Among the many members of the wedding party, you will often rely on the support of the female side to handle the glitches and concerns of wedding planning. Yes, you can always tap on the male side's resources but that side is often clueless on wedding niceties and subtleties. So, what is a girl to do when asked these trick questions about bridesmaid dresses but look for female inspiration?

Who Pays for Them?

For bridesmaid dresses, you can boil it down to “Your bridesmaids pay, you have the final say” With the right approach, you can meet halfway! For example, you can present your initial choices to your bridesmaids so that you can confer on styles, colors and other design details before giving your final decision.

After all, they will be wearing those dresses and they have to look beautiful and feel comfortable in them. And when they do, you will have one group of kick-ass hot bridesmaids!

Do They Have to Look Alike?

Fortunately, your bridesmaid dresses do not have to match when it comes to design style! You are very lucky you live in a world where evil spirits and jealous exes pose little danger, which allows you to do away with the old superstition of bridesmaids dressing all alike to foil them off.

However, you have to put your foot down on the color choices if you want a coordinated wedding. You can bend on issues of draping and cut to concede to the differences in body type.

Do They Have to Match Your Wedding Dress?

Not necessary, for this case; again, the old superstition does not apply, fortunately. However, your bridesmaid dresses must match the formality, or the lack thereof, of your wedding dress!

Design details like sleeves, necklines and embroidery need not match down to the last stitch. You should strive for coordinated looks with your wedding dress just so your bridesmaids look like they belong to your wedding. Your emphasis is on complementation and coordination rather than matching. You only need to ensure that they are comfortable in their finery, look great with the dresses and they don't blend into the background.

Can They Be of Different Colors?

If your wedding theme is the rainbow, then you can opt for differently-colored bridesmaid dresses. You do have the final say on the dresses your bridesmaids will wear to your wedding!

However, a word of caution is in order. A rainbow of colors for your bridesmaids can be cute today but you have to assess if they will still look cute five years down the road. Fashions do change and you want a wedding that will transcend time instead of make you cringe with time!

In relation to color, you also have to confer with your groom about the best man and the groomsmen tuxedos and suits. Remember that you want color coordination and complementation, not a color clash. Cringe, again, is the operative word.

Ultimately, your choice of bridesmaid dresses boils down to making compromises with your bridesmaids, enlisting their assistance in selecting which ones suit the wedding's theme best, and allowing them to shine during your wedding. When you do, you can be their matron of honor/bridesmaid when they get married and they can return the favor to you.

Best for Bride Bridal Store
5359 Dundas St. West (at Kipling)
Etobicoke, ON, Canada, M9B 1B1