1930s style wedding dresses inspired by the era of Old Hollywood movie star glamour. Sleek silky satin gowns, long beaded dresses, backless bias cut gowns in white, ivory, jewel tones or pastels.
These glamorous photos from
Vintage Brides that captured portraits of American brides from the 1930s.
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California. 1930s bride from Los Angeles |
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Indiana.Marilois, Indianapolis, 1936 |
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Mississippi. Rita, Meridian, 1939 |
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Missouri. Josephine, Kansas City, 1933 |
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New York. Ruth, Bedford, 1930 |
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Ohio. Adele, Cleveland, 1935 |
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Ohio. Elizabeth, Cleveland, 1935 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1bThDyF0_q78CrTr2xfXYLkcIwTvwFKoQQ7ILwkEApHWdzlJ7fsr7WYOrPyv5gitnNeK7tOH_Kuln7spMxLz81iqvQwvPmMoh_ye9XYyuVGbXUqxDXhVzalez0YChPvy5VbLoI9KeL4/s1600-rw/1930s-american-brides+%25289%2529.jpg) |
Ohio. Jane, Cleveland, 1939 |
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Ohio. Margare, Cleveland, 1937 |
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Ohio. Pauline, Cleveland, 1934 |
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Ohio. Rosemary, Cleveland, 1939 |
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Ohio. Ruth, Cleveland, 1936 |
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Ohio. Wilma, Cleveland, 1939 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpxK-aLiyGlOT3GyvNni1xpo6OYeAexVkJuPm2PnJJ-GgQbK27YKkloxo8mjs3bbHwRJMDx7zBMXP00BAnJyNKwsLK21_mSypFg8KG6WY9TGRCgSs9WJX68GKZC9ZuW7hbNVYsLyaCEo/s1600-rw/1930s-american-brides+%252815%2529.jpg) |
Texas. Alice, Fort Worth, 1930 |
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Texas. Johnnie Mae, Houston, 1938 |
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Texas. Ruth Reed, Austin, 1934 |
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Virginia. 1930s bride, Charlottesville |