The Evolution of Bride Barbie! 1959 to Today! 

Since the line is meant for careers, I've always thought the I Can Be wedding doll was like, "I can be a girl who marries an old guy who dies soon after and I get a huge paycheck". We love a business savvy queen.

Mattel really said "Welcome to Barbie's wedding! Featuring Ken."

When I was a child, I asked our preacher who was visiting to marry my Barbie & Ken. And he did!

Mom sewed a lot of clothes for our Barbie dolls, but for some reason she drew the line at wedding dresses. We'd usually end up making them ourselves out of toilet paper. And poor Ken would be up there at the altar in his one suit of clothes, barefoot or in swim fins, and his head clumsily reattached with super glue or modeling clay. His best man would be a girl doll in drag. Those weddings never would have made the Barbieland society page.

As someone who's planned their dream wedding more times than I can count, I can attest that there's a world of difference between wanting to be a bride and wanting to be married.

Wedding bouquet Barbie who can actually toss the bouquet is such a cute and funny idea, I bet it inspired a lot of dramatic play scenarios

That "COUNTRY BRIDEEE 🤠" was a legit jumpscare 😂

They made a few porcelain bride Barbies in the late 90s. I had one called Blushing Orchid Bride Barbie. She was brunette.

Barbie as a bride is so beautiful!

Club Wedd was Target's bridal registry. So the Club Wedd dolls were exclusive to Target. I also didn't see the other Bob Mackie Bride, Vera Wang Bride, the 2 Reem Acura brides, Grace Kelly Silkstone Bride, and 2 Badgley Mischka brides. But great job. As a bride doll lover I have quite a few of the higher end collectors dolls!

Hi Joey, I was heartened to see a barbie commercial today that featured both boys and girls. I instantly thought of your story and was happy to think that in the future this may not be a problem anymore. Watching your videos is so nostalgic for me, I'm always able to spot dolls that I had in my own childhood and these memories make me smile. Keep doing your thing!

The princess bride & the early 2000s brides are my fav all time designs for the wedding designs collection! 🕊️🤍✨

Barbie had some amazing Wedding sets in the 90s and that Chapel... I NEED IT. It's to die for!! The gowns were so beautifully done. Girls shouldn't have to aspire to be brides but I love how much intricate work and detail they put into the gowns and the playsets. Also I like that you pointed out about the lack of Ken and what they're really going for with these sets, cause I hadn't even thought about that, it's not even about the act of marriage itself, just the ceremony and the fantasy and glamour that kids would find appealing.

I had the bridal barbie and Ken with the cake and pink plates and tiny forks... I was obsessed with the tiny plates and forks...I didn't even care it was a wedding... I would set the table for them like the fanciest picnic ever

There's just something so sweet about the Bride Barbie's...

In the 90s, Club Med was a really popular resort chain. ‘Club Wedd’ is almost definitely a pun on ‘Club Med’

Can't wait to see the Lesbian Brides Barbie & Midge Giftset! LOL BTW, I believe Club Wed Barbie was a play on the name of the popular resort vacation company called Club Med. Love your videos, Joey, thanks so much.

Also, I love that the creator of Barbie was actually against the marriage tradition.

We appreciate your insights. Keep working hard.

90's Romantic Bride Barbie and 2004 Princess Bride Barbie's wedding attire were still timeless and extremely stylish bridal attire!

"It makes her look like a Sailor" Immediately thought of the end scene in 'Clueless' where Dionne is saying how her Wedding will have a Sailor theme, and all the Bridesmaids wear Sailor hats! lol xo

Hello - I just wanted to say thank you so much for your videos. Am not a Barbie doll fan here, but my grandmother was and used to collect all these dolls. Even though she passed away many years ago - it's great to see these dolls because I remember seeing them in her house and it reminds me of the joy Barbie brought her. When I saw your videos, it brought up a lot of good memories I hadn't thought of in years. Thank you so much for that.

Great video! I learned a lot while watching this. Even though it isn’t doll-related, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the various wedding dresses shown in the 2000’s Barbie movies. There were so many beautiful ones! My friend and I desperately wanted to have a double wedding and dress up as Anneliese and Erica from Princess and the Pauper.

oooh you should have mentioned the Mary Jane (Spider-Man) wedding Barbie !! She’s in a wedding dress from one of Spider-Man’s comics. She’s the first Barbie I bought as an adult collector and I absolutely LOVE her !! 😌🫶🏼

i did not expect to seeso many wedding-themed Barbies and the majority of them being so pretty!

Can you do every beach Barbie doll please

10:43 There’s something about how play-set photos in the 90s were taken that when growing up I wanted everything in the Mattel catalog.

I own Princess Bride! I was obsessed with her as a kid

I had a Barbie Bride Halloween costume when I was little girl in the early 90s! It had her face and everything on the bodice. Absolutely iconic.

11:51 made me laugh so hard bc i read the "country bride" title and instinctively did the arm swing and you did it at the exact same time 😭 loved this video!!!

I love this video! As a child I owned a #4 Barbie but did not have the wedding dress. This video flushes out all the later Barbie brides 1990-2014 that I did not know about. One of my favorite vintage dresses though was skipped, in 1966-7 called "Here Comes the Bride" #1665. I love the slender look, the huge veil and delicate bouquet. 1972 Sweetheart Satin (the night gown one) is actually another of my favorites - the age of aquarius and all. I doubt I will get all of these that you have shown but I know now what to shoot for. Thanks again. This must have been a massive amount of work!

1999 blushing bride barbie I love her

David's bridal shop also partnered with Mattel to create barbie dolls that showcase some of their top dresses. mattel also made a vera wang barbie doll as a tribute to her amazing work as a bridal designer.

A really fun video! I just have a question Joey, when are you going to make a New monster High video? I would LOVE to see you talk about the evolution of The Monster High Line from the very beginning, i always love your reactions on monster High products. I hope you make that video one day! Anyways, what a fun video!

Favourite doll channel, love your editing, length of the videos and, your witty comments and the video themes ❤❤❤

Your southern accent is really accurate lol

I love your videos so much! I learn a lot from them

The history was super interesting!! Thank you for sharing! 😮💜

I had the Wedding Ring Twinkles Barbie when I was little and I remember her being my favorite! The dress she came in was shared by many a dolls

2000 dream wedding Barbie is my favourite. The 90s elegance and use of shape just send me. She's the only playline wedding Barbie I bought.

Off topic but am i the only one who thinks joey looks like barbie signature looks 6 just the male version?

Joey, thank you ever so much for the video! I really enjoyed watching it... I love Barbie! ... blessings!

I'm living for the giggles 😊❤ loved the video 🎉

Hi Joey! Love your channel. IDK... your presentation is just everything!

Such a beautiful collection! If i had collected barbies, I'd collect this line

Loved this video. I think I spotted a wedding dress I've been trying to figure out what year it was from. Thank you! Also, if I remember right, Club Wed was a guide to planning weddings. It either was its own magazine or was included in a wedding planning magazine in the early 90s.

Love these

Hi Joey! I think “Club Wed” is a play on “Club Med,” which I believe is a dreamy beach resort, so that still plays with the fantasy ideal!

Romantic bride barbie was the first doll i ever got as a kid. I came across this video looking for what this bride doll was called and just bought one on eBay... for my niece. It will be her first barbie!

Club Med was a honeymoon/ vacation destination. Club Wedd is Mattel's way of making a play on words along with a gentle hint that Club Med could be a honeymoon destination.

U r so sweety. I love the way u describe the years n the dolls dress. Great job. U always cheer me up

Great video! I wish I had started my collection just focused on Bride Barbie because it they’re all stunning in their own way

Seeing the Barbie logo font changing from decade to decade, could you make a video about the logo and aesthetics transformation during the history?

I love how they designed the dresses in the fashion that was trending at the time. It is fun to see each one and think "oh yeah my mom wore that 70s wedding dress" and my older sisters who got married in the 90s. Up until the most recent plastic ones anyway.

Club Wedd was the first bridal registry at Target. Club Wedding dolls are Target Exclusives.

Very well-researched video! I learned a lot! I have thrifted the Tracy Bride, 2 of the same 1999 Blushing Brides, a complete Midge set ($12!), and a duplicate of Barbie's bridesmaid dress from that set!

The life of Barbie lies in the mind of her owner. That being said, I was so happy to find that there is such diversity in the kingdom of Barbie now. My fav Christmas gift this year, is Freckled and crimped brown haired Barbie, along with scrubs and a stethascope accessories. Love the options of Barbie today that fit along with the world. I had the first black B, Christie as well as a younger Sister, Skipper. I am so glad to see, brown, yellow, parapalegic, "curvey", purple haired, breads, veterinarians, astronauts, pilots, zoologists, etc. I say, get married or not, its all about the mind of the child....and thank you for the work to creat this 👍🏾

A big scandal in the early 90s was a bride Barbie without underwear! My grandma heard about the fuss and thought that will be a good collectors item and went out and bought me one before they were recalled 😂

You look so lovely in this video! I really like the silhouette of your shirt and that necklace is perfect.

Maybe it means club wedding. What about her wedding dresses from her movies the few times she married Ken?

The custom gay wedding set has always bothered me because they use the same two kens 😭 they look like twins getting married 🥴 Wish they would of used a different Ken haha

I like that they included a bride in the I Can Be line. It presents marriage as an option -- one of many -- instead of "I can have a career and still be a bride too," you know?

Country Bride Barbie being a Walmart special edition is hilariously perfect

everytime i see one of these videos of the different barbies theme doll through the years i'll see one you mention and I gotta add her to my collection lol. I saw a couple I liked but I will say im on the biggest hunt ever! The 1976 beautiful dream barbie is hard to find I looked her up and only the 1979 version pops up. So she's going to be a treasure when I finally find her.

Club wedding 😊 Also I have a fashion bride pack from the 80's which wasn't pictured here. It includes the veil, dress, corsage and shoes.

Love Barbie!! Malibu Barbie was my First Barbie as a little girl back in the early 70s . I continued to love Barbie‘s as I grew into adulthood . I Cllect the Holiday Barbie every year at Christmas . Love the Barbie Clothes and accessories also . Love your Collection Joey !! Laura From Canada . Very new to your channel April 2024!!👍🏻💯☀️😊🌺🌸🇨🇦🇨🇦

I had a reproduction Bride Barbie and just love her :) It is interesting that you did this video because I was just thinking recently that I haven't seen any brides for a long time. Of course, we only have a small old Walmart in our town to shop for dolls at; and they don't get as many dolls as a super Walmart would have. NIce video :)

Super video love ❤❤😊😊😊😊

I love your videos. Can you please do a video about the unusual Barbies, like the Rosie O'Donnell Barbie, The Scooby Doo Barbies & (I just recently saw this) the 1998 The Far Out Barbie & Mod Miss Piggy?

Love the dresses, magic 🤍

Barbie is a great role model. While some Karens complain of Barbie’s appearance being unrealistic, and “causing kids to have insecurities”. Barbie doesn’t intentionally make kids insecure. Barbie’s message of “you can be anything” is very positive, encouraging, motivating and inspiring. Barbie was one of the first role models in media, especially targeting young girls, that they could be more than a bride or a mother. I applaud Ruth Handler for never letting Barbie to be officially married, because especially at the time, when a woman got married, being a wife would be a part of their identity and it would define them, Barbie never being married caused her to never be defined by a man. Even today it’s Barbie and Ken. Barbie’s name is first, if they were married it would’ve been Ken’s name’s first, because traditionally it’s always the man’s name before the woman’s. Karens will complain if their kid wants to be like Barbie, but Barbie portraying their dream job and kids wanting to pursue their dream job isn’t a bad thing. Even in the slim chance of kids comparing themselves to Barbie and wanting to look like her, it’s the parents job to teach their kid that they are also beautiful. Also, if kids compare their appearance to Barbie, it won’t be restricted to just Barbie, they’re most likely also comparing themselves to other people. Also, if kids compare themselves to Barbie, you can’t blame them or Barbie. Because the world we live in is a comparing world, for example at school kids are compared by their grades to their classmates. Even parents can compare their kids without realising. Barbie is also a great role model by never saying this career is better than the other, something real people say a lot.

Growing up I had the 2007 wedding day barbie and I remember this doll vividly because I once got caught playing with her in the middle of the night

Mattel did produce and Release the: William and Catherine Royal Wedding Set In limited quantities. They also produced and released a line of bride dolls exclusive to "David's Bridal" wedding shops.

Club Wedd was a thing at Target when I worked there around that time, and I didn't use it but I believe it was their branded wedding registry and wedding related items? I'd have to look into it more to know for sure.

Yep club wed was a target store registry for brides .they were able to scan things needed for their wedding gift registry. They also had a baby shower registry .I don't think they do that anymore.

this show makes me happy

I think there were some wedding dress fashion packs in the Fashion Avenue line as well.

Another great video, Joey! The reason the statistics for girls and women in college were low back then is because many went to college specifically to find a husband. (This is the cultural background for The Help. Main girl Skeeter was the exception in that she wanted a career.) I did spy a dress I think I have, or it's similar. The chapel and other accessories for the weddings were really nice. Maybe those could be made available again?

When you said country bride you sounded like a cow boy and I kept on replaying it you are so funny 😂😅

Why didn't Mattel include a fantasy nun and priest and preacher and rabbi outfits outfit? That would have been interesting.

In 2003 my mom got me barbie wedding dress outfit. I still have that wedding dress to this day.

Hi Joey, just followed you on IG. I think club Wedd is supposed to sound like club Med, which is an upscale resort that was referenced in a lot of late nineties movies and TV shows. So i guess Mattel jumped on the bandwagon and thought it kind of sells the fantasy of an upscale resort wedding. Just guessing. Love this video! Keep it up 💐

I love it

I never had a Ken, but I did have a GI Joe. He made a good Best Man for Barbie's lesbian weddings when I was a kid.

Bravo!!!

1991 dream bride Barbie was a dream!..yes all the late 80s and 90s barbies had princess Dianas wedding dress influenced and inspiration for sure! Very well reserched video as always. May i suggest you please rank every Rupunzel Barbie since there have been afew or ranking every" Barbie at court" (french,english etc).

I'm actually expecting for you to include the Wedding Rapunzel one - Mattel did a whole entire line dedicated to that wedding that we didn't even see much of in the actual Barbie movie 🤣

Barbie is not only a savvy career woman, she's also a cosplayer who can live out any fantasy. Never stop, Barbie, just go back to your old fashion designers, the new ones do you dirty.

15:32 I have this set and I love it so much 😊

Wish we still had amazing fashon packs like that. Miss the fashion avenue line.

Weirdly enough I never had a bride Barbie growing up. I did have a couple of different groom Ken's though. One of them was that 2006 one shown in the video!

I have asked for the Empress Bride for Christmas. One of the collectors in my area I has her and shoulder to me, and I fell in love with her giant dress. Wish me luck :-) showed me sorry

I love island Barbie as princess roe and in her wedding dress

I love bride dolls. 💅

OMG you made me so happy! I have always had a barbie wedding dress, though I haven't been sure it was Barbie or if it even was home sewn... I didn't really have barbies, though I had similar dolls like a few Cindy's and I seem to remember one or two Kens in there too, inherited from older siblings... the wedding dress was also older than me, and I am 95 % sure it's one of the 1974 oens 8I was born 1977), at 8:38, the one up in the left corner... I know one of the sleeves is a bit torn and it's rathere yellowed with age, but even though it was so simble I always rather liked it... it was so unlike "normal" barbie dresses (which I always thought could loos too plasticky and "fake") and the lace is sooo thin... I am gonna try to see if I can find it, I know I saw it when I was sorting through things not that long ago, and it's basically the only Barbie thing i have left... I will probably hold on to it, as I don't think anyone will want it as it's slightly torn (as I remembeer it)...? But then it will most likely just be tossed out when I die... maybe somone who can't afford high end, pristine collectables would enjoy it...? I have no idea what the collecting market out there is like... if anyone has any insight, let me know!

I found pictures of the backs of the Club Wedd Barbie boxes. It was a bridal registry kiosk at Target, and it says the dolls can be used as a part of centerpieces at your wedding or shower or for gifts for the flower girl or wedding party. It's like they were aimed at actual adults who were about to get married.

Omg I had that country bride Barbie. My school had a tradition of having Santa come and give us gifts (donated by pto) and I got that doll from Santa with Ken. I played with it for years and still have the dress somewhere.

Nice vídeo

"Was probably to compete with" hahaha

Can you do every “My Size” Barbie?