Iconic Brides #13 Yoko Ono

(I know, I know – it should have happened on Wednesday, but here it is, just two days late…)

White knee socks, a sun hat and a mini skirt. It’s not the most conventional of bridal outfits, but this is Yoko Ono we’re talking about, and given that she’d already appeared naked on the cover of the “Two Virgins” albums she’d made with new husband, John Lennon, we should probably just be grateful that Yoko was clothed at all.

John and Yoko married in Gibraltar on 20th March, 1969 – just two days after Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman. Dressed in her customary ’60s style, and with a pair of huge sunglasses to finish off the look, Yoko made an unusual bride, but the wedding was nothing compared to the honeymoon that followed it.

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Iconic Brides # 12 – Jennifer Aniston

Despite the media’s best efforts, this was the only picture ever released of Jennifer Aniston’s wedding to Brad Pitt, on July 29th, 2000. Jennifer is no less an iconic bride for that, though: although we can’t see much of her Lawrence Steele gown, which was studded with hundreds of tiny pearls, it was Jennifer’s famous hair that grabbed everyone’s attention. Slightly unusually, the Friends actress chose to wear her hair loose under a white veil, creating a simple, natural look.

Jennifer also wore Manolo Blahnik suede sandals, and the couple were married under a flower-decked canopy on a private estate in Malibu, California, with the ceremony taking place as the sun went down. Sadly, this was another celebrity marriage that didn’t last, and it’s rumoured that Jennifer burned her wedding gown in a symbolic gesture when the couple divorced in 2005.

Related: Iconic Bride # 11: Princess Diana | Iconic Bride # 10: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy | Iconic Bride #9: Catherine Zeta Jones

Iconic Bride # 11: Princess Diana

No series on Iconic Brides would be complete without Princess Diana, would it? While the cold light of 2007 can make her 1981 wedding gown look just a little bit dated, there’s no denying that it was the iconic dress of its time, and certainly a dress fit for a Princess. Made by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel, the gown was made of ivory silk and taffeta and featured 10,000 hand-sewn pearls and sequins. It also had a 25-foot-train, and drew gasps from the crowd as Diana entered Westminster Abbey.

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Iconic Bride # 10: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

She may never have become as well known as her famous mother-in-law, Jackie Kennedy, but when Carolyn Bessette married JFK Junior on 21st September, 1996, she certainly managed to channel some of Jackie’s legendary style.

Given that she was marrying into one of America’s most powerful dynasties, the Calvin Klein publicist could probably have afforded to go the ostentatious route. Instead, Carolyn’s wedding was as chic and stylish as she was, with the bride choosing a classic white sheath dress by Narcisco Rodriguez, complimented by a sleek bun and red lipstick.

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Iconic Bride #6: Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor

During my search for Iconic Brides I have come across several deserving women I’d like to have featured, but either I couldn’t gather enough information together about their wedding, or they just didn’t quite make the shortlist.

So I thought I’d post a little montage of their images as brides, just to let you see how utterly fabulous they look, plus a little bit about each marriage.

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Iconic Brides #5: Bianca Jagger

Bianca Perez Morena de Macias (say that three times fast!) married Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger in French Riviera town St.Tropez on 12th May 1971. The civil ceremony, which took place in the town hall, had a rocky start when an argument broke out between Jagger’s spokesman and local police over the amount of paparazzi who’d been allowed into the hall. As a result the ceremony was postponed by one and a half hours (perhaps that explains Bianca’s expression in the first photograph!)

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Iconic Bride #3: Priscilla Presley

We couldn’t really have an Iconic Bride series without including Priscilla Presley. After all she may not have been an icon herself, but boy did she choose some guy to marry! Personally I think she’s one of the luckiest women alive, but then again I have a thing about men with quiffs!

The wedding of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu (formerly Wagner) took place on 1st may 1967 in one of the most grandios suites of the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas. Despite the couple’s notoriety It was a private ceremony that took all of eight minutes to conclude.

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