Spring 2016 Wedding Dress Trends

Tulle, beadwork, and fine tailoring are among the details that will always have a place in bridal design, so it is when these classic elements look new that we see fresh possibilities for how to dress at a wedding. Here, the trends from the latest presentations in New York that nudged tradition forward this season.

Whether skirting out in tulle or silk, these exaggerated cascades of layers will have the same floaty effect on a bride walking down the aisle.

Oscar de la Renta Spring 2016 Collection

Naeem Khan Spring 2016 Collection

Houghton Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Jenny Lee Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

High collars—rendered in the most delicate lace and beads—may reference the propriety associated with late-twentieth-century fashion, but their effect now is more regal than demure, elongating the body when topping off an architectural silhouette and drawing attention to a bride's beauty.

Vera Wang Spring 2016 Collection

Ines Di Santo Spring 2016 Collection 

Theia Spring 2016 Collection

Lela Rose Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Claire Pettibone Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

A glimpse of skin or the illusion of one at the waist creates a modern, nipped-in effect when designed at an angle toward the midriff.

J.Mendel Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Monique Lhuillier Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Lela Rose Spring 2016 Collection 

Carolina Herrera Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Angel Sanchez Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

The wispy embellishment helped these looks reach new flights of fancy.

Lela Rose Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Vera Wang Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Jenny Packham Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Kelly Faetanini Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Randi Rahm Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Relaxed silhouettes turned head-to-toe flash into anything but brash to make a bride positively radiate on the big day.

Houghton Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Temperley Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Jenny Packham Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Champagne, blush, pale pink, light blue, and even black captured the imaginations of bridal designers this season, offering unexpected alternatives to the go-to hue.

Carolina Herrera Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Angel Sanchez Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Monique Lhuillier Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Jenny Packham Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Jenny Lee Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Another way to carry flowers down the aisle? On your gown, where prints and needlework inspired by botanicals created not-so-garden-variety looks for the bride.

Elizabeth Fillmore Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Houghton Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Carolina Herrera Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Randi Rahm Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Naeem Khan Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Flowers appeared to alight upon gowns this season, an ethereal effect created by the addition of intricate three-dimensional appliquéd blossoms.

Marchesa Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Jenny Packham Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Vera Wang Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Oscar de la Renta Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Jenny Lee Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Accessory designers have fallen back in love with the iconic bijou and now bridal designers have, as well. The opalescent ornamentation embellished gowns in ways that appeared both romantic and bold.

Temperley Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Pamella Roland Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Jenny Packham Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

The white menswear pantsuit looked utterly feminine when sharply tailored and smartly embellished.

Naeem Khan Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Pamella Roland Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Carolina Herrera Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Tony Ward Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Houghton Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

This high-cut neckline covers up the décolletage while beautifully baring the shoulders for a result that is equal parts prim and sensual for a bride saying her I do's.

Amsale Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Carolina Herrera Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Angel Sanchez Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

JLM Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Theia Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

A mix of midieval drama and super hero strength add up to one powerful presence on the runway and the wedding aisle.

Jenny Packham Spring 2016 Bridal Collection

Galia Lahav Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Randi Rahm Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Angel Sanchez Spring 2016 Bridal Collection 

Theia Spring 2016 Bridal Collection