Stylish Real-Life Brides

Planning a wedding? Get wedding dress inspiration from Marie Claire's most stylish real-life brides!

Rebecca Newman, Stylish Real Life Brides
Rebecca Newman, Stylish Real Life Brides

Planning a wedding? Get wedding dress inspiration from Marie Claire's most stylish real-life brides!

Dress: Le Spose Di Gio

Rebecca Newman

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Rebecca Newman

Rebecca Newman

Rebecca Newman, Stylish Real Life Brides

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Kirsten Donkin

Kirsten Donkin

Kirsten Donkin - Stylish Real Life Brides
(Image credit: Kirsten Donkin)

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes: Dune

If you would like to submit a photo for our Stylish Real-Life Brides gallery, please send it to mconline@ipcmedia.com, with your name, dress and shoe designers listed.

Emma Coffey

Emma Coffey

Emma-Coffey-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings
(Image credit: Andrew Buckle Photography)

Dress: Candy Anthony
Shoes:
Emmy

Hannah Deakin

Hannah Deakin

Hannah Deakin - Real Life Stylish Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes: Pretty Ballerina


Ashley Cox

Ashley Cox

Ashley-Cox-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Justin Alexander
Shoes:
Rainbow Couture

Britta Booth

Britta Booth

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Paloma Bianca
Shoes:
Jane Shilton 

Rozana Sriwardene

Rozana Sriwardene

Rozana Sriwardene - Real Life Brides

Dress: Temperley
Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Head Piece: Jacqueline Byrne London

Jamie:
Suit: Bespoke
Shoes/Shirt: Paul Smith
Tie Pin: Vintage


Jiayi Zhu

Jiayi Zhu

Jiayi-Zhu-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes:
Coast

Victoria Groves

Victoria Groves

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Suzanne Neville
Shoes:
Jimmy Choo

Claire Smith

Claire Smith

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Dune

Lynne Rodger

Lynne Rodger

Lynne Rodger - Stylish Real Life Brides - Stylish Brides - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK
(Image credit: Gina Smith)

Dress: Jenny Packham
Earrings:  Michellecollection (Etsy) - vintage


Sally Mote

Sally Mote

Sally Mote - Real life brides

Dress: Lusan Mandongus
Veil: Teokath
Shoes: Vintage

Louise Turner

Louise Turner

Louise-Turner-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Maggie Sottero
Shoes:
Manolo Blahnik

If you would like to submit a photo for our Stylish Real-Life Brides gallery, please send it to mconline@ipcmedia.com, with your name, dress and shoe designers listed.

Clara Lane-Spollen

Clara Lane-Spollen

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Alan Hannah
Shoes:
Rainbow

Sophie Katherine James

Sophie Katherine James

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Elie Saab
Shoes:
Dune

Donna Colborne

Donna Colborne

Donna-Colborne-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Red Herring

Sue Ridgeway

Sue Ridgeway

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Gina

Lisa Simcock

Lisa Simcock

Lisa-Simcock-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Rosa Clara
Shoes:
Dune

Anna Pimlot

Anna Pimlot

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Anna Pimlot

Dress: Leonard Derecourt
Shoes:
Faith

Lindsey Hill

Lindsey Hill

Lindsey Hill - Real life brides

Dress: Sottero and Midgley
Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Sarah Kuppen

Sarah Kuppen

Sarah Kuppen - Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Bride

Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes:
Pink

Sarah Taylor

Sarah Taylor

Sarah Taylor Stylish real life brides

Dress: Suzanne Neville
Shoes: Paradox Pink

Rebecca Dobdins

Rebecca Dobdins

Rebecca Dobdins Stylish Real Life Brides

Dress: Claire Pettibone
Shoes: Kurt Geiger


Louisa Coleman

Louisa Coleman

Louisa Coleman Stylish Real Life Brides

Dress: Michael Kors
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Head Piece: Candy Anthony

Natasha Kells

Natasha Kells

Natasha Kells Stylish real life brides

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes: Jimmy Choo


Gilllian Fogarty

Gilllian Fogarty

Gilllian Fogarty, Stylish Real Life Brides

Dress: Ellis Bridals
Shoes: Next

Kate Ray

Kate Ray

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Fillipa Scott

Mr and Mrs Smith

Mr and Mrs Smith

Mr and Mrs Smith

Dress: Forever Yours
Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Claire Villemain

Claire Villemain

Claire Villemain - Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Claire's own design
Shoes: Aldo

Charlotte Allen

Charlotte Allen

Charlotte-Allen-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Cymbeline
Shoes:
Gina

Sarina Morris

Sarina Morris

Sarina-Morris-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Variety Silk House
Shoes:
Gina

Sarah Crossan

Sarah Crossan

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Sarah Crossan

Dress: Augusta Jones
Shoes:
Aldo

Charlotte Przyiemski

Charlotte Przyiemski

Stylish Real Life Brides: Charlotte Przyiemski

Dress: Alberta Ferretti
Shoes:
Rupert Sanderson

Harpreet Panesar

Harpreet Panesar

Harpreet Panesar, Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Raishma
Shoes:
Moda in Pelle

Olivia Crolla

Olivia Crolla

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Next

Jessica Roberts

Jessica Roberts

Jessica and Gareth Roberts

Dress: Sottero and Midgley
Shoes:
Next


Allana Braber

Allana Braber

Allana Braber - Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Julian & Adam
Shoes:
Pink by Paradox

Helen Russell

Helen Russell

Helen Russell - Real Life Brides

Dress: Louise Selby
Shoes: Alberta Feretti

Elise Field

Elise Field

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Alberta Ferretti
Shoes:
Christian Louboutin

Geraldine Stanley

Geraldine Stanley

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Stephanie Allin
Shoes:
Carvella

Helen Thompson-Standring

Helen Thompson-Standring

Helen-Thomson-Standring-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Jenny Packham
Shoes:
None!

Lucy Elliot

Lucy Elliot

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Christiana Couture
Shoes:
LK Bennett

Jennie Appleton

Jennie Appleton

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Ian Stuart
Shoes:
Gina

Rachel Wallace

Rachel Wallace

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Manhattan by Suzanne Neville
Shoes:
Oasis

Katie Deer

Katie Deer

Katie-Deer-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Stephanie Allin
Shoes:
Rainbow

Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Alan Hannah
Shoes:
Gina

Kimberley Davenport

Kimberley Davenport

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Kimberley Davenport

Dress: Beverly Lister
Shoes:
Rainbow

Dawn Hocking

Dawn Hocking

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Dawn Hocking

Dress: Ellis Bridal
Shoes:
BHS

Emily Maarek

Emily Maarek

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire

Dress: Delphine Manivet
Shoes:
Chanel

Nicola McReynolds

Nicola McReynolds

Nicola-McReynolds-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Benjamin Roberts
Shoes:
Jimmy Choo

Abigail Moore

Abigail Moore

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Alan Hannah
Shoes:
Paradox

Lizzie Wharton

Lizzie Wharton

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Beverley Lister
Shoes:
Rainbow

Heidi Mathers

Heidi Mathers

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Heidi Mathers

Dress: Elisa Hamilton
Shoes:
Christian Louboutin

Mary Collins

Mary Collins

Mary Collins: Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Bride

Dress: Benjamin Roberts
Shoes:
LK Bennett

Elaine Strath

Elaine Strath

Elaine-Strath-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Lavinia by Maggie Sottero
Shoes:
Jimmy Choo

Clare Higham

Clare Higham

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Dune

Olivia Labrey

Olivia Labrey

Olivia Labrey-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Maggie Sotero
Shoes:
John Lewis

Lisa Gardiner

Lisa Gardiner

Lisa-Gardiner-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Mojhan
Shoes:
Jane Shilton

Donna Derham

Donna Derham

Donna-Derham-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Maggie Sottero
Shoes:
Jimmy Choo

Claire Kemp-Harper

Claire Kemp-Harper

Claire-Kemp-Harper-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

Dress: Jenny Packham
Shoes:
LK Bennett

Arabella Greenhill

Arabella Greenhill

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Calvin Klein
Shoes:
Manolo Blahnik

Bethan Seymour

Bethan Seymour

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery

Dress: Lexi by Amanda Wyatt
Shoes:
Paradox

Karen Morash

Karen Morash

Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Karen Morash

Dress: Pronovias
Shoes:
Gina

Charlotte Colley

Charlotte Colley

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Victoria Jayne by Ronald Joyce
Shoes:
Kurt Geiger

Rebecca Whitehouse

Rebecca Whitehouse

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Caroline Castigliano
Shoes:
Gina

Charlotte Livingston

Charlotte Livingston

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Essence
Shoes:
Gina

Emily Kirton

Emily Kirton

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Huella by Provovias
Shoes:
Paradox

Deborah Roberts-Barter

Deborah Roberts-Barter

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Jenny Packham
Shoes:
Office

Emily Mellor

Emily Mellor

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: The Vintage Wedding Dress Company
Shoes:
Prada

Jennifer Rowley

Jennifer Rowley

Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

Dress: Blue by Enzoani
Shoes:
Moda in Pelle

Chantelle Matts

Chantelle Matts

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire

Dress: Brandon Couture
Shoes:
Rainbow

Charlotte McFarlane

Charlotte McFarlane

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Monique Lhuiller
Shoes:
Christian Louboutin

Freya Paleit

Freya Paleit

Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

Dress: Jenny Packham
Shoes: Emmy

If you would like to submit a photo for our Stylish Real-Life Brides gallery, please send it to mconline@ipcmedia.com, with your name, dress and shoe designers listed.

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