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    Stylish Real-Life Brides

    Planning a wedding? Get wedding dress inspiration from Marie Claire's most stylish real-life brides!

    By Marie Claire
    Published 3 February 2010 In Features

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    Rebecca Newman, Stylish Real Life Brides
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    Planning a wedding? Get wedding dress inspiration from Marie Claire's most stylish real-life brides!

    Dress: Le Spose Di Gio

    Rebecca Newman

    Shoes: Christian Louboutin

    Rebecca Newman

    Rebecca Newman

    Rebecca Newman, Stylish Real Life Brides

    Shoes: Christian Louboutin

    Kirsten Donkin

    Kirsten Donkin

    Kirsten Donkin - Stylish Real Life Brides
    (Image credit: Kirsten Donkin)

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes: Dune

    If you would like to submit a photo for our Stylish Real-Life Brides gallery, please send it to mconline@ipcmedia.com, with your name, dress and shoe designers listed.

    Emma Coffey

    Emma Coffey

    Emma-Coffey-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings
    (Image credit: Andrew Buckle Photography)

    Dress: Candy Anthony
    Shoes:
    Emmy

    Hannah Deakin

    Hannah Deakin

    Hannah Deakin - Real Life Stylish Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Vera Wang
    Shoes: Pretty Ballerina


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    Ashley Cox

    Ashley Cox

    Ashley-Cox-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Justin Alexander
    Shoes:
    Rainbow Couture

    Britta Booth

    Britta Booth

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Paloma Bianca
    Shoes:
    Jane Shilton 

    Rozana Sriwardene

    Rozana Sriwardene

    Rozana Sriwardene - Real Life Brides

    Dress: Temperley
    Shoes: Jimmy Choo
    Head Piece: Jacqueline Byrne London

    Jamie:
    Suit: Bespoke
    Shoes/Shirt: Paul Smith
    Tie Pin: Vintage


    Jiayi Zhu

    Jiayi Zhu

    Jiayi-Zhu-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Vera Wang
    Shoes:
    Coast

    Victoria Groves

    Victoria Groves

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Suzanne Neville
    Shoes:
    Jimmy Choo

    Claire Smith

    Claire Smith

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Dune

    Lynne Rodger

    Lynne Rodger

    Lynne Rodger - Stylish Real Life Brides - Stylish Brides - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK
    (Image credit: Gina Smith)

    Dress: Jenny Packham
    Earrings:  Michellecollection (Etsy) - vintage


    Sally Mote

    Sally Mote

    Sally Mote - Real life brides

    Dress: Lusan Mandongus
    Veil: Teokath
    Shoes: Vintage

    Louise Turner

    Louise Turner

    Louise-Turner-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Maggie Sottero
    Shoes:
    Manolo Blahnik

    If you would like to submit a photo for our Stylish Real-Life Brides gallery, please send it to mconline@ipcmedia.com, with your name, dress and shoe designers listed.

    Clara Lane-Spollen

    Clara Lane-Spollen

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Alan Hannah
    Shoes:
    Rainbow

    Sophie Katherine James

    Sophie Katherine James

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Elie Saab
    Shoes:
    Dune

    Donna Colborne

    Donna Colborne

    Donna-Colborne-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Red Herring

    Sue Ridgeway

    Sue Ridgeway

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Lisa Simcock

    Lisa Simcock

    Lisa-Simcock-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Rosa Clara
    Shoes:
    Dune

    Anna Pimlot

    Anna Pimlot

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Anna Pimlot

    Dress: Leonard Derecourt
    Shoes:
    Faith

    Lindsey Hill

    Lindsey Hill

    Lindsey Hill - Real life brides

    Dress: Sottero and Midgley
    Shoes: Jimmy Choo

    Sarah Kuppen

    Sarah Kuppen

    Sarah Kuppen - Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Bride

    Dress: Vera Wang
    Shoes:
    Pink

    Sarah Taylor

    Sarah Taylor

    Sarah Taylor Stylish real life brides

    Dress: Suzanne Neville
    Shoes: Paradox Pink

    Rebecca Dobdins

    Rebecca Dobdins

    Rebecca Dobdins Stylish Real Life Brides

    Dress: Claire Pettibone
    Shoes: Kurt Geiger


    Louisa Coleman

    Louisa Coleman

    Louisa Coleman Stylish Real Life Brides

    Dress: Michael Kors
    Shoes: Christian Louboutin
    Head Piece: Candy Anthony

    Natasha Kells

    Natasha Kells

    Natasha Kells Stylish real life brides

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes: Jimmy Choo


    Gilllian Fogarty

    Gilllian Fogarty

    Gilllian Fogarty, Stylish Real Life Brides

    Dress: Ellis Bridals
    Shoes: Next

    Kate Ray

    Kate Ray

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Fillipa Scott

    Mr and Mrs Smith

    Mr and Mrs Smith

    Mr and Mrs Smith

    Dress: Forever Yours
    Shoes: Jimmy Choo

    Claire Villemain

    Claire Villemain

    Claire Villemain - Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Claire's own design
    Shoes: Aldo

    Charlotte Allen

    Charlotte Allen

    Charlotte-Allen-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Cymbeline
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Sarina Morris

    Sarina Morris

    Sarina-Morris-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Variety Silk House
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Sarah Crossan

    Sarah Crossan

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Sarah Crossan

    Dress: Augusta Jones
    Shoes:
    Aldo

    Charlotte Przyiemski

    Charlotte Przyiemski

    Stylish Real Life Brides: Charlotte Przyiemski

    Dress: Alberta Ferretti
    Shoes:
    Rupert Sanderson

    Harpreet Panesar

    Harpreet Panesar

    Harpreet Panesar, Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Raishma
    Shoes:
    Moda in Pelle

    Olivia Crolla

    Olivia Crolla

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Next

    Jessica Roberts

    Jessica Roberts

    Jessica and Gareth Roberts

    Dress: Sottero and Midgley
    Shoes:
    Next


    Allana Braber

    Allana Braber

    Allana Braber - Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Julian & Adam
    Shoes:
    Pink by Paradox

    Helen Russell

    Helen Russell

    Helen Russell - Real Life Brides

    Dress: Louise Selby
    Shoes: Alberta Feretti

    Elise Field

    Elise Field

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Alberta Ferretti
    Shoes:
    Christian Louboutin

    Geraldine Stanley

    Geraldine Stanley

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Stephanie Allin
    Shoes:
    Carvella

    Helen Thompson-Standring

    Helen Thompson-Standring

    Helen-Thomson-Standring-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Jenny Packham
    Shoes:
    None!

    Lucy Elliot

    Lucy Elliot

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Christiana Couture
    Shoes:
    LK Bennett

    Jennie Appleton

    Jennie Appleton

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Ian Stuart
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Rachel Wallace

    Rachel Wallace

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Manhattan by Suzanne Neville
    Shoes:
    Oasis

    Katie Deer

    Katie Deer

    Katie-Deer-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Stephanie Allin
    Shoes:
    Rainbow

    Amanda Barnes

    Amanda Barnes

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Alan Hannah
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Kimberley Davenport

    Kimberley Davenport

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Kimberley Davenport

    Dress: Beverly Lister
    Shoes:
    Rainbow

    Dawn Hocking

    Dawn Hocking

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Dawn Hocking

    Dress: Ellis Bridal
    Shoes:
    BHS

    Emily Maarek

    Emily Maarek

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire

    Dress: Delphine Manivet
    Shoes:
    Chanel

    Nicola McReynolds

    Nicola McReynolds

    Nicola-McReynolds-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Benjamin Roberts
    Shoes:
    Jimmy Choo

    Abigail Moore

    Abigail Moore

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Alan Hannah
    Shoes:
    Paradox

    Lizzie Wharton

    Lizzie Wharton

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Beverley Lister
    Shoes:
    Rainbow

    Heidi Mathers

    Heidi Mathers

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Heidi Mathers

    Dress: Elisa Hamilton
    Shoes:
    Christian Louboutin

    Mary Collins

    Mary Collins

    Mary Collins: Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Bride

    Dress: Benjamin Roberts
    Shoes:
    LK Bennett

    Elaine Strath

    Elaine Strath

    Elaine-Strath-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Lavinia by Maggie Sottero
    Shoes:
    Jimmy Choo

    Clare Higham

    Clare Higham

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Dune

    Olivia Labrey

    Olivia Labrey

    Olivia Labrey-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Maggie Sotero
    Shoes:
    John Lewis

    Lisa Gardiner

    Lisa Gardiner

    Lisa-Gardiner-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Mojhan
    Shoes:
    Jane Shilton

    Donna Derham

    Donna Derham

    Donna-Derham-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Maggie Sottero
    Shoes:
    Jimmy Choo

    Claire Kemp-Harper

    Claire Kemp-Harper

    Claire-Kemp-Harper-Stylish Real Life Brides-Marie Claire Weddings

    Dress: Jenny Packham
    Shoes:
    LK Bennett

    Arabella Greenhill

    Arabella Greenhill

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Calvin Klein
    Shoes:
    Manolo Blahnik

    Bethan Seymour

    Bethan Seymour

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery

    Dress: Lexi by Amanda Wyatt
    Shoes:
    Paradox

    Karen Morash

    Karen Morash

    Marie Claire Stylish Real Life Brides Gallery: Karen Morash

    Dress: Pronovias
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Charlotte Colley

    Charlotte Colley

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Victoria Jayne by Ronald Joyce
    Shoes:
    Kurt Geiger

    Rebecca Whitehouse

    Rebecca Whitehouse

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Caroline Castigliano
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Charlotte Livingston

    Charlotte Livingston

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Essence
    Shoes:
    Gina

    Emily Kirton

    Emily Kirton

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Huella by Provovias
    Shoes:
    Paradox

    Deborah Roberts-Barter

    Deborah Roberts-Barter

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Jenny Packham
    Shoes:
    Office

    Emily Mellor

    Emily Mellor

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: The Vintage Wedding Dress Company
    Shoes:
    Prada

    Jennifer Rowley

    Jennifer Rowley

    Stylish Real Life Brides - Marie Claire

    Dress: Blue by Enzoani
    Shoes:
    Moda in Pelle

    Chantelle Matts

    Chantelle Matts

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire

    Dress: Brandon Couture
    Shoes:
    Rainbow

    Charlotte McFarlane

    Charlotte McFarlane

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Monique Lhuiller
    Shoes:
    Christian Louboutin

    Freya Paleit

    Freya Paleit

    Stylish Real Life Brides, Marie Claire Wedding

    Dress: Jenny Packham
    Shoes: Emmy

    If you would like to submit a photo for our Stylish Real-Life Brides gallery, please send it to mconline@ipcmedia.com, with your name, dress and shoe designers listed.

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