One really great part of visiting David’s Bridal was that we found the bridesmaid dress!
WOO!
I knew I wanted the girls to wear dark purple, preferably a-line, and not floor length. Other than that I didn’t really care. After I was finally freed from the the grip of the Wedding Industrial Complex, the mothers went off the look at mother of the bride dresses and the girls and I headed over to the bridesmaid dresses. I gave them my requirements and we started looking. After a bit I went to check on the moms. When I got back I was informed that they had voted that the dress would not be strapless. 
Fair enough.
Finally, each girl picked a dress and headed over to try it on. They each came out and all three dresses looked amazing! I forgot to pull my camera out for pictures, but they all looked great. I figured they might each pick a different dress, but all of them turned to each other and thought for a second, then picked one dress as the winner!
I emailed Bridesmaid E later that night and she was a fan as well. Is it really so simple?
Our runners up were:
The DB F12942 (or something really similar)
Aaand our winner, in PLUM, is:
It’s got a lovely bow in back and meets all of my requirements. They’re happy and I’m happy. And I thought this would be the hard part! Did your bridesmaids pick out their own dress? Was it easy or did it take a long time?
Beautiful choice.
I’m using purple in my wedding too. I’ve looked and saw a couple I like but I will most likely give them guidelines and then let them choose.
Yeah, that was my plan too! I encouraged them to try some on since I had 3/4 girls there and see if they could get some ideas, and they just ended up deciding on a dress right away! What other colors are you pairing purple with? I’m all about shades of cream, gray and some black and white.
That dress is adorable, especially in plum.
I ended up picking a non-traditional bridesmaid dress from – guess where – Boscov’s! Here’s a link to the dress, which we ordered in black:
http://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Evan-Picone-Womens-Satin-Waist-Chiffon-Dress/3918166/product.html
We were able to order all of the dresses in different sizes from other Boscov’s stores. It was so simple! I love, love, love the dress, and it is flattering on their body types since it’s light fabric and A-line. At only $25, I bought an extra one for myself. Don’t know where I’ll wear it, though. Maybe I’ll just wear it to work one day. Or maybe I’ll just sleep in it. Haha.
I think the bridesmaids, who are my four sisters, might be able to wear the dress again. Still trying to determine what color shawl to pair with the dress: champagne, white, black, or light emerald. So many choices, so confused!
That’s a beautiful dress! I was trying to go that route too, something cheap that they could wear again, but I figured we should at least try some out while we were at David’s. They all liked this so much that it was just easiest to say ok and be done.
I think I’d like the champagne shawl against that, or white. Something to balance out the black dress!