Long live the Queen...of bridal. In the world of royal wedding mania, nothing feels more trite than a riff on the princess bride–until Vera Wang shares her take. When it comes to weddings, Wang is the consummate innovator, and her interpretation of Marie Antoinette and Versailles was leaps and bounds beyond what bridal typically offers in the realm of royal-inspired.

Sure, there were crowns, full skirts, and loads lace, but then there were the Elizabethan collars, and the arch-shaped, intricately pleated tiers, and the sheer corsetry that felt poetic rather than vampy. Last season Wang showed her collection in pops of bold color, and she balanced that infusion of brights with a more quintessentially bridal palette this season: soft ivory, gold and silver laces, hints of pastel blue tulle, and delicious nude and rusty tones. In Wang's bridal monarchy, there truly was something for every bride in the commonwealth–from the classic sophisticate and the sleek minimalist, to the bohemienne, the renegade, and the badass party girl.