Weddingbee Blog

I’m so excited that I tricked a few of you with my last post (and thanks for the vote of good-style confidence from those who got it right away!)… I just couldn’t resist a little April Fool’s Day hideous bridesmaid dress trickery. My apologies if you or anyone you know sported that dress circa 1980-1990. I’m sure it was much more fashion-forward at the time?

Truth be told though, choosing the bridesmaids’ dresses was a pretty easy task. Blue can be a tricky color, and I knew the exact shade that I wanted going into the search. I was lucky to find them right away at Ann Taylor. You’ve probably seen them before, but that’s ok, I love them anyways. And- seriously this time- so do all seven of my gorgeous friends and sisters who will be standing up with me in them in July!

Choosing dresses from Ann Taylor was great for a number of reasons. They were fairly inexpensive to start off, and I found a buy-one get-one half off sale, with 15% off on top of that for opening an Ann Taylor credit card to make the deal sweeter for my girls. Secondly, most of them knew what size they’d be at Ann Taylor, and with locations all over (my bridesmaids are spread out along the east coast from Richmond, Virginia to Bethel, Maine), trying them on was easy enough.

As bridezilla as it may be, I did want everyone to have the same shoes. I know it doesn’t really matter, but I just think that with tea length dresses, the shoes are a big part of the overall look. Nobody put up too much of a fight, so I don’t think the girls hate me too much for choosing these:

Matchy matchy bridesmaids may be a trend on its way out, but I chose to go traditional on this one. I have to say I also love the look of a mixed up group. Will your bridesmaids be mirror images of each other?

*By the way, my future sisters-in-law actually are identical twins! I think my wedding day will be the first time they’re dressed alike in about twenty years- hehe I can’t wait