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Where did you get your bridesmaid dresses?
Not the actual store, but who was the maker (dessy, DB, someone else, etc)??
I live in Boston, my BMs live in Boston, Philly, and Baltimore. I'm trying to think of bridesmaid dresses, and given that we live all over, huge lines like AA or DB seem appealing... but I would love to know other lines that might be options/ have nice dresses and service! I've looked at dessy stuff too, and that seems like a potential option.
I live in Boston, my BMs live in Boston, Philly, and Baltimore. I'm trying to think of bridesmaid dresses, and given that we live all over, huge lines like AA or DB seem appealing... but I would love to know other lines that might be options/ have nice dresses and service! I've looked at dessy stuff too, and that seems like a potential option.
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Re: Where did you get your bridesmaid dresses?
Like you, I have bridesmaids all over the country, so I wanted to pick something that everyone could access in their cities. Alfred Angelo worked out really well for me because most people could actually go to an Alfred Angelo store, and those that couldn't were able to try on Alfred Angelo dresses at local bridal shops that carry tons of brands.
In the end, the majority of them then ordered their dresses through MB Bride since I got my wedding dress there and they could get a 10% discount. But a couple of them ended up ordering their dresses from the shops in their hometowns because they were able to take advantage of big sales that made the price even better than MB Brides' (which, I have to say, was already reasonable).
I'm sure David's Bridal would be similar... there are a ton of locations, so most people could find a store. Although I think you have to go to a DB location to try on their dresses. With Alfred Angelo, it wasn't necessary to go to an Alfred Angelo store... other bridal shops carry the brand, too.
Good luck!
I chose mine from Dessy through Bridal Beginnings here. I have bridesmaids from all over the country as well, but I had heard some issues that girls had using DB and they really didn't have a color I liked. A few of my girls vetoed DB completely as they had used them before and didn't want to again.
None of the girls live near the bridal shop so they are just going to have me bring it to them, get it when they come to visit me, or have it sent to their house. I am having them order it early so they come in in time for them to get them altered at the seamstress of their choice. I think everything will turn out well and the bridal salon is used to having girls order dresses over the phone as they are out of town.
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My girls got Allure from MB Bride! I loved that you could get the same dresses in either short or long, accomodating for wedding year round! Very cute and affordable!
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J. Crew and Limited have really great options for BM dresses now too!
Dave & Jennifer 10.18.08
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Our colors were black, white & hot pink which worked awesome with their "watermelon".
I know DB can be hit or miss but luckily we had no issues & the dress looked great!
I got my bridemaid dresses from the After Six Collection (Dessy). I went to a local Bridal Shop that carried the dress I liked and got it there! Since all of your girls are all over I'd have them all order their dresses at the sametime. I had a similar situation because all of my girls were out of town but if you have them order them on their own the colors may not match and look off.
Also the Dessy Dress I got for my girls had boning in the breast area that came through and poked 3 out of my 6 girls all night! So the quality of the dress wasn't great! If I had to do it again I would probably have gone with a different dress!
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