 Pinckney Street Dress in Silk Chiffon by Carol Hannah from Project Runway I thought that the search for bridesmaid dresses was going to be easier than the wedding gown. I was so wrong! The process is just as challenging. And it is recommended (according to the boutiques I have visited) to order the bridesmaid dresses 5 months before the wedding; this time-frame will allow for one month of dress alterations.
I visited various places with my girls and found one dress that we collectively liked at a well known big bridal boutique. We were all aiming for a long black dress and hoping for a sash in the middle with a different color.
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Now that we (ok…at least I) am getting older and have several friends also getting married and having babies, something to consider is having pregnant bridesmaids. For some reason (and I’m sure it is a good reason to them) some brides will tell their friends to delay pregnancy until after their wedding. I am sorry but the world won’t stop turning, no matter how hard anyone tries. When asking one of my BM’s she actually asked if I would be mad if she happened to get preggo and was preggo at the wedding. The answer, plain and simple, is no.
While this bridesmaid won’t be pregnant at the wedding…. (hehe, little secret: she is already preggo!), it made me think about expanding my dress options in case we needed to.
Long are the days of frump and bulk. Welcome are the days of stunning dresses that will fit the rest of your wedding! I couldn’t help but to love these two from Aria:
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This is a detail that started way-back-when… I dunno if you remember, but I had some issues with an etsy seller (catch up on the rant here). I didn’t want to specify the seller in case something terrible had happened, and as it turned out, there was apparently some sort of ‘family emergency’ that made it difficult to fill the order. I tried to overlook everything, but was hoping at least for some sort of apology for being totally MIA for over a month, but alas, I didn’t get an apology, and after another 2-ish weeks, I finally got our… ties!!
We ended up going with etsy’s Cyberoptix (’Ties that Don’t Suck’). Because I have been in such an ‘execute’ mode lately, I hastily gift-wrapped these suckers to give to our groomsmen before I got a picture, but the picture shows you what my man’s tie looks like (gold on beige). The three ties for the guys were printed on khaki, which is slightly darker than my groom’s, and they were printed with ink matching the girls’ dresses… remember?
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Since the beginning, I’ve always wanted my bridesmaids to choose their own dresses, as long as they’re navy blue. But I’ve seen many bridal parties now sporting different colors or different shades of a certain color. And I’m liking it.
Photo Credits (clockwise from top left): InStyle Weddings, Snippet and Ink, TheKnot, Green Wedding Shoes, TheKnot, Snippet and Ink
The problem with my bridal party is that I only have 2 bridesmaids and the impact won’t be as beautiful as those above. So I’m still trying to decide whether I’ll have them wear same shade or not.
What do you think?
Last night was the much anticipated Bridesmaid dress appointment for my girls. We had a bit of a setback getting to this point, but the end result has turned out great!
Originally a friend of mine, who works for a wedding gown manufacturer, offered to make my bridesmaid dresses. It would have been her present to me along with a great addition to her portfolio. I had taken the girls last winter to get their measurements done and to discuss their personalized designs with my friend. I was so thrilled that the girls would be getting a custom dress that not only fit their bodies perfectly but also fit their style so that they would be completely comfortable in what they were wearing.
During this process, my friend who was going to make the dresses became pregnant and about a month ago told me that it would be too hard for her to complete them. Since nothing had been started I quickly had to move to Plan B: visit our local bridal shop.
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Our bridesmaid dresses have now been ordered! I have to say that this was one of the most stressful parts of the planning so far. Not that the ladies were difficult, but just that coordinating 5 different dress try ons, measurements, ordering, etc, was a little much. My dearest sister and MOH has been handling two other huge things for me, the shower and a girls NYC weekend, so I took on the coordination of the dresses. I wrote before around Christmas time that my sister had chosen dress 855 by Bill Levkoff in Euro Red for all the girls, but then my stepsister tried it on and the style didn’t work. And so, we arrived at the 1 designer, 1 fabric, 1 color, 5 dresses idea. Over the last three months, one by one, everyone has chosen a dress:
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 Created over at colourlovers.com OK, I considered, and selected, mostly by default, and then I made a gorgeous image!! Here’s the evolution of the colors that will be seen at the wedding…
You will notice I refuse to say my “wedding colours”, instead hinting that different colours will be seen, incorporated, or suggested. One thing is for sure, my dress is IVORY. After that, the colour choices have been somewhat organic, inspired by our setting.. the mountains!! We will have greys and indigos (think mountains and river rock!), browns and greens (think forest and meadows), and wheat!! Yes, I have a thing for wheat!! It has no doubt popped into the whole planning process once or twice. I am a prairie girl, so the wheat is mandatory!!
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I don’t know how I got so lucky, but I scored an invite to the Priscilla of Boston Spring 2010 Fashion Show! I got to see beautiful dresses and pretend I was a professional photographer…it was so glamorous. I wanted to share the experience with you buds and blossoms, so here are some of my pictures and video. Enjoy!
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The details on these dresses were amazing.
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I have four of the most beautiful, talented, creative, trusting friends to stand next to me at our wedding this June.
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I’m a pretty laid back girl, so I didn’t have much opinion on whether or not the bridesmaid dresses should match exactly. Taking into consideration that my bridesmaids are anywhere from a 0 to a 14, I really didn’t think that they’d end up in the same dress. Over the holidays, I conceded to complete one task, and took my sister/MOH and step sister/Bridesmaids to try on dresses. We loved Bill Levkoff #855 on my MOH, but it wasn’t so great on Bridesmaid #2. So, she’ll be in #453.
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