We have a BM dress.... and a problem

ChiGirl2013 · January 2013

I went shopping with my sister/MoH yesterday. We're each only having 1 attendant because our destination wedding is going to be very small. She picked out a dress that I never would have chosen, but she loved it and it looks great on her. I don't hate it. It will "go" with my dress and the flower girls dresses in the sense that it's organza and very flowy.

The problem is.... we bought the flower girl dresses in a pale blue. David's Bridal only had darker or brighter shades of blue, which looked horrible on my sister. So we opted for a pale yellow, which looked amazing on her, and pale yellow is our accent color. (It's the Canary color, although the website pics make it look very washed out and almost ivory - which it's not. It's a gorgeous pastel yellow, very bright and cheery.) Here are the 2 dresses:

How can I make these into a more cohesive look? I'm thinking of getting pale yellow flowers for the flower girls, but should I also try to incorporate the pastel blue into the MoH's look somehow? (I totally suck at fashion, in case you can't tell. I'm a jeans and sweatshirt kind of girl.)

dandelionsgirl · January 2013

i would say you could use the ribbon around the bouquet for the BM to tie in with the flower girl dress. Also you could put a yellow flower in the flower girl's hair. As long as they are complimentary they don't need to match. I think blue and yellow are pretty together.

vk2204 · January 2013

I like PP's suggestion of the bouquet ribbon being opposite. Also, what if the blue dress wears yellow jewelry and the yellow dress has blue jewelry?

redjellybean128 · January 2013

blue jewelry would be a nice way to tie it together. I also like the idea of the bouquet ribbons.

[Deleted User] · January 2013

What are you thinking for flowers? You could tie in the blue and yellow into their flowers somehow. I'm thinking you could give the flowergirl yellow accents and then something more subtle for the MOH, like yellow and blue flowers to carry and maybe a blue headpiece for her hair. Something to this effect but obviously in your or her own style:

ChiGirl2013 · January 2013

Our flowers are going to be mixed wildflowers. My bouquet is in my siggy, and the MoH's bouquet will be a similar one, only a bit smaller. I don't really know how many wildflowers come in blue but I will definitely ask.

Maybe the florist can find a mixture of blue, yellow, and white flowers for all 3 of them to carry, since we're not allowed to have the flower girls toss petals.

As for the MoH's style, well, her style is pretty much emo. lol I told her she has to get rid of all the piercings and plugs for the wedding day and the only way she can wear plugs in her ears is if she glues flowers to them. lol Thankfully, most of her tattoos will be hidden by the dress, minus one on her ankle that's pretty small and one on her shoulder blade, which will be covered by the shawl she picked out.

[Deleted User] · January 2013

Cool, maybe you can ask her to pick out something in the correct shade of blue for her hair that is "weddingy" but that she will like, too. It'd be nice if you could delegate this and have one less thing to worry about. I think the florist will definitely be able to give you some suggestions and maybe send some pictures your way if you ask :-)

sis180 · January 2013

I agree with the PP. I think using the opposite color ribbon for the bouquets for the girls would be perfect! You could also do a coordinating color for the accessories (e.g., gold or silver jewelry), so that there is some similarity between the two looks.

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