[1] One author describes the dress as a symbol of "the marital fervor" and a major influence on women who strove to "emulate Kelly's peau de soie and lace masterpiece".

[5][7][8] For the civil ceremony, which was held at the baroque throne room of the palace on 18 April 1956, the dress worn by Kelly was made of taffeta, pale pink in color, covered by cream-colored Alençon lace, designed as a "fitted bodice with high rounded collar and a flared skirt".

Grace Kelly worked closely with Helen Rose to come up with the design for the dress, and the two women looked to costumes in the MGM archives for inspiration.

In a simile given by another reporter, the bridal dress train of 3 feet (0.91 m) was described as "flowing like a river of whipped cream among the plush red floor.

[4] On 1 April 2006, The Philadelphia Museum of Art presented an exhibition titled Fit for a Princess: Grace Kelly's Wedding Dress, that ran until 21 May 2006.

[15] It was the inspiration for the wedding dress of Once Upon a Time's Emma Swan when she married Captain Hook in the musical episode, "The Song in Your Heart".

[16] It was also the inspiration for Australian model Miranda Kerr's wedding dress worn to her 2017 marriage with American businessman Evan Spiegel.

[17] In 2021, American socialite Paris Hilton wore an Oscar de la Renta wedding dress inspired by the gown itself on her marriage to Carter Reum.