Pregnant MOH!

Re: Pregnant MOH!

• OBX2011 member

  

  March 2014

  MissMaeisbeforeJune said:

  Hi Ladies,

  I love that I can lean on you for help... or a little advice anyway.

  I got a call from my MOH last night, and she is so excited about the wedding coming up in September (as am I) but then she said "Just so you know, I'll be 30 some weeks pregnant at your wedding!" After about five minutes of "omg" "so cute" "when did you find out" etc it hit me - What does this mean for dress shopping?!

  She only just found out she's pregnant and she's one of my best friends in the world. I want her to still be my MOH and she is more than up for the task. I'm just thinking - how would you have ANY clue what size/style dress is going to look good since you wont know what size she'll be or how she'll be carrying??

  Have any of you experienced this, and if so - how did you handle it? Even if you haven't experienced it, thoughts? THANKS LADIES!

  No need to worry as the dress shop will be able to assist her in that.  My BF was pregnant at her sister in laws wedding and had the same concerns, but once they went dress shopping, they put her in a dress that would fit her so close to the end of her pregnancy.

   

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• MobKaz member

  

  March 2014

  MissMaeisbeforeJune said:

  Hi Ladies,

  I love that I can lean on you for help... or a little advice anyway.

  I got a call from my MOH last night, and she is so excited about the wedding coming up in September (as am I) but then she said "Just so you know, I'll be 30 some weeks pregnant at your wedding!" After about five minutes of "omg" "so cute" "when did you find out" etc it hit me - What does this mean for dress shopping?!

  She only just found out she's pregnant and she's one of my best friends in the world. I want her to still be my MOH and she is more than up for the task. I'm just thinking - how would you have ANY clue what size/style dress is going to look good since you wont know what size she'll be or how she'll be carrying??

  Have any of you experienced this, and if so - how did you handle it? Even if you haven't experienced it, thoughts? THANKS LADIES!

  You have several options.  If you insist that your BM's must match, then find out the absolute legitimate last date for your MOH to order her dress.  At least in that way, she can order to her current truest size, and hopefully not pay through the nose for alterations.

  
  

  Your second option would be to select a color, length, and possibly fabric choice, and allow your BM's to select a dress of their choosing within those parameters.  In that way your MOH can order a dress based on either the flexibility of the fit or the least amount of necessary alterations.

  
  

  The last option would be to allow your MOH to wait until very close to your wedding date, and encourage her to find something off the rack of a department store in the color you have selected for your wedding party.

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• doeydo member

  

  March 2014

  There are maternity bridesmaids dresses out there that she could wear.  Also, it is better to buy a dress that would be too big rather than too small because closer to the wedding date, a seamstress could take the dress in if needed and it is harder to let a dress out.  

  
  

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• mlg78 member

  

  March 2014

  I had a pregnant bridesmaid... I just told the girls Davids Bridal in lapis and they all decided on short (I said either all short or all long...). The pregnant BM's dress doesn't really even look maternity. In fact, I think somewhere I read the term "maternity friendly" or something... If you're trying to keep your girls all in the same dress, however, this will become more of a challenge. I hope that you don't decide to do this, however...

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• HisGirlFriday13 member

  

  March 2014 edited March 2014

  If you pick a general colour scheme, she could pick up a dress closer to the wedding date, when she knows how big she'll be and how she'll be carrying. Target has a great line of maternity dresses, as do (I think) other bridal lines. Have her talk to the bridal salon and see what they recommend. And, congrats! Your MOH is due only a little bit after my SIL is due with my new niece or nephew to spoil!! ETA: I apologise that my computer has decided it no longer likes paragraphs. Grrrr.

  

  
  

  
  

  I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'

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• mysticl member

  

  March 2014

  Maternity clothes are designed to fit you throughout pregnancy as long as the weight gain stays within a certain range.  I bought a dress to wear to an event when I was twenty weeks along and wore the same dress to another event at 31 weeks.  

  
  

  The real issue is shoes.  That can change a lot.  I had to buy new shoes for that event at 20 weeks because none of my pre-pregnancy dress shoes fit.  By 31 weeks those new shoes didn't fit either.  My feet were badly swollen and for the last 10 weeks I either wore flip flops or a pair of sport sandals that all of the straps adjusted with velcro.  I recommend she wait to buy her shoes until as close to the last minute as possible.  

  

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• thefuturemrsard member

  

  April 2014

  A lot of dress designers offer maternity bridesmaids dresses. I'm sure you will be able to find something that will flow nicely with your other BM dresses. Also, as an MOH, she could get away with a different gown than the other BM's. Don't stress about it. Just be excited for her.

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• grumbledore member

  

  April 2014

  MissMaeisbeforeJune said:

  Hi Ladies,

  I love that I can lean on you for help... or a little advice anyway.

  I got a call from my MOH last night, and she is so excited about the wedding coming up in September (as am I) but then she said "Just so you know, I'll be 30 some weeks pregnant at your wedding!" After about five minutes of "omg" "so cute" "when did you find out" etc it hit me - What does this mean for dress shopping?!

  She only just found out she's pregnant and she's one of my best friends in the world. I want her to still be my MOH and she is more than up for the task. I'm just thinking - how would you have ANY clue what size/style dress is going to look good since you wont know what size she'll be or how she'll be carrying??

  Have any of you experienced this, and if so - how did you handle it? Even if you haven't experienced it, thoughts? THANKS LADIES!

  Let her pick her own dress.  Problem solved.  Give her a color if you want to make sure they are all the same.

  
  

  

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• suburbanstepmom member

  

  April 2014

  Thanks for the advice everyone.

  I have told all my girls that their dress should be floor length & black. Bam. They can purchase them where ever they choose. This will help accomodate the maternity thing!

  

   

  

   

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  April 2014

  Congrats to your MOH!! Sounds like you came up with a great plan by having them wear black. She can probably find an evening dress at a Department Store.She could probably already start looking around at stores to see which stores have nice options so when the time comes she can have a small list of places to look for a dress at instead of going to who knows how many stores.

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