Great television can make us laugh, and it can make us cry. It makes us feel like we’re friends with fictional characters, encouraging us to celebrate the milestones in their lives.

Wedding episodes are always special as we see our favourite on-screen couples take the next step in their relationship. Over the years, there have been some truly iconic fashion moments on the silver screen.

Here are a few of the most memorable wedding dresses in television history.

Christina Yang – Greys Anatomy

Never one to follow the rules, Dr. Christina Yang ignored tradition and went for a deep-red dress to marry Dr. Owen Hunt. She even hosted the ceremony right in her living room.

Blair Waldorf – Gossip Girl

Ever the fashionista, Blair Waldorf stunned in a light blue embellished Elie Saab gown to tie the knot with on-again off-again love Chuck Bass. The dress screamed old world glamour mixed with contemporary high fashion.

Olivia Pope – Scandal

The long-awaited wedding of Olivia Pope and former President Fitzgerald Grant III finally arrived in the show’s Season 6 finale. Pope stunned in an off-the-shoulder Anne Barge wedding gown that featured a fitted bodice and full skirt. She accessorised with pearl pins in her bridal updo and a long veil.

Serena van der Woodsen – Gossip Girl

It-girl Serena van der Woodsen married Lonely Boy Dan Humphreys in the show’s final episode. For their nuptials, she went bold in a Georges Chakra couture strapless metallic gold gown.

Margaery Tyrel – Game of Thrones

While this wedding day was slightly eclipsed by the long awaited murder of King Jeoffrey, we have to shine a light on Queen Margaery’s gown. For her second (and not final) wedding, Margery wore a gown made of linen silk featuring woven leaves and hand rolled and stitched roses cascading down the back of the skirt. The roses honoured the Tryel family sigil.

Liz Lemon – 30 Rock

Liz Lemon’s wedding was just as quirky as her personality. After deciding to get married on a whim to be more attractive to adoption agencies, Liz took the concept of a princess gown quite literally. She wore a replica of Princess Leia’s wedding dress from Star Wars to marry Jack.

Cece – New Girl

After a few to many glasses of bubbly, Cece and pal Winston bought a dress their crew deemed the ugliest wedding gown in existence. Best friend Jess turned the dress inside out and transformed it into a stunning gown draped in gold lace. Her shawl had a red lace trim in honour of her Indian culture.

Leslie Knope – Parks and Recreation

As one of the most sentimental characters to ever grace the small screen, Leslie Knope’s wedding dress was never going to be dull. Her homemade knee-length dress was decorated with newspaper clippings from all the times Leslie had been written about for her accomplishments. The skirt also featured campaign flyers and portraits of her role models like Michelle Obama and Madeleine Albright.

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Famed Bring It On actress Gabrielle Union and retired basketball icon Dwyane Wade are celebrating six years of marriage. The beloved couple took to social media on Sunday, August 30 to write sweet tributes to one another on their special day.

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“Still floating from this day. When my BFF became husbae,” she wrote in another post.

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Wade shared his own video from their big day, captioning it “6 years and counting……”

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Union and Wade began dating in 2009 and tied the knot on August 30, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Union is stepmother to Wade’s three children Zaire Blessing Dwyane (18), Zaya (13) and Xavier Zechariah (6). In 2018, they welcomed their first child together, daughter Kaavia James (2) via surrogacy.

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The pair explained that being supportive of one another is the key to a successful marriage. Speaking to People Magazine, Wade said: “She is her own boss and has her own career, her own bank account and all that. She has her own life and she allows me to live my life and be me, and she doesn’t try to stop my growth or change who I am.”

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The world is mourning the loss of Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman, who inspired a generation as the first black Superhero. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 and fought through his illness to star in a host of  box office hits.

A few months before his passing, Boseman and his longtime girlfriend Taylor Simone Ledward secretly tied the knot.

The pair have been together since 2015. Ledward is a music industry studies graduate from California State Polytechnic University. She has been by his side ever since. In October 2019, they reportedly became engaged and were rumoured to marry in early 2020.

While there is no news on when exactly they tied the knot, their marriage was confirmed during the announcement of Boseman’s death.

“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement read. “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage IV. A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.”

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