It’s impossible to deny the glamour and gravitas of a Vera Wang wedding dress. Ever since the Vogue alum made a dress for her own wedding in 1989, she shifted her career into bridal and began producing the most covetable gowns over the last three decades. Since launching her own bridal shop in the ’90s, Wang has expanded her empire to include ready-to-wear, beauty, and fragrance.
Celebrity brides like Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Victoria Beckham, and Issa Rae have chose to wear the designer’s gowns for their own wedding day—and even Charlotte York on Sex and the City made a visit to the famed salon for her first wedding gown. It’s no surprise that with her creative and talented vision, many brides that have been featured in Vogue select to wear the designer’s creations for their walks down the aisle, too.
In honor of the designer’s 76th birthday this past Friday, ahead, see all the amazing Vera Wang gowns that have been featured over the years on Vogue brides.
Photo: Jillian Mitchell1/19Emily Sundberg
Writer Emily Sundberg wore a vintage Vera Wang gown she found at Tab Vintage for her New York City wedding. “I ordered it somewhat impulsively and it was a bit small, but when I unzipped it from the garment bag in front of my tailor Esin, she gasped and said she had worked on the dress back in 2006 when she worked for Vera Wang,” the bride says.
Photo: Afrik Armando2/19Lana Condor
Actor Lana Condor wore a strapless Vera Wang gown with a train and slit for her 2024 Malibu wedding. “It was timeless and classic, while still youthful and playful,” she said. “My biggest hope—which I feel like I achieved—was to feel like myself in the dress, and I have never felt more beautiful than I did when I wore my wedding dress.”
Photo: AH Lovestories3/19Krista Jackson
“The moment I put on the Vera Wang Haute Henrietta dress, I felt butterflies,” says bride Krista Jackson, who wore the dress for her Mexico wedding. “The cherry on top was that the dress was from the 2019 fall collectsion—the same year I met Alex in person.”
Photo: Logan Mock4/19Meeka Hossain
For her Los Angeles wedding, content creator Meeka Hossain donned a strapless Vera Wang gown for her ceremony. “The first wedding dress I tried on was the one,” the bride says. “It was Vera Wang and I never looked back.”
Max Wanger5/19Jess Wolfe
Jess Wolfe, singer of the band Lucius, wore a multi-tiered tulle Vera Wang gown with a matching cape for her wedding at Paramour Estate in Los Angeles. “It was so effortlessly ethereal—I hadn’t really seen anything quite like it,” Jess says of her dress.
Photo: Jorden DeGaetano6/19Vanessa Hudgens
For her Los Angeles nuptials, Vanessa Hudgens wore a minimalist Vera Wang sheath dress paired with a custom veil. “Vera’s been an amazing friend and supporter of mine,” Vanessa says. “I’ve always felt so confident and sexy and feminine whenever I’m in her clothes. And so, I was like, ‘You know, that’s the vibe…that’s what I want to be feeling like for my wedding day. She also has such an amazing resume of women that she’s dressed for the most important day of their lives, and I was like, ‘Who better to do it than a friend?’”
Photo: John & Joseph7/19Sarah Hyland
Sarah Hyland wanted to wear a gown that felt modern yet Shakespearean for her wedding on a California vineyard. “I tried on a dress at Vera’s that fit the bill perfectly, and it all clicked,” she says.
Photo: John & Joseph8/19Sarah Hyland
The actress ultimately decided to wear two dresses by Vera Wang, including this form-fitting lace gown with Juliet sleeves. “There was no way I could decide between the two, so I ended up adding another look to my array of dress moments,” says Sarah.
Jona Christina9/19Sarah Levine
For her wedding at the Arena at the Chinati Foundation, Sarah Levine wanted her dress to feel inspired by the venue’s clean lines that were designed by Donald Judd. This was the design direction she gave the Vera Wang team for her custom gown. “Over seven months, Vera and her remarkable team were so gracious to help me make it into the wedding dress that fit the spirit of the location,” the bride says.
Photo: Samm Blake10/19Quinn Jackson
Since she is the goddaughter of Vera Wang, Quinn Jackson naturally asked the designer to create a custom look for her wedding day. “Going to her for my dress was always my dream and Vera and her wonderful team so graciously made it a reality,” she says. “I loved so many dresses, but when I eventually tried on the dress, I just knew. Everything else was just trusting the process.”
Photo: Victoria Gold11/19Kristina Levitan
For her Brentwood wedding, Kristina Levitan wanted a dress that would be lightweight and had a feminine, bucolic feel. “The search was on, but it wasn’t fruitful until I went to Vera Wang. That was always my dream wedding dress designer, but I never thought it was even a possibility,” she says. “So there I was and the very first dress I tried on was perfect. I knew immediately. It was so elegant—exactly like I envisioned.”
Photo: Natural Expressions NY12/19Olivia Watts
Designer Olivia Watts wore a strapless gown with an illusion lace bolero for her New York City wedding ceremony. “For as long as I can remember, I always dreamed of getting married in VW,” she says.
Photo: Norman & Blake13/19Lauren Rothberg
For her Napa nuptials, Lauren Rothberg wore a Vera Wang slip dress with a custom diagonal strap on the back for added visual interest. “I love its simplicity,” says the bride. “It felt modern yet timeless. I looked exactly how I wanted to on my wedding day.”
Photo: Joseph Rogero14/19Anna Mack
Broadway producer Anna Mack decided upon a sleeveless Vera Wang dress for her Charleston wedding day. “The Vera Wang dress that I landed on was the perfect combination of structured drop waist, high-neck, ethereal, lace overlay, and sleeveless ease,” she says. “I felt so much more youthful and edgy with no sleeves.”
Photo: Aria Isadora15/19Lauren Perez
Lauren Perez went into Vera Wang with the idea of finding a dress that made her feel like “a bride, a princess, but still simple and totally me.” The winning choice was a strapless gown she paired with a lace bolero and tulle veil for the ceremony.
Photo: Allan Zepeda16/19Jennifer Gates
Jennifer Gates donned a long-sleeved Vera Wang gown with a French lace bodice and an Italian tulle skirt for her wedding day. “Vera and her whole team were so wonderful to work with, and made my dream dress come true,” Jenn says. “She is an icon in the fashion industry and a trailblazer as a woman who changed careers late and followed her passions. From our first meeting, I knew that I was in such good hands.”
Photo: Lucy Cuneo17/19Janie McGraw
Janie McGraw wanted to channel Carolyn Bessette for her tropical wedding. “I looked at four different places before I found the perfect dress at Vera Wang, which coincidentally was where my mom’s wedding dress was from as well,” Janie says. “It was totally timeless and perfect for a wedding in Antigua.”
Photo: Stefan Kohli18/19Ariana Grande
For her wedding to Dalton Gomez, Ariana Grande donned a custom Vera Wang gown with a low back and sculpted neckline.
Photo: Sarah Falugo19/19Benita Chan
Bride Benita Chan had her fiancé help choose her wedding dress. The winner was a strapless crepe sheath by Vera Wang. “I tried on more than 150 ceremony dresses and narrowed it down to five very different options before Grant helped me choose the final dress,” she says. “He printed pictures of me in the five dresses, laid them out on our bed, and imagined me walking down the aisle in each of them.”
