My sisters as bridesmaids?

mdg0926 · April 2010

First of all, I ADORE my sisters. They are a lot older than me (26) at 41 and 39. We have always been close though so I want them to be my bridesmaids. The problem is, they are both very overweight. This doesn't bother me at all, Ive always loved my sisters as is, but how do I find a bridesmaids dress that I like and that they're going to feel comfortable in? Its my wedding but its going to be a big day for them as well, and I don't want them to have to look back at the pictures and not be happy with the way they look. On the same token, I don't want conservative black bridesmaids dresses, which is what they normally prefer to wear. Anyone else had this situation? Any suggestions on dresses that the rest of my bridesmaids will like as well as make my sisters happy? Ideally I wanted yellow or green bridesmaids dresses as its a late afternoon summer wedding...

mbcdefg · April 2010

Pick a designer that offers dress in their sizes and price ranges. Then pick a color and a skirt length that you like, and let each BM choose her own style from those parameters.

If your sisters will be your Honor Attendants, then consider letting them wear black or brown, maybe with yellow or green accents, and the bridesmaids can wear yellow or green.

Have everyone try on dresses before you decide what will or won't look good, or what color you should go with. Yellow can be a very hard color to pull off well.

emilykathleen511 · April 2010

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[QUOTE]First of all, I ADORE my sisters. They are a lot older than me (26) at 41 and 39. We have always been close though so I want them to be my bridesmaids. The problem is, they are both very overweight. This doesn't bother me at all, Ive always loved my sisters as is, but how do I find a bridesmaids dress that I like and that they're going to feel comfortable in? Its my wedding but its going to be a big day for them as well, and I don't want them to have to look back at the pictures and not be happy with the way they look. On the same token, I don't want conservative black bridesmaids dresses, which is what they normally prefer to wear. Anyone else had this situation? Any suggestions on dresses that the rest of my bridesmaids will like as well as make my sisters happy? Ideally I wanted yellow or green bridesmaids dresses as its a late afternoon summer wedding...
Posted by mdg0926[/QUOTE]

<div>I agree with Malphabet. Pick a designer that makes dresses in their sizes and choose a color and length (and fabric if your prefer) and let each BM choose a dress within those parameters.</div>

emilyinchile · April 2010

Where do they usually shop? Can you find BM-appropriate dresses for them there? If you're worried about matching them to other BMs, you could either have your sisters in one wedding color and everyone else in another or match the other BM dresses to what your sisters wear.

lalap69 · April 2010

I really hope you wouldn't consider excluding your sisters just because of their age and size.

I think Malphabet's advice was spot on. There's not going to be a dress that flatters every body type along a huge range, so let them pick their own, with you specifying colour, length and fabric.

tierranichole · April 2010

I am going through a similar situation right now myself. I have BM's of all shapes and sizes, so I just picked a color and length and told my girls to pick their own out. I still get the final say, though. That way everyone is happy with the end result. All of my BM's will be in floor length black dresses but I didn't want them to have to cram in or conform to a certain shape that they didn't feel comfortable in. Good luck

eas2730 · April 2010

Hi. Yes, you may be able to find something at David's Bridal in size ranges, but you may be better off picking certain colors/styles for everyone to wear so there is some coordination with the group, but not being matchy-matchy. Your sisters may have ideas about places to find dresses, ask them to help find something. Also, be open to dresses outside of bridal salons. You'll have more choices and get better quality for the money.
Some ideas for sourcing plus size dresses:
http://www.kiyonna.com/
jessica london
lane bryant
macy's and jcpenney carry plus sizes
z gallery at saks
alight.com
nordstrom

ericksb · April 2010

I took my sisters with me (one is overweight, one is skinny) and they both tried on dresses. Ultimately I liked one dress better, but my overweight sister felt better in a different dress, so we picked that one. It was really important to me that she felt comfortable and pretty in her dress, so you might want to consider taking them dress shopping to figure out what they like and want to wear.

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