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The 10 best wedding dresses from The Bachelor: the hit reality TV show’s brides chose stunning couture by Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier, Maggie Sottero and more …

  • Molly Malaney walked down the aisle in a US$45,000 romantic fit-and-flare dress while Ashley Iaconetti wore two ensembles, including a ‘classic, princess ball gown’
  • After her season of The Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay wore a crystal-covered top and tulle skirt that converted into a crop top and shorts – perfect for a summer ceremony
The brides who found their husbands on hit reality TV series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette wore some truly stunning wedding dresses. Photos: @ashley_iaconetti, @matiasezcurraphotography, @ravennicolegates, @desireesiegfried/Instagram

Not every Bachelor or Bachelorette proposal on the popular series ends in a wedding. But these couples defeated the odds and found their spouse on reality TV … even though some of their marriages didn’t last.

We rounded up some of our favourite wedding dresses from the franchise, whether ABC aired their nuptials for the world to see or whether we learned about them via Instagram. Some Bachelor brides, such as Raven Gates and Ashley Iaconetti, even wore two wedding dresses.

Keep scrolling to see some of the most beautiful wedding dresses in Bachelor Nation.

Catherine Giudici

The Bachelor’s Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici at their wedding. Photo: @catherinegiudici/Instagram
The Bachelor’s Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici at their wedding. Photo: @catherinegiudici/Instagram

Sean Lowe remains the only Bachelor lead to have married his winner, Catherine Giudici. Their wedding was broadcast live on January 26, 2014. For her big day, Giudici wore this strapless Monique Lhuillier fit-and-flare gown that was covered in delicate lace. She also wore a matching veil.

Lowe and Giuidici are still married today, and they share three children: Samuel, Isaiah and Mia.

Ashley Iaconetti’s first dress. Photo: @ashley_iaconetti/Instagram
Ashley Iaconetti’s first dress. Photo: @ashley_iaconetti/Instagram

Ashley Iaconetti had two different dresses at her wedding to Jared Haibon – and we love the dreamy ball gown she wore for the ceremony.

Iaconetti, who met her husband during Bachelor in Paradise, described her first dress to People as an “extremely classic, princess ball gown”. The gown was designed by Ines Di Santo, and her wedding was photographed by Banga Studios.

Iaconetti and Haibon, who are now expecting their first child, tied the knot in August 2019 in Haibon’s home state of Rhode Island.

Trista Rehn

Trista Rehn wore this simple satin gown with an embroidered trim for her December 2003 wedding to Ryan Sutter. The strapless dress was designed by Badgley Mischka.

This was actually the very first Bachelor wedding, as Rehn was the first star of The Bachelorette, and none of the previous Bachelor leads had found their spouses from the show. The ceremony was broadcast in a three-part special called Trista and Ryan’s Wedding.

Bachelor Nation’s first married couple are still together in 2021, with two kids, Maxwell and Blakesley.

Lauren Burnham

Lauren Burnham wed Arie Luyendyk in a lavish Hawaii ceremony. Photo: @matiasezcurraphotography/Instagram
Lauren Burnham wed Arie Luyendyk in a lavish Hawaii ceremony. Photo: @matiasezcurraphotography/Instagram

Lauren Burnham’s wedding dress hid her growing baby bump. Burnham and her now-husband Arie Luyendyk announced her pregnancy in November 2018 – two months later, they got married in Hawaii while Burnham wore a gown featuring beaded flowers all over the bodice. They had met during Luyendyk’s season of The Bachelor, though he didn’t choose Burnham at first.

“Lauren’s gown was created from a very romantic and imaginative place,” designer Hayley Paige told US Weekly. “The overall look was a true collaboration because she selected some of her favourite elements from my newest collection.”

Their wedding was photographed by Matias Ezcurra.

Burnham and Luyendyk welcomed twins Lux and Senna in June. They also have a two-year-old, Alessi.

Molly Malaney

Molly Malaney wore a Monique Lhuillier gown when she tied the knot with Jason Mesnick in 2010. Photo: @mollymesnick/Instagram
Molly Malaney wore a Monique Lhuillier gown when she tied the knot with Jason Mesnick in 2010. Photo: @mollymesnick/Instagram

Molly Malaney chose this dramatic fit-and-flare gown that looks like it’s made of white roses for her wedding to Jason Mesnick. The romantic dress was designed by Monique Lhuillier and cost US$45,000.

Much like Luyendyk and Burnham, Mesnick and Malaney had a tricky path to the aisle after Mesnick proposed to someone else – but it all worked out in the end. Mesnick and Malaney’s wedding was in February 2010, and was broadcasted on ABC in March.

They’re still married today. In addition to Mesnick’s son from a previous marriage, Malaney and Mesnick have a daughter, Riley.

Raven Gates

Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk at their wedding in 2021. Photo: @ravennicolegates/Instagram
Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk at their wedding in 2021. Photo: @ravennicolegates/Instagram

Raven Gates also had two dresses, and they were equally stunning.

Gates, who met Adam Gottschalk during Bachelor in Paradise, chose two beautiful gowns for her big day in April 2021. The first dress, designed by Watters, is a fit-and-flare style covered in lace and floral embroidery.

Raven Gates in her second wedding dress. Photo: @ravennicolegates/Instagram
Raven Gates in her second wedding dress. Photo: @ravennicolegates/Instagram

Her second, a strapless dress, is also by Watters, and it looks right out of a movie with its layers of tulle.

Their wedding was photographed by Charla Storey.

The happy couple are currently expecting their first child together.

Ashley Hebert

Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum in December 2012. Photo: @ashleylynnrosenbaum/Instagram
Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum in December 2012. Photo: @ashleylynnrosenbaum/Instagram

Ashley Hebert chose a simple dress with a dramatic train for her December 2012 nuptials to JP Rosenbaum. Hebert and Rosenbaum met during her season of The Bachelorette, and they were only the second Bachelorette couple to tie the knot after Trista Rehn. Their wedding was shown on ABC later that month.

Hebert’s silk and satin gown was created by show favourite Randi Rahm, and it featured a huge train and a backless design.

Hebert and Rosenbaum announced their split in October 2020, making them the first Bachelor couple to divorce … though not the last. They share kids Fordham and Essex.

Rachel Lindsay

The Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo in 2019. Photo: @therachlindsay/Instagram
The Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo in 2019. Photo: @therachlindsay/Instagram

Rachel Lindsay, who chose Bryan Abasolo at the end of her season of The Bachelorette, also wore Randi Rahm for her big day in August 2019. The unique dress featured a layered tulle skirt and crystal-covered top, and actually converted from a huge ball gown skirt to a pair of high-waisted shorts and a crop top – perfect for her summer wedding. In her own words, the look is “classic, chic”, according to Glamour.

The wedding was photographed by Clane Gessel.

The two are still married.

Jade Roper

Bachelor in Paradise’s Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert tied the knot in January 2016. Photo: @jadelizroper/Instagram
Bachelor in Paradise’s Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert tied the knot in January 2016. Photo: @jadelizroper/Instagram

Jade Roper rocked this slinky gown at her January 2016 wedding. Roper wed Tanner Tolbert in January 2016, just a few months after they met on Bachelor in Paradise. Their wedding was shown on ABC the following month.

Roper walked down the aisle in a custom Galia Lahav gown that fit her now-husband’s specifications. “My one condition was no sleeves,” Tolbert told People. “She looked gorgeous. It was a mix of elegance and sexiness.”

Today, the two are still married with three kids: Emerson, Brooks and Reed.

Desiree Hartsock

Desiree Hartsock and her mother. Photo: @desireesiegfried/Instagram
Desiree Hartsock and her mother. Photo: @desireesiegfried/Instagram

Desiree Hartsock is a wedding dress designer, so the pressure was on for her dress – and she delivered. Hartsock wed the winner of her season of The Bachelorette, Chris Siegfried, in January 2015. Her wedding was photographed by Brandon Kidd Photography.

Fittingly, she co-designed the ivory lace fit-and-flare gown with Maggie Sottero. The one-shouldered design added something a little special.

Siegfried and Hartsock are married with two kids, Asher and Zander.

Carly Waddell

Carly Waddell and Evan Bass exchange marriage vows in Paradise in June 2017. Photo: @carlywad/Instagram
Carly Waddell and Evan Bass exchange marriage vows in Paradise in June 2017. Photo: @carlywad/Instagram

For her Paradise wedding, Carly Waddell chose a beige fit-and-flare dress with white lace details. One year after Waddell met Evan Bass on the beach in Mexico, they returned to Paradise to tie the knot in June 2017. Waddell’s unique dress was perfect for a beach wedding, with flower embellishments throughout. It was designed by Idan Cohen.

Three years and two kids later, the two announced they were splitting up in December 2020.

This article originally appeared on Insider

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