Picking the perfect wedding dress is not an easy task, and it is such a personal choice, we wouldn’t normally judge a bride for it – but these aren’t normal circumstances. From wacky color schemes (think orange! black! foil!) to questionable materials (balloons! shredded paper! disposable cutlery!) to a very loose definition of what constitutes a dress, these brides were certainly willing to make an impression, even if not necessarily a good one.
They Have an Orange Crush on Each Other and It Shows
When we see a bride all ready for her big day, we normally think, “beautiful,” “breathtaking,” “blushing bride.” But we look at this bride posing in her ombre orange dress and her bright orange veil, and a different set of words comes to mind. Suddenly, all we can think of is “Fanta,” “Orange Crush,” “Sunkist,” “Orangina.” And here’s the thing – orange is the color of joy, but we don’t feel joyful looking at that dress.
Anyways, all that matters is that the bride and groom are happy, and it does seem like both of them are into it, doesn’t it? The groom, especially, seems to be super into it.
The Least Practical Wedding Dress in the History of Wedding Dresses
We look at some of the wedding dresses on this list and we genuinely have no idea what to say. We wish we could have a chat with the bride, or actually, we wish we could have a chat with the people who created some of these gowns, because we feel like it would be fascinating to hear them explain their creative process. Check out this wedding dress (?) for instance.
Wedding dresses aren’t exactly known for being a comfortable piece of clothing, but this one just looks impossible. Can she even sit? Can she use her arms? Can she use the restroom by herself?
Didn’t Cher Wear This Dress to the Met Gala Once?
When choosing their perfect wedding dress, many brides tend to go for classic designs, and they look for inspiration in women of timeless beauty and style such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Jackie O. And then, there are the brides who want to make a statement, and they wear something like this. We were confused by this design at first, but doesn’t it remind you of something that Cher would wear on a red carpet?
Nothing against Cher, of course, the woman is a legend and a true style icon. It’s just that it’s unexpected to see Cher as an inspiration for a wedding dress, and it’s also unexpected for guests to see so much of the bride.
A Moment of Silence for All Those Poor Peacocks
Designers often take inspiration from nature when they’re creating something new, and they end up coming up with gorgeous items that are almost like an homage to our world’s flora and fauna. Unfortunately, designers don’t succeed every single time, and their final product might end up looking more like mockery. We can imagine the reaction from the poor peacocks whose colorful feathers were plucked for the making of this wedding dress.
We can almost hear them saying, “Seriously? Seriously, this is what you did with my feathers? Am I a joke to you? No, this is unacceptable, put them back, put those feathers back in my tail.”
A Wedding Ensemble Worthy of Mama June and Sugar Bear
Even if you’ve never watched the reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, you’re probably familiar with its characters, particularly Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and her mother June “Mama June” Shannon, and you’re aware that they have a, err, peculiar sense of style. Check out the outfits that Mama June and Sugar Bear wore to their wedding in 2013. It’s camouflage and neon orange, and that’s a color combo we had definitely never seen in a wedding.
Honey Boo Boo was also part of the celebration, of course, and her flower girl dress was also quite unique for the category – neon orange combined with neon pink, topped with a whole lot of beading.
Yeah, We’re Gonna Go Ahead and Skip the Cake This Time
Some brides are willing to do anything to make their wedding day an unforgettable experience, and if we showed up to a wedding and saw the bride wearing this “dress,” we surely would not forget that day – we would forever remember it as the first time we went to a wedding and we didn’t have any wedding cake. Seriously though, what are people thinking? That poor woman’s forearms are covered in icing.
We usually love wedding cake, but at this party, we would probably just stick to the chocolates, petit fours, cake-pops, cupcakes, fruit tarts, truffles, chocolate-covered strawberries… Sorry, what were we talking about?
There Are “revealing Dresses” and Then There’s This
A person’s wedding day is something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives, so when it comes to attire, many people tend to go for the classics so they won’t feel embarrassed looking at or showing the photos to family and friends in the future. We wonder how this bride will feel when she looks at this 50 years from now, and she tells her grandkids, “this is how nanna looked on her wedding day, doesn’t she look pretty?”
We’re unsure whether we can refer to this as an actual dress, since it looks more like a high-waisted skirt with no top, but we find it ironic that she chose to go for such a revealing style, but still wore long gloves to cover her arms.
This Bride Is Not “Kitten” Around with Her Cat-Themed Dress
It’s tradition for brides to wear a white dress to their special day, but just because they’re wearing a dress that’s white like most brides do, it doesn’t mean that their dress can’t be unique, or memorable, and a true representation of who they are. This bride, for instance, is wearing white from head to toe, but her outfit is absolutely one of a kind because it is cat-themed.
That’s right. There are sequin cats on the front and back of the dress, as well as on her tiara, because she wanted something different from the flowers and stars most brides go for. You do you, cat lady.
Please Welcome to the Dance Floor, Mr. And Mrs. Jellyfish
We wish we had more information about this dress right here, because it looks so interesting. It seems to be made from all sorts of materials that you don’t usually see in a wedding dress. Paper? Plastic? Cellophane? And all that volume! We don’t know why, but this makes us think of mysterious deep-sea creatures, like a giant jellyfish that’s very wet, and yet at the same time, very flammable.
All that matters is that the couple is happy, though, and these two certainly seem to be in love. Let us welcome the newlyweds to the dance floor – Mr. and Mrs. Jellyfish!
Pretty in Pink Meets All Sorts of Chaos
We often hear the phrase “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” but if we were to follow this advice, this article would be just a long sequence of images, and that’s not what we’re getting paid to do. Good lord, where do we even start? This dress makes us think “Pretty in Pink,” “Little Bo-Peep,” and “My Fair Lady,” all mashed into one, but not in a good way.
When one borrows from several different sources, they usually try to take the best from each reference, but whoever designed this dress didn’t quite succeed in that particular mission.
Is the Bride Underdressed or Is Everyone Else Overdressed?
Planning a wedding can be extremely stressful for a bride, which is why when the big day comes, wedding planners and the bridal entourage tend to just agree with everything the bride says and wants, because all that matters is keeping her as happy and relaxed as possible – you don’t want a bride to have a frown on in her wedding pictures, right? We can see how the conversations probably went during this particular wedding.
Bride: “Hey, do you think I should have worn a wedding dress instead of a wedding bikini? Am I underdressed?” Everyone else: “No no, darling, you are perfect. Everyone else is just overdressed.”
When a designer runs out of fabric but they’ve got plenty of old newspapers
Fashion designers are always experimenting with new materials, which is great. It’s through their constant experimentation that we discover fabrics that are longer-lasting, easier to work with, and better for the planet, so we praise their creativity and their constant search for the next big thing. However, their experimentation doesn’t always lead to the best ideas. A wedding dress made entirely out of what seems to be old newspapers?
We don’t even know that much about fashion, but we can tell that this is probably not a viable material for a dress. We have to admit though, the silhouette is pretty cool.
Don’t Look Directly at the Bride
When people see a beautiful bride all ready for her big day, they usually say something inspiring like “she looks like an angel,” or “she looks like a princess.” When people look at this particular bride, we can imagine them saying that “she looks like the sun,” not because she gives us warmth and is essential for life on earth, but because looking directly at her can cause serious eye damage or blindness.
There’s so much going on here, we don’t know what to comment on first. The dress, the enormous necklace, the tall crown… And we don’t understand what that is – is that a bouquet, or the world’s largest brooch?
It’s Not a Phase, Mom, This Is My Wedding Outfit
Do you ever look back at pictures of your younger self and cringe at how weird you used to look and how seriously you used to take yourself? Do you remember fighting with your parents when they told you to wear “normal” clothing, and how you used to say “It’s not a phase, mom, this is who I really am”? How did that work out for you? We wonder how this young couple will feel when they look back at this picture many years from now.
