Charli XCX's Two Weddings, Three Dresses Explained

Charli XCX, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison in Cambridge in 1992, married The 1975 drummer George Daniel twice in 2025. The legal ceremony was at Hackney Town Hall in east London on 19 July. The second wedding was in Scopello, Sicily, in September. She wore three dresses across the two weddings: Vivienne Westwood, Saint Laurent and Danielle Frankel.

By Matt, Editor at Weddings Hub. I have covered UK celebrity weddings and bridal fashion since 2018. Sources for this article include Harper’s Bazaar, W, The Fader, Hola!, Nylon and Country & Town House. The article sticks to reported details. Where outlets disagree, I say so.

Charli XCX had the most culturally influential year in UK pop in 2024. Her sixth studio album “BRAT” redefined the aesthetic vocabulary of that summer. The word “brat” became cultural shorthand. The album’s chlorophyll green became a colour with its own meaning. When the wedding followed in 2025, it drew the fashion, music and wedding press at once. Below is the full breakdown.

Who is Charli XCX?

Charlotte Emma Aitchison was born on 2 August 1992 in Cambridge, England. Her father, Jon, is Scottish. Her mother, Shameera, was born in Uganda and worked as a nurse and flight attendant. She went to Bishop’s Stortford College in Hertfordshire. She released her first mixtape at 14, played London raves at 16 and signed to Asylum Records in 2010.

She is known professionally as Charli XCX. The name began as a MySpace-era username she invented as a teenager. Her catalogue spans pop music from its mainstream centre (Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” which she co-wrote and featured on) to its experimental edge (her 2020 lockdown album “How I’m Feeling Now”). “BRAT” in 2024 was the commercial and critical peak.

She has headlined festivals across Europe and worked closely with A. G. Cook, who helped define the PC Music label’s sound. She is one of the UK’s most internationally successful pop exports of the 2020s.

Who is George Daniel?

George Daniel was born in 1990. He is the drummer and a primary producer of The 1975, the band he co-founded as a teenager with Matty Healy, Ross MacDonald and Adam Hann. The four met at school in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

The 1975 released their debut album in 2013. George Daniel co-produced all five of the band’s studio albums. He also produced for Charli XCX, including on her 2022 album “Crash”. In 2024 he launched the label dh2 and released his first solo single, “Screen Cleaner”, under his own name.

The engagement

Charli and George met through work on her 2021 single “Spinning”. She confirmed the relationship on Instagram in May 2022. She announced their engagement on Instagram on 28 November 2023. The post showed a tea tray with a ring box, and the caption said they were “for life”.

We have not found a confirmed jeweller, stone or setting for the ring. For UK brides looking at similar styles, our engagement ring guide covers settings and UK suppliers.

The London ceremony: what we know

The London ceremony was the legal marriage. It took place at Hackney Town Hall on Saturday 19 July 2025. In England and Wales, a civil ceremony at a register office or licensed venue is a legally binding form of marriage. Many couples marry legally at home, then celebrate abroad.

Dress one: Vivienne Westwood. Charli wore Vivienne Westwood’s Nova Cora mini dress. It has a corseted bodice, an off-the-shoulder draped neckline and a short skirt. W and Harper’s Bazaar reported a sheer veil and white slingback pumps. She carried white flowers and wore dark sunglasses.

George wore a dark suit with a white buttonhole. The Fader described it as double-breasted and navy. Hola! USA called it black.

The couple walked to Dalla, an Italian restaurant near the town hall, for dinner. The party moved on to Ellie’s, a bar in east London.

Dress two: Saint Laurent. For the party, Charli changed into a long-sleeved white minidress by Saint Laurent under Anthony Vaccarello. Harper’s Bazaar described a scoop neck and peasant sleeves. Nylon reported she had worn the same dress earlier that summer, at We Love Green festival in Paris.

The Sicily wedding: the Danielle Frankel gown

The second wedding took place in Scopello, a small coastal village in north-west Sicily. It was held in mid-September 2025. Outlets differ on the exact day: Country & Town House gives Sunday 14 September, and The Fader gives 15 September. No venue has been named.

Dress three: Danielle Frankel. Charli wore a gown by the New York bridal designer Danielle Frankel. It was a bias-cut ivory silk chiffon slip with spaghetti straps. A sheer chiffon overlay sat over a boned bustier. The train was embroidered with organza petals and baroque pearls. She wore no veil.

She wore white silk pumps from the same designer. Her small bouquet mixed eucalyptus, baby blue and gypsophila.

Country & Town House reported an evening change into a black bra, a white mini skirt and knee-high black lace-up boots. That was a separates look rather than a fourth dress.

George wore a suit with an open-necked shirt, no tie and black Oxford shoes. Reports describe the suit colour differently: greige, light or dark grey.

Guests reported by The Fader and W included Robyn, Caroline Polachek, Troye Sivan, Clairo, Shygirl, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Matty Healy and Gabbriette. A. G. Cook played a DJ set. No guest total has been confirmed.

The BRAT aesthetic and what it means for UK wedding trends

“BRAT summer” was a genuine cultural moment in the UK in 2024. The album’s visual identity, a low-resolution bold green with blunt typography, was parodied, adapted and copied across fashion, brand design and social media. The wider aesthetic (intentionally imperfect, anti-glamour, party-forward) was something new in pop marketing.

The wedding looks were not a direct translation of BRAT. The corset mini at the town hall and the sheer slip in Sicily sit beside the BRAT world rather than inside it. But the town hall wedding, the walk to dinner and the bar after-party all fit how Charli manages her public image.

For UK couples, the lesson is about register. You do not have to choose between a traditional wedding and a “cool” wedding. You can have both, as Charli did.

Two-ceremony formats in the UK

The Charli XCX format, a London legal ceremony plus an overseas celebration, is one UK couples increasingly use. It avoids the paperwork of a legal wedding abroad. It also lets the main event happen somewhere with better weather or a particular atmosphere.

The alternative is a humanist or celebrant-led ceremony abroad that is purely ceremonial, combined with a register office ceremony in the UK before or after. Both formats are common among UK couples planning destination weddings in Italy, Greece, France and Portugal. For couples who want the overseas feel in England, our outdoor wedding venues UK guide covers licensed outdoor venues.

What UK brides can take from Charli’s wedding

Three dresses are achievable without a celebrity budget. A short ceremony dress, a party minidress and a long slip gown can be assembled in the UK for £2,000 to £6,000 if you mix new with rented and vintage. Charli’s after-party dress was a rewear, which is the cheapest trick of all.

A town hall wedding can be the main event. Charli’s legal ceremony was at a council building, followed by dinner at a local restaurant and drinks at a bar. Most UK register offices offer short, low-cost ceremonies for small groups.

Sicily is bookable for UK couples. A villa in Sicily for a 5-day stay with 80 guests costs approximately £12,000 to £25,000 for the accommodation alone, before catering and florals. This is comparable to premium UK barn or country-house venues. Our wedding trends 2026 guide covers European destination weddings.

The bias-cut slip gown is still a leading bridal look. In the UK, Halfpenny London and Suzanne Neville both produce bias-cut wedding dresses from approximately £2,800 and £4,500 respectively. Lead times for bespoke are typically 12 to 18 months.

Related articles

• Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco wedding: the two Ralph Lauren gowns
• Maya Hawke’s Prada wedding dress: the full story
• Wedding dress styles: every silhouette explained
• Eve Jobs’s £5m Estelle Manor wedding: what UK brides can steal
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding: everything we know

---