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Short or Long Bridesmaid Dresses?

posted 12 months ago in Bridesmaids
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    DeathByDesign    February 18, 2012   Lives in Ontario, married in Quebec

    I am having my wedding in February (one of the coldest months of the year here) in the middle of the woods at a rustic old sugar shack. Our wedding is pretty casual. Our dress code is "smart casual" which is basically "as long as you wear something nicer than jeans and a t-shirt, you're fine".

    I was originally going to have my bridesmaids wear short dresses, but then I saw this photo in a Martha Stewart Weddings magazine and I thought it looked really nice (especially with the warm looking shawls!):

    Short or Long Bridesmaid Dresses? :  wedding Winterbridesmaids

    I'd also assume that long dresses would be warmer, right?

    Would long bridesmaid dresses be too formal for our casual, rustic wedding? 

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    I would say long since it will be so cold!

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    I would say long since it will be so cold!

     
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    bells    June 26, 2011  

    If its cold I would go for long dress, unless your BMs will wear tights

     
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    kryje003    October 22, 2011   Duluth MN

    I would go long.  You can still give them a more casual feel with fit or fabric. (i.e. stay away from satin ball gowns)

     
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    mzlouis2b    November 3, 2012   Live in Brooklyn, wedding in MI

    i agree, long in a casual fabric.

     
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    kansas bee    August 6, 2011  

    I love long dresses! Go long! And that picture is gorgeous, btw!

     
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    2ndtime    April 16, 2011  

    Long dresses will be warmer for sure.  Since your wedding will be in the woods, use an appropriate fabric/style for the dresses and they will certainly go along nicely.

     
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    DeathByDesign    February 18, 2012   Lives in Ontario, married in Quebec

    Does anyone have any suggestions for brands that sell casual long bridesmaid dresses?

     
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    Mermaid1082    September 4, 2010   St Louis, MO

    If you choose short dresses, tights would be way cute.

     
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    DeathByDesign    February 18, 2012   Lives in Ontario, married in Quebec

    @Mermaid1082: Yeah I was actually thinking tights might be nice too!

     
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    joy2011    October 22, 2011   NE Ohio

    I really like those dresses! And yeah, go with long cuz it will be warmer, and the shawls are a cute idea. 

    For brands, try looking at companies that don't explicitly sell "bridesmaid" dresses, even something like Kohls or Target.

     

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