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How Bridesmaids Dresses Have Changed
Lela Rose bridesmaid dress.
Looking back at old issues of Weddingbells for our 25th Anniversary, one thing definitely stood out: the bridesmaid dresses. Back in 1985 it wasn’t uncommon to see puffy sleeves, ruffles galore and matchy-matchy dresses for all of the girls. While part of it was obviously the style back then, there wasn’t a huge focus on dressing your girls in gowns they A) loved and B) could actually wear again. That’s one thing we love that has evolved over time. In Rosie’s 1000 Awesome Bridal Things, #987 was “Having all your bridesmaids tell you that they love the dress you chose for them.” Today not only is it OK to dress your girls up in cute dresses, you don’t have to match them 100%. It could just asking them to wear a dress in the same colour family (ie. all shades of blue are acceptable) or even the same colour but different style to suit their body type. Not only is this easier for you as the bride, but we promise your girls will love you for it!
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Bridesmaid’s dresses have become much more fashionable in recent years. There was a time when bridesmaid’s dresses were so ugly no one really wanted to wear one, and they would never use it again, no matter what. today, you can find some absolutely stunning styles available. Many of these styles can certainly be worn again for special occasions after the wedding.
I also TRIED to let my girls pick their own cocktail length dresses in the same color… they told me they would rather all be dressed the same and that I should help pick the dress. I tried…
I tried to let my bridesmaids choose different dresses, all cocktail- or tea-length in the same colour from the same designer. One chose a totally different shade from another store, another chose a floor-length gown, and two of the them chose the same dress. Basically, since none of them had ordered their dresses yet, I changed my mind, played the bridezilla card a bit, and said it’d be better to have them all in the same dress (the one the two girls had both picked out.) Thank goodness, they would have looked like a motley crew otherwise.
I let my girls pick their own dresses as long as they were the same colour. They were thrilled AND they picked really nice ones :)