The Bridesmaid Dresses

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OK, now for the lovely bridesmaid ensembles....


This was my inspiration! Its perfect for a winter wedding!

I'm just kidding. I wish I would have seen this picture before and I could've sent it to my bridesmaids as a preview of what they had in store.

Its not that bad, its kind of cute. Are you shaking your head at me? We had a dance outfit just like this, only in silver for a performance in high school. If you want to see bad, head on over to Tacky Weddings where this picture came from.



OK, as some of you know I want my wedding to a bit different (just like everyone else). I tend to have some ideas that fall outside the wedding norm. To be honest, I'm not convinced that my thoughts are outside the box. I did find however, that I was repeating over and over to people that I wanted things to be cohesive without matching. Vendors and guests looked confused.

I have 4 bridesmaids and they are all very different. There was no way I would be able to pick a color and style that they all would like. Soooo I thought, why not let them pick their own dress line? Why not let them pick short or long dresses? Hey, why not let them pick from several different colors? Why not?



The ladies decided they wanted the Dessy dresses in Matte Satin and they wanted them to be floor length. Tina came with me to the bridal shop as we pulled dresses of all different hues. The ladies that worked there were really confused.

Most conversations go like this...
Them: What dress are you looking to put the bridesmaids in?
Me: They will be wearing dresses by Dessy in Matte Satin but in different colors and styles.
Them: So they'll all be in different colors. What style are they getting?
Me: No, they'll all be in different styles.
Them: Ooooh, different styles. What color will they be wearing?
Me:
Them:
Me: Um, we're just going to take a look around. Do you have a swatch book?

So Tina and I pulled dresses from the rack and ended up with 5 colors that looked good and were the tone that I wanted. I had a good idea as my mom and I had been looking previously. At the next family function I let the family narrow it down to four.



I put these against black and white so you might have a better idea of the colors in comparison.

So here are the final four colors: Left to right in the order the girls will be standing we have
1. Taupe 2. Espresso 3. Latte 4. Mocha

Is there a trick to taking pictures of things with a sheen? They are 4 distinct colors and they don't come across they way I see them.

Knowing me like you do, are you surprised that most of the colors sound tasty? If they would have had a material called Chocolate Motherlode Cake we all would have been wearing it. Although, I don't suppose designers use the word motherlode to sell clothing much.



First up is Tina who will be wearing this dress in Taupe. She picked out hers as she wanted the lightest color. Every dress Tina tried on looked absolutely perfect on her. We had a slight bit of confusion because we were originally looking for champagne which I thought was beige and she thought was pink. This still makes me laugh. I love you Tina!



Next up is Debbie who will be wearing this dress in Espresso (like its shown). Debbie knew that she wanted her color to be the darkest which will be nice in contrast to her blonde hair. Although she said its to hide her fat. I could write an entire blog of funny things that Debbie says. I get all my sarcasm and quick wit from her.



Then we have Sherri wearing this dress in Latte which will be perfect with her skin. Sherri has ginormous boobs and we needed to be able to control them. Yes, I know you read this, you lurker... and I just told the interwebs about your ginormous boobage. I did.



Lastly we have Chrissy wearing this in Mocha. I could put her in a chartreuse trash bag and she would look hot. Thats why I put her on the end, furthest away from me. What?

I'm contemplating having the ladies walk with paper bags over their heads down the aisle. I don't want any competition. I kid, I kid. But do you suppose thats why some brides pick really awful and uncomplimenting things for their maids to wear? Surely not.

There won't be any designated shoes either. They'll be picking shoes in neutral/similar colors and wearing jewelry of their choice. I want Tina to get her shoes so I can show you them. Super hot.

What colors were your wedding?