Bold and colourful wedding dresses are the perfect choice for any bride that wants to be different on her big day. Think hot pink, striking red, emerald green, romantic blue and even orange and yellow. These wedding dresses are an alternative choice for those of you who want to make a statement and break the tradition of wearing white on your wedding day (or if you're looking for something different for your two-part wedding!). Here, we've gathered our 22 favourites to inspire you to break the rules and prove you can look just as radiant in a wedding dress that isn't in a shade of white...

Colourful Wedding Dresses

1. Paula's Caroline Dillon cobalt blue wedding dress.

2. Lauren's green Una Rodden Couture gown.

3. Jessica's home-sewn yellow wedding dress.

4. Coco's Rotate by Birger Christesen hot pink short wedding dress.

5. Christine's hand-painted pink dress paired with an incredibly cool wide-brimmed felt hat.

6. Niamh chose a pre-loved rainbow number for her civil ceremony by designer Betsey Johnson.

7. Bold, bright embroidery bringing the vibrant vibes to Aisling's gown by Temperley London.

8. Katy's sparkling green wedding dress by Badgley Mischka was cleverly sourced on Ebay! She paired this colourful number with a custom-made bridal cape.

9. Katie looked ravishing in not one but two colourful dresses - green then red - for her Sri-Lankan-Irish fusion wedding in Italy.

10. Gloria's green velvet wedding dress couldn't have suited the epically rugged setting any more.

11. Anjana's red ruffled tulle Vera Wang gown.

12. Martina's vintage mustard wedding dress from FrocksFrillsVintage on Etsy.

13. Lauryn's purple wedding dress.

14. Caroline's pink ombre & for Love 'Ines Dress' is a vibrant take on tradition.

15. Toni-Ann's green and black Marchesa lace dress.

16. Anna's daring Reformation lilac wedding dress.

17. Bella Mackie's soft yellow Jacquemus wedding dress.

18. Kelley's pink Marchesa Notte gown is giving serious princess vibes.

19. Eavan designed and hand-knit her wedding dress in pieces over the three months and lovingly stitched it all together to ensure it was ready for her big day. 

20. Art school graduate Morganna hand-crafted her wedding dress complete with a fabulous yellow, statement neoprene bow, her husband Liam's favourite colour. The fact that it was detachable made it perfect for transitioning the dress for dancing.

21. Sam's hot pink vintage 50s prom dress from Etsy.

22. Sophie's short pink tulle wedding dress is a Barbie dream dress in tulle.

So what do you think, would you forego white on your wedding day? If you'd rather something more classic ythere's lots of inspiration in our dedicated wedding dress section.