The lovely ladies that you chose to be your bridesmaids and maid of honor are normally the most important ladies on your life. Whether long time friends, you sister or your fiance's sister, family or "almost family" it's very likely that girls people mean a lot to you! So why, why, WHY would you dress them up in something atrocious?! We feel like most brides just lack new ideas and therefore resort to that old fashioned "prom looking" bridesmaids attire and there is really no good that can come from that look! You should want to dress your brides in something that makes them feel beautiful and special....because they are!
Below we give you a little run down on some new dress ideas (by length) and some shopping hints and places to try so that you don't end up with a boring bridesmaid!
Floor Length
You normally see more of these in the cooler months. These tend to be the dresses that you can't avoid prom like fabrics...but just keep in mind less is more! Floor length dresses, despite how much they cover up, can be VERY sexy! We found a few that we like. Impression Bridesmaid seems to be a favorite for this dress length but the key to finding a non tradition bridesmaids dress is to go somewhere that you would buy a REGULAR dress. Think Ann Taylor or department stores!
Tea Length
Tea length dresses have a very sophisticated look and fall below the knee but not to the floor. You can avoid these type of dresses looking "old lady-ish" by choosing fabrics and patterns that don't adhere to the sophistication implied with a dress of this length. Check out what we found.
Short
A "short" dress is normally one that falls above the knee. You don't want your bridesmaids to look scandalous, but shorter dresses tend to yield a younger bridesmaid and are flirty and fun. To avoid these dresses looking TOO casual, opposite the long or tea length dresses, you should look to fabrics that are a little more subtle, classic and sophisticated. We are OBSESSED with bridemaid dresses from JCrew.
Happy Shopping!
