Bridesmaid Dresses Part 2

In my previous post I shared with you my journey to find the perfect dress for my sister's wedding and I attached a picture of all of us. What you dont know is that in that picture are all of my bridesmaids minus Amy. We both have the same bridesmaids for our wedding :)

I always loved the look of a summer white wedding. I decided early on that all of my bridesmaids would wear different shades of ivory and white. I never thought about a color and now that I am thinking about it - I don't even know what color I would choose. I also decided I would give my bridesmaids some free reign when looking for a dress. I didn't want to micro manage the process, however when you have an expectation of what the dresses should look like its also hard to take a backseat. My ideal dress was flowy, chiffon, and ankle length.

So, here I am doing the same thing all over again - sharing dresses from every bridal website and searching every wedding blog and website to find diffierent dresses for each girl.

This past weekend Adam and I drove to Boston to visit Amy and her husband, Justin. (I love calling him her husband, its still a new concept for amy and justin to be husband and wife). Amy made an appointment to try on a Vera Wang dress at a bridal boutique on Newbury Street. She was really excited about this dress - but when we got to the store and saw that it was covered in tuille we both looked at each other and said, "oh" - The dress was not at all what we expected. Since we had the appointment, we spent a few minutes browsing at some other designers and dresses and tried some of them on. In ten minutes we knew that this was all wrong, and left the store. The truth is - these dresses are not at all what I am looking for. All of these dresses have so much material and fabric, that make them look not so nice. Most chiffon dresses are cut empire waist, and this look is gorgeous but not the right look for us. (We all have boobs, so empire waist is not the right cut).

I think our best option is to hit the pavement - walk into stores and peruse the summer collection to find the perfect dress for each of my bridesmaids. I am confident that we will have success, but I need some more time.

I will keep you posted on our journey!