Awful dresses

Knottie1470954238

I despise my bridesmaid dresses. They are so beyond terrible and not what I expected. Do not order off of JJ's House. Our wedding is a little over two months away, where do I go from here? My colors are champagne and merlot.
Another question. Are the grooms suits considered part of the color scheme? Ours are a dark navy. 


Edit: I sent his picture, along with pictures of the other bridesmaids, to the company and they would not take them back. They offered to pay for a portion of the tailoring, but I had already paid JJ's extra money on top of the dress for tailoring.
I was stuck with this company due to the fact that my parents are paying for the whole wedding. So, my mom saw this site and ran with it. I have not had much of an input on our wedding. 

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There are tons of dresses for sale right now that could work at regular dress stores since everyone is trying to buy a pretty holiday/New Years dress. Have a look at your nearest mall and I bet you'll find something. 

STARMOON44

You're going to either return these or buy new dresses yourself right?

ei34

Ditto PP. J Crew, Macy's, Nordstrom...and sales this weekend!  Definitely look at dresses in person before choosing.  Stay under the lowest budget you received from your BM's, and make sure that any shipping/return costs are handled by you, not them.  Good luck!

ETA: and re your suit question, at weddings I've attended, the part of the color scheme GMs get in on is usually the color of their tie, boutenneire, etc. as opposed to the suit itself.  That said, a navy suit would go nicely with both champagne and merlot.  

kimmiinthemitten

Out of curiosity, what were they supposed to look like?

SP29

Can you return the BM dresses? I hope so.

Agreed to check out the regular clothing stores. With the holidays coming I am sure you can find something in merlot or champagne.

As for the suits- the suit itself doesn't have to match the theme. As said, this is usually done with the tie/pocket square/ boutonniere. But navy is a neutral, so goes with anything, and it will definitely go very well with both champagne and merlot.

MesmrEwe

kimmiinthemitten said:

Out of curiosity, what were they supposed to look like?

They look exactly what the picture (though in grey) shows...  
ETA: Minus the need for the need to have the hem adjusted in the above picture...

MesmrEwe

Knottie1470954238 said:

I despise my bridesmaid dresses. They are so beyond terrible and not what I expected. Do not order off of JJ's House. Our wedding is a little over two months away, where do I go from here? My colors are champagne and merlot.
Another question. Are the grooms suits considered part of the color scheme? Ours are a dark navy. 

JJ's isn't the problem here - the selection of dress was given your BM's frames which will change the look of the dress.  That style/cut is hard to pull off in the first place, but it even shows on the original picture on the site.  At this point, if you hate the dresses that much, you can choose and reorder a different dress as dealing with returns is a PITA overseas, or you can go and purchase a replacement dress for your BM's that you/they like better from someplace like David's that you can physically see the dress first before purchasing.  Also, their website contains some clearance dresses that may be friendlier to your budget along with a real-world credit return policy.  

TrixieJess

Did you Google JJHouse before ordering? If you had you would have seen that most of the dresses that come from this site don't come as seen on the site. 

Caveat Emptor! There will be Black Friday deals up the wazoo this weekend from reputable sites, I suggest you try one of those.

kimmiinthemitten

MesmrEwe said:

kimmiinthemitten said:

Out of curiosity, what were they supposed to look like?

They look exactly what the picture (though in grey) shows...  
ETA: Minus the need for the need to have the hem adjusted in the above picture...

Yeah, they do and I don't love it here either.

charlotte989875

Either find a great tailor who can maybe raise the waist line and add fullness to the skirt to give it some shape, more like an A-line, or try and return and buy new dresses. As PPs noted it's Black Friday you might find some great deals. 

Knottie1470954238

I'm the only who bought all of these dresses, and I can not return them. 

charlotte989875

Knottie1470954238 said:

I'm the only who bought all of these dresses, and I can not return them. 

If they can't be returned you can either try and resell them and choose a different dress, or find a great tailor who can try and adjust them, so they fit your BM's better. 

LondonLisa

It looks like JJ's House is a Chinese knockoff site. There are several posts on here about the dangers of ordering through sites like these. They take designer dresses and use cheap material/ slave labour to give you a discount.  This looks like a knockoff of a Pronovias dress. This is the danger of ordering without trying anything on and ordering a knock off to save money.

But that being said, to fix this situation,  I would say go out with your BMs to a shop and buy off the peg. With New Years coming up, I think you will have several options in the metallic gold/ champagne. Are your BMs local? Because I definitely think you should go to a brick and mortar shop to try on options.

Also, I hope you are covering the cost of these new dresses as well as it is not your bridesmaid's fault your mother ordered from a knockoff site. 

PrettyGirlLost

kimmiinthemitten said:

MesmrEwe said:

kimmiinthemitten said:

Out of curiosity, what were they supposed to look like?

They look exactly what the picture (though in grey) shows...  
ETA: Minus the need for the need to have the hem adjusted in the above picture...

Yeah, they do and I don't love it here either.

Yeah, looks spot on to the example photo, which is a bit of a frumpy style to begin with.  It's not bad, but it's not going to be a flattering dress on a person who isn't model tall and model thin.

OP, did you pay for the dresses, and did you do so as a gift to your BMs or just so they could be ordered all at once and the BMs would then reimburse you?

If the BMs were supposed to reimburse you, eat the cost of those dresses and then tell your BMs to go out now and pick any champagne dress of X length off the rack.

Congrats, you have mismatched BMs!  This is a very nice look and it ensures that everyone is wearing a dress they love and that flatters them.

kimmiinthemitten

PrettyGirlLost said:

If the BMs were supposed to reimburse you, eat the cost of those dresses and then tell your BMs to go out now and pick any champagne dress of X length off the rack.

Congrats, you have mismatched BMs!  This is a very nice look and it ensures that everyone is wearing a dress they love and that flatters them.

Macy's has a bunch of cute champagne dresses right now!

lovesclimbing

PrettyGirlLost said:

kimmiinthemitten said:

MesmrEwe said:

kimmiinthemitten said:

Out of curiosity, what were they supposed to look like?

They look exactly what the picture (though in grey) shows...  
ETA: Minus the need for the need to have the hem adjusted in the above picture...

Yeah, they do and I don't love it here either.

Yeah, looks spot on to the example photo, which is a bit of a frumpy style to begin with.  It's not bad, but it's not going to be a flattering dress on a person who isn't model tall and model thin.

OP, did you pay for the dresses, and did you do so as a gift to your BMs or just so they could be ordered all at once and the BMs would then reimburse you?

If the BMs were supposed to reimburse you, eat the cost of those dresses and then tell your BMs to go out now and pick any champagne dress of X length off the rack.

Congrats, you have mismatched BMs!  This is a very nice look and it ensures that everyone is wearing a dress they love and that flatters them.

Ditto, prettygirllost, particularly the buying off the rack recommendations. 

Also, I'm curious what you expected the dresses to look like?  The dress looks the same as what it is in the sample photo. Naturally, your BM's (unless all your BM's are 5'10" and 125 pounds) will look differently in the dress than the model.  Additionally, when that much skin is covered up (high neckline plus long sleeves plus long skirt), it can look frumpy. 

I would look into having the sleeves removed and turning them into either sleeveless dresses or cap or short sleeves if any of your BM's aren't comfortable with sleeveless. That would help make them less frumpy. 

PrettyGirlLost

kimmiinthemitten said:

PrettyGirlLost said:

If the BMs were supposed to reimburse you, eat the cost of those dresses and then tell your BMs to go out now and pick any champagne dress of X length off the rack.

Congrats, you have mismatched BMs!  This is a very nice look and it ensures that everyone is wearing a dress they love and that flatters them.

Macy's has a bunch of cute champagne dresses right now!

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[Deleted User]

Maybe best to accessorize it if you don't have any plans of returning it? A bridal belt, brooch or some hair jewelry will surely help. And a bold makeup will surely spice it up! Best of luck!

SP29

The dress on your BM is sitting too low in the waist and it's too long. I agree this is a hard style to pull off unless you are quite tall and thin. And that isn't me saying your BM is not thin, but the skirt of the dress has no shape of it's own and with those long pleats, any shape besides model thin is not going to look great.

If the cost you spent is that big of an issue, I'd try a tailor and see what they can do. But I think you may spend more in tailoring than what you paid for the dresses. Personally, I'd eat the cost of the dresses (maybe try to sell them???) and ask your BM's to buy any dress they like in champagne/merlot in their budget.

Knottie1470954238

I went ahead and ordered a different dress from a site I have had to order my bridesmaids dresses from for other weddings. I do love them.
JJ's definitely is a knock off. When I had emailed them, they told me that the color was different because my swatch color is off a different line of the one they used for my dresses. So, they offered me a 10% off my next purchase

Knottie1470954238

Con't.. I took a dress to a seamstress where they told me it was going to be $100 because of the pleading needing to be individually pressed after hemming. I decided to eat the cost. Over $1000 later, and I have new dresses.  

charlotte989875

That's a bummer OP, sorry you had to deal with that. Glad you have new dresses that you're happy with.