wedding dress style vs. bridesmaids dress

[Deleted User]

Hi there,

We already purchased the bridesmaid dresses, and they are the style that i wanted for my wedding dress. Im not 100% set on it that particular style, but i wanted that style for my dress, would it be tacky or strange if i was to have the same style? (mermaid style)

Thank you

ring_pop

Are you talking about the exact same dress, or a similar style/silhouette?

Nah, I don't think it's TACKY to get the same dress as your BMs in white. Personally, I wanted to be the most elaborately dressed at my own wedding, but that's really just a personal taste thing. If you love the dress, go for it!

Bhanu&Anuj

I don't think it's tacky to have the same silhouette cut as your BM dresses but as ring_pop said I also want to be "the most elaborately dressed".

sarahtisme

I think you should do whatever is going to make you feel your best on your day. If I were you I might consider choosing a different dress for your bridesmaids?
 I only say this because like the others I want to stand out on the day in a more elaborate dress.
I had a friend who got married last year and chose a bridemaid dress for her wedding dress, she looked beautiful but the Mother of the Groom had on the exact same dress in Navy, worse is everyone noticed and commented on it, she was a trooper but she told me later she was a little dissapointed she didn't choose a more "wedding" type dress.
At the end of the day, it's your day. I don't think having the same silhouette would be an issue at all for me, I however personally wouldn't want to wear the same dress in white.

theredskittle

I am going to ditto all PP that I would want to stick out from my BM's. There again, I picked a ball gown, and there isn't really a BM equivalent, but I guess that just goes to show you where I'm at in terms of dress styles and matching my BM's! It's not tacky, but it's your day so do what you want. I once read an article about a girl who hated being the centre of attention, so she made ALL 10 OF HER BRIDESMAIDS wear a white dress of their choice! You couldn't tell who the bride was from the picture! Now, granted, this is an extreme example, and your case isn't even close to that, but if you want your BM's in the same style dress as you, maybe you can pick a really sharp or dark colour so that your dress stands out for colour?

suellenslater

Ultimatly it is up to you, I would just take into consideration how that style looks on all the bms, it is not a style everyone can wear, and althoug it is your day, I am sure you want your bms to feel good too!

[Deleted User]

well they have already pretty much purchased the dresses, i'm really not worried about it, as my dress will be in white, and totally not the same even if it has a mermaid style. I am also not set in stone in the mermaid style, but do prefer the style. I've also decided they can't wear there hair in any way close to the style i want, so that should also make the difference.

APW2010

A mermaid style wedding dress can look pretty different form a mermaid style bridesmaid's dress, so I don't think you have anything to worry about with that.

What colour will your girls be wearing?