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Out Of This World Unusual & Alternative Wedding Dresses

When you think of a traditional bride you picture a white gown, often in satin or lace, with a long flowing train, and a lovely sheer flowing veil.

Wedding dresses have come a long way over the centuries and can now be found in a range of colours, fabrics, and patterns, designed for the modern bride who wants her gown to more accurately reflect her own personal style.

As with any advances in the fashion world, a true break from the classic vision of a wedding dress would not be complete without a few extremes which make for some out of this world designs.

While these wedding dresses may not be anything you would ever consider walking down the aisle in, we can’t help but love their bold styling and boundary-pushing designs. From high fashion haute couture to pure fairytale fantasy, here are our top picks for some of the wildest wedding dresses we simply can’t help but adore.

Swan Princess

We can’t help but think of last year’s hit thriller Black Swan by Daren Aronofsky when looking at this Swan Princess style dress. While the design may be a bit bold for most brides, its intricate detailing and swan inspired bodice make it unforgettable. The stunning haute couture creation was designed by Michael Cinco, a Filipino fashion designer whose eye catching designs have been worn by a number of fashion icons including Lady Gaga and Tyra Banks, just to name a few.

Swan Style Gown by Michael Cinco

Chocolate Couture

Some say the lucky ones in life get to have their cake and eat it too but what about the lucky bride that can say the same about her wedding dress? While this may seem like a rather tame looking gown upon first inspection, you’ll be surprised to know it is made not from satin or silk, but out of delicious white chocolate. The one of a kind edible ensemble was created by designer Ian Stuart for Rococo Chocolates back in 2009 as part of their contribution to the Chocolate Unwrapped exhibition that took place during none other than Chocolate Week itself. Naturally a gown of this nature would be better suited for a Winter wedding as the Summer heat would likely not be advisable. Click here to learn more about this unique confectionery fashion creation.

Rococo Chocolate Wedding Dress by Ian Stuart

Peacock Perfection

While designer Vera Wang is highly sought after by brides around the globe who love her iconic style and elegant bridal designs, she is also known for designing one of the most expensive wedding gowns of all time. Valued at a cool $1.5 million, this out of this world design takes its inspiration form the majestic peacock, with its regal shades of blue, green, and gold. Of course, this dress is not only inspired by the eye catching bird, but also made from its feathers, over 2,000 of them to br precise. The gown debuted at a 2009 wedding expo in China and was said to have taken a team of eight craftsmen over two full months to create.

Peacock Feather Wedding Dress by Vera Wang

Outrageous Origami

Many brides have turned to origami, the traditional art of Japanese art of paper folding, to create some unique wedding favours and table décor, so why not choose a wedding dress that takes its inspiration from the craft? These are just two of the stunning gowns created by Japanese designer Sugar-Kei. Bold mismatched patterns, bright colours, fabulous frills, and over the top adornments give these dresses an anime inspired visual impact that is simply unmistakable. It’s clear that these dresses are not for your everyday bride but we guarantee walking the aisle in one of these creations will add a whole new level of fun and fancy to your wedding photos. Go here to see even more stunning Sugar-Kei creations.

Origami Inspired Wedding Dresses by Sugar-Kei

McQueen Masterpieces

Of course, no exploration of out of this world wedding dresses would be complete without including the late great Alexander McQueen.

Master of the couture runway, known for his often outrageous but always elegant designs, McQueen had a mastery of the female form that was undeniable. Even though he never released any specific bridal collections, a number of his pieces could be considered some of the most daring wedding dresses ever designed.

One of our favourites was this unique dress said to be inspired by the gown Sarah Burton wore on her own wedding day. It appeared as the final piece of his Fall 2006 collection and quickly became one of his most iconic bridal creations. Of course, this isn’t any gown you would find in your run of the mill bridal boutique because unfortunately the wedding antlers look never really caught on.

Click here for a look at more one of a kind Alexander McQueen bridal creations, as well as some of our other favourite over the top wedding gowns.

Dragon’s Delight

Originally worn by A-Mei, a Taiwanese singer, for a New Japan Philharmonic performance, the fantasy-inspired gown is done in black and features a detailed skeletal dragon in white along the back of the dress, complete with a bold spiked tail that extends along the flowing train.

While not intended as a wedding dress, we’re guessing there are a few Game of Thrones fans out there who would jump at the chance to wear this eye catching dress to their fantasy themed wedding as it truly is fit for the Mother of Dragons herself.

It would also be a rather daring choice for a Halloween wedding as well.