When it was announced that Valentino would design Anne Hathaway's wedding dress, all we could do was wait impatiently on the edge of our seats for the big-day reveal. And the knowledge that Valentino came out of retirement -- he stopped designing for his fashion house in 2008 -- to pay tribute to his muse ("She's like my daughter!" he has said) only made the wait more unbearable.
On September 29th, Anne Hathaway wed Adam Shulman in a sunset ceremony in California's scenic Big Sur. From what we can tell from the fuzzy, albeit stunning, photos -- leave it to Anne Hathaway to look this gorgeous even out of focus -- the gown features a gauzy, tulle overskirt and an elegant off-the-shoulder-neckline fashioned from the same fabric. Here, 12 similar wedding dress styles.
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Anne Hathaway's Wedding Dress
Valentino's custom creation for Anne Hathaway's wedding to Adam Shulman featured a graceful off-the-shoulder neckline. Capture Anne's sophisticated bridal style in one of these gorgeous, similarly-detailed wedding dresses.
Monique Lhuillier
Emotion, $6,170, Monique Lhuillier. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/moniquelhuillier?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Monique Lhuillier wedding dresses.</a>
Maggie Sottero
Gown by Maggie Sottero. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/maggiesottero?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Maggie Sottero wedding dresses.</a>
Lela Rose
Turtle Creek, $5,995, Lela Rose. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/lelarose?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Lela Rose wedding dresses.</a>
Badgley Mischka
Gown by Badgley Mischka. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/badgley-mischka-bride?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Badgley Mischka wedding dresses.</a>
Carolina Herrera
Isadora, $6,990, Carolina Herrera. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/carolinaherrera?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Carolina Herrera wedding dresses. </a>
Alita Graham
Style No. 7722, $2,300, Alita Graham. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/off-the-shoulder?primaryfacet=neckline" target="blank">Browse more off-the-shoulder wedding dresses.</a>
Douglas Hannant
Gown by Douglas Hannant. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/douglas_hannant?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Douglas Hannant wedding dresses. </a>
Love, Yu
Swirl, $1,800, Love, Yu. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/off-the-shoulder?primaryfacet=neckline" target="blank">Browse more off-the-shoulder wedding dresses.</a>
Ines Di Santo
Genova, $8,700, Ines Di Santo. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/ines-di-santo?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Ines Di Santo wedding dresses. </a>
Rivini
Emmaline, $5,675, Rivini. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/rivini?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">Browse more Rivini wedding dresses.</a>
Maggie Sottero
Gown by Maggie Sottero. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/maggiesottero?primaryfacet=designer" target="blank">
Browse more Maggie Sottero wedding dresses.</a>
Alita Graham
Aphrodite, $2,895, Sophia Kokosalaki. <a href="http://www.brides.com/wedding-dresses-style/photos/short_mini?primaryfacet=hemline" target="blank">Browse more short wedding dresses.</a>
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