Wedding Okay you wedding fashion gurus... Help!

[PearlDahhhling]

First of all, thank you so much to everyone for all of your input on my dresses in my other thread! I really appreciate all of your opinions and kind comments! <3

So I''m pretty sure I''ve decided on this dress! I''m gonna go back with my mom this weekend so she can see it and if I still feel the same way about it, I''ll order it! But now my dilemma is... what types of bridesmaids dresses will complement my dress and still be cute?

My colors are bright pink, tiffany blue, and cream. Possibly chocolate brown as well. But I was thinking pink for their dresses. I have four girls, three who are all very thin, and one who is shorter and curvier, so I''m having a hard time finding a dress that I think all of them would like and that would complement all of their body types. I''m thinking tea-length dresses but could be open to longer... I figured who better to ask for help than all of you girls! So if you could offer any suggestions, please let me know! Thanks!

 

[CDNinNYC]

I'm a fan of these dresses. Do you have a type of material you prefer? It would narrow down the options.

ETA: would help if I posted a link!

 

[PearlDahhhling]

Here''s a good example of the pink.

 

[PearlDahhhling]

I''m not really fabric-savvy and so I have pretty much no idea which type of fabric I prefer! Haha.

 

[CDNinNYC]

I was told to stay away from fabrics like Satin for warm weather/outdoor weddings. What time of year/venue will your wedding be at?

ETA: the dresses I linked you to don't seem to be available in the shade of pink you want. Will keep looking!

ETA2: Saw your dress thread; love that dress on you! The colour is fabulous!

 

[Clairitek]

You might have posted this elsewhere but what sort of wedding are you having? Formal or more casual? Your dress is very grand and has a more formal feel so I am going to guess formal. One thing that my bride friend is considering in her search for a wedding gown is to try to find something that has a similar bodice or neckline to our dresses. Ours have some structured ruching on the top (Watters #416) so she is drawn to gowns with the same sort of feature. With this in mind I bet you could find a dress for the girls that coordinates well with your Maggie.

In terms of fitting different body types- we had an issue with this as well. I have a much larger chest than the rest of the girls and 3 of the other 4 are considerably shorter than I am. We found that a subtle-medium sweetheart neckline worked well on all bust sizes. We also focused on finding a bodice with some sort of structure to it (not necessarily boning but no flimsy fabric) that could support my chest.

Would you be open to same fabric/different styles? This could open up a lot more options for your shorter/curvier BM.

So to summarize (its early and I am not concise right now) I would look for dresses with a subtle sweetheart neckline like yours with a bit of side gathers/ruching on the bodice.

By the way, I think that shade of pink with your pale gold dress will be a knock-out! WOW!!

Question for ya: What was the name of the second Maggie you showed in the previous dress thread?

 

[PearlDahhhling]

My wedding is an evening wedding on June 26th at this venue if that helps! It''s formal I guess, seated dinner, appetizers being passed on trays, the guys will be in tuxes... But we''re also going to hang paper lanterns from the trees and have lots of fun, cutesie little touches, so not completely formal.

 

[CDNinNYC]

I'm posting some dresses that might work for you. Please ignore the colours; there are pinks available on swatches but not on the models. All these dresses are Watters & Watters Bridesmaid gowns.

ETA: UGH, the dress photo uploaded but is showing up blank. I'll provide the links instead.

 

[CDNinNYC]

Style 2708

Style 2422

Style 9460

Style 9935

Style 8464

Style 8382

 

[Clairitek]

I really love Watters 8464, 2708, 2422, and 8382. I think 8464 is the perfect level of formal for your wedding.

Now that you post that picture I totally remember it. I see what you mean by formal, but not toooo formal.

 

[PearlDahhhling]

Oooh thank you CND! I love all of those! I''ll see what my girls think! Thanks! You rock!

 

[IluvEmeralds]

PD-

Just wanted to say I LOVE your dress!!

 

[Mediterranean]

Date: 11/26/2008 4:50:02 PM
Author: IluvEmeralds
PD-


Just wanted to say I LOVE your dress!!

ILE, did you see the thread where Pearl is actually trying in on? How

STUNNING

is she going to be on her wedding day???

 

[PearlDahhhling]

Date: 11/29/2008 8:54:18 AM
Author: Mediterranean

Date: 11/26/2008 4:50:02 PM

Author: IluvEmeralds

PD-



Just wanted to say I LOVE your dress!!

ILE, did you see the thread where Pearl is actually trying in on? How

STUNNING

is she going to be on her wedding day???

Thank you! You are WAY too sweet! <3