Bridesmaids Dress Length

charlotteetier

Hello! I have a bridesmaids dress length question for everyone:

I have chosen my bridesmaids dress (everyone will be wearing the same one). Some of my girls let me know they do not need alterations - which is great; I'm glad they don't have to spend the extra money. However, when I was having my wedding dress fitting my seamstress and MOH mentioned I should at least have everyone get their dress hemmed so they are all the same length or it will look odd in photographs.

Is this what other brides do? And if so, how did you choose your length? My bridesmaids dress, by design, is approx "knee length". Did you say X number of inches above the knee?

I guess my confusion is that: If everyone is a different height anyway what does it matter?

JennyColada

Maybe she meant to have them hemmed so they're all the same amount of inches off the of ground?

Either way, I don't think you need to concern yourself with this.

RedJacks25

If you're going to post the exact same thing in two places, you really should put XP in your title.
I'll repeat what I said in the other one:


Please let your bridesmaids choose the length of their dresses. Seriously.

I was in a wedding a couple years ago where we each had the same dress, but we all chose different lengths and we're all different heights. Do you think it ruined the wedding?

Edited to remove photos.

doeydo

Honestly, I think that is really nitpicking.  I mean, what are you going to do once the wedding pictures are developed, hold up a ruler and level to them make sure the dresses are all the exact same length?  Examples of BMs in dresses that don't look like they were hemmed to all be the exact same:

KatWAG

I would only be concerned with dress length if the dress was long and dragging on the floor. Otherwise, I wouldnt concern myself with it. It is too much micromanagament for me

charlotteetier

Thanks ladies! I'm glad to know my gut was correct!

[Deleted User]

I agree with other girls, don't worry about it, in fact I think your safer because if you go I want x inches above the knees, well if one girl has very long legs, great, but if someone else has short legs, x inches could end up with a dress right below her butt which will look worse in my opinion.

HobokensFury

Sounds like the seamstress is trying to make a buck.