Bridesmaids Dresses
HI. I AM GETTING MARRIED 10/15/05 AND I AM HAVING A HARD TIME PICKING OUT MY BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES. I HAVE 4 GIRLS AND THEY RANGE FROM VERY SKINNY TO A SIZE 22. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT WILL LOOK GOOD ON ALL OF THEM. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS
Posted by jessica; updated 11/09/04
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Hi Jessica,
I understand where you`re coming from. My girls sizes were 0, 6, 12, & 20. I felt the same way you do...it was hard...I defintely couldn`t do stapless but I didn`t want sleeves...so confusing.
I ended up having a sort of halter style. Not exactly like a halter (I can email pics if you want).
Basically what I did was a find a dress that I absolutely loved and that they all agreed on. When I say they agreed on it, not all of them loved it, but they all said it was ok. They did have a few request, several of them were very busty so they dress would need some serious alterations, so instead of paying $140 for the dress + alterations, I went to seamstress who made them for $135 each.
I liked the end result much better, I was able to add beading and alter the dresses back so the girls would be able to wear bras. I think having the dresses custom made worked so much better, because the dress was made especially for that girl. The dresses fit them so well and they were so happy with the end result.
They were even surprised that I had chosen such great dresses for them. One of them said, jokingly, "Are you sure you want me to wear this, I look hot, aren`t you scared we`ll look better than you?...I`m going to make my girls where something hideous!"
Anyway, I completely attribute the success of the dresses to having them made by a seamstress, I would check into it if I were you.
Email me if you want pics....
Kayteekt2001@yahoo.com
Posted by Kaytee; updated 11/10/04
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I had the same exact problem.. And i stressed over it all summer.. But then I realized.. If I just pick something kind of simple yet that flatters all body types everyone will be happy.. And now in October we finally got all their dresses ordered and they love them!!!!! Check out
Www.foreverbridals.com
Go to products & go to bridesmaids..
The one i chose is #74104
#1 it ties in with my dress bc mine also twins across the front like that.. Which flattens the belly :)
All of my girls love it.. It makes the thin girls look great.. Plus it looks flattering on my bigger girls bc it flattens out their belly which was their biggest concern.. I LOVE IT!!!!! PLUS the other major part is that foreverbridals doesnt charge anything more for plus sizes.. So all of the dresses costed the same no matter what size!!!!
Good luck! Let me know if you have any questions..
Best wishes!
Meg
Meggers01@hotmail.com
Posted by meg; updated 11/10/04
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Posted by ABBI; updated 11/10/04