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I think this is a great way to go - I love the pictures where everyone is slightly mismatched!
I love that idea and it's what I orginally planned to do for my own bridal party. The problem I had was finding a designer that I liked with the color I liked. Since you already have it all picked out, it should work out fine. My other problem was that my BMs didnt' want to pick their own dresses! They wanted ME to pick one. I guess they don't like dress shopping too much. lol
GL!
HA, I thought I posted this a long time ago and forgot because I am doing exactly the same thing. I went to the Alfred Angelo site and picked fifteen dresses, all cocktail length, all chiffon, and sent their number codes to each BM in an email. They were able to take the list of 15 dresses to local shops, and try on almost every single dress. My nly request was that each girl pick a different dress from eachother(no repeats). They talked, and each ordered their own favorite in the color I asked of them. I am so excited to have them all be slightly different in design. But I'm not worried, because esssentially it's the same dress, just slight variations. I think being the same color, length and FABRIC is most important.
I'm doing this with dresses from Lula Kate. My wedding is not until July, so I can't tell you yet how it turned out, but I thought with 8 girls it would look much better for them not to look like an army of clones. I thought the designer had some great styles and the girls all seem to really like them. However, it actually seemed like it was more stressful to them to pick the dresses then for me to tell them what to get. Especially b/c most of them couldn't try them on. But I think its going to look great and I'm excited about it!
I went even further, I told my girls to find a gray dress they liked. I didn't care where it came from, as long as it was wedding-appropriate and they were comfortable. So far I love what they've come up with. :)
I'm actually going even more varied. If I have a bridal party (haven't totally said yes to that yet--it's largely up to FI), I would just let them all wear black cocktail dresses.
I'm not super formal & I don't want to impose additional costs on them--esp for something they wouldn't wear again. So I think as a bridesmaid, even getting to choose on that level would be very helpful & I would feel better about laying down the cash for the dress.
My sister just told us to find something in Navy. Each of us found dresses that we loved, and we inadvertently really complimented each other! Worked out great!
The last wedding I was in did this. . with Alfred Angelo and it worked out well. She had 8 brides maid of all different body types so it was just easier.
I'm taking the pick your own look one step further and just having my girls wear a Little Black Dress. I have a few things that I'd like to see in the dress (knee to calf length, non-shiny material, all black ect) but really would be okay with whatever they find.
I plan to be super specific about the shoes though. We're all (me included) going to wear the same green shoe.
I'm doing the same exact thing... but with J. Crew dresses. I'm really happy with how it turned out. And I think my bridesmaids are happier, since they had some say in the dress choice. I'm hoping some of them might actually want to wear their dresses again. It's actually kind of funny... out of 6 dresses that the girls could choose, they all ended up choosing only 2 of the styles. So I'll have 2 girls in one dress, and 2 in another, rather than all 4 in different dresses like I was envisioning initially.
my girls are wearing dresses with pink and flowers on them. in about a month, i'll let you know how it turns out!
I love that idea! It's what I was originally planning on doing with Jcrew. However i'm not happy with the jcrew selection right now. My sister let us pick our style from jcrew and there were 7 bridesmaids in 3 different styles. I think it looked really good. I love it if all the BM's can be comfortable and put a little bit of their own style into their dress selection. I will check out Alfred angelo to see what their options are.
I'm letting my BM pick out their dresses from a list of six. I just stuck to the same color and fabric so there would be some similarity in the pictures. I am somewhat amused that I wasn't popular when I picked a dress for everyone to wear, and then when I gave them the option to pick a dress, I didn't get any more popular. But it will all work in the end.
My girls are picking out their own dresses. My stipulations were black and tea or cocktail length.
That's what I did. Well sort of. I went on the DB's website and picked all but 5 of the long dresses in my color and let them pick.
My girls are all wearing a little black dress of their choice. They are all such different girls with different shapes and personalities that I can't imagine them all in the same dress. I want them to feel beautiful and like themselves. My only guidelines were to keep it short (but not too short!) and classy.
I think it is great that you are letting them pick their own. I let my 2 bridesmaids pick their own as well. They ended up getting the same dress but in 2 different colors that complimented each girl's skin tone! I told them to wear what they wanted and didn't care because it was more important that they stood with me than what they wore.
I picked out a dress color/fabric at J Crew, and allowed them to pick whichever style dress they wanted from that point! I have 4 bms and they are in 3 different dresses...I'm so glad that there is going to be variety!
I'm doing this for my girls with David's Bridal. I went a step further and just said whatever short, apple red dress they liked, no specific fabric. They all have such different body types that I knew it would be impossible to find a dress that looked good on each of them. My wedding isn't until April so I can't show you how it looks but I can show you the dresses they all picked. I think that it'll come together nicely. http://talesfromadiybride.blogspot.com/2010/01/outfitting-maids.html
I'm completely mismatching! Different fabrics, different colors AND different colors. Basically, I'm saying "here are some samples of what I'm looking for, now have at it!"... yeah, I'm kinda... chill, lol.
I was thinking of doing this but they said they needed more guidance than black and short so we ended up picking one for everyone.
I only have my MOH, but told her to go for it..she did and found a dress that fit both our styles! I love this dress!
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scissors: thanks! I love your dress and the pics today! : ) I can't wait to have someone take pics of me in mine....
I also like the look of different dresses that are all very similar. My BM are going to wear black so I also thought of just letting them pick out a black dress on their own so they could wear it again. Not sure what I am doing yet...too many decisions!
My friend had us do the exact same thing w/ AA. We all ended up w/ strapless or spagetti strap long satin tealness gowns. In the end, at first glance, some people thought we had on the same gown! So, needless to say it went great! Lol, but each girl got the dress they wanted, for the price they were comfortable w/, and it fit them best. I wish all brides would give their BMs this choice, you're awesome!
PS I did get to rewear my gown from her wedding! My SO had a med school formal and it was nice to get to wear the $160 gown again!
I did this and it turned out great! Everyone picked a dress that complimented their body and made them feel beautiful and comfortable. I told them all to pick any dress they like from David's bridal in their marine color (navy blue). We also found great silver shoes to work with each dress (including mine!)
I love the idea of bridesmaids picking their own dress! It's great to allow each girl to show her individual style. Plus like you said every girl has different shapes. I'm kind of doing the same thing. My bridesmaids are wearing the two brides convertible dress and I told them all to wear it however they want!
I did this for my first wedding. It was six years ago, so I can't remember too well , but I think one girl had spaghetti straps, one in a halter top and 2 in strapless styles that were different from each other. They were all the same color, fabric and floor length and complimented each other well.
My three bridesmaids all went to try on dresses together. I told them they could get whatever black dress they wanted. Oddly, they all ended up picking the same dress. Bill Levkoff Style 378. I was shocked because they all have different body types. The dress is something they can wear again and I appreciate that.
i am having my bridesmaids each wear a dress in a different shade of purple and a different style.
The only thing i request is that it is cocktail length and ideally the same or similar fabrice (i.e. no shiny satin)
This was my inspirataion http://annaelyse.com/collection/dress/peggy (although these dresses are a little pricey for our budgets, but we will look to find something similar)
@leelee who makes that dress it is amazing?
I am doing this with my girls I picked the pewter color at DB and told my girls to pick any dress in that color that they loved. I want them to feel beautiful also!!
Hi there, I am hoping you might be able to help me -- my brother is getting married on June 25, 2011, and I can't get a David's Bridal dress in pewter for love nor money! If any of your bridesmaids might be willing to part with their dresses, please let me know. I hope you had a wonderful wedding! -- Lindsay
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I decided to allow my bridesmaids to pick out their own dresses (all from Alfred Angelo), but they will all be in the same fabric and color. There are several reasons I am doing this. 1) Each girl has a different body type and I want them to wear a dress that looks great on them, 2) I personally like a more non-traditional look, 3) I would love for the girls to pick a dress that they could wear again.
Anyway, with that being said I was wondering if there was anyone else out there that did this and if you liked the way it looked in the end? Thanks.