On October 25, 2009, Ivanka Trump married Jared Kushner in an emotional New Jersey ceremony. From afar, the event seemed to be a typical Trump wedding. Just like several brides and grooms before them, Ivanka and Kushner wed in one of the family hotels — in their case, the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster (via Today). Ivanka's style choices also seemed to reproduce the ostentation of the Trump brides of the past. According to a report by Newsweek, Ivanka wore a $45,000 platinum and diamond hairpiece in addition to diamond jewelry estimated to cost a total of $220,000. Her Vera Wang dress, estimated to cost $50,000 by the South China Morning Post, only added to the moneyed look.

However, Ivanka's wedding attire wasn't just a display of wealth — it also represented her commitment to her newfound Jewish faith. Express reported that the Kushner family only accepted Ivanka as one of their own after the bride-to-be completed a rigorous Orthodox Jewish conversion process. Consequently, Ivanka's wedding dress had to conform to certain standards for what the Kushner family's sector of Judaism would find acceptable.

According to The Knot, Orthodox women marry wearing modest dresses — high necklines, enclosed backs, and sleeves. Thus, on the day of her wedding, Ivanka wore an extremely demure gown that covered her shoulders, chest, and neck (per Express).