Bridesmaid different style dresses

knloube · July 2014

I want my bridesmaid dresses to all be the same except the top. I want to give them an option to have have strapless, one strap, two straps, etc.... Does anyone know any designers that do this?

southernbelle0915 · July 2014

knloube said:

I want my bridesmaid dresses to all be the same except the top. I want one to have strapless, one to have one strap, one to have two straps, etc.... Does anyone know any designers that do this?

I used Ann Taylor. I told them silk georgette, navy and knee length and let them choose whatever. I didn't say "one of you has to do strapless, one of you has to do one-shoulder, etc. They were really happy because they had a dress they liked and could wear again.

Before you can pick a designer, though, you need to know their budget. If you can give me a budget, I can find you a designer that will fit the bill.

manateehugger · July 2014

So...wait, you're going to assign necklines? That just seems so odd and setting you up for trouble. For example, I would not be pleased if you assigned strapless to me but someone else got to wear a far more functional high neckline. I feel that's just way too much work for you and potential annoyance for them.

I picked a designer (Alfred Sung) that was in everyone's budget, and then let them pick whatever dress they wanted within the color and length I had also chosen. They all naturally chose different dresses with different necklines.

PrettyGirlLost · July 2014

1st, get their dress budgets in private, then find a designer that has lots of options at and below the lowest budget you are given.

2nd, let your BM's choose their own necklines. I'd be relaly pissed if you tried to assign me to wear a strapless or one shoulder dress.

knloube · July 2014

I am not assigning necklines. I am just looking for a designer that offers different necklines for the same dress.

manateehugger · July 2014

Gotcha. Then yeah, pretty much any major bridesmaid dress line can get that done for you. If you know your bridesmaids' budgets and tell us, we can probably help you find a designer.

The Dessy Group, Alfred Angelo, and David's Bridal are probably good places to start though.

knloube · July 2014

Their budget is pretty generous but I wouldn't want them to pay anymore than $250. I would be more comfortable keeping it closer to $200 or less. So I'm looking $250 or less.

manateehugger · July 2014

Try out the Dessy Group (they have a number of designers under that banner - Alfred Sung and After Six were the ones I ran into the most). My girls paid between $140 and $180ish I think. I think Ann Taylor has a number under $200 as well.

http://www.anntaylor.com/bridesmaid-dresses/cata000035

http://www.dessy.com/

PrettyGirlLost · July 2014

knloube said:

Their budget is pretty generous but I wouldn't want them to pay anymore than $250. I would be more comfortable keeping it closer to $200 or less. So I'm looking $250 or less.

They told you that they are willing to spend upwards of $250 on their dresses?

knloube · July 2014

Not to be rude prettygirllost but if your commenting on a question I posted, I would appreciate giving me some advice instead of leaving judgmental comments and questions. I'm looking for help for bides-to- be that want to help instead of questioning me and my friends money situation. Thank you.

knloube · July 2014

Thank you so much PDKH! I will check them out!

manateehugger · July 2014

knloube said:

Not to be rude prettygirllost but if your commenting on a question I posted, I would appreciate giving me some advice instead of leaving judgmental comments and questions. I'm looking for help for bides-to- be that want to help instead of questioning me and my friends money situation. Thank you.

I don't think she's trying to be judgmental. However, $250 is a high budget for bridesmaid dresses for a lot of people, so I think she was trying to confirm that those numbers are in fact the lowest number you got from your bridesmaids.

We often have brides who roll through here claiming that their bridesmaids will drop huge dollar amounts on bridesmaid dresses, when really that's just the expense they want them to spend, and they haven't bothered to check with their friends at all.

knloube · July 2014

Nope, quite the opposite. I don't feel comfortable asking for them to spend that much money. Hence why I posted I would rather stick to under $200.

PrettyGirlLost · July 2014

knloube said:

Not to be rude prettygirllost but if your commenting on a question I posted, I would appreciate giving me some advice instead of leaving judgmental comments and questions. I'm looking for help for bides-to- be that want to help instead of questioning me and my friends money situation. Thank you.

How about you quit with your assumptions and learn not to read into things?

I was asking a question for clarification before giving you the names of some designers. I also wanted to make sure their budget came from them, and not you.

PrettyGirlLost · July 2014

PDKH said:

knloube said:

Not to be rude prettygirllost but if your commenting on a question I posted, I would appreciate giving me some advice instead of leaving judgmental comments and questions. I'm looking for help for bides-to- be that want to help instead of questioning me and my friends money situation. Thank you.

I don't think she's trying to be judgmental. However, $250 is a high budget for bridesmaid dresses for a lot of people, so I think she was trying to confirm that those numbers are in fact the lowest number you got from your bridesmaids.

We often have brides who roll through here claiming that their bridesmaids will drop huge dollar amounts on bridesmaid dresses, when really that's just the expense they want them to spend, and they haven't bothered to check with their friends at all.

Exactly this.

southernbelle0915 · July 2014

If you want to stick around $200, sign up for Ann Taylor emails and wait for the 40% entire website email (it comes several times a year). The knee length dresses are about $160 with the 40% off.

http://www.anntaylor.com/bridesmaid-dresses/cata000035

My BMs loved their dresses - very high quality and none of them needed to get them altered at all. The only thing is that you are a bit limited if you're looking for a certain shade or color.

knloube · July 2014

What a wonderful idea!! Thanks so much southernbelle! My color is Navy, which I feel is pretty common. I'll check that out! Thank you again!

PrettyGirlLost · July 2014

@knloube do I get an apology for your overreaction to my question?

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