My mother was aghast at the idea. She said it wouldn't feel like a real wedding if I were to take out such a big part of it. I was still not convinced. She told me I should think of the pictures and that they'd look nice with the group, I was still not buying it. She then said my friends would have hurt feelings if they didn't get to feel like a part of the big day...I conceded. I always have the feelings of others in mind and I knew I might disappoint a few people if they couldn't participate. Plus, when dealing with your mother it's important to choose your battles.
Here's a picture of my mother and I, don't tell her what I said about choosing your battles. P.S. we're standing on a slope, she's a bit taller in real life. Anyway, here are some of the inspirational pictures I am working with from the website Unique Vintage.
My view on bridesmaid dresses: you should be able to wear it again, the bridesmaids should have a say, and they shouldn't cost and arm and a leg. I would like to go with a black cocktail dress. That sounds easy enough right? Shouldn't have to go to a bridal store to find that, the mall should be fine. Wrong! At least in spring time that's wrong.
I had my 3 bridesmaids with me and we scoured the mall and found plenty of white cocktail length dresses but not a lot of black. What we did find was more than I was willing to let them spend. Super disappointed. I thought for sure Dillards or Macy's would have my back on this one.I wanted to stay away from online shopping because they really need to be able to try it on. We found a few dresses that looked good on the hanger but when on weren't very flattering. Here's a picture of one the best we found that day.
Unfortunately, because it was on sale they didn't have it in a variety of sizes. We left the mall empty handed but perhaps a little wiser. I went home and got online trying to find a simple black dress under 100 dollars. My matron of honor also began to research and found this dress at Davids bridal.
It's 139$ which is more than I wanted them to spend but it fits the theme so well I think the look is over. I looked around for other dresses that are similar and they are all more expensive and you can't try them on because they are online only. MOH was so excited she went the very next day and tried it on at her local Davids, you have to love initiative! Here it is on a real life Matron of Honor. I'm loving it. Now we just have to decide if we should go ahead and buy it or wait and see if there is a sale.
How did you decide which dresses your bridal party would wear? How much did cost factor into the decision?
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