The 15 Most Inspiring Real (and Fictional) Brides of All Time

Inspirational photoshoots and color swatches are great, but a good bridal mood board isn’t complete without juicy real-life references. Sourcing images from pop-culture past is a great way to distill details and aesthetics that reflect your style, without accidentally hitching yourself to a fleeting bridal trend’s bandwagon. What’s more, mood boards become a lot more useful when they tell a story, and iconic wedding pictures are worth far more than a thousand words.

Lucky for every bride-to-be today there’s a wealth of inspiration just waiting to be plucked from the lives and love stories of incredible women in music, film, and fashion. Here, the most stunning examples of women both real and fictional, past and present, to inspire your bridal style.

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