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.
Victoria Beckham
Draped asymmetric midi dress Black
$1,050.00
Mytheresa
-17%
Victoria Beckham
Womens Dresses Green
$1,045.00
$1,255.00
LUX LAIR
Victoria Beckham
Julia jeans in faded blue
$513.86
TheDoubleF
-50%
Victoria Beckham
Low-rise straight jeans Blue
$295.00
$590.00
Mytheresa
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
-45%
Valentino
Rockstud Caged 65 Leather Ankle Strap Pump Black
$659.99
$1,190.00
Rue La La
-36%
Valentino
Vlogo Signature Leather Loafer Brown
$699.99
$1,100.00
Rue La La
Valentino
Crêpe Couture minidress Beige
$4,000.00
Mytheresa
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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.
Oscar De La Renta
Mosaic Texture Drop Earrings in Silver at Nordstrom
$690.00
Nordstrom
Oscar De La Renta
Short-Sleeve Allium Print Jersey Maxi Dress White
$2,690.00
Bergdorf Goodman
Oscar De La Renta
Jasmine Vine embellished enamel earrings White
$745.00
Mytheresa
Oscar De La Renta
Butterfly Chiffon Long-Sleeve Maxi Dress Blue
$5,490.00
Bergdorf Goodman
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.
Givenchy
Sand pleated skirt Beige
$294.30
TheDoubleF
-40%
Givenchy
Voyou Leather Shoulder Bag Pink
$1,169.99
$1,950.00
Rue La La
Givenchy
Print Logo Short-Sleeve Tee White
$630.00
Bergdorf Goodman
-75%
Givenchy
White cotton T-shirt with logo
$40.88
$163.50
TheDoubleF
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.
Swarovski
Una Clover Crystal Drop Earrings in Pink at Nordstrom
$159.00
Nordstrom
Swarovski
Stilla Stud Earrings & Necklace Set in Silver at Nordstrom
$199.00
Nordstrom
Swarovski
Hyperbola Bangle in Silver at Nordstrom, Size Small
$199.00
Nordstrom
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.