I had originally told all my bridesmaids to find a short champagne dress to wear for my wedding, whatever style they wanted, whatever designer, etc. The color (and mismatched style) I was aiming for was this:
However, I bought my wedding gown and it has this champagney-silvery bottom (see middle picture):
I was with three of my BMs when I got the dress and they thought the bridesmaids in champagne would clash with me, that I wouldn't stand out, and that I might want to consider a different color. Luckily no one has bought a dress yet so I told the other BMs to just put the dress color on hold for now, and that we'd make a decision next year (I'm not getting married until Oct 2015). Would champagne really be too similar to my dress? I'm a little disappointed because this was my "vision" including the guys wearing champagne ties with their black suits. I even wanted the girls in a lighter color so they stood out as BMs. But I definitely don't want everyone to clash either. The whole point of letting them pick their own dresses was to be easy and make everyone comfortable, so I definitely want to pick a color that everyone will love. I think the plan will be to try different BM dresses on next to my dress, but I figured I'd ask fellow knotties to see if anyone has ideas. Thank you!