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I think it is here to stay. There are so many different kinds of "mismatched" dresses- color, style, fabric etc. It really allows a bride to show off each bridesmaid to their best advantage, instead of trying to make a number of women conform to one look.
I think there will always be brides who prefer a uniform look and that's ok too.
There is no way to predict that. If you like something, then it doesnt matter if it's a current trend or not since your guests don't keep up with details of that nature to know what is supposedly in or out.
I think it's possible it'll stick around because it makes good sense, makes it easier for the bridesmaids
There will always be peopl who have wedding where everything is not matching, because that's the essense of the fast wedding.
Whether it will stay a trend in the high fashion wedding magazines and be the dream of little girls for decades to come-- I doubt it.
I think it's a great look and so much less stuffy and flat looking. It will always be an option it won't always be popular.
I think it's here to stay.. well I hope it is. Most wedding that I've seen/been to where the bridesmaids have worn dresses that matched exactly... well let's just say that it's very difficult to find a style and colour that suits and flatters a number of girls of different sizes, skin tones, etc. Thus I cosign what julies1949 said re. mismatched dresses. I don't think it's the "essence of the fast wedding" since some brides and bridesmaids do go into a lot of thought to choose dresses that, whilst mis-matched, still complement each other.
I HOPE it's here to stay. Besides being more visually impactful, isn't it easier to find/wear a dress that is more flattering to your shape/figure? I've been in weddings where the bride insisted that everyone wear the same dress- one that comes to mind was a WINTER wedding where the bride insisted on strapless. We froze our a$ses off and NO ONE was happy. Bustier girls couldn't keep their ladies in, smaller girls couldn't keep their dresses up, then we were all stuck with a hideous bridesmaid dress in SLATE GRAY TAFFETA. Ick. On the other hand, I've been in 3 weddings where the bride allowed up to choose our own dresses, as long as it was in a general color range. SO much better and I've actually worn those dresses again. Not going to lie though, in one wedding a girl chose a really slutty dress where her cleave was embarrassingly on display. So I think the best thing is to give clear direction, set some parameters but leave the shape/fit up to the individual, only they know what truly works for their figure.
There will always be people who like the matched look more than the mismatched, but it probably won't change over in just two years. In my Mother's time, all the BM's dresses were just whatever they owned and wore, so this isn't anything 'new'. In those days it was born of necessity, but my Mom's biggest regret every time she looked at her wedding pictures was how awful she thought everyone looked in just any dress they had.
I read something interesting from a photographer, advising Moms to strongly suggest their brides keep the BM dresses the same style as well as the same length. She said she got more complaints from brides when they saw their pictures about how distracting it was to see all the different dresses, and that people commented more on the girls than the brides. She went on to say that having a BP in different dresses makes it look like a group of guests who happened to be wearing the same color wandered into your celebration. Wearing all different dresses makes your wedding party look chaotic and even worse in pictures.
It will come and go just as all trends do... will some people do it when it isn't "trendy" yea... Heck, I'm doing it and I'm not a "trendy" bride**... I just want my girls to be comfortable and look amazing.
It's hard to tell what some magazine editor will decide the next "trend" is.
**(ok let's rephrase the "trendy bride" comment, my wedding isn't a traditional wedding going with the mainstream, however based on stylemepretty weddings my wedding will probably be "trendy"... however, I haven't been to a wedding like a stylemepretty wedding so I hardly think it's "trendy" we all just get so immersed in wedding planning and look at THOUSANDS of weddings that we think things are "trendy" or "overdone" when in reality we're looking at weddings from all over the world and in the grand scheme of things, it isn't that "trendy" because a few thousand weddings do something when there are millions of weddings each year... haha sorry for the rant)
I'm doing it to make it cost effective for everyone- I just want my friends (who are young like me) to be able to buy a plane ticket and be here at the wedding- I don't want to throw a $200 dress charge on top of that and have them not come at all.
I don't think we'll see the mismatched Anthropologie look in 10 years, but that's a good thing. It's nice that weddings have a solid style in the 2010s that's far better than the puffy sleeves of the 80s ;).
I do think that some brides will keep the same fabric and color and let BMs pick their own dresses moving forward.
I told everyone to get a black cocktail dress, because most of them already owned one or they could find one for pretty cheap! I don't think my friends and family should go broke because I'M getting married!
I also want my BMs to feel just as beautiful as I'll feel at the wedding. I would rather have mis-matched styles if that means that everyone looks great in a dress that flatters them.
Honestly, I'm so glad this trend started fairly recently because I've always been a little put off by overly matchy bridesmaids. It is totally not my thing, and actually kind of creeps me out in pictures to see a bunch of girls all trying to look the same but clearly not happy. I've chosen to maintain some cohesion by using the same designer, fabric, and length but allowing my girls to choose a style they feel comfortable in and a color they like. And will that take away from me in pictures? I can't imagine that anyone really takes away from the bride on her wedding day or in her pictures, but I TOTALY want my girls looking and feeling gorgeous, so if they steal the show so be it!
I'll admit I am getting matchy bridesmaids, but i am also doing a non-traditional brdesmaid dress. More like a party dress from BCBG.
Tried doing the unmatchy but it was too hard to coodinate and made me more stressed. But if you can pull it off GREAT.
Mismatched bridesmaid dresses are here to stay for sure.
I think it will stay. I really like non-matching dresses; I've never been a fan of matching ones, someone always ends up looking awful. My BMs are all different shapes, heights, and colourings, and it would be difficult to find a dress that suited them all, that they were all comfortable in. I originally said they could wear whatever they wanted, eg completely different colours and styles (provided they don't clash), but as it happens, they want to wear the same colour, but in different shades and styles (MOH will be in a different colour). I just want them all to look great, plus we're not really have a colour scheme as such, so it doesn't bother me if they're not all in the same colour. I think weddings where everything matches perfectly can end up looking a bit 'over-done', like too much effort has gone into it; I want the feel of ours to be elegant, but relaxed
I am having mismatched bridesmaids, in they are having the same style of dress but in different colours. i love the look of mismatched, but i actually do think its a trend and i think it will fade out.
ALTHOUGH......after saying that, an aunt of mine has photos from her wedding from 25+ years ago, and her bridesmaids wore different coloured dresses, although they were the same style of dress. in fact thats where i got my inspiration from. so maybe it might stay a while?
@Vintage-me: Yep. It was the trend of the time for a rainbow wedding (that's what they used to call them). I never liked it, but many people did.
my grandma had her bridesmaids in all different pastel dresses, so apparenlty I am copying her! I thought she would hate the idea but she just said "ooooh! Like my wedding!" and totally loved it
Yes my aunts bridesmaids wore pastels too, and so are mine, and she called it a 'sweet pea' wedding, as all the colours are the same as the colours of sweet peas. and i am copying that .
I voted that it is here to stay because I think brides really like the looks of it. I so wish I would have made this choice, but I do really love the dress my girls are wearing.
But don't all traditions start out as trends, like the wedding cake is only been a tradition for like 100 years. Now I wonder if brides back then worried if the cake was going to fizzle out of style.
Traditionally (in UK anyway) the wedding cake is a fruit cake. And US ones were sponge, but now its more popular to have a sponge cake. i think cost has a lot to do with that .
I think it's here to stay, because there's always going to be a lot of people who just want to let their bridesmaids wear what they want. That's what we did and I was prepared for it to look weird, but it ended up being amazing. People who are really into design and clothing doing it may be a trend, since it's a lot of work to coordinate if you're not willing to live with uncertainty and let it go how it goes, but there's always going to be some people who take a laissez-faire approach.
My bridesmaids are mismatched (sort of?) They get to pick their own dress as long as it's slim, long and black. I think this is a trend but one that will stick around because it is so easy for everyone involved.
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Hey all,
I've been seeing a lot of threads about the mismached dresses, colors / style and i was wondering what is your feelings on this bees? Do you think that it is a trend that will be gone in two years or do you think this one might be here to stay?