Some wedding dresses are easier to say yes to than others. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most beautiful and the most terrible wedding gowns in film. Let’s get into the good, the bad, the ugly.
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00:00Hi there. Thank you all so much for coming out.
00:04Welcome to MissMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most beautiful
00:08and the most terrible wedding gowns in film. Let's get into the good,
00:11the bad, and the ugly.
00:13Really? A wedding dress?
00:16Snow made me wear it.
00:18Number 5. Dated. Betsy's Dress.
00:21Betsy's Wedding.
00:22Oh, that's beautiful on you. Oh, isn't she beautiful?
00:27No!
00:29For a movie all about Eddie Hopper's daughter, Betsy getting married,
00:32you would think her wedding gown would be at least impressive. As it is,
00:36this ruffled dress is unsightly, and the choice of an asymmetrical hemline only made matters worse.
00:42You, you go ahead. You go for it.
00:47Oh, yeah. Maybe I better not watch this.
00:50As a cherry on top of this bad cake, Betsy wears a white top hat,
00:54suitable only for a backup dancer, to an Irving Berlin number performed by Fred Astaire. At least
01:00there is a lack of typically 80s muttonchop sleeves, with the designer opting for a sweetheart
01:06neckline. Even so, it's not a good look.
01:09You know, Connie took one look at me today in my wedding dress,
01:11and she starts crying hysterically. I mean, what is that?
01:14I don't know. You don't look that bad.
01:16Thanks.
01:17Number 5. Classic. Buttercup's Wedding Dress.
01:20The Princess Bride.
01:21Modern interpretations of medieval dresses can be very hit-and-miss.
01:24Fortunately, this classic 80s film gets many things right, including its costume design.
01:29You don't seem excited, my little muffin.
01:33Should I be?
01:34Brides often are, I'm told.
01:35Buttercup's dress is particularly memorable. Even her soft rose wedding dress worn in her
01:40nightmare is lovely. But her actual dress, when she is forced to wed the odious Prince Humperdink,
01:45is even more striking. Its dreamy soft blue color compliments Robin Wright's blonde hair,
01:51and the high waistline flatters her slim form.
01:53Have you the wind?
01:57Here comes my Wesley now.
01:58It is light, elegant, and faithful to medieval fashion,
02:02while conforming to modern aesthetic tastes. It would be a pity to damage such a perfect dress.
02:07There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.
02:11Number 4. Dated. Joy's Dress. What Happens in Vegas.
02:15This rom-com is not what you would call great, or even good. And granted,
02:20this is supposed to be a Las Vegas wedding by two drunken strangers, Joy and Jack.
02:24Is there any part of the night, I don't know, maybe say the part where I was about to marry
02:28the rebound guy that you thought, hey, oh my god, this is a really good time for an intervention.
02:33Even so, the costume designers for this film really outdid themselves in the grubbiness and
02:38tastelessness of Joy's wedding dress. This dress resembles more of an off-white,
02:42thigh-length potato sack than a gown.
02:44Jack, could you put the ring upon her finger?
02:46Oh, oh, oh, that was it!
02:51The cheap, fake pearl necklace is not helping either. It's more like a costume of a wedding
02:56dress than anything else. The whole film follows Joy and Jack's attempts to divorce,
03:00deeply regretting their drunken Las Vegas wedding. And that dress, no doubt.
03:04Before, or should I say, if I ever allow either of you out of this marriage, I'm going to make
03:10sure that you try everything, and I do mean everything, first, to make it work.
03:15Number four, classic, Araminta Lee's dress, Crazy Rich Asians. You can count on the wealthy
03:20Asians in this film to throw an extravagant but beautiful wedding. The film follows Rachel Chu
03:26as she attends the wedding of her boyfriend's best friend, Colin.
03:29A toast to married life!
03:32Not yet, not yet, too early.
03:34This time next week, guys.
03:36Woo-hoo!
03:37The wedding itself is gorgeous, but Colin's fiancée Araminta's dress is truly awe-inspiring.
03:43This gown, with its glittering crystal bodice and tiered body, gives an almost swan-like effect.
03:58Costume designer Mary E. Vogt agreed with the director to show off more of actress
04:03Sonoya Mizuno's figure, and even made the dress completely waterproof so that
04:08Mizuno could walk down the river aisle. The results are stunning.
04:12Is this a church or a paddy field?
04:14They spent $40 million on the wedding.
04:17Number three, dated, Marie's wedding dress, When Harry Met Sally.
04:21Harry and Sally don't have a good time at the wedding of their friends, Marie and Jess.
04:25In fact, they spend both of the wedding and reception chiefly arguing with each other.
04:29But Marie's dress was a definite disappointment.
04:33Is Harry bringing anyone to the wedding?
04:40I don't think so.
04:41While the silhouette is not bad, the off-shoulder neckline with the depressed puffy sleeves
04:46is uninspiring and generic. But it's the chalice waistline
04:50that turns this dress from boring to truly off-putting.
04:54Everybody, could I have your attention, please? I'd like to propose a toast to Harry and Sally.
05:00All in all, it feels more like a parody of a wedding gown than an actual gown.
05:05No doubt that was the intended effect in this Nora Ephron comedy, but it's still not ideal.
05:10Oh, Marie. Tell the truth. It's just beautiful.
05:18Number three, classic, Maria's wedding dress, The Sound of Music.
05:22While we had a problem with Marie, we have no such problem with Maria.
05:26This classic musical epic is highly influential in many ways,
05:30and its costume design definitely merits appreciation.
05:33In the Act 1 finale in particular, Maria finally marries Captain George Von Trapp
05:38in a grand ceremony and an even grander dress. Created by costume designer Dorothy Jeakins,
05:44this dress was made out of silk, with a beautiful train, high collar, and fitted bodice.
05:49Oh, how do you sell a woman like Maria? How do you hold a woman in your hand?
06:01Jeakins even got an Academy Award nomination for her work. Since then,
06:05Maria's dress has become one of the most iconic wedding dresses in film history,
06:09and it's richly deserved.
06:19Number two, dated, Margaret's dress, The Proposal.
06:23There are few redeemable qualities about this particular wedding gown.
06:26About to be deported to Canada, book editor-in-chief Margaret
06:30proposes to her assistant to get that much-needed green card.
06:33And because I didn't want to leave this wonderful country of yours,
06:37I forced Andrew here to marry me.
06:40Margaret, stop it.
06:41Hence, we get a classy but strictly by-the-book wedding. Looking more like a suit than a dress,
06:46this outfit is undoubtedly meant to reflect Margaret's high-powered corporate personality.
06:52We are gathered here today to give thanks and to celebrate one of life's greatest moments.
07:02As it is, though, the gown is flat, too tight, and with an unflattering high neck.
07:07It's the type of thing you'd expect a villain from a sci-fi movie to wear,
07:11not so much the lead of a rom-com.
07:13Turns out it's not easy to ruin someone's life once you find out how wonderful they are.
07:17Number two, classic, Katniss' wedding dress, The Hunger Games' Catching Fire.
07:21You don't expect beautiful or elegant costume design from sci-fi films,
07:26especially dystopian ones. So The Hunger Games' costume designers giving Jennifer Lawrence a
07:30beautiful wedding dress for her quarter-quel interview was more than a pleasant surprise.
07:35Oh, Katniss. Oh, you would have been the most beautiful bride.
07:44Trish Somerville worked with Indonesian designer Tex Severio to create Katniss' dress,
07:49meant to reference her PR romance with Peter Malarg.
07:53The result is a stunning gown with organza corset.
07:56I love it! I love it! Don't you love it, Trish? It's incredible, it's so gorgeous!
08:01Will you do us the honor, please? Please? Please?
08:04The dress also serves to foreshadow Katniss' role as the Mockingjay,
08:08a revolutionary figurehead, even turning teal dark when burned.
08:13And to think, this isn't even for an actual wedding.
08:16Your stylist certainly has outdone himself this time, hasn't he?
08:20What theatricality! Sit down! Take a bow!
08:25Number 1. Dated, Christabel's Dress, The Hottie and the Nottie
08:29This Paris Hilton rom-com is a disaster in more ways than one.
08:32Wow, okay, flying dreams. Well, I, for one, love flying dreams.
08:37A shallow vehicle for Paris Hilton's beauty should, in theory, lead to some impressive
08:42costume design, if nothing else. But Hilton's party dress for her character Christabel
08:47is nothing less than ugly.
08:50Oops! Don't worry, it wasn't a snowy one. I can tell by the way they sound.
08:57Like the other awful wedding gowns, this one looks like it's made out of cheap material and
09:01fake satin, and those puffy sleeves harken back to the 80s. Spilling red wine on it,
09:06frankly, hardly made it worse, and perhaps even made it better.
09:10I think I read somewhere about white wine getting out red wine.
09:14Okay, I don't know if that…
09:17Oops!
09:18It's a fright alright, and thank goodness this wasn't for an actual wedding.
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09:391. Classic, Bella's Dress, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1
09:44Twilight fans have been eagerly awaiting Bella in Edward's wedding,
09:47as well as Bella's eventual transformation into a vampire.
09:56Fortunately, the penultimate film in the franchise delivers in regard to the gown.
10:01Author Stephanie Meyer wanted costume designer Carolina Herrera to design Bella's dress,
10:06and she got her. Taking over six months to make, the final result is a beautiful satin gown with
10:12a laced back and V-neckline. It won not only on Meyer's approval, but Kristen Stewart's. It's
10:27classy, elegant, and suits Bella's character well. Much like Bella and Edward, the dress
10:32is the perfect marriage between modern taste and classic vintage style.
10:36With Bella, I feel like I can finally begin.
10:44Which other movie wedding dress had you in awe? And which ones had your jaw dropping in horror?
10:50Let us know in the comments down below.
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