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mismatched wedding party

hello!
My girls are each wearing a different styled dress, they are in the same material and color, just different shapes. my fiance and i were thinking to just let the guys choose whatever they want to wear (within reason.. ;) i have seen some awesome pictures of mismatched bridesmaids and groomsmen, but i have never seen a picture of them together.. does anyone have an example of a mismatched wedding party that i could see?

Re: mismatched wedding party

  • edited April 2012
    Liatris, your WP looks great!

    OP, copy Liatris. :-)  (Not the exact colors, necessarily, but the general concept of how to mix-and-match while keeping things coherent.)
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    [QUOTE]hello! My girls are each wearing a different styled dress, they are in the same material and color, just different shapes. my fiance and i were thinking to just let the guys choose whatever they want to wear (within reason.. ;) i have seen some awesome pictures of mismatched bridesmaids and groomsmen, but i have never seen a picture of them together.. does anyone have an example of a mismatched wedding party that i could see?
    Posted by karimichelle3[/QUOTE]

    <div>I did this my first wedding and everyone loved it. If the guys are going to be wearing a suit,(make sure they are a similar shade. Have them match their Tie to the girls dress they will be escorting. If it's more casual, have them wear matching dress pants and the same shade of collered shirt as the girl they will be escorting. Sorry, I don't have a picture to post. Good luck!</div>
  • Sorry, OP, I'm going to threadjack for a sec. I'm planning on doing what Liatris did, but people keep giving me flack about it?? The idea of choosing dresses for grown women weirds me out and I've been in three weddings and have been unhappy with prices, cuts, etc but never said anything so it only seems fair. How can I tell people who think clone bridesmaids are correct that its okay?! 
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    [QUOTE]Sorry, OP, I'm going to threadjack for a sec. I'm planning on doing what Liatris did, but people keep giving me flack about it?? The idea of choosing dresses for grown women weirds me out and I've been in three weddings and have been unhappy with prices, cuts, etc but never said anything so it only seems fair. How can I tell people who think clone bridesmaids are correct that its okay?! 
    Posted by misssunshine17[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>I think this is very considerate and un-bridezilla. It's crazy to me that people would be negative about it.</div><div>
    </div><div>I did this at my first wedding. I asked girls to wear a black dress that was knee-length or tea-length. They all looked great. I did make gold silk shantung wraps for them to wear in the church. They all had different shoes, hair, a jewelry.</div><div>
    </div><div>I didn't really talk about it with anyone except my girls beforehand. And they all appreciated being able to choose their own style/pricepoint. I think some people probably didn't even notice they were different dresses, being the same color and wearing the wraps.

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  • edited April 2012
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_mismatched-wedding-party?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:5ec942c7-fc74-4d3e-a5f7-0da7520fa94cPost:405c3ab2-40eb-4d58-9664-8d60768b8a5e">Re: mismatched wedding party</a>:
    [QUOTE]Sorry, OP, I'm going to threadjack for a sec. I'm planning on doing what Liatris did, but people keep giving me flack about it?? The idea of choosing dresses for grown women weirds me out and I've been in three weddings and have been unhappy with prices, cuts, etc but never said anything so it only seems fair. <strong>How can I tell people who think clone bridesmaids are correct that its okay?! </strong>
    Posted by misssunshine17[/QUOTE]

    <div>Here's how this conversation should go:</div><div>Friend: Hey Misssunshine, have you picked your BM dresses yet?</div><div>You: Oh, I've decided to let them all pick out their own red dresses.</div><div>Friend: Whaaaa?!?! BMs must match!!! THEY MUST!!! CLONES!!! ADFSFLSFKJSDFLSKF!!!</div><div>You:  Thanks for your input, I'll keep it in mind.  Did you see last night's episode of Mad Men?</div><div>Friend:  ASDFKSFKSDF MATCHING ROAR CLONES MATCH ARGH</div><div>You: Seriously, Roger was high on LSD.  It was so bizarre, don't you think?</div><div>
    </div><div>And so on.  (Also, to be clear, "clone" bridesmaids aren't "wrong," per se, but what you're doing is certainly thoughtful and a good idea.)</div>
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  • I'm doing a "mismatched" party too, and I feel like I've had to explain WHY about a million times already! My parents were horrified. We're doing peacock feather colors, and I just sent my girls peacock feathers and paint color swatches from home depot to give them an idea of the color scheme. We have a shared board on pinterest that we're all posting dress ideas on, and that's working really well. I just hate the idea of making them all spend a lot of money on a dress they don't love. They're all grownups with good taste, and I'd rather see them wear dresses that reflect their own styles and personalities.

    Here are some articles I found about how to make mismatching bridesmaids look cohesive. It's REALLY not that uncommon now!

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