Movies like Bridesmaids and TV shows like Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids have provided some interesting insight into the bridesmaid dress shopping experience. Varying budgets, body types, and taste levels can lead to many different opinions and a lot of confusion.
Choose your bridal party carefully, and make sure that the friends and family you ask are up for the responsibility that comes along with being a bridesmaid. Once you've selected your bridal party, ask about budgets, and keep that number in mind as you search for the styles. Bridal website galleries and blogs are amazing, and I also found a lot of ideas through other people's weddings -- they helped me figure out the feel I wanted (casual/formal/long/short). Sites like Dessy, where you can click on different dress colors, are also great for deciding which hue to put your bridal party in.
Andrew and I are having a traditional, formal beachfront ceremony followed by a ballroom reception. My maid of honor, Amy, and I looked for dresses at a number of places and finally found one for her at Amsale -- a floor-length charcoal-gray gown with a sweetheart neckline. Then, after checking out a variety of other silhouettes, I chose one style for the rest of the bridal party to give them a cohesive look. Take a peek at some of the options below. Which one would you have picked?
1 The girls will wear this floor-length Amsale chiffon gown in charcoal.
2 Another option we considered was a sweetheart neckline dress from Ivy & Astor.
3 This V-neck jersey Amsale gown was in the movie "When in Rome."
4 This Melissa Sweet gown was one of Amy's favorites, but the jersey fabric was a little too heavy for the beach.
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7 Jane Ventresca, part of the Everyday Food team here at MSLO, and I also tried on bridesmaid dresses at The Wedding Library.
8 I wanted to see how the charcoal color looked next to a white dress (obviously not my wedding dress!).
9 I loved the pink tone of this Ivy & Astor dress.
10 The Two Birds Bridesmaid dresses can be worn different ways so they are great for bridesmaids with varying body shapes.
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