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12 Unique Wedding Dresses for the Nontraditional Bride

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By Lori Keong and Chelsea Peng

Nov 7, 2017

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Shopping for wedding dresses often means viewing the same boring parade of princess ball gowns, rinse and repeat. Because you want to look classic but still keep it fresh on your wedding day, here are 12 of the most stunning gowns from the latest bridal season to inspire you to think outside the white poufy dress.

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Monique Lhuillier

Okay there, Ms. "I'm So Cool I'm Going to Wear a Cropped Moto Jacket Studded with Pearls Over My Lace Wedding Dress."

Shop similar: Express, $139

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Lela Rose

When you're so chill you could skip straight from your ceremony to a picnic in the park (provided you lay down a really big blanket, of course).

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Atelier Versace

Stylist: "What do you want?" You: "A jumpsuit but also those rotating brushes from the carwash." Stylist: "Say no more."

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Lein

Makes you want to be French and get married in an infuriatingly chic city hall ceremony, don't it?

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Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition

Same, but more of a barefoot-on-a-beach vibe. But still French.

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Inbal Dror

Separates, for one. A sheer bottom-half separate, for another.

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Francesco Scognamiglio

Some brides want to look like fairy princess, and that's fine. But others want to look like Tilda Swinton's White Witch, which is fine too.

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Naeem Khan

Once you crop top, you can't stop.

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Viktor & Rolf

The ease of a romper meets the drama of a train.

Shop similar: ASOS, $16

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Fendi

I don't know what your grandma would think of this, but if looking like a dandelion field blew onto you is what you want, by all means, that is what you shall have.