For another wedding that I was in recently, the bride had us pick one of three dresses from an upscale bridal boutique. The dresses were all very flattering but because of some bridesmaids not being able to get to the store to get measured in-person, a lot of people had fit problems. If your bridesmaids live faraway, it’s a good idea to consider a brand that they can go try on in-person, like J Crew or Ann Taylor.

I still have all of the dresses, though I’ve never worn any of them again. One of them, I keep telling myself to have hemmed to a tea length so that I could wear it again, but almost five years later, that still hasn’t happened. I’ll probably donate them to one of those groups that collects old formal gowns to donate to needy high schoolers for their proms!
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I’ve just gone through the whole bridesmaid dress selection process for my wedding, and it was probably the easiest part of planning I’ve had! I have 7 bridesmaids – all with very different body types. One has breast cancer, so I wanted to make sure she felt comfortable and had a dress with lots of structure and support; one walks with canes, so I wanted to make sure she didn’t feel like her dress was falling down all day; some are heavier and some are rail-thin.

I asked several of the girls to try dresses on, and tell my their favorites. They ALL picked LulaKate as the designer, but each picked different dress styles for their top 3 favorites. So I picked a color and fabric, and let them pick from 3 different styles (2 in each dress, and MOH in her own).

In the end, I realized that if they are comfortable in what they’re wearing, they’ll be much happier looking in pictures, and I won’t be worried that so and so’s dress is making her feel awkward or she’s not having a good time because of her outfit. Plus, on my wedding day, I want the people around me to have a great time…and that should start with my bridesmaids!!!

Now that I’m done with that narrative, try LulaKate. You’ll love it!!!

For my wedding, I picked a few black silk cocktail dresses from Ann Taylor and had my bridesmaids pick the one they liked best. I had a coupon, so the dresses came to around $140 each. I asked my bridesmaids to choose their own shoes and jewelry. I have three bridesmaids that I know of who have worn their dresses again. J Crew did not have a line of formal dresses at the time, or I would have looked there as well.

Good luck with your search!
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