When asked about the ideal wedding dresses, married women can depict every detail about walking down the aisle in their stunning gorgeous gowns in happiness, young little girls might have lost themselves in a princess dream they have always wanted to be on their wedding day. So precious and important is the event that every bride deserves to be a princess on her big day.
However, wedding dresses can date back to the Middle Ages. As time goes on, they only grow more and more popular and have derived various styles in multifarious colors and materials. But white or similar color as ivory and eggshell, etc. have always been the in the mainstream.
The first documented white wedding dress worn by a Princess was in 1406 by Princess Phillippa of England while white was then not prevailing yet. Before the Victorian era, brides throughout the world wore gowns in different colors on their wedding. It was in 1840 that white became prevalent when Queen Victoria married Albert in a white gown. Back in the Middle Ages, the luxuriousness of the bride’s wedding dress to some extent reflects her family background. Today wedding dresses are nothing about family background, but the bride’s individuality regardless of their budgets. The top most expensive wedding dresses ever are spotted as follows.
Grace Kelly
If you are going to break the bank on a wedding dress, it is definitely when you are marrying an actual prince. Grace Kelly, a famous actress as well as a noble socialite, married her real-life Prince in 1956, Prince Rainier of Monaco. She brought the happy fairytale ending into real life. $8,000 is how much she spent on her fabulous dress, excluding for hiring MGM costume designer Helen Rose who definitely made every penny worthy of its value. As far as today’s consumption level’s concerned, the princess’s wedding dress costs $68,000.
Kim Kardashian
Her wedding with the NBA player Kris Humphries has also caused a sensation. She had a three gown-change for her big event which pushed her total dresses budget up to an expected $75,000. The princess wedding dress she wore to walk down the aisle was the design from Vera Wang which was worthy of $25,000. It was absolutely breathtaking. However, her expense on the once-in-a-lifetime wedding dress is just the tip of iceberg. Another proof for their extravagance: Kim and Kris had an unprecedented wedding lasting for 72 days. 72 days for $10 million dollars. You can’t even imagine how splendid and luxurious it has been.
Kate Middleton
Fairytale happened again in our real life. Kate Middleton, the Cinderella married her Prince William in a ceremony straight out of a Disney movie. Her gorgeous vintage lace wedding dress from Alexander McQueen’s design took months to complete. Luxurious and exquisite, the dress is made of delicate fabrics including French Chantilly and English Cluny lace, ivory and white satin gazar, and hand-stitched lace appliqués. Middleton’s wedding dress cost about $400,000.
Yumi Katsura‘s White Gold Diamond Dress
Yumi Katsura is one of the most respected wedding dress designers from Japanese. Over 650,000 brides all over the world wore her design in their bog day. Her most famous and most expensive wedding dress designed so far is the white gold diamond dress which has not met the right person yet. A five-carat white gold diamond centerpiece and 1,000 pearls have been inlaid onto the dress. This spectacular dress is estimated for about $8.5 million.
Princess Diana
Lady Diana captured the world’s heart when she stepped out of her carriage with her pure exquisite gown to marry Prince Charles in 1981. Her Victorian-style gown became an instant legend with its 250-yards of lace, tulle and ivory silk taffeta with over 10,000 pearls and sequins. Princess Diana’s wedding dress was 25-feet long at its full length. Designed by David Emanuel, the poufy-sleeved gown is as magical today as it was over 3 decades ago. The legendary style as well as the beloved princess who wore it made the incredible dress impossible to price. We can only look up and appreciate its beauty.
