Now you have your own wedding attire sorted out it is time to turn your attention to your bridesmaids. It is important that everyone in the bridal party coordinates and matches with your wedding style and colors.
Read on to find out why this may not be as easy as your first think!
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Dresses - It is a fact of life that we humans are unique in many ways, which is why you will undoubtedly find that your bridesmaids will vary in terms of size, shape, height and taste. This can present many brides with a major headache. Many of us have an image of bridesmaids all looking exactly the same, same dresses, same shoes, same jewelry etc. But what suits one may not suit another and an unhappy bridesmaid will stick out a mile on the day! Get your attendants together and go through some magazines, brochures and websites to gauge an idea of how everyone feels about certain styles, colors and shapes, then you can hit the boutiques. For a formal wedding go for long dresses, whilst for a casual wedding shorter tea length dresses are fine.
Often the biggest problem can be with the style of the dress. Not everyone is comfortable in strapless dresses, whilst others may not like tight fitting styles or cocktail length skirts. Luckily dress designers can provide you with a range of different shapes and styles which are available in just about any color you could wish for. If color is a problem then you may have to bring two colors into play. For instance, a blue and brown scheme could see some bridesmaids in blue dresses with brown sashes and the others in brown dresses with blue sashes.
Compromise on both sides is the name of the game here, so give yourselves plenty of time to find the right look. Try on different shapes and styles to see what works and what doesn’t and always make sure that you have every one of your attendants with you when you visit bridal stores.
Shoes - Another headache! Some like them tall, some like them flat, some like slingbacks, some like pumps! As with the dresses compromise is the name of the game. You may strike lucky and they all choose the same style, but if they don’t then you will have to let them choose their own style. Comfortable shoes are vital, just as they are for yourself. Your bridesmaids are likely to be wearing them far longer than you are yours, especially if you change shoes later on, so they need to find shoes that fit well and are comfortable. Check out the Dyeables range of shoes which come in many different styles and can be dyed to match your wedding colors.
Hair Accessories - Choose your attendants hair accessories according to your wedding style. A casual wedding could call for flowers or simple jeweled hair pins, whilst a more formal wedding could see small beaded tiaras. The style of your attendants is another problem to consider. Those with long hairstyles will no doubt have up-do’s allowing for a variety of hair accessories; however, those with short styles may be more restricted. A lot will depend on the style of the wedding and how you want your bridesmaids to look. Small tiaras or combs and hair pins or clips can offer the easiest solutions.
Jewelry - It can be nice to present your bridesmaids with jewelry as wedding gift to say thank you from you both. This then gives you cart blanche to choose matching necklaces, earrings or bracelets. If your bridesmaids are all dressed similarly but not the same then follow this through with their jewelry for instance, a couple wear pearl necklaces, a couple wear pearl bracelets and a couple wear pearl earrings. Kitting them all out with matching sets may look too fussy and spoil the effect you are going for, so try to get them wearing matching styles and colors but in different types of jewelry.
Accessories - Depending on the time of year you may want to equip your bridesmaids with wraps, shawls or boleros. The latter being a nice addition to a formal wedding style. For a winter wedding, gift them beautiful faux fur wraps to keep them warm.
Author Resource:-
Georgina Clatworthy is a dedicated full time writer who composes informative articles related to wedding favors and wedding. She is connected with 1WeddingSource, today’s leading wedding social networking planning site.
