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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born

Elle Decor

Sat, May 1, 2021 at 12:57 PM UTC

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Let's embark on a 100-year journey through the history of nuptials, shall we?

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Overseas in Britain, where many of the country's young men had been sent off to war, young couples began forming romances through letter writing. Many of these couples became engaged without ever having met face to face, a phenomenon that resulted in a large number of "hasty war weddings."

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The tradition of bridesmaids wearing matching dresses dates back to ancient Rome, when bridesmaids not only wore the same dresses as each other, but also the same dress as the bride in order to act as decoys against evil spirits (and the bride's exes). Matching striped frocks and fancy hats were worn by these bridesmaids in 1917.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Queen Victoria kicked off the tradition of wearing white on your wedding day in 1840, and by the early 20th century the chaste hue was the color of choice for society brides. However, the trend didn't take off with middle-class brides until after World War II ended and laundry techniques became more advanced.

1919 — After World War I, as formal weddings became more popular, those without full-time social secretaries realized they needed help wrangling the caterer, the invitation printer, the florist, and the seamstress—and so, the wedding planner was born.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — What better way to usher in the Jazz Age than with the wedding of the era's most iconic couple? F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre exchanged vows in front of just eight guests on April 3, 1920 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Silent film actress Natalie Talmadge married Hollywood great Buster Keaton in 1921, carrying a bouquet of roses intertwined with long ribbon streamers, a popular bouquet style in the U.S. at the time.

1922 — Royal wedding alert! In February 1922, Princess Mary of England married Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey in London, considered by many to be the wedding event of the year. Here, workers prepare ornamental silhouettes of the happy couple for decoration (just imagine if Mary had had access to Pinterest!).

1923 — Three models wear wedding dresses typical of the 1920s, with slim lines, short hemlines, and cloche veils.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The black-and-white silent film Troubles of a Bride, produced in 1924, apparently sought to answer the question "At what age should a girl marry?" (No word on what the final answer was, though the median age for a woman's first marriage in 1920 was 21.2.)

1925 — During the Jazz Age, wedding vendors began to see the profit potential of marketing to brides, and stores began opening bridal departments that offered all kinds of merchandise geared toward weddings, including white bridal dresses.

1926 — In December 1926, guests showered legendary director Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville after the two got "hitch"-ed.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Marshall Field's invented the wedding registry in 1924, and the idea quickly caught on at other department stores in the following years as a way for couples to let their friends and family know which china, silver, and crystal patterns they preferred. Here, a collection of wedding gifts sits on display in 1927.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The first fully automatic photographic film developing machine was patented in 1928, paving the way for wedding photography as we know it today. In the late 19th century, some couples began hiring a photographer to come to the wedding venue in order to pose for a formal wedding picture, but it wasn't until after World War II, once film roll technology was available and lighting techniques had improved, that photographers began capturing the entire wedding event.

1929 — After a series of stock market crashes in 1929, the Jazz Age came to an end, and in the years that followed, the Depression led many women to return to the less expensive traditions of their grandmothers, choosing to simply wear their best dresses on their wedding days.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Wedding cakes were initially thought of as a luxury item, as the refined sugars needed to make pure white frosting were very expensive. In fact, the term "royal icing" came about thanks to Queen Victoria and her extravagant, multitiered white-frosted wedding cake. Pictured here is a wedding cake from 1930.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Las Vegas County issued its first gambling license in 1931—and weddings have been a mainstay of Sin City ever since, luring lovebirds with tax licensing laws that meant no blood tests and no waiting periods. Among the earliest celebrities to wed in Las Vegas were the actors Clara Bow and Rex Bell, who tied the knot there in 1931.

1932 — Proof that couples have been attempting unique and quirky weddings for decades: This couple seals the deal with a kiss on a surfboard on December 3, 1932, just off Catalina Island, California.

1933 — Bring on the open bar! Prohibition was repealed on December 5, 1933, meaning wedding guests could now legally raise a glass to the newlyweds.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The first issue of BRIDES magazine hit newsstands in 1934 under the title So You're Going to Be Married, before being renamed.
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1935 — The Bride of Frankenstein hit theaters in April that year, giving moviegoers everywhere a look into the disaster than can ensue when one tries to force a woman into a marriage she doesn't want.
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1936 — Famed English tennis player Eileen Bennett wed racehorse trainer Marcus Marsh on September 28, 1936. She often wore headbands on the court and chose to walk down the aisle in a headpiece and long veil, which were in fashion at the time.
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1937 — King Edward VIII gave up his crown to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, on June 1937. At just 326 days, Edward's reign was one of the shortest in British history.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — At Grosvenor House in London, a model shows off a luxury gown made of 48 yards of satin and 22 yards of tulle. On average, 1930s brides paid $1,092 in today's dollars for their dresses.
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1939 — With the start of World War II, bridal fashions became more modest. Weddings were often planned in a few days, to accommodate men who were on short-notice leave. Pictured above, professional golfer Henry Cotton and his bride, Mrs. M. I. Moss, on their wedding day. A sign in the background points to an air-raid shelter.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Prior to World War II, male wedding bands were not as common as they are today. American men chose to wear these rings while fighting overseas to remind themselves of their wives and families back home.

1941 — Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt wed movie producer Pat DiCicco in Beverly Hills on December 28,1941. Even back then, the future fashion designer was ahead of her time: Even though cake toppers (reportedly) made their debut during the Victorian era, they didn't become popular until the 1950s.
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1942 — Sixteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe (then known as Norma Jean Baker) married her 21-year-old neighbor, James Dougherty, on June 19, 1942.
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1943 — Actress Carole Landis may have danced the Jitterbug to big band music, as was customary at the time, during her 1943 reception. Landis married Air Force captain Thomas Wallace on January 23.
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1944 — Wartime weddings, such as this English couple's town hall ceremony, often saw the groom wearing his military uniform, while the bride donned her best dress in lieu of a gown.
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1945 — With the war over, Americans were ready to eat, drink and be married! Their celebratory mood sparked the Baby Boomer generation.
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1946 — A New Jersey couple tied the knot at Palisades Park, on the same carousel where they met, before World War II began.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Engagement rings haven't always held sparkly rocks. The trend took off in the late '40s, when a copywriter working for De Beers wrote the famous slogan, "A Diamond is Forever," dramatically shifting public view of diamonds, from tokens of individual relationships to family heirlooms.
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1948 — Jazz singers Nat King Cole and Maria Ellington wed on Easter Sunday in Harlem, New York.
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1949 — Necklines plunged during 1949, and wedding gowns were no exception. Shoulder-length, curled hair was also in style, and veils became shorter and simpler.
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1950 — Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Taylor wed the first of her seven spouses, Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, 23, on May 6, 1950. Their Bel-Air Country Club reception was Hollywood's social event of the year. Liz wore a gown by designer Helen Rose, who created both Taylor's wardrobe in Father of the Bride (released in 1950) and Grace Kelly's wedding dress.
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1951 — Arguably the "it couple" of the 1950s, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis' 1951 nuptials (with Jerry Lewis as the best man!) marked a classic Hollywood moment. The duo celebrated their small wedding with a tiered wedding cake and large floral centerpieces.
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1952 — Future president Ronald Reagan wed actress Nancy Davis on March 4, 1952. The couple, who said their vows at Little Brown Church of the Valley in Los Angeles, had a marriage that lasted 52 years, until Reagan's death in 2004.
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1953 — In September 1953, the media turned its spotlight to John Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier, as the famous couple wed in Rhode Island. Jackie's Battenburg lace dress was made from 50 yards of material, and she donned a veil that was originally worn by her grandmother.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The popular CBS daytime series Bride and Groom featured real-life couples who would get married on air. Bet you didn't realize that reality shows were popular long before The Bachelor!
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Actress Olivia de Havilland donned a Christian Dior wedding dress with a high neck and long sleeves while filming the romantic comedy The Ambassador's Daughter, which was released the following year.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — A wedding for the history books, Grace Kelly wed the Prince of Monaco in 1956, making the Hollywood starlet a real-life princess. Her wedding dress, designed by Helen Rode of MGM, is known as one of the most iconic wedding dresses and of all time— it's now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

1957 — Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood celebrated their first wedding on December 28, 1957 in Arizona. The couple divorced in 1962, only to rekindle their relationship and marry again in 1972.
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1958 — Though her divorce from Paul Mansfield had only been finalized days before, actress Jayne Mansfield wed Mickey Hargitay on January 13, 1958. The Mr. Universe winner had proposed to her with 10-carat diamond ring just two months prior.
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1959 — The Sound of Music opened on Broadway on November 16, 1959, featuring the classic wedding scene that so many of us remember from the 1965 film version. Pictured here are stage actors Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, surrounded by the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey and the von Trapp children.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Etta James recorded her version of Mack Gordon and Harry Warren's 1941 tune "At Last," changing wedding playlists forevermore.

1961 — The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, effectively dividing the German city in half. This photo, taken during the first year of the wall's existence, shows the bride with her parents, who resided in East Berlin and were unable to get permission to take part in their daughter's wedding in West Berlin.
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1962 — After Audrey Hepburn performed his song "Moon River" in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Henry Mancini won the 1962 Grammy for Record of the Year. The song went on to become a popular choice for bands to play during wedding processionals.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — CBS dubbed 1963 as "The Year That Everything Happened," due to the start of Beatlemania, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech," and the assassination of JFK. However, weddings stayed relatively status quo, apart from the boom in the number of wedding chapels on the Sunset Strip. The Little Chapel of the Flowers, shown here, has since been featured in several TV shows and music videos.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — For her first wedding to Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor wore a bold yellow dress and extravagant floral headdress. The couple divorced in 1974, but married again in1975.
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1965 — Popular singer and actor Annette Funicello married her agent, Jack Gilardi, on January 9, 1965.
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1966 — At the wedding of Patrick Nugent and Luci Baines Johnson, the bridesmaids wore eye-catching pink ensembles—even their full-length veils were pink!

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — When 21-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu married 32-year-old Elvis Presley in Las Vegas on May1, 1967, hearts broke across the nation. The couple's wedding cake reportedly cost $3,200 ($22,000 in today's dollars).

1968 — Demand for air travel reached an all-time high in the 1960s, and the introduction of the first 747 Jumbo Jet in 1968 made exotic honeymoon destinations a feasible and affordable option for newlyweds.

1969 — The popular '60s trend of brides wearing short wedding dresses was still going strong at the end of the decade, and some brides opted for a hat as opposed to a veil. Audrey Hepburn went for both trends, wearing a short dress and a head-covering.
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1970 — In the1970s, wedding trends were all over the map, with brides wearing everything from traditional gowns to pantsuits. This was the decade when men started sporting colored tuxedos, too.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — In 1971, Bianca Jagger nixed the fairy tale dress in favor of an Yves St. Laurent Le Smoking jacket.

1972 — The Godfather was released in 1972, and Don Corleone's famous line, "You come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to do murder—for money," would go down in film history. The film's wedding scene showed off some popular trends of the time—lots of color, big headpieces attached to veils, shoulder pads, and lots of lace.
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1973 — While the nuptials of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips were nowhere near as influential as Princess Diana's wedding would be eight years later, their wedding did embody some classic '70s wedding style—just check out Anne's turtleneck style dress.
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1974 — During the '70s, the desire to have a unique wedding went beyond distinctive wedding attire. The ceremony itself also became more personalized including the choice of venue. Weddings were starting to move out of churches, and the concept of having a destination wedding took off.
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1975 — What would have been on a wedding playlist in 1975? Elton John, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, and the Beatles were favorites, while Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" was released the year before, quickly becoming a popular wedding song selection. Disco was all the rage, too, and the most popular songs were slowly making their way onto wedding playlists, like Carl Douglas's "Kung Fu Fighting."

1976 — At a royal wedding in Germany, the bridesmaids sported high-necked green dresses accented with flower crowns adorned with baby's breath, a trademark of bridesmaid fashion in the '70s.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Another trademark of bridesmaid style in the '70s? Lots of color, and floppy hats, as seen in this still from the 1978 movie A Wedding.

1978 — The 1970s was a big decade for tech inventions, which, of course, would eventually come to transform the way weddings were planned. The VCR was invented in 1970, and email arrived in 1971; the inkjet printer and Apple were both born in 1976.

1979 — For her wedding to Rod Stewart in April 1979, Alana Hamilton wore an off-the-shoulder dress and a crown of baby's breath.
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1980 — Welcome to the1980s—the decade of poofy shoulders, taffeta, lace frills, and cathedral trains.

1981 — The 1981 wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles was an absolute game changer in the wedding world. An estimated 750 million people watched the ceremony on television—and soon brides everywhere were demanding a fairytale wedding.

1982 — After Princess Diana's wedding, everyone began channeling their inner royal. Extra lace accents, longer veils, and bigger bouquets abounded. Figure skater Dorothy Hamill married Dean Paul Martin in 1982, complete with—you guessed it—a big bouquet and lace details.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — This year marked the first time couples could capture their wedding on film, with Sony's release of the consumer camcorder. The rise of wedding videography, combined with brides wanting to replicate Diana's extravagant wedding, meant the cost of weddings soared.

1984 — After the recession ended in 1983, wedding receptions became more and more extravagant. Elaborate multi-tiered wedding cakes—like this one featured on an episode of Knight Rider—were a must-have, with some towering as tall as eight tiers high.
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1985 — After taking a look at the getup actress Kristian-Joy Alfonso wore for her character Hope's (first!) wedding to Peter Reckell's Bo Brady on the soap opera Days of Our Lives in 1985, there's no question as to why the '80s were known as "The Decade of Excess."

1986 — Though it wasn't quite as legendary as Princess Diana's big day, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York's marriage to Prince Andrew, Duke of York on July 23 became an iconic wedding moment of the '80s.
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1987 — Dirty Dancing premiered in 1987 and the film's hit song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" became an instant wedding classic.
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1988 — Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson tied the knot in 1988—and they're still going strong 28 years later.

1989 — Tearjerker Steel Magnolias came out in 1989, which was memorable not only for Julia Roberts' character's over-the-top wedding ceremony, which looked like it had been "hosed down with Pepto-Bismol," but also for bringing attention to the Southern tradition of groom's cakes shaped like armadillos.
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1990 — Vera Wang introduced her first bridal collection in 1990 and opened her flagship bridal salon in New York City, instantly cementing herself as an icon in the bridal fashion industry.
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1991 — The 90s saw a new obsession with wedding movies, ushered in by the release of Father of the Bride starring Steve Martin. The decade would also see the release of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Muriel's Wedding (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and Runaway Bride (1999).

1992 — Guns N' Roses released its nine-minute-long music video for the song "November Rain." It was the most expensive music video ever produced at the time, with costs topping $1.5 million, which included $150,000 to build a chapel in the desert and $8,000 for model Stephanie Seymour's risqué miniskirt wedding dress.
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1993 — Bridal gowns of the '90s were more sleek and simple than the styles popular in the 1980s, but brides still loved a small touch of poof and drama, which is evident in this photo from the wedding of Marla Maples and Donald Trump.
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1994 — Sleek and simple was definitely not the name of the game when Celine Dion wore an ornate seven-pound crystal tiara for her wedding to her manager Rene Angelil on December 17th, 1994. The tiara was a big trend for '90s brides—although most brides chose much simpler tiaras for their big days.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Target becomes one of the first retailers to offer an online gift registry, with the introduction of Club Wedd. Within the first year, more than 125,000 couples registered with Target.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette wed in an incredibly private ceremony held inside a tiny on Cumberland Island chapel on September 23, 1996. Her simple bias-cut Narcisco Rodriguez wedding dress cemented Carolyn as the bridal fashion icon of the decade.
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1997 — Thanks to Carolyn Bessette, minimal and simplistic bridal styles defined the latter part of the decade—spaghetti straps were a hot trend.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — More than 2 million wedding cakes included Precious Moments bride and groom wedding toppers, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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1999 — Long before Instagram existed, disposable cameras were a trendy wedding accessory in the 1990s—couples placed them at tables so guests could capture moments throughout the reception.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston married in Malibu on July 29th, 2000. The now-divorced couple reportedly recited quirky vows, that included Brad pledging to "split the difference on the thermostat" and Jennifer promising to always make his "favorite banana milk shake."
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Monica and Chandler finally tied the knot in one of the most anticipated sitcom weddings of all time, leaving Friends fans wondering if Ross and Rachel would get their own happily ever after.
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2002 — After The Bachelor debuted the previous year, it became clear that NBC was on to something major. Trista Sutter, the runner-up from season 1 of The Bachelor, became the first star of The Bachelorette, marking the start of America's obsession with finding your soul mate on reality TV.
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2003 — With U.S. soldiers overseas in Iraq, many are forced to celebrate weddings with loved ones absent.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The 2000s saw the rise of the strapless wedding dress, with early aughts brides like Jessica Simpson, Carmen Electra, and Erica Levy (pictured here) choosing the trendy silhouette.
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2005 — Wedding Crashers was a comedic reminder that weddings aren't just about the bride and groom—they can be memorable for party-goers (and crashers!) too.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Honeyfund launches as a way for friends and relatives to contribute to a couple's honeymoon fund, which becomes a popular alternative to the traditional registry.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Weddings are no longer just an intimate family affair. Couples are publicizing their ceremonies through media outlets, like when Jessica Mapel and Cody Heleson wed on "Today Throws a Martha Stewart Wedding" (the first televised wedding on the Today show happened in 2000). Millions of viewers voted on every detail of their big day, including which wedding cake they would cut into. Say Yes to the Dress also premiered in 2007, providing an intimate peek into the dress buying process.
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2008 — Sex and the City fans flood theaters to see Sex and the City: The Movie, wanting to find out the fate of Carrie and Mr. Big's relationship—and what she'll wear to the wedding. (Spoiler alert: He leaves her at the altar wearing an over-the-top Vivienne Westwood gown and feather fascinator.)
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2009 — After the "JK Wedding Dance" video went viral, brides everywhere were inspired to turn their ceremonies into entertainment, with flash mob-style dances down the aisle.
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2010 — Pinterest launches and engaged women begin using the social network to find inspiration for the wedding of their dreams, spawning the term "Pinterest bride."

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — While the world was watching Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding, country music fans were more interested in the nuptials of the first couple of country music, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. The now-divorced twosome hosted a down-home DIY affair at a Texas ranch, complete with rustic decor and cowboy boots.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Style Me Pretty launched in 2007, A Practical Wedding launched in 2008, 100 Layer Cake launched in 2009—and by 2012, brides everywhere were turning to wedding blogs as a way to plan their big day.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Kelly Clarkson married Brandon Blackstock in a scenic ceremony at Blackberry Farm, a pastoral Tennessee resort. Kelly's romantic dress with lace sleeves is a nod towards the vintage wedding style that's come back in vogue in recent years.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The social media obsession has officially infiltrated weddings, with couples inventing wedding hashtags to encourage guests to post photos to platforms like Instagram and Twitter.
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2015 — The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage across the U.S., and many longtime couples celebrate the landmark decision by finally tying the knot with their partners.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on April 29, as the world takes a look back at their fairytale nuptials.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Let's embark on a 100-year journey through the history of nuptials, shall we?

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Overseas in Britain, where many of the country's young men had been sent off to war, young couples began forming romances through letter writing. Many of these couples became engaged without ever having met face to face, a phenomenon that resulted in a large number of "hasty war weddings."

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The tradition of bridesmaids wearing matching dresses dates back to ancient Rome, when bridesmaids not only wore the same dresses as each other, but also the same dress as the bride in order to act as decoys against evil spirits (and the bride's exes). Matching striped frocks and fancy hats were worn by these bridesmaids in 1917.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Queen Victoria kicked off the tradition of wearing white on your wedding day in 1840, and by the early 20th century the chaste hue was the color of choice for society brides. However, the trend didn't take off with middle-class brides until after World War II ended and laundry techniques became more advanced.

1919 — After World War I, as formal weddings became more popular, those without full-time social secretaries realized they needed help wrangling the caterer, the invitation printer, the florist, and the seamstress—and so, the wedding planner was born.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — What better way to usher in the Jazz Age than with the wedding of the era's most iconic couple? F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre exchanged vows in front of just eight guests on April 3, 1920 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Silent film actress Natalie Talmadge married Hollywood great Buster Keaton in 1921, carrying a bouquet of roses intertwined with long ribbon streamers, a popular bouquet style in the U.S. at the time.

1922 — Royal wedding alert! In February 1922, Princess Mary of England married Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey in London, considered by many to be the wedding event of the year. Here, workers prepare ornamental silhouettes of the happy couple for decoration (just imagine if Mary had had access to Pinterest!).

1923 — Three models wear wedding dresses typical of the 1920s, with slim lines, short hemlines, and cloche veils.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The black-and-white silent film Troubles of a Bride, produced in 1924, apparently sought to answer the question "At what age should a girl marry?" (No word on what the final answer was, though the median age for a woman's first marriage in 1920 was 21.2.)

1925 — During the Jazz Age, wedding vendors began to see the profit potential of marketing to brides, and stores began opening bridal departments that offered all kinds of merchandise geared toward weddings, including white bridal dresses.

1926 — In December 1926, guests showered legendary director Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville after the two got "hitch"-ed.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Marshall Field's invented the wedding registry in 1924, and the idea quickly caught on at other department stores in the following years as a way for couples to let their friends and family know which china, silver, and crystal patterns they preferred. Here, a collection of wedding gifts sits on display in 1927.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The first fully automatic photographic film developing machine was patented in 1928, paving the way for wedding photography as we know it today. In the late 19th century, some couples began hiring a photographer to come to the wedding venue in order to pose for a formal wedding picture, but it wasn't until after World War II, once film roll technology was available and lighting techniques had improved, that photographers began capturing the entire wedding event.

1929 — After a series of stock market crashes in 1929, the Jazz Age came to an end, and in the years that followed, the Depression led many women to return to the less expensive traditions of their grandmothers, choosing to simply wear their best dresses on their wedding days.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Wedding cakes were initially thought of as a luxury item, as the refined sugars needed to make pure white frosting were very expensive. In fact, the term "royal icing" came about thanks to Queen Victoria and her extravagant, multitiered white-frosted wedding cake. Pictured here is a wedding cake from 1930.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Las Vegas County issued its first gambling license in 1931—and weddings have been a mainstay of Sin City ever since, luring lovebirds with tax licensing laws that meant no blood tests and no waiting periods. Among the earliest celebrities to wed in Las Vegas were the actors Clara Bow and Rex Bell, who tied the knot there in 1931.

1932 — Proof that couples have been attempting unique and quirky weddings for decades: This couple seals the deal with a kiss on a surfboard on December 3, 1932, just off Catalina Island, California.

1933 — Bring on the open bar! Prohibition was repealed on December 5, 1933, meaning wedding guests could now legally raise a glass to the newlyweds.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The first issue of BRIDES magazine hit newsstands in 1934 under the title So You're Going to Be Married, before being renamed.
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1935 — The Bride of Frankenstein hit theaters in April that year, giving moviegoers everywhere a look into the disaster than can ensue when one tries to force a woman into a marriage she doesn't want.
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1936 — Famed English tennis player Eileen Bennett wed racehorse trainer Marcus Marsh on September 28, 1936. She often wore headbands on the court and chose to walk down the aisle in a headpiece and long veil, which were in fashion at the time.
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1937 — King Edward VIII gave up his crown to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, on June 1937. At just 326 days, Edward's reign was one of the shortest in British history.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — At Grosvenor House in London, a model shows off a luxury gown made of 48 yards of satin and 22 yards of tulle. On average, 1930s brides paid $1,092 in today's dollars for their dresses.
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1939 — With the start of World War II, bridal fashions became more modest. Weddings were often planned in a few days, to accommodate men who were on short-notice leave. Pictured above, professional golfer Henry Cotton and his bride, Mrs. M. I. Moss, on their wedding day. A sign in the background points to an air-raid shelter.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Prior to World War II, male wedding bands were not as common as they are today. American men chose to wear these rings while fighting overseas to remind themselves of their wives and families back home.

1941 — Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt wed movie producer Pat DiCicco in Beverly Hills on December 28,1941. Even back then, the future fashion designer was ahead of her time: Even though cake toppers (reportedly) made their debut during the Victorian era, they didn't become popular until the 1950s.
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1942 — Sixteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe (then known as Norma Jean Baker) married her 21-year-old neighbor, James Dougherty, on June 19, 1942.
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1943 — Actress Carole Landis may have danced the Jitterbug to big band music, as was customary at the time, during her 1943 reception. Landis married Air Force captain Thomas Wallace on January 23.
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1944 — Wartime weddings, such as this English couple's town hall ceremony, often saw the groom wearing his military uniform, while the bride donned her best dress in lieu of a gown.
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1945 — With the war over, Americans were ready to eat, drink and be married! Their celebratory mood sparked the Baby Boomer generation.
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1946 — A New Jersey couple tied the knot at Palisades Park, on the same carousel where they met, before World War II began.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Engagement rings haven't always held sparkly rocks. The trend took off in the late '40s, when a copywriter working for De Beers wrote the famous slogan, "A Diamond is Forever," dramatically shifting public view of diamonds, from tokens of individual relationships to family heirlooms.
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1948 — Jazz singers Nat King Cole and Maria Ellington wed on Easter Sunday in Harlem, New York.
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1949 — Necklines plunged during 1949, and wedding gowns were no exception. Shoulder-length, curled hair was also in style, and veils became shorter and simpler.
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1950 — Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Taylor wed the first of her seven spouses, Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, 23, on May 6, 1950. Their Bel-Air Country Club reception was Hollywood's social event of the year. Liz wore a gown by designer Helen Rose, who created both Taylor's wardrobe in Father of the Bride (released in 1950) and Grace Kelly's wedding dress.
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1951 — Arguably the "it couple" of the 1950s, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis' 1951 nuptials (with Jerry Lewis as the best man!) marked a classic Hollywood moment. The duo celebrated their small wedding with a tiered wedding cake and large floral centerpieces.
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1952 — Future president Ronald Reagan wed actress Nancy Davis on March 4, 1952. The couple, who said their vows at Little Brown Church of the Valley in Los Angeles, had a marriage that lasted 52 years, until Reagan's death in 2004.
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1953 — In September 1953, the media turned its spotlight to John Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier, as the famous couple wed in Rhode Island. Jackie's Battenburg lace dress was made from 50 yards of material, and she donned a veil that was originally worn by her grandmother.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The popular CBS daytime series Bride and Groom featured real-life couples who would get married on air. Bet you didn't realize that reality shows were popular long before The Bachelor!
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Actress Olivia de Havilland donned a Christian Dior wedding dress with a high neck and long sleeves while filming the romantic comedy The Ambassador's Daughter, which was released the following year.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — A wedding for the history books, Grace Kelly wed the Prince of Monaco in 1956, making the Hollywood starlet a real-life princess. Her wedding dress, designed by Helen Rode of MGM, is known as one of the most iconic wedding dresses and of all time— it's now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

1957 — Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood celebrated their first wedding on December 28, 1957 in Arizona. The couple divorced in 1962, only to rekindle their relationship and marry again in 1972.
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1958 — Though her divorce from Paul Mansfield had only been finalized days before, actress Jayne Mansfield wed Mickey Hargitay on January 13, 1958. The Mr. Universe winner had proposed to her with 10-carat diamond ring just two months prior.
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1959 — The Sound of Music opened on Broadway on November 16, 1959, featuring the classic wedding scene that so many of us remember from the 1965 film version. Pictured here are stage actors Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, surrounded by the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey and the von Trapp children.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Etta James recorded her version of Mack Gordon and Harry Warren's 1941 tune "At Last," changing wedding playlists forevermore.

1961 — The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, effectively dividing the German city in half. This photo, taken during the first year of the wall's existence, shows the bride with her parents, who resided in East Berlin and were unable to get permission to take part in their daughter's wedding in West Berlin.
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1962 — After Audrey Hepburn performed his song "Moon River" in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Henry Mancini won the 1962 Grammy for Record of the Year. The song went on to become a popular choice for bands to play during wedding processionals.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — CBS dubbed 1963 as "The Year That Everything Happened," due to the start of Beatlemania, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech," and the assassination of JFK. However, weddings stayed relatively status quo, apart from the boom in the number of wedding chapels on the Sunset Strip. The Little Chapel of the Flowers, shown here, has since been featured in several TV shows and music videos.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — For her first wedding to Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor wore a bold yellow dress and extravagant floral headdress. The couple divorced in 1974, but married again in1975.
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1965 — Popular singer and actor Annette Funicello married her agent, Jack Gilardi, on January 9, 1965.
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1966 — At the wedding of Patrick Nugent and Luci Baines Johnson, the bridesmaids wore eye-catching pink ensembles—even their full-length veils were pink!

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — When 21-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu married 32-year-old Elvis Presley in Las Vegas on May1, 1967, hearts broke across the nation. The couple's wedding cake reportedly cost $3,200 ($22,000 in today's dollars).

1968 — Demand for air travel reached an all-time high in the 1960s, and the introduction of the first 747 Jumbo Jet in 1968 made exotic honeymoon destinations a feasible and affordable option for newlyweds.

1969 — The popular '60s trend of brides wearing short wedding dresses was still going strong at the end of the decade, and some brides opted for a hat as opposed to a veil. Audrey Hepburn went for both trends, wearing a short dress and a head-covering.
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1970 — In the1970s, wedding trends were all over the map, with brides wearing everything from traditional gowns to pantsuits. This was the decade when men started sporting colored tuxedos, too.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — In 1971, Bianca Jagger nixed the fairy tale dress in favor of an Yves St. Laurent Le Smoking jacket.

1972 — The Godfather was released in 1972, and Don Corleone's famous line, "You come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married, and you ask me to do murder—for money," would go down in film history. The film's wedding scene showed off some popular trends of the time—lots of color, big headpieces attached to veils, shoulder pads, and lots of lace.
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1973 — While the nuptials of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips were nowhere near as influential as Princess Diana's wedding would be eight years later, their wedding did embody some classic '70s wedding style—just check out Anne's turtleneck style dress.
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1974 — During the '70s, the desire to have a unique wedding went beyond distinctive wedding attire. The ceremony itself also became more personalized including the choice of venue. Weddings were starting to move out of churches, and the concept of having a destination wedding took off.
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1975 — What would have been on a wedding playlist in 1975? Elton John, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, and the Beatles were favorites, while Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" was released the year before, quickly becoming a popular wedding song selection. Disco was all the rage, too, and the most popular songs were slowly making their way onto wedding playlists, like Carl Douglas's "Kung Fu Fighting."

1976 — At a royal wedding in Germany, the bridesmaids sported high-necked green dresses accented with flower crowns adorned with baby's breath, a trademark of bridesmaid fashion in the '70s.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Another trademark of bridesmaid style in the '70s? Lots of color, and floppy hats, as seen in this still from the 1978 movie A Wedding.

1978 — The 1970s was a big decade for tech inventions, which, of course, would eventually come to transform the way weddings were planned. The VCR was invented in 1970, and email arrived in 1971; the inkjet printer and Apple were both born in 1976.

1979 — For her wedding to Rod Stewart in April 1979, Alana Hamilton wore an off-the-shoulder dress and a crown of baby's breath.
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1980 — Welcome to the1980s—the decade of poofy shoulders, taffeta, lace frills, and cathedral trains.

1981 — The 1981 wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles was an absolute game changer in the wedding world. An estimated 750 million people watched the ceremony on television—and soon brides everywhere were demanding a fairytale wedding.

1982 — After Princess Diana's wedding, everyone began channeling their inner royal. Extra lace accents, longer veils, and bigger bouquets abounded. Figure skater Dorothy Hamill married Dean Paul Martin in 1982, complete with—you guessed it—a big bouquet and lace details.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — This year marked the first time couples could capture their wedding on film, with Sony's release of the consumer camcorder. The rise of wedding videography, combined with brides wanting to replicate Diana's extravagant wedding, meant the cost of weddings soared.

1984 — After the recession ended in 1983, wedding receptions became more and more extravagant. Elaborate multi-tiered wedding cakes—like this one featured on an episode of Knight Rider—were a must-have, with some towering as tall as eight tiers high.
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1985 — After taking a look at the getup actress Kristian-Joy Alfonso wore for her character Hope's (first!) wedding to Peter Reckell's Bo Brady on the soap opera Days of Our Lives in 1985, there's no question as to why the '80s were known as "The Decade of Excess."

1986 — Though it wasn't quite as legendary as Princess Diana's big day, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York's marriage to Prince Andrew, Duke of York on July 23 became an iconic wedding moment of the '80s.
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1987 — Dirty Dancing premiered in 1987 and the film's hit song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" became an instant wedding classic.
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1988 — Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson tied the knot in 1988—and they're still going strong 28 years later.

1989 — Tearjerker Steel Magnolias came out in 1989, which was memorable not only for Julia Roberts' character's over-the-top wedding ceremony, which looked like it had been "hosed down with Pepto-Bismol," but also for bringing attention to the Southern tradition of groom's cakes shaped like armadillos.
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1990 — Vera Wang introduced her first bridal collection in 1990 and opened her flagship bridal salon in New York City, instantly cementing herself as an icon in the bridal fashion industry.
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1991 — The 90s saw a new obsession with wedding movies, ushered in by the release of Father of the Bride starring Steve Martin. The decade would also see the release of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Muriel's Wedding (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and Runaway Bride (1999).

1992 — Guns N' Roses released its nine-minute-long music video for the song "November Rain." It was the most expensive music video ever produced at the time, with costs topping $1.5 million, which included $150,000 to build a chapel in the desert and $8,000 for model Stephanie Seymour's risqué miniskirt wedding dress.
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1993 — Bridal gowns of the '90s were more sleek and simple than the styles popular in the 1980s, but brides still loved a small touch of poof and drama, which is evident in this photo from the wedding of Marla Maples and Donald Trump.
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1994 — Sleek and simple was definitely not the name of the game when Celine Dion wore an ornate seven-pound crystal tiara for her wedding to her manager Rene Angelil on December 17th, 1994. The tiara was a big trend for '90s brides—although most brides chose much simpler tiaras for their big days.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Target becomes one of the first retailers to offer an online gift registry, with the introduction of Club Wedd. Within the first year, more than 125,000 couples registered with Target.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette wed in an incredibly private ceremony held inside a tiny on Cumberland Island chapel on September 23, 1996. Her simple bias-cut Narcisco Rodriguez wedding dress cemented Carolyn as the bridal fashion icon of the decade.
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1997 — Thanks to Carolyn Bessette, minimal and simplistic bridal styles defined the latter part of the decade—spaghetti straps were a hot trend.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — More than 2 million wedding cakes included Precious Moments bride and groom wedding toppers, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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1999 — Long before Instagram existed, disposable cameras were a trendy wedding accessory in the 1990s—couples placed them at tables so guests could capture moments throughout the reception.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston married in Malibu on July 29th, 2000. The now-divorced couple reportedly recited quirky vows, that included Brad pledging to "split the difference on the thermostat" and Jennifer promising to always make his "favorite banana milk shake."
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Monica and Chandler finally tied the knot in one of the most anticipated sitcom weddings of all time, leaving Friends fans wondering if Ross and Rachel would get their own happily ever after.
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2002 — After The Bachelor debuted the previous year, it became clear that NBC was on to something major. Trista Sutter, the runner-up from season 1 of The Bachelor, became the first star of The Bachelorette, marking the start of America's obsession with finding your soul mate on reality TV.
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2003 — With U.S. soldiers overseas in Iraq, many are forced to celebrate weddings with loved ones absent.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The 2000s saw the rise of the strapless wedding dress, with early aughts brides like Jessica Simpson, Carmen Electra, and Erica Levy (pictured here) choosing the trendy silhouette.
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2005 — Wedding Crashers was a comedic reminder that weddings aren't just about the bride and groom—they can be memorable for party-goers (and crashers!) too.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Honeyfund launches as a way for friends and relatives to contribute to a couple's honeymoon fund, which becomes a popular alternative to the traditional registry.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Weddings are no longer just an intimate family affair. Couples are publicizing their ceremonies through media outlets, like when Jessica Mapel and Cody Heleson wed on "Today Throws a Martha Stewart Wedding" (the first televised wedding on the Today show happened in 2000). Millions of viewers voted on every detail of their big day, including which wedding cake they would cut into. Say Yes to the Dress also premiered in 2007, providing an intimate peek into the dress buying process.
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2008 — Sex and the City fans flood theaters to see Sex and the City: The Movie, wanting to find out the fate of Carrie and Mr. Big's relationship—and what she'll wear to the wedding. (Spoiler alert: He leaves her at the altar wearing an over-the-top Vivienne Westwood gown and feather fascinator.)
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2009 — After the "JK Wedding Dance" video went viral, brides everywhere were inspired to turn their ceremonies into entertainment, with flash mob-style dances down the aisle.
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2010 — Pinterest launches and engaged women begin using the social network to find inspiration for the wedding of their dreams, spawning the term "Pinterest bride."

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — While the world was watching Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding, country music fans were more interested in the nuptials of the first couple of country music, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. The now-divorced twosome hosted a down-home DIY affair at a Texas ranch, complete with rustic decor and cowboy boots.

Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Style Me Pretty launched in 2007, A Practical Wedding launched in 2008, 100 Layer Cake launched in 2009—and by 2012, brides everywhere were turning to wedding blogs as a way to plan their big day.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Kelly Clarkson married Brandon Blackstock in a scenic ceremony at Blackberry Farm, a pastoral Tennessee resort. Kelly's romantic dress with lace sleeves is a nod towards the vintage wedding style that's come back in vogue in recent years.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — The social media obsession has officially infiltrated weddings, with couples inventing wedding hashtags to encourage guests to post photos to platforms like Instagram and Twitter.
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2015 — The Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage across the U.S., and many longtime couples celebrate the landmark decision by finally tying the knot with their partners.
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Here's What Weddings Looked Like The Year You Were Born — Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary on April 29, as the world takes a look back at their fairytale nuptials.

Let's embark on a 100-year journey through the history of nuptials, shall we?

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