The 21 Best Short Wedding Dresses To Streamline Your Wedding Wardrobe

Danielle Frankel is the go-to wedding dress designer for those who want to epitomise a contemporary bride. This puffball skirted style is not only exemplary of Frankel's designs but also speaks to trends that we're seeing circulating away from the wedding day trousseau.

Keep things pretty and casual with Sandy Liang's white cotton dress. The cool-girl compliments will flow as fast as the Champagne if you opt to walk down the aisle in it.

Puffball hems are big news for this summer and this strapless option from wedding-favourite Aje is textbook perfect. Here's one you know you'll definitely wear again.

A winning dress from M&S. This embellished style is pure swinging 60s thanks to its boxy style. Be sure to take a closer look at the chic pleats that sit across its back.

With her wedding day choice, Hailey Bieber proved the allure of a short and sweet Vivienne Westwood wedding dress. Now, if it's time for yours, this one should be your first port of call.

Shake up bridal tradition with this printed dress, and take it a step further by leaning into the Eighties mood with big earrings and colour-clash pointed pumps.

There's a reason that the world's best-dressed women often turn to Emilia Wickstead for their big days: the London-based designer knows her way around a brilliant bridal look. This chic dress is no different.

The bride who doesn't want to look like a bride but not do away with tradition in its entirety would be hard pressed to find a dress better than this from Toga Archives.

Few bridal options come chicer than this Khaite dress - no matter whether you're going to be a town hall, gastro pub or registry office bride.

Self Portrait is a bridal favourite for a reason and this embellished mini dress, with its slightly relaxed silhouette and plunging v-neck, offers a more contemporary view on the natty party dress.

Richard Quinn bridal is a fashion editor favourite and this short style doesn't lack in impact, especially worn with runway-ready white tights. Would you? Could you?

Who doesn't love a puff sleeve? This Aligne dress allows you to take the everyday favourite dress design into a more bridal space thanks to its ivory recycled fabrication.

This asymmetric Alesandra Rich dress is ready for the dancefloor.

Bows and bridal dresses are a match made in heaven. In keeping the silhouette sleek, this large bow at the nape of the neck avoids anything feeling too fusty, but fashion instead.

If you're going short, you might as well also breakout of the colour traditions too. This Magda Burtrym option keeps things somewhat bridal without conforming too much.

Up the ante with this brilliant white Alaïa style. Bridalwear has never looked so good.

As seen on the runway at London Fashion Week, this JW Anderson style comes entirely laced in, well, lace at its back. The fashion girl's dress of choice.

If you're unsure what sort of mini dress to wear to your wedding, a square-neck A-line mini is a failsafe place to start. A classic.

Wedding day lace gets a new guise in the shape of this puffball dress.

Bridal finds new footings when you're shopping shorter hems on the high street. This lace choice from Mango is case in point. Just keep things simple, and ideally with flat shoes to capture the mood of the moment.