29 best high street wedding dresses that cost less than £1000

The high street wedding dresses market is booming at the moment and there's several reasons why. Firstly, not all engaged couples are comfortable with pushing back their vows in order to save more money for their dream day in this current cost climate. Instead, getting hitched on the lower end of the budget spectrum is where people's heads are at right now, so affordable wedding dresses are a must.

And second, recent celebrity weddings (you know the ones I'm talking about) have pushed the demand for second/evening wedding dresses tenfold, so unless you're extremely fortunate enough to be able to afford two gowns – or design your own, for the matter – then a more affordable price point is likely where you're looking.

Planning your big day is no mean feat at the best of times: expensive, stressful and time-consuming. Your growing list of things-to-do will include finding the perfect venue, photographer, multi-way bridesmaid dresses to keep your pals happy and entertainment for everyone else, so when you start to tot up the cost of all of the above, a designer wedding dress may start to feel a little too extravagant for something you'll only wear once. Totally justified.

Enter: cheap wedding dresses that look expensive. Yep, affordable high street wedding dresses exist, thanks to brands like Karen Millen, RIXO and ASOS taking inspiration from designer bridalwear (by Halfpenny London, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen et. al.) in their affordable wedding dress collections.

Everyone’s favourite cottagecore label, Sister Jane, offers a beautiful boho bridal collection, while Ghost's selection of lavish bridal gowns (all under a £200 price tag) cut in luxurious fabrics and with contemporary features like bohemian ruffles and puffed sleeves. Elsewhere, Coast wedding gowns are perfectly suited to the traditional bride with beaded embellishments and tulle underskirts, while Reformation wedding dresses capture modern romanticism (and score in the sustainability games) for modest prices. They span far beyond the Meghan Markle-inspired slip dresses they’re best known for.

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