The biggest challenge a bride faces before her wedding is finding the perfect wedding dress. With so many dresses to choose from, it come sometime feel impossible to find a dress that both looks and feels right for your special day.
Wedding dress designers know how to make a bride feel special, fabulous and comfortable, by designing wedding dresses that flatters the figure of the bride whilst allowing her personality to shine through. This is why the best wedding dress designers offer numerous styles and design, combing luxury finishes with elegance.
The best wedding dress designers are popular all over the world. By choosing a designer wedding dress you will ensure you are the most beautiful girl at your own wedding. To help you choose, we have listed some of the most popular wedding designers.
Vera Wang
One of the world’s most popular wedding dress designers, Wang creates wedding dresses that not only embody the latest fashion trends, they set new ones. Based in New York, Wang is popular for her wedding dress collections, including dresses in black, and haute couture bridesmaid dresses. She has designed the wedding gowns for Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Chelsea Clinton, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez and many more.
Angel Sanchez
Sanchez has dressed both Sandra Bullock and Beyoncé Knowles. Sanchez surprises with wedding dress designs that are unusual, including edgy yet tender hand painted silk gauze. Bold hot pink designs are blunted by soft asymmetrical and ruffled capelets. A wedding dress from this designer is sure to catch attention.
Carolina Herrera
With decades of experience as a couturier after being exposed to the world of fashion design from Balenciaga, Lanvin and Christian Dior as a child, Herrera’s stylish designs are simple elegance. She is popular worldwide, winning several awards for her work, including a gold medal from the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute, gold medal for Merit in the Fine Arts from Spain, New York Award of Excellence and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Known for her traditional designs, she has more recently added colour to her wedding gowns.
Hayley Paige
Formerly a designer for Melissa Sweet, Paige has designed a line of wedding dresses with a fun and fresh look that still retain a level of refinement. Chic and stylish combinations of polished silhouettes characterize her unique and popular style. Her playful manipulations have resulted in cute and modern dresses, both short and long. Paige aims to be quirky but charming and fun but still fabulous.
Jenny Packham
One of the United Kingdom’s most influential, successful and popular fashion houses, Packham is well known for her sophisticated wedding gowns and ready to wear clothes. She established her brand in 1988, starting out with contemporary bridal gowns and evening wear, before adding bridal accessories and lingerie. Her clients include the Duchess of Cambridge, Angelina Jolie, Miley Cyrus, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria and many more.
Reem Acra
Launching in 1997 with an elegant bridal collection, Acra later added to her line with the launch of her ready to wear line, now sold through some of the world’s most exclusive retailers. Reem Acra is known for her signature ethereal bead-work. Her clients include royalty from around the world and celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Beyoncé Knowles and Eva Longoria.
Peter Langner
After a career working for some of the world’s best fashion houses, Langner is now famous for his impeccable craftsmanship and refined detailing. Based in Rome, where he opened his first store, Langner now has more than 70 stores in three continents. His work has seen him awarded honours for the Bridal Couture Award in 2005 and the International Guiseppe Sciacca prize.
Ines di Santo
Considered as one of the leading designers of bridal couture, di Santo’s original designs highlight femininity and are characterized by perfect fit and excellent construction. Despite her popularity, di Santo continues to personally oversees the production of every gown to ensure the quality of the work.
Caroline Castigliano
Specialising in classic styles with a contemporary edge creating designs of genuine luxury and total indulgence. Castigliano is an expert in corsetry, and incorporates this technique into her perfectly structured gowns that flatter the female form using simple lines and understated elegance.
Amanda Wakeley
Launching her signature label in 1990, Wakely has gone on to develop into an international brand with a considerable reputation as a designer of luxury womenswear. The bridal collection, established in 2000, offers contemporary glamour coupled with timeless elegance. Her collections tend to focus on simple clean lines which elongate the silhouette. This is achieved through precision cut and sophisticated designs with very few embellishments. Using a variety of luxurious fabrics, her attention to detail and craftsmanship is well-known throughout the industry.
