14 celebrities who wore multiple dresses on their wedding day

August 2024 · 10 minute read
2021-08-08T11:01:00Z

When Kate Middleton married Prince William, she wore a Grace Kelly-inspired design.

Kate Middleton kept with tradition by wearing a long-sleeve dress for her wedding. Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

Middleton's gown was created by Alexander McQueen designer Sarah Burton. The lace appliqué of her dress was handmade at the Royal School of Needlework, according to Town & Country

Her dress also featured a train that was almost 9 feet long, and a sheer veil that was held in place by the Queen's Cartier Halo tiara, which also served as her "something borrowed." 

After the highly publicized ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Middleton changed into a simple dress for the reception.

Kate Middleton changed into a second dress for her wedding reception. WPA Pool

The Duchess of Cambridge changed into another beautiful design by Alexander McQueen's Sarah Burton. Middleton wore a strapless white gown with a statement bejeweled belt and accessorized with a cropped white shrug. 

To walk down the aisle, Hailey Bieber wore an off-the-shoulder gown with an over-the-top veil.

Hailey Bieber turned to Virgil Abloh's Off-White to design her wedding dress. Corey Tenold

Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) turned heads in a beautiful semi-sheer lace dress with long sleeves. In another picture she shared on Instagram, fans can see the matching sheer veil featured the phrase "Till death do us part" sewn onto the edge. 

Corey Tenold photographed Bieber's wedding. 

After the ceremony, Bieber changed into a silky custom-made Vera Wang dress and sneakers.

Hailey Bieber changed into a Vera Wang dress for her reception. Corey Tenold

Bieber's stylist, Maeve Reilly, shared a picture on Instagram of the couple dancing during their reception. The model paired her second dress with white sneakers. 

"The happiest bride I ever did see," Reilly wrote on Instagram. "Thank you Vera Wang for Hailey Bieber's custom dress she danced the night away in. And yes duh — sneakers."

To end the night, Bieber wore a third dress that was designed with a high neckline and thigh-high slit.

Hailey Bieber changed into a third dress for her reception. Corey Tenold

Bieber swapped her second dress for another silk gown that was custom-made for her by Ralph & Russo. She paired it with simple Jimmy Choo sandals and Tiffany & Co. jewelry, according to Reilly's Instagram. 

Chrissy Teigen wore three Vera Wang dresses on her wedding day.

Chrissy Teigen wore a tulle ball gown to marry John Legend in 2013. @chrissyteigen/Instagram

Teigen's first gown featured layers of tulle and an open back. It was actually the second dress the "Cravings" author chose, according to an interview she did with Martha Stewart. She found it while attending a fitting for her first choice, which later became the dress she wore during dinner. 

After having her princess moment in that ball gown, Teigen changed into a strapless ivory dress with a dramatic train. She ended the night in a red mermaid dress that she also spotted during a fitting for her wedding gown and purchased on the spot. 

"When you get a wedding dress you go, you do your fitting, you have like three fittings," she said in the interview. "Every time I went in for a fitting, I saw another awesome dress that wasn't there the last time."

Teigen and John Legend's big day was captured by photographer Aaron Delesie

Kaley Cuoco tied the knot to equestrian Karl Cook in an embroidered dress with a chic cape.

Kaley Cuoco wore a custom Reem Acra dress. Claudia Craig

Kaley Cuoco looked beautiful in a white dress that was covered in lace flowers and featured a matching cape, which Claudia Craig photographed.

The dress took ten seamstresses 400 hours to create, and it was made from 50 yards of pure silk chiffon, according to E! News

For her reception, Cuoco kept the lace theme going and changed into a jumpsuit.

Kaley Cuoco wore another lace-filled design for her wedding reception. Claudia Craig

"The Flight Attendant" actress ended the night in a daring Tadashi Shoji lace jumpsuit that was designed with a plunging neckline.

Meghan Markle wowed in an off-the-shoulder dress that was made to fit her frame seamlessly.

Meghan Markle wore a Givenchy dress on her wedding day. Jane Barlow/Getty Images

Markle said that she knew what she wanted her dress to look like from the moment she started working with Givenchy's Clare Waight Keller. 

"I had a very clear vision of what I wanted for the day, and what I wanted the dress to look like," the Duchess of Sussex said, according to Brides. "So what was amazing in working with Clare is that sometimes you'll find designers try to push you in a different direction, but she just completely respected what I wanted to see for the day, and she wanted to bring that to life for me. In so many ways you are capturing dreams, that as a girl and as you become a woman you will have been thinking about for years."

The dress was simple, yet still made a statement thanks to the bateau neckline. She paired it with a 16-foot silk veil that was embroidered with California poppies, Markle's home state, and flowers representing all 53 countries of the Commonwealth, a nod to her former role as a senior member of the royal family. 

For the reception, Markle changed into a bespoke high-neck gown designed by Stella McCartney.

Meghan Markle wore a Stella McCartney dress for her wedding reception. Steve Parsons/Getty Images

Markle paired the dress with Aquazzura heels that had baby-blue soles, and accessorized her look with Princess Diana's famous aquamarine ring that was gifted to her by Prince Harry.

Gwyneth Paltrow looked chic in a short-sleeve floral embroidered dress.

Gwyneth Paltrow's wedding dress featured lace floral embroidery throughout. John Dolan/Goop

Paltrow wed husband Brad Falchuk wearing a beautiful Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino design. The dress was designed with floral lace embroidery that was draped over a dot pattern and featured nude lining underneath. It had cap sleeves and an illusion neckline, which she paired with a traditional tulle veil. 

For the reception, the Goop founder changed into a Stella McCartney jumpsuit that was designed with a cape too. 

Photographer John Dolan captured Paltrow and Falchuk's big day.

Ellie Goulding made the most of her wedding by wearing four different dresses.

Ellie Goulding walked down the aisle in a Chloé dress. Matt Porteous

The singer chose to wear a bespoke Chloé gown with hand-embroidered white roses of York to symbolize the York Minster cathedral, which was her wedding venue.

After the ceremony, Goulding changed into a Stella McCartney dress that was designed with a thigh-high slit and off-the-shoulder straps, according to Elle. She changed again into a Ralph & Russo jumpsuit before ending the night in a winged Balmain minidress that Matt Porteous photographed beautifully. 

Princess Eugenie purposely wore a dress with a low back because she wanted to show off a scar from a surgery she had to correct scoliosis.

Princess Eugenie made a statement in her wedding dress. STEVE PARSONS/AFP via Getty Images

Princess Eugenie's wedding dress was designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos and developed "layer by layer," as Insider previously reported. The gown was designed with a fitted bodice, folded neckline, and a pleated skirt. 

Eugenie skipped the veil and wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, which was owned by the Queen Mother and lent to her by Queen Elizabeth. She matched the tiara by wearing diamond and emerald drop earrings that were a wedding gift from husband Jack Brooksbank. 

For the reception, Eugenie changed into a silk gown with long sleeves and a full pleated skirt.

Princess Eugenie wore a similar open-back design for her reception dress. Alex Bramall

In a photo taken by Alex Bramall, Princess Eugenie beamed in a blush-colored Zac Posen dress that was designed with an open V-shape in the back to show off her scar again. 

For her wedding to Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani embraced her rocker side in a silk and tulle Vera Wang gown.

Gwen Stefani's veil was hand-embroidered with the name of her children. Jeremy Bustos

Stefani shared a series of photos taken by photographer Jeremy Bustos on Instagram that showed off her wedding dress, which was designed with a plunging neckline and cutaway back.

She paired her dress with a veil that was hand-embroidered with her and Shelton's names, alongside the name of her children, Kingston, Zuma, and Apollo, and flanked by two white roses at the hem.

Stefani changed into a "party dress" for her reception.

Gwen Stefani changed into a second Vera Wang dress for her wedding reception. Jeremy Bustos

Stefani shared another photo taken by Jeremy Bustos of her second look, which featured a tulle miniskirt, cowboy boots, and a veil with a white bow at the top of her head. 

Vera Wang wrote in an Instagram post that the second dress also had nods to Stefani and Shelton's family. It was embroidered with hand-sewn lovebirds to symbolize the couple, and three baby lovebirds for Stefani's children. 

Serena Williams wowed in a strapless ball gown that was designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.

Serena Williams wore an Alexander McQueen dress for her wedding ceremony. Mista Dubb and Erica Melissa

Williams wrote on Instagram that she felt like "a princess and superwoman all at once" in her wedding dress, which also featured a sparkly cape. She paired her strapless, belted gown with about $4 million worth of jewelry from XIV Karats, according to Vogue

For the reception, Williams changed into a strapless Versace dress that was designed with lace and feathers throughout the bodice. In an interview with Vogue, Donatella Versace said it took five embroiders 1,500 hours to make it come to life. 

Bob Metelus and Erica Rodriguez photographed the wedding. 

Williams ended the night in a third Versace dress and custom Nike sneakers.

Serena Williams ended her wedding night in a Versace dress. Erica Melissa

Williams wore her third gown and T-strap heels for her first dance with husband Alexis Ohanian before she changed into a pair of custom bedazzled Nike Cortez sneakers.

She ended the night wearing the sneakers to get on stage and dance with the group New Edition. 

Kim Kardashian West looked breathtaking in a long-sleeve Givenchy gown.

Kim Kardashian West married Kanye West in a custom Givenchy dress. Conor McDonnell

Kardashian West's custom gown was designed by Riccardo Tisci, a close friend of her and Kanye West. The gown was adorned with white lace, sheer paneling, and cutouts along the waist.

For the reception, the beauty and fashion mogul changed into a beaded Balmain dress, according to Vogue.

Photographer Conor McDonnell captured their big day.

Gabrielle Union looked stunning on her wedding day in a strapless ball gown.

Gabrielle Union found her wedding dress at Kleinfeld Bridal boutique @gabunion/Instagram

The actress shared a never-before-seen picture on her Instagram story in 2020 showing off that she found her Dennis Basso dress at the famed Kleinfeld Bridal boutique in New York City on Met Gala Monday in 2014.

After walking down the aisle in the ball gown, she changed into a strapless Dennis Basso dress with a thigh-high slit and crystal and pearl embellishments throughout. 

A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade (@gabunion)

Erica Melissa captured Union's wedding to Dwyane Wade.

Solange Knowles looked fierce in an ivory Stéphane Rolland jumpsuit for her wedding.

Solange Knowles wore the jumpsuit before she changed into her actual wedding dress. Josh Brastead/WireImage/Getty Images

Solange Knowles arrived at her ceremony wearing the jumpsuit before she changed into a white Humberto Leon for Kenzo dress with a cape and dramatic train that she accessorized with Jill for Lady Grey bracelets and Stuart Weitzman shoes, according to Vogue.

Photographer Rog Walker captured Knowles' wedding. 

Princess Diana's niece wore five custom Dolce & Gabbana dresses on her wedding day.

Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer wore five dresses. Dolce & Gabbana/Instagram

Lady Kitty Spencer got married in July. Dolce & Gabbana told Tatler that Spencer's love for England, Italy, and flowers served as inspiration for designing the custom gowns. 

A video the brand shared on Instagram shows the first dress was a blue tulle gown embroidered with pink flowers that she appeared to wear at her wedding reception. 

Two of the other dresses also featured flowers embroidered throughout. Spencer walked down the aisle in a traditional lace white gown that was designed with a high neckline, full-length sleeves, and puffed shoulders inspired by the Victorian era. 

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