What Grace Kelly's Wedding Was Really Like

While Grace Kelly's entire wedding was stunning, there was one feature that stood out above everything — it was, of course, the wedding dress. On her big day, Kelly wore a show-stopping gown designed by costume designer Helen Rose, who had also designed her dress for the civil ceremony, as well as costumes for dozens of Hollywood films. The beautiful dress, with its full silk skirt and classic cut, really was fit for a princess, making it the perfect addition to the fairy-tale "wedding of the century." It featured a bodice covered in delicately hand-sewn Brussels lace and pearls along with a long train. Kelly wore a Juliet Cap rather than a tiara to complete the look.

The dress has since become an iconic symbol of bridal style. "The reason Princess Grace's wedding gown still resonates today with so many brides has at least as much to do with who wore it, as the dress itself," Lorenzo Marquez, cofounder of fashion website Tom + Lorenzo told Vanity Fair. "The design is lovely and timeless, but the way the dress sits at an intersection of Hollywood and royalty makes it particularly evocative and very much an aspirational fantasy piece for many brides." He noted that even Kate Middleton took inspiration from Kelly when it came to her royal wedding day decades later. Joe Hong, a designer for Neiman Marcus, created the looks for the bridesmaids and flower girls.