Weddings are a time when a bride typically gets to exercise her sense of taste over every aspect of her nuptial event. From micro-managing how her bridal party will look to the cake and the decor, weddings often directly reflect the style and sensibilities of the ones who are throwing them. And in the 1980s, hair, makeup, and dresses were totally wild. From overflowing tulle to larger-than-life hairstyles, we love looking back at just how radical some weddings in the 1980s used to be. While it may not surprise you, many of these wedding aesthetics are coming back into style, which is even more shocking to us than the fact that they ever existed in the first place!
#1: Puffy Sleeves and Voluminous Dresses
Weddings in the 1980s had excess on speed dial, which explains why the sleeves of dresses and bridal gowns were so fluffy! Somewhat like a storybook princess with billowing skirts and figure-hugging lace, wedding dresses in the ’80s marched to the beat of their own drum. We partly have real-life Princess Diana to thank for this over-the-top wedding trend. Her 1981 wedding debuted a dramatic, Prairie-esque gown with voluminous sleeves. The rest of the decade was history.
