Most Unique and Unusual Wedding Dresses of All Time

Designer: Sanrio
Est. Price: $500-1,000*
Best for: Prowling down the aisle to marry the tomcat of your dreams 

It’s no secret that Hello Kitty is a pretty big deal. The small cartoon cat has managed to steal the hearts of fans across the world – so much so that there are some people out there that actually choose to get married in a Hello Kitty-themed wedding dress. 

Hello Kitty Dress @alexoloughlinsplace / Pinterest.com

It looks like the designer of this very pink, very ruffled gown is, Sanrio, the company that created Hello Kitty, but sadly it looks like something you’d find on eBay at a bargain price. On the flip side, it could have also been specially made which could give it a price tag reaching into the thousands. But hey, you can’t put a price on purrfection! 

Designer: Comme Des Garcons
Est. Price: $2,500*
Best for: Getting married to an alien lifeform in order to save the human race 

Couture fashion can leave us scratching our heads at the best of times, wondering who on earth would wear something that looks like a squirt of shaving foam. However, perhaps we’re missing the point. This Comme Des Garcons wedding dress looks like it’s not built for this world at all. 

Comme Des Garcons Dress @fashionshow / Pinterest.com

This is the dress you wear when you’re picked to marry into an alien race to save the rest of mankind. It’s half sacrificial lamb, half futuristic Barbie. You wouldn’t get something like this on Amazon but you would find it on the runway. We don’t fully understand it, either, especially since it’s worth thousands.

Designer: Coco the Clown (probably)
Est. Price: $100*
Best for: Keeping the groom away from you at all times, or taking off before you reach the end of the altar 

When it comes to picking the right wedding dress, it’s a very personal thing that can’t be rushed. Some brides go for lace, others go for something else entirely that turns heads. What they don’t usually go for, however, is a dress made of balloons. 

Balloon Dress @Katherine /Pinterest.com

We’ve got to admire the ingenuity and determination to make something out of a packet of Target balloons, but we can’t quite wrap our heads around this. Was the bride marrying Coco the Clown, or did she simply want to make a quick getaway before reaching the end of the altar? 

Designer: Sondra Celli
Est. Price: $2,000*
Best for: Someone who really loves orange 

When it comes to wedding color themes, everyone has their very own ideas about what makes something good. If you don’t like traditional colorways like ivory and navy, then would you ever consider getting a bright orange dress and a bright orange suit? 

Tangerine Dress @sondracelli / Pinterest.com

The answer to that is probably no, but this couple really went all out for their big day. Not only is the wedding dress very elaborate and very orange, but so is the suit as well. You have to hand it to them, it’s a snap that would get a lot of attention on Facebook. 

Designer: A very good baker
Est. Price: $600*
Best for: Stress eating at the altar 

The perfect wedding cake is almost as important as the wedding dress itself, so why not kill two birds with one stone and get something like this made? The only downside is that the cake is literally assembled around it, so if the bride wants out, she’s going to have to eat a tunnel through to the other side. 

Cake Dress @BakingBites / Pinterest.com

That doesn’t seem like such a rough deal, does it? Forget about dancing, moving, or greeting guests and just stand still surrounded by delicious layers. Forget taffeta and silk. Who needs that when you’ve got chocolate, vanilla, and buttercream? It certainly beats a store-bought cake from Kroger, doesn’t it? 

Designer: YSL
Est. Price: $5,000+*
Best for: Walking down the aisle to marry your favorite bowl of curds and whey 

Couture fashion strikes again with this dress…if you can call it that! Yves Saint Laurent isn’t exactly a fashion house known to play it safe, so it makes sense that this strange, otherworldly dress is one of their designs. There’s a lot of lace, a lot of puff, and a very intricate headdress to top it all off. 

Little Bo Peeps Dress / Gettyimages.com

Little Bo Peep would wear this to marry her very favorite bowl of curds and whey, but would anyone else dare squeeze themselves into this, white tights and all? The spray of flowers gives it a very “granny’s favorite porcelain doll” vibe that we just can’t ignore. 

Designer: Unknown
Est. Price: $1,500*
Best for: When your future spouse is Jack Frost

Every bride wants to turn heads when they walk down the aisle, but not many want to look like a snowman as they’re doing it. Even those that go for a winter-themed wedding might not stretch to this level of dedication. 

Snowman Dress @fashiondresses / Pinterest.com

We’ve got to hand it to the designer, they really took that Olaf from Disney’s Frozen concept to the next level. It’s almost like a visual puzzle, you don’t know where the bride ends and the dress begins. Still, it’s snow nice to see that the wonderful world of creative fashion is alive and well. 

Designer: Venera Kazarova
Est. Price: $2,500*
Best for: When you’re feeling fruity on your wedding night 

Pineapple is a glorious fruit, but most of us just chop it up and eat it. However, one designer thought that there was far more to be done with pineapple than tradition dictates. This pineapple wedding dress somehow made it to the catwalk, but it’s wrong in so many ways. 

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Not only is the entire shape a little off, but the back isn’t even fully closed. We find it difficult to believe that any blushing bride would strut down the aisle wearing this one. Even the model paid to walk down the runway looks like she’s having an existential crisis and questioning her career choices. 

Designer: Someone with no shame
Est. Price: $1,000*
Best for: Going forth to wed one’s betrothed 

Not only is there a huge market for wedding dresses, but there’s a big demand for wedding lingerie, too. The designer of this one obviously thought it was a better idea to combine the two, with this bloomer dress that Henry the 8th himself may have turned red at the sight of. 

Bloomers Dress @BeMeThis / Pinterest.com

There’s plenty of pomp and circumstance to be had at weddings normally, but this dress just adds to the overall jaunty tone of the day. Plus, the bride wouldn’t have to worry about getting undressed at the end of the day as she’s already in her bloomers.

Designer: Louise Fairburn
Est. Price: $700*
Best for: fans of Little Bo Peep

Don’t be a sheep and follow the crowd by buying something off the rack like everyone else. Be a sheep by actually being a sheep and getting a dress designer to make you something to match your fluffy fiance. 

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There’s nothing quite like his-and-hers outfits, and everyone wants to match their groom on their wedding day. Some people opt for coordinating pocket squares and flowers, but not this couple. They go big or go home…or in this case, back to the barn where they can chow down on grass all the livelong day. 

Designer: Thelma Madine*
Est. Price: $2,000*
Best for: Squashing your fiance and collecting life insurance before the honeymoon 

We’ve all watched our fair share of movies growing up, where brides wear huge gowns and yet somehow look ethereal and elegant. In reality, big gowns are nothing but a nuisance that can really hinder the day and be a logistical nightmare. 

Dress That Took Over @weddinggown / Youtube.com

In this case, the bride wanted to look like a Disney princess but ended up looking like a toilet paper holder. Her groom, on the other hand, looks like he’s trying to hatch an escape plan as soon as the carriage stops. Did he ever make it out alive, or was he swallowed whole by The Blob? It’s a mystery for the modern age. 

Designer: A very talented florist
Est. Price: $1,000*
Best for: Masking the smell of a nervous stomach 

Flowers are a big part of any wedding, with the average budget for a florist coming in at around $1,500. Of course, that’s just for your bog-standard arrangements and the bride’s bouquet. If you decide that you want to wear the flowers, then it’s going to cost you a darn sight more. 

Bouquet Gown @jasonrubin / Pinterest.com

While it’s probably not practical to walk down the aisle in a perishable dress made from real blooms, the pictures would look amazing. Plus, you wouldn’t have to worry about masking the smell of your nervous stomach as you walk down the aisle and can even do “He loves me, he loves me not” as you go, just to be sure.