Bridesmaid Fashion

Re: Bridesmaid Fashion

• doeydo member

  

  October 2014

  There are lots of long formal dresses out there.  You should have asked each BM in private what their budget is and then go within the lowest budget, not just started shopping and talking about budget in a group.  

  http://www.davidsbridal.com/Browse_wedding-party-long-bridesmaid-dresses
  

  
  

  http://www.modcloth.com/shop/special-occasion-dresses#?length=long&sort=newest&page=1
  

  
  

  http://www1.macys.com/shop/womens-clothing/dresses/Dress_length,Special_occasions,Sortby,Productsperpage/Long,Bridesmaid|Evening/Formal|Formal|Party/Cocktail,ORIGINAL,100?id=5449&edge=hybrid&cm_sp=us_hdr-_-women-_-5449_dresses
  

  
  

  http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/womens-bridesmaid-dresses?origin=leftnav#category=b60139438|f60126558&type=category&marketingslots=2&currency=CAD&page=1&defaultsize3=&size=&width=&color=&price=100-150_150-200&brand=&stores=&instoreavailability=false&lastfilter=price&sizeFinderId=2&resultsmode=&segmentId=0&partial=1&pagesize=100&contextualsortcategoryid=0&shopperSegment=
  

  
  

  http://www.sears.com/clothing-shoes-jewelry-clothing-women-s-clothing-women-s-dresses-women-s-regular-dresses&Long_Special occasion_Sears/b-1325285574?filter=Length_Occasion_storeOrigin&previousSort=ORIGINAL_SORT_ORDER&viewItems=25
  

  
  

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• missdelilah member

  

  October 2014

  Most of the dresses from the Dessy collections (clicky) will come in at less than that price including alterations.  I really recommend checking their site out.  My ladies are choosing Dessy group dresses.  It's worked out very well so far.

  
  

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• MrsMarende member

  

  October 2014

  doeydo said:

  There are lots of long formal dresses out there.  You should have asked each BM in private what their budget is and then go within the lowest budget, not just started shopping and talking about budget in a group.  

  http://www.davidsbridal.com/Browse_wedding-party-long-bridesmaid-dresses
  

  
  

  http://www.modcloth.com/shop/special-occasion-dresses#?length=long&sort=newest&page=1
  

  
  

  http://www1.macys.com/shop/womens-clothing/dresses/Dress_length,Special_occasions,Sortby,Productsperpage/Long,Bridesmaid|Evening/Formal|Formal|Party/Cocktail,ORIGINAL,100?id=5449&edge=hybrid&cm_sp=us_hdr-_-women-_-5449_dresses
  

  
  

  http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/womens-bridesmaid-dresses?origin=leftnav#category=b60139438|f60126558&type=category&marketingslots=2&currency=CAD&page=1&defaultsize3=&size=&width=&color=&price=100-150_150-200&brand=&stores=&instoreavailability=false&lastfilter=price&sizeFinderId=2&resultsmode=&segmentId=0&partial=1&pagesize=100&contextualsortcategoryid=0&shopperSegment=
  

  
  

  http://www.sears.com/clothing-shoes-jewelry-clothing-women-s-clothing-women-s-dresses-women-s-regular-dresses&Long_Special occasion_Sears/b-1325285574?filter=Length_Occasion_storeOrigin&previousSort=ORIGINAL_SORT_ORDER&viewItems=25
  

  Actually I did ask them all separately many times in emails and txt, they are not all local and no one would offer any idea of a budget.  

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• Viczaesar member

  

  October 2014

  MrsMarende said:

  Hi Everyone! 

  
  

  I have been killing myself with stress over the bridesmaid attire. We are having a very formal (Almost) Black tie (Everything except live music during reception) at a very old hotel in San Diego (The US Grant). Originally I wanted each girl to get a formal evening dress each different but complimentary to the others. We looked and shopped and found many nice options, however the main issue is the girls budgets. They want to spend about $250 which is no small amount, but when talking about nice formal wear has proven to be almost impossible. 

  
  

  So I have had to adjust my expectations and my plan to start looking at more dresses that are made specifically for bridemaids. This still has not proven to be easy within budget because it seems all long dresses are priced minimum at $250 and go up from there. Maybe it is the area we are in but DAMN! 

  
  

  Anyways, I did find this Jenny Yoo convertible annabelle dress and thought it looked pretty and they can still do a little of the mismatch thing. My only concern is it formal enough. 

  
  

  The tulle makes it romantic and my dress also has a tulle bottom so I like that, but I am concerned it may be more boho than formal. 

  
  

  What do you ladies think? Is it formal enough and does it look good with the dress I bought for myself?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  It would be in the blush color.

  Convertible dresses are the devil's spawn.  Have you tried department stores?
  

  
  
  
  

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• MrsMarende member

  

  October 2014

  Viczaesar said:

  MrsMarende said:

  Hi Everyone! 

  
  

  I have been killing myself with stress over the bridesmaid attire. We are having a very formal (Almost) Black tie (Everything except live music during reception) at a very old hotel in San Diego (The US Grant). Originally I wanted each girl to get a formal evening dress each different but complimentary to the others. We looked and shopped and found many nice options, however the main issue is the girls budgets. They want to spend about $250 which is no small amount, but when talking about nice formal wear has proven to be almost impossible. 

  
  

  So I have had to adjust my expectations and my plan to start looking at more dresses that are made specifically for bridemaids. This still has not proven to be easy within budget because it seems all long dresses are priced minimum at $250 and go up from there. Maybe it is the area we are in but DAMN! 

  
  

  Anyways, I did find this Jenny Yoo convertible annabelle dress and thought it looked pretty and they can still do a little of the mismatch thing. My only concern is it formal enough. 

  
  

  The tulle makes it romantic and my dress also has a tulle bottom so I like that, but I am concerned it may be more boho than formal. 

  
  

  What do you ladies think? Is it formal enough and does it look good with the dress I bought for myself?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  It would be in the blush color.

  Convertible dresses are the devil's spawn.  Have you tried department stores?
  

  Yes we tried all of the major department store. The dress were all either too much or just not the right fit. 

  
  

  Why do you hate convertible dresses? I have never had one or worn one so I'm a little light on experience. 

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• MrsMarende member

  

  October 2014

  I really wanted to stay away from the bridesmaid look, but I'm willing to give in a little since it doesn't seem possible 

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• theartistformerlyknownas member

  

  October 2014

  Convertible dresses just don't stay put the way they do in pictures. They come loose and droop.
  
  What about Rent the Runway?

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• pearlluo member

  

  October 2014

  The purple bridesmaid dress you post is beautiful!I love that style.
  

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• cowgirl8238 member

  

  October 2014

  I know you don't like the "Bridesmaid look" but you can find some really great dresses and still get a mis-matched look from it.  If everyone is everywhere, I would try a regular BM dresses...with a budget of $250 you should be able to find plenty of nice dresses.

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• MrsMarende member

  

  October 2014

  We did look at rent the runway. I wish I would have thought of this ahead of time, because I would have made everything work with Black dresses. Black is so easy to find. Blush is much harder. 

  
  

  
  

  Thanks everyone for the advice. My sister is going to come into town next week to look with me, she is also the MOH. If we can't find anything better I think I will go with the picture I posted. It's a good fall back and is in the budget for everyone. Hopefully it is formal enough and doesn't look to farmhouse or boho since that doesn't really go with the rest of the wedding style. 

  
  

  
  

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