I'm excited that I will get to be a bridesmaid before a bride! I've never been a bridesmaid. My bridesmaid dress for their wedding is cute, it's an After Six long, one-shoulder satin dress in "moss" color.
http://www.dessy.com/dresses/bridesmaid/6587/
I absolutely hate the satin material though as it shows everything and is very unforgiving, not to mention hot. Don't put your girls in long satin dresses! lol. She paid for the dresses which was nice, since every extra dime I have right now is going towards my own wedding! I am responsible for paying for my shoes, makeup and hair. The dress came in and fit everywhere but was at least 1-2 inches too tight in my hips. I am not a person that has abnormally large hips, but this dress made me feel like I could give brith to triplets Thank goodness there was extra material, so I am waiting on final alterations to be completed. It is also super tight in the bust, so might have to tape the girls down since no extra material there. Crossing fingers it fits ok! Make sure to tell your bridesmaids not to worry about the size they are ordering and that ordering a litte large is wayyy better than ordering just rigtht or smaller just to be a lower size. It's just a number that no one will see!
I'll let you know after next weekend how everything turned out and my critiques :-)