Only a MOH... what should she wear?

JNGettinMarried

Hi everyone!

I read through some of the other posts and there is some great advice out there so I thought I'd give this a shot.  My fiance and I have planned for a very small bridal party for our August 2012 vineyard wedding (only his brother as a best man and my younger sister as a maid of honor).  I know that his brother will were a tux and that will set him apart as a special member of the bridal party but I'm having trouble with my sister.  Everytime we look at bridesmaid dresses we both leave saying the same thing: they're nice but they only look special when there are a bunch of matching or coordinating girls.  So my question is: what can I do with her to help her stand out from the crowd and not blend in as just another guest at the party? I know during the ceremony it will be obvious but I want her to be able to maintain that feeling for the whole night.  Any ideas? And I threw out the idea of adding some fresh flowers into her updo but she wasn't too keen on that.

Thanks!

Nicole

ceh789

I promise you that whatever she wears people will remember that she was the MOH and she won't disappear into the crowd.  I promise.  She will feel as good in a burlap sack as she would in the most specialist dress in the whole world.

I strongly suggest that you tell her what color you'd like her to wear and then let her pick whatever she likes.

kd.joseph

Maybe try some place other than bridal shops. Go to Nordstrom, J.Crew, BCBG. Not so much bridal as just a special dress, something that will stand out.

I only had a MOH as well and I just told her a shade of purple and she went to DB and found a lovely dress. We tied everything in with the ties on the guys. Picture below.

KSwen719

I'm also having a vineyard wedding and we're also only have a best man and maid of honor!  My maid of honor and I simply went dress shopping at our favortie stores - not bridal stores.  We went to a few little local shops, Nordstrom's, Bloomingdale's, and finally settled on one at Lord and Taylor.  I really just had a color scheme in mind, but didn't care too much about the specific color of her dress.  She won't look like a bridesmaid necessarily - she'll just look really pretty, which is all I care about!  Like PP said, everyone will know she's the maid of honor - no need to do anything other than just make sure she has a dress that she loves.

Melissa603

My cousin's wedding she had only a MOH and she wore just a blue dress (wedding colors were blue and orange) and everyone knew who the MOH was, she stood up at the ceremony and gave a speech at the reception. As long as it is within the color scheme and you and your MOH like it the actual dress shouldn't matter too much. 

kleslater

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[QUOTE]Maybe try some place other than bridal shops. Go to Nordstrom, J.Crew, BCBG. Not so much bridal as just a special dress, something that will stand out. I only had a MOH as well and I just told her a shade of purple and she went to DB and found a lovely dress. We tied everything in with the ties on the guys. Picture below.
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

I did the same with my sister.....and she happened to pick this same dress! (but in Sangria!)

joleri23

I too am choosing to have my sister be my MOH and only bridesmaid. I'm not worried about her not standing out though, because our wedding is so intimate (less than 60 guests) that most people will know who she is anyway! I would make the same suggestion that other brides have made: pick a color and have her choose whatever she wants to wear. If she picks a dress she loves, she'll feel special in it and that feeling will make her glow. Every woman loves to feel beautiful!

met16

Go with her to local department stores or boutiques and have her try some stuff on. She will look best in something she is comfortable in- so if she has some say in what she wears- she will be stunning. There are alot of options out there- espeically since you don't have to coordinate dresses to a a bunch of different bridesmaids body types.
Good luck!