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vent about bridesmaid dresses

jessbrooks1024jessbrooks1024
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My sister has been telling me for days now that she wants to wear a long one shoulder dress with flowers on the shoulder. She is my MOH and I know she is excited but I want her and my other sister to wear the same dress but in different colors. My MOH hasn't tried on dresses yet, but my other bridesmaid took me to try on dresses and she tried on a one shoulder dress and did not look very good. My MOH keeps saying I had different bridesmaid dresses. I responded by saying that was your wedding and I wore what you wanted me to. I keep saying it is my wedding and I will decide what you wear but will take your ideas into consideration. I also think my mom sisters and I should vote on a few favorites, but that I get to make the final decision. We are going to David's bridal on Saturday. Hopefully after trying on some dresses we will get on the same page of what will look good on her and take notes on what we like and dislike.
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  • Summer2011BrideSummer2011Bride member
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    You could always choose a color, length and fabric and then have a few different styles available that the girls could pick from, so they could get a dress that they like and feel comfortable wearing. The same style will not look good on every body type.


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  • jessbrooks1024jessbrooks1024
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    You should see the dresses they put me in LOL . My youngest sister BM picked out a strapless purple dress with rouging . That looked good on the other three skinny bridesmaids but did not look good on me. My dress for my other sister MOH wedding was made for me, but she chose the pattern and the fabric I did not have a say in either dress.
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  • redheadtmkredheadtmk member
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    If you did not like wearing the dresses yours sisters picked out for you, why would you make them wear something they did not want to wear? Weddings are not tit for tat or time for revenge. Bridesmaids should feel beautiful and comfortable in what they wear. It does not sound like you are being unreasonable but just make sure that however you go about choosing a dress, your sisters feel good about themselves.
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  • jessbrooks1024jessbrooks1024
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    They are going to help choose. We will decide together. My MOH hasn't tried anything on yet is what I am saying and keeps insisting the only thing that will look good on her is the one shoulder dress that she saw online, without trying it on. We all have nearly the same body shape just different weights. My other bridesmaid has already tried on some dresses and we put two in the running for my other sister to try on. I am not sure of the designer of the first one we like but it has straps and a handkerchief bottom and it is flowly. The other one is an Alfred Angelo strapless dress flowy two tone dress. They both are short. She saw the Alfred Angelo and dismissed it. My BM and I told her she might like it if she tried it on. That is why I am taking her to DB to try on some different styles and see what looks good on her.
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  • MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    You may be worrying about nothing. Your sister might try on that one shoulder dress and decide that she doesn't like the way she looks in it. That style is not flattering on some people.

    If, by chance, your sister still loves the dress after tries it on, it woudn't look odd to have the MOH in a different style than the others - even if they are all going to be in different colors. Decide on your color scheme, choose the same fabric, length and designer for everyone so it will still look coordinated, without being matchy-matchy.

    I agree with you that the bride should get to choose the bm dresses and colors for her wedding. But she should also be considerate of the bms budget (make sure you ask everyone, privately) and comfort.
                       
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  • jessbrooks1024jessbrooks1024
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    I am only having my two sisters. Heck I let them decide with one was MOH and which was bridesmaid. So I think different dress will be a little too noticeable. I am sure we will find something we all agree on it will just take lots and lots of trying on dresses!
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  • MrsKigerToBeMrsKigerToBe
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    I let my sister pick her own dress because she was so picky. She loved it when she tried it on and then when it came in last week she hated it anyway. Oh well at least I don't feel guilty for having picked the dress she doesn't like anymore. I would take them and let them choose but take you sisters personality into account. My sister definitely can be flaky so thsi wasn't a huge surprise to me. 
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