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It depends on what the theme was and how expensive the theme dress was.
Eh... it would really depend on what the theme was. My gut instinct is that I would not like it.
@AmuseMeMusically: I am not exactly sure what you mean by the bridesmaids dresses being the theme. Can you give an example?
A theme? Seriously? I may be not understanding this correctly but are you saying that you want all your bridesmaids to dress like pirates or something?
Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific.
NOT theme like this:
Theme like THIS:
Or maybe not even this extreme, just not the standard strapless floor-length satin in trendy colors that a goodish number of people have.
I'm a bit geeky, so I'd be fine with the dress (not, the star wars gettup, haha!). It also depends on the cost, though. If I had to pay upwards of $200, I probably would be a bit irritated on cost alone.
I'd be annoyed, but I would do it for a friend.
I would probably do it, but it would possibly make me feel awkward at the reception. Everyone else in their pretty reception dresses, and I'm lugging around this dress. I would definitely make sure you 100% clear it with them before you go this route.
I wouldn't like it at all. No matter the cost. I would feel very uncomfortable wearing something like what you posted.
Personally, I would LOVE to wear that and be much happier to wear it than a "traditional" bridesmaid dress. As you said, no one wears their bridesmaids' dresses again, but I could get use out of the "theme" dress. If nothing else, you could use it for a Halloween costume, but, where I work, I could wear it for work-related events. Plus, I feel much more comfortable in period costumes than I do in strapless dresses. :) I see you're getting married in December, so sleeves would be a plus, too. I don't care how well a room is heated, strapless in December=bad.
I think if it's fun and flattering, it would be cool. But I'd start thinking about how much I pay for a Halloween costume vs. how much I'd spend on a nice dress I could potentially wear again. If I had to pay $50 for that dress, I'd totally wear it. $200, I'd be a little pissed. And I think you should give them the option of changing into a standard dress for the reception.
As a bridesmaid, I would do whatever made the bride happy.....
But as a bride, do you REALLY want that?! Are you sure that is something that you are going to be happy with looking back at your pictures 20, 30, 40 years from now? I realize that trends change and bridesmaid styles that are popular now, may not be popular then, but something that looks like it may be from a Halloween party.... are you sure that you won't look back and wish you had done something more wedding-ish?
Yeah I think it'd depend on the cost, and how much I loved the Bride.
I disagree with a PP that nobody wears their bridesmaids dresses again.
These days there are many brides choosing really cute cocktail type dresses that can definitely be worn again.
If a bride asks me to wear a costume because she is having a "theme", then I would expect to rent it or have her provide it.
I'd wear it, but I'd expect it to be rented because any dress of that style will be very expensive.
@arenyth: I was going to get them made. I wouldnt expect them to pay more than about $150 or so for a dress, whether it was something like I posted above, a standard bridesmaid dress, or the stormtrooper outfit.
@Mrs. Louboutin: Just about everything that's done today is going to look like a costume in 20 years. I'm a strange young woman now, and if I grow up to be anything other than a strange old woman, my family and friends will be way more shocked by that than they will be at "offbeat" bridesmaid-dress choices. :) I can choose to be average any day. I only get one chance to have a wedding that truly reflects me and my fiance.
That said,with only one exception, my friends are all either theater/artsy people or total geeks, so I'm pretty sure they will be on board. It's that one exception that I'm worried about. But hopefully since she's my sister...
I will do anything a bride asks me to do. I may be less than stoked about it, but wouldn't mind.
@AmuseMeMusically: I would totally love to wear something like what you posted. It's fun and offbeat!
You should be fine. Regular bridesmaid dresses are in a theme too - "bridesmaid." Haha. Which is definitely it's own category. My cousin was in a wedding once where all the bridesmaids dressed as Disney princesses (they were each assigned a different one). The wedding was on Halloween, so the whole wedding party was in costume. She went along with it, but she did mention beforehand that she was going to be pissed if her costume was horrible. Haha. Luckily it was cute.
I think it depends. The dress you posted was fine. If you asked me to wear that dress and some kind of stage/theme makeup, then no. I would want to feel comfortable for sure. Sounds like most of your theater friends should be fine with it, but make sure things aren't too extreme for sis.
I would much prefer that to a typical bridesmaid dress. I would be super excited to wear it and would never find it annoying. But that's me.
I'd wear a duct tape dress if the bride wanted me to :) I'm sure your friends (and yes, even your sis) would be more than happy to wear whatever you wanted them to wear.
I wouldn't have a problems wearing it but I don't think I'd want to pay for it.
I would wear it with a smile if you were my friend, but I would feel sooo awkward at the reception. I would also be kind of annoyed to spend $150 on a dress that there's no chance in heck that I could ever wear again. I mean, with your standard dress, there's always a chance. This would just be $150 gone. But...like I said, if I was your friend, you wouldn't hear that from me. They're your friends, and I'm sure they'll do what you want.
I wish I was brave enough! I have never been to a "theme" wedding but for you and your concept I think it could totally work!
Sorry, the weirdest thing just happened. I went to my profile, and the only posts that were showing were the ones where I had asked why it said "Comment awaiting moderation" on a post I hadn't ever commented on. I was afraid they had deleted my account!
Mr. Bee/Moderators, if you're reading this, I promise I'm not a spam-bot!
Like others before me, I'll wear whatever the bride wants. However, the cost would be the prohibitive part for me. And for my sister, I'd wear cow poop. Same for my brother.
I think there is a difference between spending $150 on a costume, and $150 on a bridesmaid dress. At least with a cocktail dress, there is a possibility of wearing it again! The last BM dress I bought I would totally have worn again to a christmas party or something but I lost some weight and its much too big now.
Also, I'd kindly (really, I'm not trying to be mean) point out that your idea of tasteful vs. stupid is probably different than other peoples, and that might include your bridesmaids. I think the people you should be polling is your bridesmaids! I know lots of people who would flat out to refuse to wear a dress like that, and others who might enjoy it. I'm sort of down the middle. I'd hate to wear a dress like that, I DEFINITELY would not want to spend $150 on a dress like that, but for one of my best friends, i'd probably do it begrudingly. I'd also probably bring a dress to change into at the reception. I can't say that I would happy about it, though, and I think its important to keep your bridesmaids happy. Like I said, it all comes down to your bridesmaids. I know my sister would wear anything to make me happy so hopefully for your sake, yours is the same. You'll never know until you ask!
I would wear that dress again maybe as a Halloween costume or a dress up costume. I probably wouldn't mind wearing it to a wedding as long as it's still around $150.
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If you were a member of a wedding party, and that wedding had a theme, would you be irritated if the bridesmaids dresses were that theme, rather than David's Bridal floor-length or something? I'm thinking that since hardly anyone ever wears the dress again anyways, that no one will mind as long as the choice is tasteful vs. stupid-looking, but wanted to get everyone else's take on it.