The Evolution of Bride Barbie! 1959 to Today!

[@thatoneluisa]

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

[@BeautyInsideABox]

😂😂😂

[@PeachyDolly]

😂 Omg for real though! 💀

[@Smiththeinspiringanimator]

@@BeautyInsideABox I mean,I actually always thought that Ken deserved a lot more love than he deserves to be honest I mean he generally seems to love and care for Barbie and I actually believe that maybe Ken and Barbie could actually work together to be an amazing couple and even if Barbie gets married,that shouldn’t stop her from pursuing her careers I mean,I think that would be great. Positive representation to be honest.

[@megdelaney3677]

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

[@ttintagel]

That is so sweet!

[@seannanana84]

Oh that's so cute 🩷

[@Starmadien2019]

That's so cute! He probably remembered that fondly.

[@Idontwantomakeupahandle]

Awww! That’s adorable!

[@LavenderLydia]

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.

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

I mean, I’ve actually joked with my family that that’s the only way I’d ever be married 😂

[@juliawacker]

Yeah, several ladies tried that and their spouse lived longer than they anticipated.

[@Iroh12345]

I got this doll as a kid and even then I thought it was weird xD It's a beautiful doll though, I still have her in pristine condition.

[@natalieo5415]

This is so good lmao

[@lilj4818]

My grandma did that with her 6th husband. She accidentally killed him having sex and his ex wife got the farm and the money and all she got was his debt from buying ostriches 😭🤣

[@kittymae335]

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

[@BeautyInsideABox]

Totally!! 😂

[@magdlynstrouble2036]

I remember a fashion doll ad and the song, set to the typical wedding march, went, "She moves by herself... It's such fun to play... With the bride doll that moves... And throws her bouquet!" There was a wedding runway type deal playset that the doll could move down!

[@kayleighbrown459]

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.

[@ttintagel]

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.

[@onemercilessming1342]

My foster brother had a G.I.Joe. my youngest sister had Barbie. Oh, the kidnappings and holdings for ransom of Barbie by G. I. Joe on her wedding day by my then- 9 year old foster brother. However, the play was cut short when I decided turn about was fair play and arranged for Barbie to take out G.I.Joe before he deployed on one of his military missions. I begged for the Navy G.I.Joe, but the parents said no.

[@Girl2TheCity]

😂😂😂

[@aleksandragieralt7370]

It's weird Ken ❤❤ I love it 😊

[@jennieben2991]

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!

[@BeautyInsideABox]

Thank you for watching! I’ve seen a couple Barbie adverts with boys in too. I’m so pleased Mattel and normalising it! ❤️

[@kclarke5796]

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

[@BeautyInsideABox]

I did see them while I was researching for this video but decided not to include them. I also didn’t include a lot of collector bride Barbie dolls. Maybe one day they can have their own video

[@eliedagher7080]

​@@BeautyInsideABoxand their the Disney bridal princesses

[@kellydavis3755]

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!

[@BeautyInsideABox]

Thanks for the info! I thought the title must be referencing something. I didn’t include all the designer collaborations and collector dolls because I wanted to focus on playline dolls

[@emmakirton]

That "COUNTRY BRIDEEE 🤠" was a legit jumpscare 😂

[@rubyhay450]

Barbie as a bride is so beautiful!

[@memorian8472]

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.

[@seannanana84]

I always like to think the Barbie bride stuff inspired girls to want to be wedding planners OR just give them a chance to be chaotically dramatic 🤣

[@SonoNariFiorewithGrace]

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

[@ItsJessieYall992]

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

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

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

[@jessicacaraballo645]

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

[@magdlynstrouble2036]

I thrifted some miniatures, and the cake was in there, along with other tiny dishes and stuff!

[@vibekemjsund8587]

I remember the wedding cake, plates and forks from my childhood and it was amazing to see this again❤

[@hiyahandsome]

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.

[@megdelaney3677]

I'd rather give them other names, like Claudia & Jessica. 😉

[@ttintagel]

When I was a kid, the Canadian department store chain Zellers used to have a rewards program called Club Zed.

[@MeowMeow_95_]

I won’t lie…. I’d rather just keep her a heterosexual in my imagination 😂

[@sweethistortea]

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

[@KingOfGaymes]

Wedding dresses are just so beautiful no matter the style, something about those all white dresses, whether simple or detailed, is so lovely 👰‍♀️🤍

[@sweethistortea]

@@KingOfGaymes I agree, I hope I get to wear one…

[@berrystein9197]

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

[@sophiaisabelle01]

We appreciate your insights. Keep working hard.

[@Franniiv3]

"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

[@Mistress9Tomoe]

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

[@dizzyspiderweb]

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 !! 😌🫶🏼

[@tudor1515]

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.

[@Emmuzka]

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

[@Gruenhaupt]

Very good idea! 🙂👍

[@Narutocoolcat]

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.

[@jessc.994]

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.

[@awetistic5295]

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.

[@stevenlisten]

Can you do every beach Barbie doll please

[@karenstraw7301]

So Many Great Wedding 💍💒 Barbie Dolls that I Never heard of Thank you For Covering this Amazing Extensive Collection 💕 I Loved watching this

[@saramustari3687]

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 😂

[@KingOfGaymes]

I love how there’s so many bride and wedding Barbies but she’s never been “officially” married in her lore, only her friend Midge officially married and had kids , which barbie was the bridesmaid AND doctor for! like what an amazing friend 💅✨

[@Moonlitwatersofaqua]

She ran away at the alter >:) I kid, Barbie is a model so she likely just model's dresses for designers.

[@thatoneluisa]

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

[@anchmcle]

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 👍🏾

[@anastasiaweatherspoon6111]

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.

[@owllover813]

I loved my barbie dolls!!

[@belakarwatowicz3447]

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!

[@Ysckemia]

i never thought i'd learn about past societal issues regarding marriage through a video about dolls. i'm baffled and appalled at what was the standards back then for a girl to be considered attractive. but somehow i'm not surprized, and it makes me think of the "trad wives" into a new perspective. you are fantastic!

[@braceletlife28]

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.

[@my_wikkle_pony]

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

[@BabsBancroft]

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!

[@chynnasjrnl]

Very informational and entertaining lol

[@josh_joetty4248]

1999 blushing bride barbie I love her

[@whispycake64]

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!!!

[@midoriya-shonen]

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?

[@leeannboyer6360]

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

[@guadalupedelconsuelomartin5724]

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

[@elyonum]

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.

[@JemappelleStefan]

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!

[@emilylevins9037]

this show makes me happy

[@opalemmy87]

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

[@HermiusWyrmius-cd8zz]

15:43 “Hello. My name is Princess Bride Barbie. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

[@Smiththeinspiringanimator]

LOL! XD

[@battybasil2057]

Country Bride Barbie being a Walmart special edition is hilariously perfect

[@ri-oj1ul]

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!

[@gon2340]

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

[@christinemarsh4827]

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.

[@rubyhay450]

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

[@sumankumari5004]

Barbie was an actress in that universe so her getting married is a part of the movie she's not actually getting married it's just a movie

[@annland781]

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.

[@danaeckert6824]

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

[@charmedx3219]

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.

[@onemercilessming1342]

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.

[@dionneking8]

Love these

[@Elin-Esteem84]

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

[@BeautyInsideABox]

So glad I can cheer you up! Thanks for watching

[@Lulaa_the_human]

I need a Barbie and Teressa wedding playset. Imagine, two wedding dresses together. A true fantasy.

[@missilotze2985]

Loved seeing all wedding dresses! But you forget, Mattel did a whole line of porcelain bride Barbie dolls in the 90s.

[@ladygreyheart2012]

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

[@Laura-i2r9r]

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!!👍🏻💯☀️😊🌺🌸🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@michaelmcgee8543]

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

[@ttintagel]

I made a nun's habit for Barbie when I was a teenager.

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

@@ttintagel now I’m just imagining one of those 3D Barbie movies, but made as a parody of Sister Act 😂 and actually, I’d love to see that!

[@alejandromolinac]

Profit margins

[@mariacrenicia55]

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

[@gysst]

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

[@melisaboivin8813]

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

[@centurycountess4949]

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.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

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?

[@theabsolutenobodyguy5702]

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 🤣

[@KittyOfChess]

Also the Princess and the Pauper Wedding Set

[@elliemorgan8670]

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

[@Jessica-ml6td]

The 80s & 90s wedding Barbies were definitely the best..beautiful dresses and of course the dolls were fully articulated 🤍

[@augustanna8386]

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.

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

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).

[@de_cre_vi]

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.

[@joostlangeveldorigami]

Love the dresses, magic 🤍

[@PurpleandWhiteStories]

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?

[@NellyNutmeg]

Your southern accent is really accurate lol

[@misstressfoxtail05]

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!

[@x_snowangel_x4088]

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

[@alejandromolinac]

Ever been to metropolitan, affluent gay neighborhoods….. all the gay men couples look like twin brothers….

[@unwrittenmariposa09]

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.

[@krystajustice1608]

I have the Special Yreasures Wedding Day Gift Set

[@sunshinegirlmissriddlerent5605]

as a kid i heard kids talk about how bride Barbies where popular wedding gift but i'm not sure how true that is

[@espor9297]

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

[@milacolman]

When I was a kid I wanted the bride Barbie with the lighting ring so bad 😩

[@wynja77]

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!

[@rogerhall6450]

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.

[@BH94112]

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

[@TheGeekZilla]

My favorite is the Romantic Bride Barbie. 🎀

[@clairepaffey1727]

The Dream Wedding Barbie with Stacey & Todd was my first ever Barbie! Stacey and Todd are lost to time, and the bride herself is looking a bit rough, but I do still have her in my now reduced collection :)

[@sian1563]

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

[@magby3346]

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

[@leahcimtooms]

Can you do every “My Size” Barbie?

[@loridarkpool3631]

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.

[@krystajustice1608]

The wedding dress before 1973 wedding dress reminds me of the wedding dress Helga wears in the Hey Arnold The Tv Show The Ghost Bride funny wcostream watch it here ya can also watch Barbie and Scooby Doo

[@leiasolo1]

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.