Bridesmaid Dress Question (also posted on P&E)

Re: Bridesmaid Dress Question (also posted on P&E)

• cvl105

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Mine is what I would consider formal and all 4 of my BMs are wearing different styles. They are all wearing the same designer, fabric, length and color, just different styles.

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• allforyou

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  i am having a formal wedding and my bridesmaids are mostly likely wearing a wrap dress from butter by nadia or two birds. that way they will all be wearing the same color (and dress), but they can style it however they like. so i obviously think it is fine for a formal wedding. good luck!

  

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• Laurms15 member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I think it would be just fine to pick one designer, one fabric, one color, and one length and from there let your girls choose the style that makes them feel best.

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• Amerz20 member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I think most wedding halls are considered formal reception halls. I mean the highlawn is up there but it not like it the most formal place there is in nj. I think that your good to go with the different styles. Oh and I don't think a receprion hall will be mad or whatever in what you wear to their place. I mean you are paying them a lot of money.

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• rutgersgirl82

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I def think you can have the girls wear different dress styles. Like in the pp just pick a designer, color, and length of dress and then let them pick the top. Look into Alfred Angelo. We just did them last month for my best friends wedding and it was AMAZING!!! All the girls had REALLY different body types and this way everyone was so happy and comfortable in the dress they picked. As a BM - I LOVED the idea!!

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• acablitas member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  I agree with PP said.  It's okay to wear different dresses as most venues in NJ are considered formal.  My girls are all wearing different dresses (Lazaro, Alvina Valenta, & Jim Hjelm), same color, and same fabric (tissue taffeta).

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• 30may09bride

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Your venue should not dictate your BM's ability to wear different dresses.  The formality of wedding may dictate what dresses they wear (cocktail attire vs black tie) but has nothing to do with them looking like each other.  I had formal Saturday night reception at a nice venue and my girls wore different dress styes and it looked great.  They were happy and comfortable with their dresses and everyone loved it.  Here is a link to my bridal party, all in black dresses, same fabrc, same designer, same length.  Tell your mother she is crazy and needs to butt out of BM dress selection.  http://i37.tinypic.com/etimmb.jpg

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• zeitsev

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Thank you for all your replies!  Looking at the pictures also helped me too!My friends are all so different and I wouldn't want them to be put in dresses they would feel uncomfortable in.  I think I'm going to stick with letting them choose but sticking with one color, fabric and length.

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• uppereastgirl member

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Absolutely.

  

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• reneel828

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  My wedding was formal and at Naninas and my girls wore 6 different style silver satin Jim Hjelm dresses. I never thought of it as a formal or informal look. I just really liked the look of everyone being different. They even wore different black junky jewelry.

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• I <3 Seabass

  

  October 2009 edited December 2011

  Agree. Whether they all wear the same or different dresses really doesn't relate to formality IMO. As long as the dresses are equally as formal then it should be fine.

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