Unique and Unconventional Wedding Dresses + Outfits
Ex-wedding blogger here! If you wanna stand out from the crowd (in a like, good way) on your wedding day, you're in the right place.
Designers + Labels
Listed alphabetically.
& For Love is for fashionable, modern brides who want something a little different. &FL offers an 8-way convertible gown, two all over platinum sequin dresses, and a black silk gown with voluminous sleeves and daring *very* open back, among o...
For country glam and rock’n’roll beloveds, Addicted Bespoke’s got you covered with custom-made suits with colorful and sometimes out-there details like newlywed aliens, tarot cards, mushrooms, and more. Made to measure at any size.
Artha Atelier is a Brazilian label offering unconventional bridal and formal wear. Their designs are romantic and wearable with touches of unexpected detail.
UK-based Bibiluxe is best known for their flowy, casual white lace boho dresses and robes, but now also carry a line of sleek yet exuberant modern dresses and separates.
Boom Blush makes trend-forward gowns with lush, sparkly details that get attention: if you’ve searched wedding dresses at all on Pinterest prior to 2020, Boom Blush's Counting Stars gown (cover and 5th pics) probably come across your feed; I know the...
Cathy Telle blows me away. Every piece possesses couture-level craftsmanship and creativity; her intricately detailed gowns have a soft, regal aura. Telle’s full romantic skirts are unmatched.
Simple yet gorgeous Celtic-inspired dresses! All of Celtic Fusion’s wedding pieces are well under $1,000, so they’re a more affordable option for a unique wedding look.
Chantel Lauren's country glam dresses are edgy yet chic, refined, and utterly cool. Perfect dresses (and one studded jumpsuit) for desert elopements.
Chotronette's impeccable corsetry and fantastical-yet-elegant designs make for a jaw-dropping combination! Dresses for anyone who wants to feel like a magical girl on their wedding day.
Claire Pettibone's collections are a parade of showstoppers. She's a master of creating dresses that are luxurious and refined yet wildly exuberant and alive, like a perfectly overgrown English garden. Larger than life flowers, feathers, crystals, an...
Dame and Maiden is the place for festive hippie and cool cowgirl brides looking for fringe, touches of color, and boho bridal jumpsuits! Dame and Maiden makes all their pieces in any size and plus size customers' photos in their garments look incredi...
Daughters of Simone's founder + designer Brittany Castaños is the daughter of California ex-hippies and it shows in DoS’s truly unconventional vintage-inspired details. The lace patterns, cutouts, and silhouettes from DoS really look like details you...
Founded by Yanique Barnes in 2012, Dreamers & Lovers has been creating show-stopping, endlessly Pinterested, aesthetic-defining gowns for over a decade. Especially when it comes to the whimsical, fairy tale, forest ceremony side of boho, few if a...
Welsh studio E & W Couture creates ethereal, airy boho dresses glimmering with detail as well as chic, stunning minimal gowns. Standard sizing up to size 28 plus option to make to measure at any size.
Tampa-based Elmwood Textiles creates size flexible dresses from vintage laces for boho brides who want to look amazing, feel comfortable, and not break the bank, as all dresses are under $500! They also offer rentals for maternity photoshoots. Many r...
Emily Riggs' dresses and veils are all about bright, ethereal elegance. The blush and sky blue Florence reception dress as well as the hand-painted silk skirt look, well, like they’re from a painting!
Flora & Lane is full of color, sparkle, and drama! F&L offers standout dresses with a variety of looks, from desert sunset gradients to whimsical starry sparkles to romantic white and ivory gowns with intricate botanical embroidery. More rece...
Found You describes their style as "neo classic Gatsby" and "boho luxe." Both true, but I also want to throw a hint of "sorceress wearing Alexander McQueen" in there too for a couple gowns that are breathtaking and *ferocious.*
Flutter Dress offers a variety of flowy, romantic boho dresses with vibrant colors and eye-catching details for both purchase and rent. Many of Flutter Dress' pieces will fit a range of different sizes.
I adore the floaty pastel Classic Rainbow Dres...
Barcelona-based atelier Immaclé makes some of the most memorable, standout dresses I've ever seen: I was in LOVE when I came across their vintage-inspired gowns with a distinctly European feel 6ish years ago while wedding dress shopping.
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If you literally want to feel the sand between your toes when you say “I do,” Jen’s Pirate Booty’s on your ~wave~length. Utterly relaxed yet luxe dresses, kaftans, and more perfect for on trend but *very* laid back beachy brides.
If “couture glam” sounds like your bridal vibe, you’ve gotta check out Karla Gil. Gil combines beautiful draping and flawless construction with glam detail like sparkle and feathers for gowns that, even if a bit risqué, are red carpet sophisticated.
Lebride Atelier does modern minimalist chic with a side of fun and edge: giant fabric bows and flowers, voluminous asymmetry, and contrasts of high/low and soft/sharp abound. Quite a few little white dresses too, with options for courthouse ceremonie...
Liuda Dulianytska’s folkloric, nature-inspired dresses are often simple yet head-turningly pretty. Joyfully colorful embroidery of birds, flowers, bees and more plus laces with a distinctly European vintage feel make Dulianytska’s dresses feel like c...
Lucy Can't Dance is based in an Essex studio decked to the gills in colorful 70s maximalism, as the bridal label’s name paying tribute to the 1993 eponymous David Bowie song might have clued you in to, serving as the perfect product photo backdrop fo...
Mywony Bridal's gowns are offbeat and airy, defying easy aesthetic labels. They feel like they're from another world, with soft painterly colors and surprising structural details. Even the white dresses Mywony offers more in line with conventional we...
Odylyne's Stephanie White is an artist: her collections with inspirations ranging from angels to cult classic movies to French painter Odelin Redon’s work brim with otherworldly beauty, truly in a league of their own. Odylyne the Ceremony is a Black-...
OFFICESEVEN's wedding collection is small but mighty, with Renaissance-inspired silhouettes (hello Basque waists) crafted in enchanting fabrics--some airy and minimal, others richly detailed. The effect is that OFFICESEVEN's dresses feel of a long-ag...
For the bride who feels like everything at the bridal shop looks the same, can’t decide on one aesthetic, and wants more, more, *more* detail and drama! Rara Avis Group embraces every possible aesthetic--boho, minimalism, European vintage, avant gard...
Some of the most daring minimal chic dresses and bridal outfits I've ever seen, pieces that feel like a modern yet magic mix of garment and architecture. Super-dropped Basque waists, necklines shaped like arched doorways, and daring and asymmetrical ...
Rosie Red Corsetry's been one of the most respected and sought after makers of bespoke corsets, dresses, robes, and boudoir wear for years, with Helena Bonham Carter among her customers + fans, who was photographed wearing RRC's Flights of Fancy ense...
Rue de Seine is almost certainly the most well-known label on this board and for good reason. Calling them trendsetters is an understatement; they are honest-to-god innovators who are endlessly imitated and emulated to a degree they establish convent...
Sarah Seven is one of the best there is at making dresses that are fun and fashion-forward while always being refined and chic to their core. Perfect gowns for brides who want to feel gorgeous and effortlessly, ineffably cool.
She Wore Flowers is for boho romantics seeking unique, attention-getting gowns with color and detail. I swooned so hard over SWF’s Selene (cover pic) and Aurelia (6th pic) gowns searching for my wedding dress and would still be thrilled to wear eithe...
Teuta Matoshi immediately brings one word to mind: abundance. Matoshi’s collections of gowns, dresses, and more are an abundance of color, volume, embroidery, ruffle, sparkle, and more. You’d have to try *not* to stand out wearing a Teuta Matoshi pie...
Wardrobe by Dulcinea specializes in lush A-line tulle skirts with soft, watercolor pastels and ombres and delicate tops to pair. They offer some dresses as well, also romantic and airy with gentle color. Big princess-y vibes.
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WB Bridal’s gowns are chic, romantic, and timeless, great for brides who want a modern look with touches of detail and softness. Made to measure at every size.
Wear Your Love creates ethically made, made-to-measure stretch lace gowns out of fully vegan materials in northern California. WYL's gowns feel laid-back and easy to wear but lush and romantic at the same time. Customer testimonials rave about how co...
Boho Wedding Dresses
For cowgirls, hippies, and free-spirited brides of all kinds.
This gown rocks me. Because I look at a *lot* of wedding gowns and my own wedding dress was truly perfect for me, I rarely feel that "I wish I had a reason to buy and wear that" urge in any real way, but I do about this dress. The lace pattern and pl...
I adore the arced lines on this gowns' lace pattern, like rays of sun.
Every detail on this dress blows me away; the unique placement of the dyed fringe and the choker-like effect of the neck make this gown stand out. Made to measure in all sizes.
A lush, head-turning boho gown with leg slit and back buttons.
Chic Modern Minimalist Wedding Dresses
Seeking draped satin, smooth crepe, pearls, all of the above? Find your gown here.
A romantic and modern-yet-timeless silk ballgown with pockets! Made to measure at any size.
One of my favorite asymmetrical gowns I've ever seen! Absolute scene stealer.
Chic, offbeat modern princess? Here for it.
Glamorous Wedding Dresses
Feels heaven sent for Florida or Vegas weddings with neon lights and cocktails with umbrellas.
A jaw-droppingly glamorous gown not for the faint of heart! For a Vegas wedding done to the height of luxury.
Wedding Suits, Jumpsuits, and Rompers
Gotta be the coolest wedding jumpsuit I've ever seen. All that fringe and the deep, daring v-neck? 🔥🔥🔥
A simple, chic wedding suit.
Bold, easy, gorgeous bridal glamour at an affordable price. (With pockets!)
My favorite lace top + trouser bottom bridal jumpsuit I've ever seen! Would look great with an airy overskirt, but still feels complete as is. Can be made as a jumpsuit or bodysuit + pants set.
This romper (with pockets!) + overskirt combo is simple, pretty, modern, and timeless all at once. Especially made to measure at less than $400, this is a fantastic way to have two unique wedding looks on a budget.
A chic, striking romper with pockets!
This suit is so effortlessly, ineffably cool.
Stunning crepe jumpsuit! It's so simple yet unusual; the cape feels angelic.
A fresh, modern boho jumpsuit with a touch of lace and a relaxed silhouette.
The sheer corset detail with open back is just gorgeous on this modern satin jumpsuit.
The polka dot sheer top of this jumpsuit feels cheerful, sophisticated, and laid-back all at once.
The sheer sleeve and romantic neckline lend this jumpsuit a delicate softness unusual for bridal jumpsuits and outfits with pants.
A city hall version of lace top + tulle skirt boho bridal separates!
Add a tulle or chiffon overskirt for a dramatic ceremony look or keep it as is for a laid-back elopement!