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2025 Bridal Fashion & Beauty Predictions

The new year has finally settled in and wedding planning is happening! And while there’s many, major things to worry about amidst the process of crafting the celebration of your dreams, you can’t neglect crafting the fashion and beauty look of your dreams while busying yourself with everything else!

Luckily, we’ve casted our net into the style and trend pool and have rounded up our 2025 bridal fashion and beauty predictions of what we forecast being major trends this year for brides.

See below our top predictions and let us know which is your favorite using the #BlackBride1998!

Images by AMY & STUART and Stanlo Photography.

Rose Appliqués

From Galia Lahav to Dior; there’s going to be a major increase in the love for and obsession of a good rose appliqué. If you’re a bride looking to incorporate them into your bridal look, try looking for a gown with some on the shoulder as the perfect accent like Tia Mowry’s sheath chiffon wedding gown by Kevan Hall. And if you want them throughout your dress, find a floral lace fabric’ed dress like Simone Biles’ Galia Lahav custom number. Despite being opulent and grandiose in grandeur, floral appliqués continue to prove to be a timeless stylistic choice for brides everywhere.

Teased High Pony

It’s no longer going to be demure and tamed down for wedding hair, we’re going back going big or going home! A teased high pony is the effect way to add flair and flavor to your elegant wedding look. It also is easily complimentary to any look, adding just the perfect amount of fun. Do this to your hair and pop on a red look to match your monochromatic white moment and you’ll be stunning like Queen Tracee.

Image by Getty Images.

Images by Getty Images.

Garden Hues: Pistachio, Gold, Brown, Lilac & Gray

As for bridesmaids and overall wedding colors, Garden Hues are where it’s at. When looking to decide what garden-esque colors, think of the colors you see in your own, real-life backyard. And the best part? Having a wide-set color scheme for your bridesmaids and being able to pick which color each will wear ensures everyone looks good, no matter their skin tone. So, when deciding what colors to go for, think creams, milky caramel browns, shimmering golds, and gorgeous lilacs. And if you’re really looking to stay on trend, try out dressing your girls in one of the predicted colors of the year: pistachio.

Brown Smoky Eyes w/ a Rose Gold Glow

The girls are adding a smoky glow to their wedding day glam this 2025. A smoky eye is a bold choice no matter what type of vibe you’re going for but going brown instead of the typical and much darker black makes for a more appropriate eye makeup look that offers the same amount of drama with a softer effect. Couple this eye look with rose gold accents with your blush/highlighter and lip combo and you’re golden. Literally.

Image by @jasminetookes on Instagram.

Image Getty Images, Essence, @zoeisabellakravitz on Instagram, Paramount Pictures, Frissell Toni.

An Ode to the 50’s

If you haven’t heard the news, now you have: the trends of the 50s are back on the scene and making a gigantic shift for the fashion trends of the moment. The best way to describe what we think of when we visualize the 50s is the TikTok famous line “Very demure, very mindful”. The vibe from this era was all elegance and no extra fluff. It was straight to the point and all about everything looking ultra-feminine. Some of our favorite 50s inspo comes from midi dresses like Audrey Hepburn’s iconic gown in the 1957 film Funny Face, Coretta Scott King’s wedding gown to her husband, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Zoë Kravitz’ Alexander Wang gown inspired by Audrey’s. And when it comes to hair, coiffed and curled is the way to go.

Vintage Bangs

Picture it: the year is 2006, it’s peak summertime and Beyoncé has just revealed her album cover for her second studio album. But the biggest gag of the entire cover? Her freshly-cut curtain bangs fondled into a perfectly messy, curled bun giving every bit of 60s pin-up model. For brides looking to make a statement the vintage way, channel the 60s by way of Queen Bey with a chic curtain bang for your big day hair.

Image by Max Vadukul.

Images by Norman & Blake.

High-Low Veils

Gone are the days of having to choose versus a short and long veil. Instead, you can opt to have both like Sofia Richie custom number handcrafted by Chanel. The front of her veil fell just below her knee while the back of it cascaded into a stunning floor-length. If you’re a bride who can’t decide what length to do, consider having both.

Written by Fashion Writer, Kennedi LéShea.

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