Every woman wants to have a nice and memorable photo with her bridesmaids on the day she gets married. But for a memorable photo, the bridesmaids need to be dressed up nicely so that they complement the brides look. But it is not just about the wedding photos choosing the right bridesmaid dress is very important because your bridesmaids will be with you throughout the wedding ceremony. So today we will tell you about 10 rules that will help you choose the right bridesmaid’s dress that will also complement the beauty of the bride’s wedding dress.
1. Determine the theme of your wedding first
You will have to determine the theme of your wedding and also the theme of the overall wedding before picking dresses for the bridesmaids. So when you have picked out your own wedding dress and the overall wedding style have been determined it will be easy to match the dresses of bridesmaids accordingly. For example, if you want a romantic themed wedding, you can go with a more modern style bridesmaid dress. But if your wedding is going to have a classic theme, you can choose a retro style bridesmaid dress to match it.
2.consider the budgets
Budget is one of the most important factors to consider when choosing a bridesmaid’s dress. Before you go shopping you should first ask yourself: How much can I afford to pay for the bridesmaid dress? Because the bridesmaid’s dress doesn’t have to be as expensive as the bride’s dress and besides let’s not confuse the guests about who’s the actual bride shall we?
Ok, so once you have decided on a comfortable budget for your bridesmaids, stick to it when you go shopping. If your budget is limited don’t sweat it because luckily nowadays bridesmaid dresses have a lot of dedicated buying channels, and their prices are becoming very reasonable.
3. Choose a bridesmaid dress based on your dress
Of course, you are the star of your wedding, so everything needs to be molded around you. First, you should find a wedding dress that you and your bridesmaids absolutely love, and then choose the bridesmaid dress according to the style of your dress. This way your bridesmaids will be able to pick what kind of dress they will be wearing based on your bridal gown. A word of advice is that not all clothes need to match perfectly, but they should be the same length to maintain a uniform look.
4. Select a style that flatters
We get it you want your wedding to be perfect, you want your photo to be very beautiful, and your bridesmaids are going to play a very important role in making that happen. The details of your bridesmaid’s dress should be handled carefully. Because you might have more than one bridesmaids and each of them will also have a different body type. Everyone will have her own skin tone and hair color. So you need to consider all these factors in advance to pick the perfect dresses for each of your bridesmaids. So here are some quick tips on what dress styles suit which body type.
For example, Sleeved Wedding Dresses suit triangle body shape. Ball gowns suit pear body shape but don’t suit Petite body type. Of course, you can also choose some cute accessories, such as bows on the clothes, small pockets, shoulder straps, and necklines to enhance the look of your bridesmaid dresses.
5. Keep the overall style of all your bridesmaid’s dresses consistent
Whether you like bridesmaid dresses or not, you should keep the overall look of your bride party consistent. The appearance of the bridesmaid dresses, the color, neckline or fabric – must be unified. This can be achieved by using add-on accessories such as matching necklaces or earrings, or small shawls to achieve a matching look for your whole bride’s squad.
6. Maintain fabric consistency
Designer wedding dresses are really amazing and they really enhance one’s look. But keep in mind that same style dresses made out of different fabrics will look a lot different from one another. Therefore, it is necessary to make sure your bridesmaids wear dresses made out of similar fabric. In addition, samples that are displayed in sample books often look very different in real life. So, it’s better to look at the fabric of each dress before buying it to make sure that the fabric is consistent in each bridesmaid’s dress.
7. Modify the dresses when needed
You might have up to six bridesmaids for your wedding. Everyone’s measurements and fittings will be different unless all of your bridesmaids are twins. So there is always a possibility that some modifications will have to be made to the bridesmaid’s dresses and it can cost you extra for having the dresses customized.
8. Have a chat with your bridesmaids about their preferences
When you are choosing your bridesmaid dresses, you should always get them onboard by asking them about their preference. Pay attention to their dress preferences and ask them what kind of dresses they like the most. So sit down with your bridesmaids and talk to them about stuff like what styles do they like in dresses, what colors they prefer, what are their body types, and so on. Communicating regularly with your bridesmaids will help in getting dresses that your bridesmaids will happily wear because the dresses will be according to their wishes.
9. Don’t have too many features on a dress
Adding some features to a dress here and there definitely increases its elegance. But putting too many features on a dress will have the opposite effect. So the best way to do it is by adding or modifying carefully selected features to the dress without overdoing it. For example, you may choose different necklines and colors (in a pre-decided color palette) but keep the fabric same. Or, choose different dress fabric (lace, cotton, chiffon, brocade, etc.) and necklines but in the same color as the rest of the dress. If you change more than the basics (color or style), you might mess up the look of the dresses. And that won’t be a very nice look for your bridal party.
10. Find complementary colors.
The choice of brides dress color is the first step in pairing the color of bride’s dress with the dresses of bridesmaids. First of all, you have to pick an easily pairable color for your bridal gown. Second, consider what colors would be a good pair for the color of your dress. The most obvious solutions is to have both bridesmaid’s dress and your dress made in all white. Or a black bridesmaid dress will also go well with your white wedding dress. Pink gray is also a very popular choice for both bridesmaids and brides dresses. There are also some bolder color pairs of dress colors, such as cobalt blue and pink in case you and your bridesmaids are feeling a bit adventurous. The choice of color can also be based on your own preference because nothing matters more than what you want on your special day because you are the queen on your wedding.
