Hello,
I wanted to let my bridesmaids choose their own dress and we couldn't find a designer that had a lot of cute styles in the color we were looking for so I decided to let them choose either satin or chiffon. The lady at the store said it would look fine in pictures to have both fabrics because it was from the same designer. Now I am watching My Fair Wedding, and they say that mixing fabrics is a huge no-no. Has anyone done this or seen this done? I would have all the girls in the same color dress, but some satin and some chiffon. What do you think?? I tried to be nice but I don't want it to look bad. Help!
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Re: Can you have both satin and chiffon BM dresses?
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If it looks good to you, then do it. IMO, they would be a lot more interesting to look at if they weren't wearing all the same.
And if they're all the same color by the same designer then it can work too.
HTH.
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I couldn't pick satin or chiffon out of a lineup. So long as there isn't a huge disparity in the colors, I think it will look fine.
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Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284
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With regards to different colors, I think there's a narrow window where the colors don't work together, where they're noticeably different, but not different enough that it looks intentional. If you stay out of that danger zone on either side (either very close or very different), it looks just fine.
This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284
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You'll still be just as married as you will with all chiffon dresses, or all satin dresses, or all blue dresses, or some blue and some red dresses.
You'll still be just as married as you will with some girls with updos and some girls with their hair down.
You'll still be just as married as you will with some girls in open toes shoes and some girls in pumps.
You'll still be just as married as you will with some girls having a pearl necklace, and others having a gemstone necklace.
You'll still be just as married as you will with some girls having a tatttoo and some that don't.
The point of my diatribe is that you're overthinking this. Really: people in wedding shops, on wedding tv shows, in wedding magazines, and on wedding websites is to convince you that unless you do EXACTLY what they say, and follow their arbitrary rules, your weddings won't be special, unique, interesting, or memorable.
Do what you want with the dresses. Your guests won't care, and you'll have very happy BMs.
What I could also suggest is maybe checking out a bunch of dresses (in both fabrics) next to each other, and in person, and a variety of prices. Then let your ladies select from that group.