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How To Choose Bridesmaid Dresses

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Are you looking for the perfect bridesmaids’ dresses for your wedding? Regardless of your wedding theme or style, you need to find the perfect dress for your girls. Here are some tips that will come in handy during your dress shopping:

Start by browsing

You can start by researching online for different stores that carry bridesmaids’ dresses in your area. When searching online, you need to save images of your ideal dress to help you zero in on the colors and themes that you prefer.

Keep the cost in mind

Have any of your friends been in a bridal party before? Then they must know that a bridesmaid pays for her own dress. However, reminding them is not a bad idea. When looking at dresses, you need to consider the pockets of your bridesmaids, not yours.

You do not want your wedding to be a financial burden to anyone. Focus your search on affordable Azazie-made dresses. Alternatively, you can choose a color and let them pick their own styles. You should also consider renting them, as it might be cheaper.

Stick to one theme

To ensure that your wedding colors match with those of the bridal party, you need to set a theme. This means that you need to decide on a wedding theme before choosing bridesmaid dresses.

Shop accordingly

Which is the best shopping experience for your personality? If you have very strong opinions, you need to shop alone or bring one friend. However, if you would like to have more input, it would not hurt to bring your friends along for a better choice.

Find the right fit

Bridesmaid dresses are usually ordered in a bigger size to allow for growth. If a bridesmaid wants to order a size smaller, remind her of this fact: larger dresses can be altered before the wedding but you cannot do much about a small dress. Nobody wants to spend more money on a new dress.

Ordering etiquette

It takes up to three months for the bridesmaid dresses to arrive and up to 6 weeks for alterations to be made. The 6-month period allows you and your bridal party to find and order the right dresses. Make sure that you start ordering early to prevent delays.

Select a shade

how to choose bridesmaid dresses

The easiest way to pick the perfect shade for your bridesmaid dresses is to play off the color scheme of your wedding venue. For example, if your wedding is to be held on a vineyard with a wine-red décor, you should rule out neon yellow dresses. Lighter shades work well in the summer and spring while rich colors are ideal for fall and winter.

Consider lingerie

Your girls need to find the right undergarments. Therefore, depending on the dress style – one-shoulder or strapless – bridesmaids need the right supporting garments. Even the most flattering dress can look average when paired with the wrong bra.

Aside from buying the right bra, your girls might also need to purchase specific panties or a body shaper.

Find complementary colors

When choosing colors, make sure that they complement most skin tones. Colors such as sand, greige, and beige, are universally flattering while jewel tones such as sapphire and amethyst go well with fairer complexions. Bolder shades like hot pink complement darker hues quite well.

If you want to choose a print design, ensure that the dominant colors work well with your full bridal party. On the other hand, your maid of honor can don a print design while the rest of your girls stick with a solid color. Whatever you choose, make sure it flatters everyone. 

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