What sort of dress are you going to be wearing (fabric, formality, etc)? I'd consider these factors before deciding what sort of dresses they should wear. If you'll be in a fancy satin dress and they still want to wear their dresses then I'd say go for it. Have they already purchased their dresses?
@ScottishMrs: Thank you for your reply. I'm actually wearing the Dillion by Blue by Enzoani. it's a lace fit-and-flare with a chapel train. Probably inappropriate for a beach wedding but I bought my dress months ago and still love it as much as I did when I first got it. :) As for the BM dresses, I picked out the color (sangria) and fabric (satin) and had asked them to pick out their own style as long as it was long. We were planning on ordering the dresses from DB in january.
@WYAtocha: That's a gorgeous dress!
Here's a picture of a bride in a lace fit and flar with BMs in what look like sangria dresses. These aren't long or satin dresses. I don't think the satin will move in the breezy I imagine when I think beach wedding. Ordinarily I'd say go with chiffon, but if they don't like it then I don't think it'd be a good idea. What other light fabrics does DB offer? I can't seem to find that info online and I've never been to a DB (I really liked Alfred Angelo but I ended up finding the dresses for my girls at a chain store, Fairweather).
Chiffon would be my first pick as well. My dress was chiffon and so was my MOH and we were both VERY comfortable on the beach. It was windy on the beach(as expected) and it actually made for very pretty pictures of our dresses flowing softly in the wind. So if they don't like chiffon, maybe another lightweight fabric? I do agree about the long dresses for BM on the beach. MOH's dress was long and it looked amazing on the beach.
@ScottishMrs: Thank you! And thank you for finding that picture for me! It definitely does look like sangria. I checked out DB and they don't have a lot of other non-satin options for long dresses that are not chiffon. I have checked out dessy.com but I'm not too familiar with the fabrics (silk charmeuse, nu georgette, etc). They have some really pretty dresses.
@nursemel: It's funny that you mentioned how your long dresses made for some amazing pictures on the beach because I spoke to one of my BMs a couple of hours ago and that was exactly what she said was the reason she thought long dresses would be better. I'm not familiar with the different kinds of fabric out there unfortunately. I have to find some salons that carry Dessy dresses because I saw some really pretty dresses but I'm not sure what those fabrics are. i'm hearing those names for the first time...hahaha.
What about jersey, like the Two Birds brand dresses?
@waitingwonderland: I have to check out jersey dresses! Thanks! I did come across Two Birds when I was looking for BM dresses months ago (I loved the idea that they were convertible and the girls could wear them again). They were more expensive than what I'd budgeted for since I'd offered to pay for the dresses as my BMs are all flying really far for me, so I checked out Henkaa dresses instead. They were less expensive, but two of my BMs were a little uncomfortable wearing them as they are very busty. I should definitely check out jersey dresses though. I love that idea. Thanks again.
I once saw a destination wedding where the BMs wore long, matching maxi dresses in cotton. It looked very elegant, yet not too fancy or overdone. Would you consider something like that??
@WYAtocha: I did a bit of research:
http://www.zankyou.us/p/maxi-dresses-for-wedding-guests-chic-and-summery-style-27835
mismatched maxi dresses all in neutrals - or a one shoulder chiffon, I know they don't like chiffon, but I tried on Dessy 6646 which is very similar to this dress and let me tell you, it's very nice, comfy, flattering. I didn't end up picking the dress (bride let us pick between 2 dresses), but it was a really nice option - kinda pricey, though (like $260).
@futuremrsk18: I love so many of the dresses on the link you sent me!!!! :) I'm forwarding that to my BMs and seeing what they think!!! And i love the dress that looks like the Dessy 6646. I'm going to try and make an appointment with a bridal salon near me and have my sister come along with me to check it out. Thank you sooooo much!!!! I really appreciate this.
@futuremrsk18: Oh, also I checked out the price of the Dessy dress on RK Bridal's website. It's a lot less expensive ($157), so I'm happy...hahaha. I always check out RK because I got a BM dress for a friend's wedding there once and found out prices there usually beat other places'.
@WYAtocha: UGH I wish I had known that - we just bought Bill Levkoff dresses (#159 - also chiffon, but gorgeous dresses, you should really look into that one, too) and we paid $230-20% off, with tax they were $200 before alterations. I don't want to hear I could have gotten it cheaper! lol
@futuremrsk18: Lol. Well, you can check it out the next time you're in a wedding! :) Thanks for all the great suggestions!
I'm having a beach wedding in Boracay,Philippines and my BMs will be wearing these dresses in coral. A breezy dress would be nice but we dont want the wind to blow their skirts and show what's under so we all liked a Taffeta cocktail dress. Thailand, like Philippines, would be hot and humid so I'm really not sure about long dresses.
If you are interested in the convertible style dresses, there's a company called Henkaa that makes them as well(based in toronto but ship to US etc). Their prices are about half of the Two Bird cost.
www.henkaa.com
Pretty sure I'm going to get my bm dresses from them.
@summerSmile: I've always wanted to visit the Philippines! I'm excited for you. I saw pictures of bridesmaids in long dresses on the beach in some Southeast Asian countries on my photographer's website but they looked very lightweight - like silk, chiffon, etc. I know our original satin dresses are definitely out. Poor girls would melt if I stuck to those.
@SupermansSweetheart: I checked out Henkaa back when I found out Two Birds cost a fortune. Unfortunately, 2 of my bustier BMs were uncomfortable with the lack of support. Have you girls tried the Henkaa dresses on? Would love to hear your BMs' experiences with them. They are a great idea though! I love that you can wear them so many ways!
My friend had her wedding in Jamaica and we wore short taffeta gowns (I'll post a pic below). I will say this.
1. That dress was hot. Even short.
2. I got a sunburn the day before the wedding and having a dress with straps HURT LIKE HELL.
3. I changed mid-way through the reception (with permission from the bride, of courses) into a strapless, jersey knit dress (from Express). She commented she wished she had just done that for us instead!
@WYAtocha: My 2 BMs are complete opposite sizes, one is a size 6 and 5'11 the other is 5'3 and currently an 18. I'm somewhere in the middle haha, they haven't triyet them yet, I love the idea of those dresses for travel etc so I think I'm going to order one for myself and they can both give it a try. The larger of my BMs will buy the matching bandeau top for more coverage and bra options if we go this route.
The dress comes in 2 sizes and since I'm right on the border of the two Henkaa recommends I get the larger one, especially since I have bigger boobs. I'll keep you posted!
@SupermansSweetheart: My BMs and I went to check out Jordan Bridesmaid dresses. My sister and mom decided - after seeing the Jordan chiffon dresses - that they did like the look of it after all...hahaha. So, I'm letting them pick out their own long chiffon dresses from there since everyone loved at least a couple of dresses when they were at the salon. Let me know how your BM dress experience with Henkaa goes. :)
@MsMindle: Taffeta would be too much in that heat. I wore a taffeta dress once in the summer for a friend's wedding in Philly (and it was only Philly - not somewhere that was hotter and more humid) and it was very uncomfortable, so I totally understand. We have decided to stick with chiffon. Thank you so much for your tips and for sharing your picture with me!
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Hi bees. I need some advice. FI and I were going to have a huge wedding in order to please my extended family but after having to postpone it in order to include everyone and then having to deal with even more drama afterwards, we have decided to just do a destination wedding on a beach in Thailand. My BMs are all still coming and initially, we had decided on long satin dresses from DB, but now I feel like satin might be a little too hot for them. They love the idea of long dresses on a beach for some reason. I personally don't mind either length at this point, so I'd like to ask all you bees out there who had a wedding in the summer or on an island somewhere: what did your bridesmaids wear? I know chiffon is popular for beach weddings but both my mom and sister (who's my MOH) hate the look of it.