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Short or Long Bridesmaid Dresses

HI ,

I'm getting married on Sept. 9. 2011 . I live in Brooklyn , NY . I love the short tea length bridesmaid dresses. However, some of my family members are saying for a elegant reception I should the girls in long dresses. My reception has also a garden and in sept its still hot in NYC !!

Please help with some advice / suggestions....

thanks !!Wink

Re: Short or Long Bridesmaid Dresses

  • Is it black tie super formal?  Tea and cocktail length is still class and elegant as long as the shape is classy and elegant.  If you like the shorter dresses, get them. 
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  • What does your dress look like? If your dress is very formal, go with a formal dress. If it's fun and playful, go with fun and playful.

    There's nothing to say that tea length=unelegant and that long=elegant.

    Personally, I'd say go with short :)
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  • Its formal . I would make sure my girls look classy ! Thanks
  • I guess it depends on color and fabric with short dresses.  You may want to avoid the summer dress look.  But, many of them look formal and fabulous!!  My MOH is going short and I LOVE her dress!!!  She looks really classy and so dressed-up!!
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  •    if your going with pastel colors,you may want long dresses. If your colors are dark-  short will be fine-they make so many different styles of short ones now you can get very a formal look.
  • We had a formal wedding and my dress was very formal. My BM's wore knee length dreses. Everything looked great.

    I didn't want them to be too hot in the middle of June, so I was going for comfort as well as looks.
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