Yellow Bridesmaid Dresses - help!

kerrbear373

Hi everyone,

I went shopping for the first time with my bridesmaids, and I really feel like I would benefit from a little advice/guidance!

We're getting married in May in Punta Cana, so it'll definitely be hot, and our wedding is going to be in the garden gazebo (I didn't want to be too typical with a beach wedding just because it's Destination).  The only thing that I'm really set on is that the girls will wear a light yellow, but I'm struggling to find nice dresses that any of us really love.  I'm open to all patterns, lengths, etc. I've been to 2 other weddings so far this year and each time the girls were wearing long chiffon dresses, so I'm hoping for something a little, DIFFERENT but still elegant.  I'm drawn to lace, but many designers don't have yellow, or it's more of a mustard colour.

Any suggestions?  I'm definitely overwhelmed!

RebeccaFlower

Would you consider giving your ladies a length and letting them choose their own dresses? No, the colors won't match but they will choose their own price points and style (and won't be mad at you if you choose the 'wrong' dress!). Especially since they're going to be forking out a lot of money to get to your destination wedding, don't make they spend a ton on a dress. 

hikebikebemerry

Check out Macy's, ModCloth, and regular stores rather than traditional bridesmaid dress stores.  I also am in favor or @RebeccaFlower's idea of giving a color and length (or even a fabric if you want more continuity).

Here are a couple that I found:

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/bar-iii-wrap-dress?ID=1415016&CategoryID=5449&LinkType=#fn=COLOR=Gold;;Yellow&sp=1&spc=31&ruleId=&slotId=31

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/ray-of-delight-dress

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/basque-in-the-sun-dress

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/lemonade-in-the-shade-dress-in-fresh-squeezed

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/walking-by-the-water-dress-in-yellow

kerrbear373

Thanks ladies!

The issue with giving a length is that my matron of honour has this amazing long legs... which make most short dresses inappropriately short.  Is it too controlling to ask that everyone makes sure their dress is knee length? (This might mean that she'd HAVE to buy a long dress and get it cut)

RebeccaFlower

Do you have a problem with maxi dresses? They could find something adorable. Please don't give fabric, that basically means they'd be forced to go with some bridesmaid dress line and no one really ever wants to wear a David's Bridal $150 dress again (or even once in my opinon.) 

Seriously, the girls will love you for being laid back about it. If you do want knee length, just say that and MOH will figure it out. I'm sure she's being dealing with making sure dresses are non-hooker-ish for a long time. 

doeydo

Below are some suggestions:
http://www.sears.com/clothing-shoes-jewelry-clothing-women-s-clothing-women-s-dresses-women-s-regular-dresses&Yellow_Mid length/b-1325285574?filter=Color_Length&previousSort=ORIGINAL_SORT_ORDER&viewItems=50

http://www.target.com/c/dresses-women-s-clothing/-/N-5xtcg#navigation=true&category=5xtcg&searchTerm=&view_type=large&sort_by=newest&faceted_value=5y72cZ56242Z5623x&offset=0&response_group=Items&isLeaf=true&parent_category_id=5xtcm&custom_price=false&min_price=from&max_price=to

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/blogging-on-sunshine-dress

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/soiree-of-light-dress

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/a-butter-tomorrow-dress

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/the-luminous-two-dress

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Browse_Bridal-Party-Bridesmaids-All-Bridesmaid-Dresses__pageSize-all?colorName=Sunbeam

http://www1.macys.com/shop/womens-clothing/dresses/Color_normal,Dress_length,Sortby,Productsperpage/Yellow,Knee Length,ORIGINAL,40?id=5449&edge=hybrid&cm_sp=us_hdr-_-women-_-5449_dresses

http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/womens-dresses-shop?origin=leftnav#category=b2374331|f60133385&type=category&marketingslots=2&currency=CAD&page=1&defaultsize3=&size=&width=&color=yellow&price=&brand=&instoreavailability=false&lastfilter=filtercategory_2&sizeFinderId=2&resultsmode=&segmentId=0&partial=1&pagesize=100&contextualsortcategoryid=0&shopperSegment=

http://shopruche.com/beach-hut-printed-dress.html

http://shopruche.com/sweet-lemoncello-embroidered-dress.html

http://shopruche.com/ray-of-sunshine-lace-dress.html

http://shopruche.com/ocean-way-dress.html

http://shopruche.com/sunny-fields-floral-dress.html

http://shopruche.com/st-claire-embroidered-floral-dress-1.html

http://shopruche.com/fresh-lemonade-embroidered-dress.html

lizzypoo96

I know most people are anti- Davids or Alfred Angelo, but what about letting them pick any yellow dress from there? I think pale yellow chiffon would be so dreamy for a beach wedding. They can choose whichever length they want, but the look would still be cohesive. As far as your long-legged MOH (jealous btw), a lot of those places do allow you to order dresses with extra length so the tall girls have a little extra to work with.

theexactlee

I was going to say Alfred Angelo has some cute pale yellow dresses. Otherwise I always say to think outside the box and go to department stores. I always say Ross but if you have a specific color and more than 2 girls it won't work.

MandyMost

Have you actually seen your bridesmaids in pale yellow dresses before? I know the color is beautiful, but it's a very hard color for many people to wear. Your pictures won't come out beautiful if half of your bridemaids look sickly in their dresses because of the coloring. I love the color and wish I could wear it, but I really do look absolutely terrible in pale yellow. 

If you've already seen all your girls in the color then ignore! I know I wouldn't refuse to wear anything if I was asked, even if I knew it would look terrible on me. I'd just suck it up and deal. So consider that, even if your girls said they'd be fine with it. 

Maggie0829

I am not sure what your BMs budgets are but here are a few from JCrew that could work...

https://www.jcrew.com/wedding/Wedding_Bridesmaid/silkchiffon/PRDOVR~02982/02982.jsp

https://www.jcrew.com/wedding/Wedding_Bridesmaid/silkchiffon/PRDOVR~29286/29286.jsp

This one is ivory but it seems to have a more yellow tone to it then other ivories...

https://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/dresses/cocktail/PRDOVR~A0031/A0031.jsp

And I threw this one in because I thought it was really pretty (has some yellow tones) and is different and perfect for a DW where it will be near the beach and warm...

Maggie0829

Grr...it wouldn't post my last link.  Hopefully this works,

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theartistformerlyknownas

If you go with a true "bridesmaid dress" designer, you can order extra length - for average height girls this would take a cocktail length dress to a tea length, and for the long-legged MOH would take inappropriately short to at least cocktail length. She won't have to order floor length and chop it. 

ETA I'd also recommend a designer with multiple shades of yellow... yellow doesn't look good on every skin tone, and you don't want your girls looking washed out. After Six has 5 shades of yellow, and mismatched tones can look great.

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kerrbear373

Thanks for all the help everyone!  I have been pretty open with my ladies - and keep repeating that THEY have to love the shade of yellow that we end up picking (or the variety of shades).  They've all liked the few shades of the dresses that we tried on so far, and I was impressed at how they were all able to pull it off (they have such different complexions, but it's a good colour on them).

kerrbear373

CHIFFON EVERYWHERE!!!

Is it just me, or does it seem like the only lightweight fabric out there these days is CHIFFON?  It seems like every picture of a wedding I'm seeing lately has the bridesmaids in different colours of long chiffon dresses.  Any other alternatives out there?

theartistformerlyknownas

kerrbear373 said:

CHIFFON EVERYWHERE!!!

Is it just me, or does it seem like the only lightweight fabric out there these days is CHIFFON?  It seems like every picture of a wedding I'm seeing lately has the bridesmaids in different colours of long chiffon dresses.  Any other alternatives out there?

Chiffon is popular because it's relatively inexpensive and pretty forgiving, doesn't wrinkle much, etc. I'd be careful about counting something out just because it's "too typical" - things become popular for a reason, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

The ones I linked before are nu-georgette, which is similar to chiffon but a bit thicker while still draping well. It's not as shiny as chiffon, and a bit more spongy/crinkly of a weave, less net-like. Jersey is another lightweight bridesmaid fabric, but you probably won't find it in as many different shades/styles. My bridesmaids are wearing peau de soie, which is a kind of textured silk, but it's a little heavier weight - less drape-y, more structured. (My wedding is in the fall, on the formal side.) Silk charmeuse is pretty lightweight, but it's very shiny and might look too formal (pale yellow and evening/formal don't seem to "go" in my mind, aside from K Hud's dress in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days). 

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Something for your girls to consider when shopping. Since this is going to be an outside wedding that if they opt for a knee length dress to pick one that isn't too flowy. The reason is if it happens to be a windy day, if they have a loose fitting flowy short dress, they risk the dress being blown up a lot more then a full length dress or a more form fitting dress.