Brides From History

Do you ever wonder how different your wedding would be depending on the decade? We love seeing how trends, styles and even customs change over the years, so its no wonder why we also love reminiscing with old photographs of famous couples from years past. Sometimes we are amazed at the timelessness of many wedding trends, and the sheer awfulness of others. Still, gathering inspiration from weddings gone by is a great way to find that "Something old" you can add to your own wedding.

Here are some famous couples' weddings that truly inspire.


Top left and middle: Grace Kelly wedding to Prince Rainier
Top right: Audrey Hepburn's marriage to Dr Andrea Dotti
Middle left: Audrey Hepburn's marriage to Mel Ferrer.
Middle: Princess Diana wedding to Prince Charles.
Far right middle: King Edward VIII became the first British king to abdicate the throne for his American divorcee bride Wallace Warfield Simpson.
Middle lower left: Marilyn Monroe marriage to playwright Arthur Miller.
Bottom left: is the wedding of John Kennedy to Jaqueline Bouvier.
Bottom middle: Above is Princess Margaret to Anthony Snowden, and immediately below this photo is Queen (Princess then) Elizabeth marriage to Prince Philip.
Bottom right: Hollywood royalty is the first marriage of Elizabeth Taylor to Nicky Hilton of the famous hotel chain. He was killed shortly after their marriage. The bottom right photo is Elizabeth Taylor marriage to Richard Burton.

All of these weddings took place between 1952 and 1965 with the exception of Princess Diana.