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?
Sunday, 28. February 2010
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.
Sunday, 28. February 2010
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.
Tuesday, 2. March 2010
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!
Saturday, 6. March 2010
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!