The Prettiest Wedding Gowns Aren't at Your Local Bridal Boutique

Haute couture is thought to be the most intricate and dazzling of all runway collections, so when a couture wedding gown walks down the runway, you know there's magic in the air.

And, while it's tradition to close the show with a fantasy bride, some designers clearly had weddings on the brain long before the last model took her walk. So labels like Christian Dior, Zuhair Murad, and Elie Saab treated us to not one but a wide array of options that had us mentally pinning gowns to our wedding inspiration boards the moment we laid eyes on them. So what if couture dresses are out of the common shopper's price range? There's still 33 reasons to be inspired by the shows.

Armani Privé Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Armani Privé Haute Couture Fall 2014

Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall 2014

Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall 2014

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014

Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2014

Oscar Carvallo Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Oscar Carvallo Haute Couture Fall 2014

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2014

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2014

Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014

Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014

Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014

Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Elie Saab Haute Couture Fall 2014

Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Fall 2014

Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Fall 2014

Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Fall 2014

Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Georges Hobeika Haute Couture Fall 2014

Loris Azzaro Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Loris Azzaro Haute Couture Fall 2014

Maison Anoufa Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Maison Anoufa Haute Couture Fall 2014

Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Fall 2014

Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Fall 2014

Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Fall 2014

Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Fall 2014

Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Fall 2014

Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2014

Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2014

Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall 2014

Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Fall 2014

Vionnet Haute Couture Fall 2014
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Vionnet Haute Couture Fall 2014