All the details Emma Roberts shared on her wedding dress
Emma Roberts married Cody John in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Saturday in a custom-made Monique Lhuillier vintage-inspired gown. All the details Emma shared include a silk chiffon antique rose dress with a corset, high slit, detachable shawl, and dual veils that took 1,000 hours to make.
Key Takeaways
- Roberts wed Cody John at his family estate in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Saturday.
- Her custom Monique Lhuillier gown used silk chiffon in a tea-stained “antique rose” shade.
- The dress took 1,000 hours and nine months to complete and offered five looks.
- She also wore a black corset tea-length afterparty set from Lhuillier’s 2004 fall collection.
- John wore a classic tuxedo for the ceremony.
What did Emma Roberts wear to her wedding?
The American Horror Story star walked down the aisle in an off-white, tea-stained silk chiffon gown designed with Lhuillier from the bottom up. According to Page Six, the custom color was later named “antique rose.”
Roberts, 35, built in a corset and a high slit along the left side of her leg for freer movement. The gown was strapless and featured a removable asymmetrical shawl she could take off after the ceremony.
She paired the look with a traditional sheer veil and a mini Old Hollywood-style veil long enough to cover her eyes and push back like a headband. Follow more celebrity breaking news for the latest red-carpet and wedding style drops.
Why did Emma want an antique ghost-doll look?
“I kind of wanted to look like a ghost — a little antique ghost doll,” Roberts told Vogue at a final fitting with her bridesmaids. She said she did not really know what she wanted at first, then designed the dress with Lhuillier around a vintage-inspired mood.
“I just knew that I wanted it to feel very vintage-inspired. I’m obsessed with antique books and treasure hunting, and I love collecting old ephemera, so I really wanted that to shine through in the dress,” she said.
When she first tried on the finished gown, she felt like an “elfin fairy,” adding that she asked to look like a ghost and the team “made it beautiful.” Lhuillier told Vogue the dress took 1,000 hours and nine months, with “five looks” built into the design.
Was there an afterparty dress and how did Cody John dress?
Lhuillier also designed Roberts a second black corset tea-length two-piece set with a hand-cut layered skirt, drawn from the designer’s 2004 fall collection. “I love the idea of wearing black for the afterparty,” Roberts said, calling the look unexpected and possibly vintage from 100 years ago — or from now.
Roberts and John, who got engaged in July 2024, said “I do” at his family estate. John wore a classic tux. Roberts theorized he would get emotional seeing her, saying he loves anything she loves and “wouldn’t care if I wore jeans.”
When she showed the bridal party, including her mom, Kelly Cunningham, her mother burst into tears. Roberts also admitted feeling pressure after wearing a wedding gown in a movie: “I’ve been married in a movie before… So now, it’s the real deal.”