All The Bridgerton Bridal Moments From The Show So Far

Dearest reader, it has come to this author’s attention that wedding bells are once again ringing through the grand halls of the Ton. Where there are nuptials, there is naturally, talk – about love matches, tragic romances and, of course, the fashion. And with each stitch, there is a story. 

With four seasons now under its belt, Bridgerton has made a name for itself as the home of the most lavish period costumes in television. Thousands of custom pieces are created for each instalment of the show, spanning ballgowns, slippers, tailoring and even the occasional moving wig – and when it comes to bridal, the costume team has it down to an art. 

Here, we recap some of the most memorable wedding dresses and bridal moments from Bridgerton, as well as the behind-the-scenes stories told by the costume designers when it came to making them.

Warning: Bridgerton season 4 spoilers ahead!

A Look Back At All The Bridgerton Wedding Dresses

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton in Bridgerton season 1 (c) Netflix

Daphne Bridgerton

Where better to start than the woman who kicked off the Bridgerton franchise? Serving as an introduction to the Ton and its wardrobe of pastel-toned period dresses, Daphne Bridgerton is perhaps best known for her seemingly endless (104, to be exact) stream of powder blue dresses – but her wedding dress is still one of the most iconic within the show.

The very first season of Bridgerton saw costume designer Ellen Mirojnick – who had previously worked on The Greatest Showman, Gilded Lilys and 1997’s Cinderella – take on the task of designing over 7,500 bespoke pieces for the show. 

And while complete historical accuracy was never the goal, Mirojnick did explain that it was the framework for her creations: ‘It has definitely offered a great challenge, and it has definitely offered a great delight at the same time,’ she told Netflix in a behind-the-scenes interview. ‘We’ve made it more luxurious and more sumptuous, and we’ve introduced a modern colour palette, but really tried to stick to the basic foundation of the 1813 silhouette.’

As a result, Daphne’s wedding look played into the era’s sartorial codes: it featured an empire waistline (where the seam sits under the bust), as well as a modest neckline and short capped sleeves. Overlaid with polka dot tulle, the dress was also decorated with floral lacework and a subtle frill trim.

Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, Charithra Chandran as Edwina Sharma and Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in Bridgerton season 2 (c) Netflix

Edwina Sharma

By the time season 2 of Bridgerton rolled around, the sugary twist on Regency fashion was not just welcomed, but encouraged. And with a new pairing – or rather, love triangle – taking centre stage, there was even more opportunity to play with sumptuous fabrics and extravagant silhouettes.

Season 2 costume designer Sophie Canale explained in conversation with City Life that three wedding dresses were made for season 2: two for Edwina Sharma (‘because she wore them for so long’) and another for Kate Sharma (more on that below). Edwina’s design revolved around a very delicate French lace, which Canale described as featuring a floral design ‘in an Indian kind of shape.’

The showstopping detail of Edwina’s wedding gown was the bridal train and veil. ‘I wanted it to have a very long train,’ the costume designer emphasised. ‘I wanted the drama because she ran back up the aisle… There [were] many hours of work into piecing all the lace together.’

But this detail came with its own challenges. Speaking to TheWrap, Canale explained she ‘really wanted it to have a long train, but the width of the lace wasn’t as wide as I wanted it to be.’ She added that she and her team spent several hours cutting, piecing together and reworking the lace they had available to extend the train down the aisle.

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton season 2 (c) Netflix

Kate Sharma

While we never actually see Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton tie the knot, audiences are offered a glimpse into their nuptials – just not in the most ideal setting. While standing at the altar, waiting for Edwina to walk down the aisle, Anthony daydreams that it is in fact Kate he will be marrying. And it is during this scene that we get to see the older Sharma sister in a wedding dress.

The dress in question is very similar to Edwina’s, but Canale confirms that while the two dresses use the same fabric, they are not the same. ‘Anthony’s seeing her as Edwina,’ the costume designer explained to City Life. ‘It’s the same fabric, but the cut is slightly different. It’s lower in the neckline, and it’s shorter in the sleeve. It’s a little bit sexier than Edwina’s dress was. And that’s kind of how we wanted to portray Anthony’s vision of him looking at Kate, seeing her, you know, sexier than he sees Edwina because he’s lusting after her. 

‘So yes, it is the same dress to a certain extent. But it shows more skin, and it’s just a slightly different cut than Edwina’s dress.’

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington and Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in Bridgerton season 3 (c) Netflix

Penelope Featherington

Bridgerton returned for its third instalment – with a new look – in 2024. Where seasons 1 and 2 stuck to simpler costuming choices (‘Regency with a twist’ is how the show’s very first lead, Phoebe Dynevor, described the costumes), season 3 had a bolder, more colourful palette and much grander wardrobe moments.

And when it came to constructing Penelope Featherington’s wedding dress, the team pulled no punches in creating a standout moment – even debunking the typical white wedding format in favour of a slinky peach number.

Costume designer John Glaser, who took the reins for season 3, explained in an interview with Vulture that the team made the choice to play with colour based on what brides looked like at the time. ‘Wedding dresses at this time weren’t always white,’ he said. ‘It’s just that the modern audience thinks of them as white.’

And while Glaser eventually landed on what he dubbed a blend of ‘pink and peach’, it wasn’t the team’s first option. ‘We started it off with a pale blue because she was marrying a Bridgerton, but it didn’t look quite right,’ Galser said. After trying a few different shades, he landed on peach – both because it flattered actress Nicola Coughlan’s features and served a more symbolic purpose. ‘In the church, you’ve got one side with the Bridgerton family all wearing blue, and on the other side are the Featheringtons wearing their garish colors,’ the designer explained. ‘No one in that world wears what we’ll call “peach”. 

‘The other reason is her wedding veil is off-white,’ he added. ‘If the dress had been white, she would’ve looked like a nurse walking down the aisle with a white veil. This way the veil becomes an accent.’

Victor Alli as John Stirling and Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton in Bridgerton season 3 (c) Netflix

Francesca Bridgerton

Penelope and Colin weren’t the only couple to make it down the aisle in season 3. While not the main pairing, Francesca Bridgerton and John Stirling’s budding romance gets plenty of screentime, culminating in a low-key wedding that takes place in the family’s Mayfair home.

Glaser worked between both Penelope and Francesca’s wedding gowns throughout the season, although he admits that the latter’s dress didn’t have the same symbolism or messaging. ‘It says, “I’m getting married,’” the designer bluntly said in an interview with Shondaland.

Getting back on track, Glaser added that the younger Bridgerton’s bridal look was inspired by a sheath dress once worn by Grace Kelly – and that it was made using some of the most luxurious fabrics bought by the costume department. This meant they had to make things work with a much smaller amount. ‘What’s interesting about that dress is that we usually have to buy six meters of fabric to make a dress,’ he explained. ‘There was only two meters of [the fabric we used for Francesca’s wedding dress]. It’s extremely expensive. There’s no embellishment on it; all that trim and all beading was already in the fabric.’

Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek and Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in Bridgerton season 4 (c) Netflix

Sophie Baek

The most recent wedding to take place on screen comes, of course, from season 4 love match Sophie Baek and Benedict Bridgerton. While their journey was certainly not the smoothest (we’ll hear no talk of mistresses, thank you), the happy couple made it down the aisle with bucolic ceremony at My Cottage.

With Glaser once again leading costume design this season, we were treated to plenty of extravagance – including the first masquerade ball of the entire show – as well as plenty of call backs to previous seasons (the blue dresses worn by Sophie at My Cottage were in fact the same season 1 gowns worn by Daphne, repurposed and slightly altered for the show’s updated look).

But for Sophie’s wedding dress, the costume department decided on a slightly different direction. Where the former maid had previously used excessive glamour to hide her identity as the Lady in Silver, by the end of the season she’s free to be herself. The result? A simple empire waist gown, with floral detailing and a long train.

Speaking on the decision to Netflix, Glaser explained how, ‘Sophie would never wear anything that was overpowering. It’s one of those situations where the dress is not the center of attention – it’s this marriage.’

Covered in tiny flower buds, the dress was also designed to reflect the wedding’s countryside location. ‘The main idea was that the dress must be country and romantic at the same time,’ said head embellisher Maria Elena Gomez Patino. ‘Our work was to make hundreds of silk and tulle flowers with beads on every single center.’ The team added that there was some trial and error when it came to figuring out exactly how many of those flowers to apply to the train – ‘We tried lots, and it was too much,’ said senior embellisher Jack Hopkins. ‘[Sophie’s] more simple.’ – but the final look was certainly worth it.

And to really help establish that countryside chic feel, the team added a pleated look to the top bodice and sleeves: ‘That was all hand-pleated so it gives that organic fluent sense,’ noted Gomez Patino.

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