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Kelly Ripa’s Wedding Gown

Posted December 4th, 2009 | 10:00 am | By Stephanie Gray |

When Kelly Ripa said “I do” to husband Mark Consuelos, it wasn’t in a wedding gown. The two nixed a big celebration and instead eloped to Vegas in 1996 after secreting dating for a year (they met on the set of All My Children). It wasn’t until a few weeks ago Kelly finally got her chance to wear a big white dress on Regis & Kelly courtesy of Project Runway‘s Season 6 winner.

New York native and this season’s winning designer Irina Shabayeva got one last challenge and a chance to dress Kelly Ripa in arguably the biggest fashion moment you can have. Creating the piece in only three days, according to People.com, Irina took Kelly’s bubbly personality and the over-the-top nature of Vegas into consideration when designing the elaborate gown. On the show, Kelly gushed over Irina calling her the most inspired designer.

What I’m wondering is if you could have any designer (dead, alive, price is no object) create a custom wedding gown for you, who would it be? Personally I’m torn between Reem Acra, Monique Lhuillier and Karl Lagerfeld. I’d want something beautiful, yet classic and feminine.

Need somewhere to start? Take a look at our Fall 2010 bridal gown galleries for some ideas!

Tags: designer, fashion, kelly ripa, las vegas, new york, project runway, wedding gown

Posted December 4th, 2009 | 10:00 am | By Stephanie Gray |

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