Ideas for picking perfect outfit
ý Pick a colour There’s nothing wrong with wanting your bridal party to look coordinated, but because all your girls have unique shapes and styles, why not pick a colour and fabric and have them choose the rest?
Want to be the most beloved bride ever? Pick basic black. ý Wearability No matter how cute the outfit once it’s called a bridesmaid dress and she’s wearing it next to four other girls, chances are she won’t be too excited to put it on again. But there is hope: by adding ruffle trims and floral embellishments, varied hemlines, and flattering necklines, designers are making bridesmaid dresses feel more like sophisticated eveningwear that would never be pegged as a multiple. ý Mucho metals Rather than asking your girls to buy matching mint-green wedges, these days formal footwear is all about silver and gold. Metallic ac- cessories were hot on ready-towear runways this year and that look has trickled down to bridesmaid fashion as well – and they’ll work with just about any colour and look you’ve picked for your maids. ý Mix and matched bling Let your girls choose their jewellery. You can and should suggest the type of jewellery you’d like to see them wear, such as pearls, silver, or gold, but allow them to pick from their own jewellery box when it comes to the particulars.
The chances are, your pictures won’t pick up the difference in their jewels, and they’ll feel more comfortable in baubles they already know and love. ý Petals in your palette Consider having each maid carry a bouquet of different blooms, all within your wedding colours. So if your colours are pink and green, one girl could hold a bouquet of pale pink roses, another of fuchsia peonies, and another of green hydrangeas.
Your bouquet could then consist of one or two flowers from each of theirs, bringing the look together. – www.theknot.com