Any bride is hoping to wear the perfect dress on her wedding day. Whether going for chic and sexy, fun and cool, or elegant and regal — there’s something extra special about walking down the aisle in a wedding dress that feels timeless, like you could pass it along to your daughter when the time comes. We’ve seen our favorite celebs drape themselves in some splendid wedding gowns throughout the 2020s, and although they all looked stunning, will their frocks hold up in the years to come?
The dresses that made our list are all picture-perfect in their own right. We’re still swooning over Alexandra Daddario’s New Orleans-inspired slip dress and Danielle Brooks’ extravagant ballgown, among other highlights that had our newsfeeds buzzing. Now for the fun part: Let’s check out the most spellbinding celeb wedding dresses of the 2020s so far, and see how well they exuded that dreamy, eternal appeal — and who clutched the top spot for timelessness.
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10. Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding dress was sexy and cool — but too trendy to be timeless
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Kourtney Kardashian celebrated her marriage to Travis Barker in a star-studded ceremony in Portofino, Italy, in May 2022. For the buzzy affair, Kardashian wore a Dolce & Gabbana corseted satin and lace minidress accented with an extravagant lace-trimmed veil embroidered with the Virgin Mary. The dress was apt for a bride marrying a rockstar. Kardashian’s dress was the definition of nontraditional — from the length to the lingerie feel — and so it’s hard to also call it timeless. So, while it was beautiful, it nabs our 10th spot.
9. The scales on Joey King’s wedding dress were fun but era-specific
“Practical Magic 2” star Joey King married her husband, Steven Piet, in a civil ceremony in Los Angeles in August 2023 and flew off to a destination wedding in Mallorca, Spain, the following month. King wore a strapless Oscar de la Renta ballgown covered in large scale-like decals, topped with a classic sheer veil. The actor looked youthful and spirited in her choice of wedding wear. No knocks there. It would’ve nabbed a higher spot, except the crisp-white scales read very specific to her vibe and to present-day styles, and so we don’t know how well it would appeal to future brides.
8. Alexandra Daddario’s dreamy vintage-inspired look transported us back in time
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Actor Alexandra Daddario married film producer Andrew Form in June 2022 in New Orleans, with the energy of the historic city all over the day, including in Daddario’s wedding dress. She wore a slip dress of sorts from designer Danielle Frankel that felt straight out of a Southern fairy tale with its dreamy pleats and lace appliqués. It was gorgeous, but because it already reads as old-fashioned — in the best way possible — it doesn’t feel as timeless, so it doesn’t rank as high on this list.
7. Jennifer Lopez’s wedding dress was simply elegant but the cap sleeve felt very now
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In August 2022, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a ceremony in Georgia to celebrate their marriage (official in July 2022), after famously rekindling their long-dormant romance. The bride wore a high-neck Ralph Lauren wedding gown complete with cap sleeves and a lovely cloud of petal-like ruffles trailing the skirt. Lopez’s dress was simply elegant with just the right amount of stylish details, like the cap sleeves and high neck. We’re thinking, though, that those details could count against its timelessness. Speaking of which, we also ranked Jennifer Lopez’s wedding dresses by timelessness, as she’s had quite a few.
6. The sheer bodice and full skirt of Danielle Brooks’ wedding dress is a forever classic
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“The Color Purple” actor Danielle Brooks married Dennis Gelin in January 2022 in Miami. For the ceremony, Brooks wore two stunning gowns. This one, by designer Oluwagbemisola Okunlola, featured a breathtaking sheer bodice and long sleeves decorated in a dreamy tangle of floral details, and an impossibly full, glittering skirt. Brooks oozed regality, but if we had to take any timelessness points away, the top half of the gown is quite sexy and stylish in a way that feels well-suited to the modern-day bride only.
5. Alex Cooper’s wedding gown was chic and easy — with some vintage flair
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Podcaster Alex Cooper married Matt Kaplan in an intimate beachside ceremony in April 2024 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The “Call Her Daddy” host wore a Danielle Frankel silk gown with a fitted bodice, barely-there spaghetti straps, and an ’80s-style Basque waist. The simple silhouette was clean, classic, and effortlessly chic. We could see a million brides reaching for something like Cooper’s dress for their own big days. Regarding the ageless appeal, the waist does feel specific to the ’80s, trendy right now but maybe not so much in the future.
4. Yvette Nicole Brown’s mermaid wedding dress could fit any era
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Actor Yvette Nicole Brown and her husband, Anthony Davis, welcomed 200 guests to witness their wedding ceremony, held in Los Angeles in December 2024. The “Community” star reached for a stunning Ines Di Santo mermaid gown, dreamily dusted in dainty petals and featuring a lengthy train, accompanied with a classic hair accessory. Between the sheer sleeves, the cloud-like tulle, and the classic fit-and-flare silhouette, we could see Brown’s gown as the most romantic option for any era’s most stylish brides.
3. Lana Condor’s wedding dress was classic in its simplicity
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Actor Lana Condor married Antony De La Torre at the top of the mountains of Malibu in October 2024. For the intimate ceremony, the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” star wore a strapless Vera Wang gown with a classic sweetheart neckline, full skirt, and trailing train. Free of embellishments, Condor’s gown felt airy, easy, and timelessly chic. The dress’ slit added a sexy modern touch, but you could plop this gorgeous gown into any decade — past or present — and it would be totally at home.
2. Brides of today and tomorrow would clamor for Coco Jones’ wedding dress
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In August 2026, singer Coco Jones married Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell in an intimate ceremony in Greenwich, Connecticut. For the celeb-packed affair, Jones teamed up with Off-White’s creative team on her custom wedding gown, which featured a classic corseted bodice with just a few delicately placed floral details, a wrap skirt, and an epic train. She also wore a lace-trimmed veil that offered the perfect, timeless fairy-tale touch. Hers was definitely one of the most stunning celebrity wedding dresses of 2026.
1. Paris Hilton’s wedding dress would be breathtaking in any era
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If you need proof that Grace Kelly’s lace wedding dress is still inspiring brides to this day, then look no further than Paris Hilton’s gown. Hilton married husband Carter Reum in an extravagantly dreamy affair held in Los Angeles in November 2021. The bride wore four different wedding dresses, but she walked down the aisle in a jaw-dropping Oscar de la Renta creation that was timelessness personified. Between the classic ballgown skirt that looked lighter than air, the dainty sleeves, and the floral appliqués that also peppered the veil, Hilton’s ethereal dress is everlasting.
How we chose the most timeless celebrity wedding dresses of the 2020s
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To rank the most timeless celebrity wedding gowns of the 2020s, we considered the public’s collective idea of traditional wedding dress design. With that in mind, we lent favor to dresses that featured more classic designs and silhouettes while steering away from trendy, modern-day style details or ones that evoke specific fashion fads. Minidresses and head-to-toe pleats are undeniably unique choices, but they do plant the looks in specific times and trends. Dresses that could reasonably be worn decades ago, today, or in the future with few (if any) alterations, were ranked highest.
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