My best friend is currently living in Japan. My wedding is in August and she will only be coming home for the wedding. I'm trying to coordinate dresses with her and my in the states bridesmaids, but I'm super worried about size issues, alterations, and finding something that will look flattering on her (when I won't be able to see her in it before purchasing it).
I really would like all my bridsmaids to have the same dress/color, but I'm not sure if that's possible. What is the best way to accomplish this?
I've been joking will all the bridesmaids about just ordering everyone Yukatas (Kind of like Kimono's) from Japan and having them all wear those since they don't need alterations, but I'm afraid that will just look tacky at my very traditional wedding.
Re: Out of Country Bridesmaid
Are there any chain BM dress stores in Japan like DB (I am admittedly clueless about this so it may be a stupid question). OR could she order her dress online in the size she thinks she is according to her measurements, have it shipped to Japan, and could she find a seamstress there to alter if necessary?
[QUOTE]Can she take her measurements or have them taken in Japan somewhere and have them sent to the store where you are ordering your dress? How soon before the wedding can she come into town? Is it enough time that she could quickly have it altered by a seamstress if need be? Are there any chain BM dress stores in Japan like DB (I am admittedly clueless about this so it may be a stupid question). OR could she order her dress online in the size she thinks she is according to her measurements, have it shipped to Japan, and could she find a seamstress there to alter if necessary?
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</div><div>She can take her measurements just fine, I just know how it is when you buy certain dresses they either run small... or large or something screws up. She will only be here about 3 days before the wedding so no real time to get anything altered. I also am not aware of any big chain stores in Japan. It's also still one of those things about picking out a dress taht may look horrible on someone...</div>
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Out of Country Bridesmaid : She can take her measurements just fine, I just know how it is when you buy certain dresses they either run small... or large or something screws up. She will only be here about 3 days before the wedding so no real time to get anything altered. I also am not aware of any big chain stores in Japan. <strong> It's also still one of those things about picking out a dress taht may look horrible on someone..</strong>.
Posted by dalralmi[/QUOTE]
Well you can always give them 4 or 5 different styles of a dress to choose from and she can decide which one is most flattering for her body. I know you said you wanted everyone in the same dress, but you also sound like you really want to make sure they are comfortable in them and that they are flattering (which is good), so I think multiple style choices, esp. with a BM who can't personally be there, is the way to go.
I guess I was lucky that the dresses were ordered by everyone in October for my May wedding as the dresses are expected to be in any day now. I plan on picking up her dress from the store and shipping it to her myself (at the time she ordered the dress, she didn't know where she was going to be living...like Spain or the US or somewhere else in the world so it didn't make sense to have the company ship it directly to her). Then she'll have a few months to do any alterations over there that may need to be done.
August is still 6 months away. My girls dresses came in 4 months but you can also have the dresses expedited (for a fee of course).
Also, most designers have many options in classic silhouettes which I think help to make it a bit easier to find a dress. Like I know I will always look good in an A-line dress. It may need to be altered, but it will always fit my body-type. So if I had to pick a dress out of a catalog, I'd be drawn to that style if I couldn't try it on.
One of my bridesmaids is out of the country too (in El Salvador)...I wasnt planning on having matching dresses (only wanted them to be the same color and length) but me and my bridesmaids took a trip to Macys Bridal Salon a few months ago and they all decided on the same dress. I figured it would be ok to get her the same dress as well. I sent her a picture of it and she was happy with it...so macys just made me get her measurements and CC# and we ordered the dress for her. When it comes in, I will ship it over to her and she can get whatever alterations she needs to get done before the wedding. So far, so good. We'll see how everything ends up