiara, a gift from the parents of Crown Prince Haakon.
Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti and Prince Willem Alexander. Netherlands.
Maxima appeared at the ceremony in a silk dress from Valentino.
Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. Sweden.
The princess chose a Par Engsheden wedding dress, and as the main accessory - a gold tiara with pearls from her mother, Queen Silvia.
Marie-Chantal Miller and Crown Prince Pavlos. Greece.
Marie-Chantal wore a $225,000 Valentino wedding dress, handcrafted by 25 seamstresses. The ivory silk dress features a lace bodice adorned with dark beading and rose appliqué and floral sleeves. It took Valentino's atelier two more months to produce the exquisite tulle veil with embroidered butterflies, a symbol of good luck. The bride wore a tiara borrowed from her new mother-in-law, Queen Anne-Marie.
Autumn Kelly and Prince Peter Philips. Great Britain.
The girl was dressed in a lush ivory satin dress from Sassi Holford, worth £2,000, and a lace bolero. The groom gave her the necklace and earrings as a wedding gift, and her mother-in-law lent her an antique tiara.
Matilda Maria Christina d'Udekem d'Acoz and Prince Philip. Belgium.
Princess Mathilde wore a wedding dress by Eduard Vermeulen from the Natan fashion house, which many critics called the most stylish wedding dress of the 20th century. The luxurious coat dress with a very high and open collar looked great with the Art Deco diamond tiara, which Queen Paola lent to the bride. The veil was also an heirloom of the Queen, who wore it to her own wedding. It was made back in 1877 specifically for the ancient and noble Italian house of Ruffo di Calabria.
Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn. Norway.
Critics considered the cream dress with long sleeves and a three-meter train too old-fashioned.
Princess Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda. Japan.
Mabel Wisse Smith and Prince Oyhan Friso. Netherlands.
For the wedding ceremony, the bride chose an extravagant wedding dress made of Lyon satin from Viktor & Rolf. A team of four people worked on it for 600 hours. The outfit was decorated with 248 hand-made bows of various sizes and a three-meter train.
Lalla Salma Bennani and King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Morocco.
Among Lalla Salma's many wedding attires was a traditional Moroccan white dress with gold embroidery. The bride had a diamond tiara on her head and long luxurious earrings in her ears.
Kate Middleton and Prince William. Great Britain.
Kate's choice is the English fashion house McQueen. The dress features a Victorian strapless corset with long lace sleeves and an ivory satin skirt with pleated details.
Sketches from various designers of Kate's wedding dress.
Alberta Ferretti 
Angela Missoni 
Badgley Mischka 
Chris Benz 
Christian Lacroix 
Doo-Ri Chung 
Elizabeth Emanuel 
Gilles Mendel 
Gucci 
Jason Wu 
Karl Lagerfeld 
Kimberly Ovitz 
Lela Rose 
Lyn Devon 
Maria Grazia Chiur & Pier Paolo Piccioli 
Monique Lhuillier 
Nanette Lepore 
Nicole Miller 
Peter Copping 
Prabal Gurung 
Rachel Roy 
Ralph Rucci 
Rebecca Taylor 
Reem Acra 
Tom Mora 
Tommy Hilfiger 
Tory Burch 
Vera Wang 
Yigal Azrouel 
It took place at Windsor Castle. In addition to discussing the wedding ceremony itself, the bride's dress is being discussed on the Internet. Most people compare Meghan's dress and Kate Middleton's (Prince William's wife) dress. Editorial website I decided to go ahead and look at other royal dresses.
So, let's start with the hero of the occasion.
The name of the designer was kept secret until the last moment. As a result, among Erdem, Ralph & Russo (as in the first official photo shoot), Victoria Beckham and Alexander McQueen, a leader appeared who was not even photographed. The bride's choice fell on British designer Clare Waight Keller. Last year she became creative director of the French fashion house Givenchy. When developing the design, Keller was guided by Meghan's wishes to create an elegant, yet sensual look.
Meghan's head was adorned with a diamond tiara, which was lent to her by Queen Elizabeth II.
The decoration, created in 1932, is kept in the collection of the British royal family, and it previously belonged to Elizabeth II’s grandmother, Queen Mary. At the center of this tiara is a removable ten-diamond brooch that Mary received as a wedding gift.
Meghan Markle's wedding look was complemented by a five-meter veil, on which flowers-symbols of each of the 53 countries of the Commonwealth of Nations were embroidered.
Not only professional florists, but also Harry himself worked on the bride’s bouquet. On the eve of the wedding, he personally walked through the gardens of Kensington Palace, where he chose some flowers, in particular, Princess Diana's favorite forget-me-nots, lilies and jasmine.
And, of course, the completion of the floral arrangement was myrtle - an obligatory component of the wedding bouquet of royal brides in the UK.
Megan entrusted her makeup to makeup artist and close friend Daniel Martin, who used only a light highlighter, eyebrow pencil, eyeliner (he applied it along the lash line and shaded it), mascara (Martin added fluff to them using artificial tufts ), as well as nude lipstick.
Celebrity stylist Serge Normant was responsible for Megan's wedding hairstyle - a neat low knot. By the way, it was the hairstyle that was most criticized by those who followed the wedding.
The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at the wedding in a luxurious wedding dress from the British brand Alexander McQueen, which was made by designer Sarah Burton. The dress was also ivory and made of satin and lace. At Katherine's request, there were no decorations on the silk other than flowers and lace shamrocks. The train of the dress was about 2.7 meters, its cost was estimated at 350 thousand dollars. In addition to the veil, Catherine wore a tiara on the day of the ceremony. This tiara was also lent by Queen Elizabeth II.
Diamond earrings for the ceremony were made by designer Robinson Pelham - it was a gift from Catherine's parents (their cost was 17 thousand euros), and shoes from Alexander McQueen completed the bride's look.
The bouquet carried by Kate Middleton consisted of myrtle, field lilies, hyacinths, ivy and flowers so beloved by English gardeners, called Sweet William.
Kate did her makeup herself.
By the way, Kate Middleton came to Meghan Markle’s wedding in an outfit in which she had already appeared in public twice before.
The son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Charles married Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981. Their luxurious wedding ceremony took place in St. Paul's Cathedral, as Westminster Abbey, where, according to tradition, all royal weddings take place, could not accommodate the 3,500 invited guests. Princess Diana that day wore a fluffy ivory dress made by designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel. The dress was made of silk taffeta, decorated with antique lace, hand embroidery and ten thousand pearls. It was complemented by an eight-meter train and, of course, the tiara of Elizabeth II.
Interesting fact: for the wedding of Diana and Charles, three identical wedding dresses were made, just in case, you never know what could happen. One copy is today kept in Madame Tussauds London, and the second is in the Spencer family estate.
The dress's train was impressive - almost 8 meters, the longest train in the history of British royal weddings.
Maybe now this dress looks a little funny, but then it was a luxurious dress of a real princess.
The wedding ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Edinburgh took place on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey. For her wedding dress, the then-future Queen of England chose an ivory-colored outfit with a lace veil and a long train. The dress was made by court tailor Norman Harnell. On her wedding day, Elizabeth II's head was also adorned with a diamond tiara that belonged to her mother, Queen Elizabeth.
And this is the wedding dress of the current queen's mother. Marriage of Elizabeth and Prince Albert on April 26, 1923.
Queen Victoria's granddaughter married the Duke of Fife, Alexander Duff, in 1889 wearing an elegant satin dress with lace and a high collar. She also wore an orange flower crown.
The then-princess married Prince Philip in 1947 at Westminster Abbey. Her dress was designed by Norman Hartnell and it had long sleeves and an incredible veil.
This is the actress who became the Iranian queen when she married Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi in 1951 in the Tehran palace. Her custom-made Dior dress was created from twenty meters of silk with gold trim.
This American actress wore a Helen Rose dress when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
Queen Elizabeth's younger sister married Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, wearing a Norman Hartnell gown made of silk organza. In addition, the ceremony became the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television.
The then-princess married the future King of Greece, Constantine II, in 1964. She added a cape to her dress and also accessorized her look with blue jewels.
The merchant's daughter married the future King of Norway, Harald the Fifth, in 1968. His father was initially against the marriage because she was a commoner, but the king and queen ended up ruling Norway to this day.
Born Lisa Halabi in Washington, D.C., she married King Hussein of Jordan in 1978, having met him only the year before. For the wedding she wore a modest but elegant dress from Dior.
She married Philippe Junod in 1978 and divorced him two years later, but her bohemian wedding dress was remembered for a long time, in part because of how beautifully it was accentuated by the flowers in her hair.
In 1981, on June 29th, the whole world watched the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles as it was broadcast everywhere and millions of people witnessed the ceremony. This dress was remembered for the fact that ten thousand pearls were sewn into it.
This Japanese princess wore a dress with large buttons, a full neckline, white gloves, a matching bag, and a sparkly necklace and tiara.
She married Prince Abdullah of Jordan in 1993 wearing a stylish designer dress. The couple later became the legitimate king and queen of the country. Her dress featured gold embroidery, short sleeves and a large collar.
She married Prince Pavlos in 1995 at London Cathedral. She left the cathedral with her father and wore a Valentino dress with mesh and floral appliqués.
This Danish royal couple got married in 2004 in Copenhagen. The bride wore a satin wedding dress with a tight bodice.
Born Dayangku Sarah Binti Pengiran Salleh, she married Prince Haji Al-Muhtadi Billah in 2004. She wore a striking royal blue dress with a traditional local pattern and gold embroidery.
The journalist and news presenter married the future King of Spain, Felipe VI, in Madrid in 2004. She wore a wedding dress with a very high collar, a four-meter train and an exquisite lace veil.
She married Prince Charles wearing a pale blue chiffon dress and matching cape with gold embroidery. An eye-catching headdress served as an accent.
She married Daniel Westling, her former personal trainer, in 2010 in Stockholm and chose an elegant design for her wedding dress. However, what attracted most attention was the large golden tiara on her head.
A former event planner and consultant to Diane von Furstenberg, she married Prince Nikolaos of Greece in 2010. She chose a dress from designer Angel Sanchez, who was born in the same country as her - Venezuela.
Her wedding dress is most likely the most famous in modern history. The stunning outfit, which the current Duchess of Cambridge wore in 2011, featured traditional yet modern lace sleeves and a three-meter train.
She became queen at the age of 21 when she married the King of Bhutan in 2011. She wore a traditional bright silk outfit with a yellow shawl adorned with tassels and beaded necklaces.
The former South African Olympic swimmer married Prince Albert II of Monaco in a modest but stylish Armani dress. She met the prince back in 2000, and they got married only 11 years later.
The Princess of Brunei married Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini in 2012 in a lavish palace ceremony. Her dress was similar in silhouette and details to the traditional Brunei wedding dress she wore to the wedding reception.
She received this title of Princess of Luxembourg when she married Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume in 2012. She wore a custom-made dress with unusual lace and a very long veil.
She wore a lace Valentino dress with very short sleeves in 2013 for her wedding to British financial expert Christopher O'Neill. Her long veil was simply astounding and the lace trim was also eye-catching.
She wore this gorgeous dress to marry Prince Felix in 2013. This delicate lace dress featured a shallow sheer neckline, long sleeves, and a diamond tiara that caught the eye.
Prince Amedeo of Belgium married his Italian bride in 2014 in Rome. She wore a Valentino dress with an illusion neckline and accessorized her look with a diamond tiara.
In 2014, in Monte Carlo, she married Princess Caroline of Monaco's youngest son, who is also Grace Kelly's grandson, Pierre Casiraghi. She wore five different dresses for the civil and religious ceremonies that comprised their wedding.
Born Sofia Hellqvist, she married Prince Carl-Philip in 2015, wearing an organza dress with lace trim for the wedding. The former reality TV star also rocked a floor-length veil.
This stunning bride married Prince Christian of Hanover in a wedding ceremony in Peru. A dress with a high neckline was created especially for her, and it also stood out with an incredibly long train.
And we decided to remember the most beautiful wedding dresses of other princesses!
But in 1925, minimalism and sophistication, and a wedding dress, were relevant Princess Mafalda of Savoy (wifePhilip of Hesse) - the best confirmation of this.
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The wedding dress of Prince Harry's grandmother and the current Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II was also discreet and elegant - she married Philip , Duke of Edinburgh, wearing a dress from the official court tailor Norman Hartnell, who tailored the entire royal family.
As you know, the wedding of a representative of the monarchy and an actress is not new to European royal families - in 1956, Prince Rainier III of Monaco married Hollywood star Grace Kelly. Interestingly, her outfit was designed by Helen Rose , costume designer for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film studio.
Anne-Marie of Denmark and her husband Constantine II have been together for 54 years - back in 1964, the 18-year-old princess went to the altar in a weightless wedding dress, which she accessorized with family jewelry.
Princess Anne, The only daughter of Elizabeth II, she got married for the first time in 1973 - she chose a closed dress in the Tudor style, made of snow-white silk.
Caroline, Princess of Monaco, married three times - as her first wedding dress she chose lace dress by Mark Bohan with sheer panels.
Today, the dress of Princess Diana, Harry's mother, is more likely to cause confusion with its kitschy appearance, but do not forget that it was 1981. Extravagance and the combination of incongruous things ruled the show, so Diana’s outfit fit perfectly into the trends of that fashion era.
Masako Owada married a prince Naruhito in 1993 - at first the bride wore a traditional wedding kimono, after which it changed to a more modern wedding dress, which the newly-made princess added with a tiara and high white gloves.
Minimalism and elegance - these are the definitions that come to mind when looking at the wedding dress of the current reigning Queen of the Netherlands, Maxima, in which she married the heir to the throne, Willem Alexander, in 2002. The outfit was made by the Valentino fashion house.
In 2004, the current King of Spain, Philip VI, married journalist Leticia Ortiz - the bride shone in a luxurious dress with an almost five-meter train, which she complemented with a veil and a platinum tiara.
The year 2004 turned out to be rich in royal weddings - Mary Donaldson, who became his wife, also went to the altar heir to the Danish throne, Crown Prince Frederik. For the wedding, Mary chose a laconic outfit with a neckline that emphasized the graceful collarbones of the future Crown Princess of Denmark.
Prince of Jordan Hamza al-Hussein was married twice. His first wife was a princessNur bint Assem - the girl chose an elegant lace outfit for the wedding. The wedding also took place in 2004.
In 2010, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden walked down the aisle - the heir to the throne chose a satin dress from Pär Engsheden with a five-meter train.
Of course, our selection could not do without the wedding dress of Duchess Catherine, wife of Prince William. The long-awaited wedding of the lovers took place in 2011. Kate's wedding dress was designed by Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton.
In 2011, the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and professional athlete Charlene Wittstock also took place. The designer of the outfit was Giorgio Armani, and its creation took 50 meters of silk, 80 meters of organza and 40 thousand Swarovsky crystals...
In 2012, Guillaume , Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, marriedStephanie de Lannoy. The bride walked down the aisle in a cream Elie Saab dress.
And just a year later, in 2013, Luxembourg celebrated the wedding of Guillaume’s brother - Felix of Luxembourg married bioethicist ClaireLademacher. The bride chose a delicate lace dress.
In 2013, Swedish Princess Madeleine married American businessman Christopher O'Neill wearing a snow-white dress made by Valentino Garavani.
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