There are not many things worse than walking down the aisle; all eyes are on you, wearing a dress that does not make you look your best. Being asked to be a bridesmaid is an honor, but the process of choosing a dress can be precarious. In many cases, bridesmaids must listen to the bride make big promises about how the dresses will fit perfectly and flatter their specific body type. And, of course the bridesmaids will be able to wear their dresses again!
First, just remember the general rules of choosing bridesmaid dresses. Don't pick or don't let your bridesmaids pick anything that would upstage you - you are the main princess wedding dressesheroine, they are just your supportive girlfriends. If you dress in white, don't let them dress in white (in fact, white color is prohibited for anyone except for the bride). Black color is ok, despite what many people say.
The most important thing, though, is that bridesmaid dresses have to be in matching style and colors. Surely, if you are very creative you can pick dresses of different styles and colors and have them complement each other, but as a general rule you have to choose some general theme of your wedding and only then pick the colors for your bridesmaid dresses.
First, you have to think what season is the wedding going to be held in. The coral/orange is perfect for summer weddings, the periwinkle is perfect for spring theme, for fall it is a good idea to go after deep rose or maybe the coral/orange colors with green accents. For winter going with jewel tones of emerald greens or ruby reds can be a good idea. White dresses surely are always there, but lately people have been going after more ornate colors. Champagne colors are also very popular for spring weddings - if you combine it with orange, black it is going to be even better.
Second, pick the dresses that match the skin color of your bridesmaids. Unfortunately, people are all different and if you have several bridesmaids, which you should, then the process of finding the perfect color can get even more complicated. For darker skins and races go for darker colors, for lighter skins - go for lighter colors. If nothing works, you might try to divide your bridesmaids into two color groups - it might actually work for your wedding.
First, just remember the general rules of choosing bridesmaid dresses. Don't pick or don't let your bridesmaids pick anything that would upstage you - you are the main princess wedding dressesheroine, they are just your supportive girlfriends. If you dress in white, don't let them dress in white (in fact, white color is prohibited for anyone except for the bride). Black color is ok, despite what many people say.
The most important thing, though, is that bridesmaid dresses have to be in matching style and colors. Surely, if you are very creative you can pick dresses of different styles and colors and have them complement each other, but as a general rule you have to choose some general theme of your wedding and only then pick the colors for your bridesmaid dresses.
First, you have to think what season is the wedding going to be held in. The coral/orange is perfect for summer weddings, the periwinkle is perfect for spring theme, for fall it is a good idea to go after deep rose or maybe the coral/orange colors with green accents. For winter going with jewel tones of emerald greens or ruby reds can be a good idea. White dresses surely are always there, but lately people have been going after more ornate colors. Champagne colors are also very popular for spring weddings - if you combine it with orange, black it is going to be even better.
Second, pick the dresses that match the skin color of your bridesmaids. Unfortunately, people are all different and if you have several bridesmaids, which you should, then the process of finding the perfect color can get even more complicated. For darker skins and races go for darker colors, for lighter skins - go for lighter colors. If nothing works, you might try to divide your bridesmaids into two color groups - it might actually work for your wedding.
