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Lovely Lace Back Wedding Dresses & Gowns

If the thought of lace reminds you of doilies and looking like someone’s grandma, then be prepared to be blown away with the delicate embroideries and seductive lace of our most loved 15 Lace Back Wedding Dresses. With the variety of laces and the endless ways in which it can be lovingly crafted into the wedding dress of your dreams, no two dresses are alike! Appropriately vintage-inspired, our list will feed the appetite of all you lace-lovers and inspire the rest of you to bring a little lace into your life!

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Lace Back Wedding Dresses & Gowns

1. (Above Left) An eclectic take on the lace back wedding dress, the Rebecca Dress from the Anna Campbell 2012 Made to Measure Bridal Collection as seen on The Polka Dot Bride shows the unusual lace back pulled together with a neat bow, which allows for some skin to be shown! {Image by 35mm photography} | 2. (Above Right) Another stunner from Anna Campbell, the Stephanie Dress boasts a full lace back with a high-waisted bow. {Image by 35mm photography}

3. (Above) What a stunner! This unique lace back wedding dress available from BHLDN here shows an intricate lace design that is deliciously wrapped over your back! Designed by Tadashi Shoji via Ruffled, this lacy beauty enhances the simplicity of the dress with a striking back that is embroidered with a feathery detail and an elegant sweeping train. {Left Image by Sean Flanigan}

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4. This is such a pretty number! Lacy and girlie, this Claire Pettibone, Mystere lace and embroidered wedding dress includes scalloped lace shoulder cap sleeves with a bountiful lavender rose on the lower back. The lace of this dress can be shown in it’s full glory when paired with a perfect upstyle! For inspiration, take a look at our {Bridal Hair} 25 Wedding Upstyles & Updo’s.

5. (Above Left) With a name like Sky between the Branches, feel like royalty in this trailing lace back wedding dress designed by Claire Pettibone, which just oozes gracefulness! (Left Shot By) Todd Johnson Photography via Style Me Pretty // 6. (Above Right ) This very lacy and very lovely wedding dress from designer, Claire Pettibone, is just to die for! The romantic embroidery of the lace overlay and fishtail skirt brings the look of the dress together. This has to be one of the most elegant lace back dresses that we have come across, as the detail of the lace is so beautifully displayed on the bare back. Shot by Anne Adams Photography via Wedding Chicks, this gown can also be seen on Juliet Elizabeth Photography.
Oooh and if you’re wearing a lace backed wedding dress (or even a backless wedding dress like this) you’ll need the perfect wedding updo hairstyle. Here are some of our faves!

Shot by: Mi Belle Photography via Style Me Pretty

7. (Above) This lacy number also designed by Claire Pettibone is aptly named Orange Blossom. Achieve a whimsical and ethereal bridal look with the beautiful silver flowers in full bloom that are embroidered on the tulle back with cap sleeves.

8. (Above Left) From the Allure Couture Bridal Gowns 2013 Collection via One Wed comes a dramatic and intricate button-up dress with a keyhole styled open back design. Unique to this dress, is the incredible lace design on the upper back, which accentuates the curve of your back. | 9. (Above Right) For the truly romantic, this Catherine Deane original from BHLDN will take your breath away. Putting your back on show in a classy way, it is completed with pretty lace coverings for your shoulders.

10. (Above) This show-stopping champagne beaded 1930’s vintage-inspired wedding dress takes our breath away! From Retro Vintage Weddings, the sheer and gorgeous applique of sequins and beads on the back that leads to a sweep train is more than enough for us to start falling in love! {Image by Samantha Maide Photography}

11. (Above Left) A great idea of how lace can completely transform a simple wedding gown! From Juliet Poyser, this stunning buttoned-up wedding dress shows a sweet amount of skin, which complements the lace overlayed that covers the rest of the wedding dress. Image credit – Juliet Poyser| 12. (Above Right) Floor length and gorgeous, this divine half-open lace back sleeveless wedding dress seen via Shop Adam adds a touch of femininity with it’s clean lines.

13. (Above Left) Crazy about lace and vintage? Well, this dress from the Chaviano Couture Wedding Dress 2012 Collection as seen on Wedding Inspirasi, with it’s vintage inspired and lacy-ness glamour will hit the spot! Achieving elegance and femininity effortlessly, it is a ginny silk charmeuse and French lace gown with a keyhole back detail and scalloped edge cap sleeves, which is adorned with Swarovski crystals and handmade small silk flowers. It is what lacy dreams are made of! | 14. (Above Right) From the incredible designer, Veluz Reyes, this beautiful bejewelled wedding dress makes an exquisite statement with its striking lace design and diamante jewels incorporated on the back. {Image by Paul Vincent}

15. (Above) Dreamy designer dress alert! This lacy creation designed by Jim Hjelm from JLM Couture as part of their Spring 2012 Bridal Collection rings our lacy alarm bells! Ivory Alencon Lace over Champagne Charmeuse is carefully created to flatter your waist and compliment your bare back. Worn here with different wedding hairstyles, the look of the gown changes, but a stunning overall effect remains.

16. Bonus! Looking for more lace backed loveliness? See the playful Monique Lhuillier Scarlet dress is a great choice for a daytime wedding on Cramer Photo via The Brides Cafe.

Especially striking when shown over a bare back, these Lace Back Wedding Dresses will ensure the stares of onlookers even as you turn your back! Whatever lacy style that you are after, we hope that you have loved these lacy creations and are inspired to bring a little or a lot of gorgeous lace into your wedding day!

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