Weddingbee Blog

In my previous post, I told you all about my J.Crew letdown that left my special ladies without special dresses. So we decided to go the old-fashioned route and actually went to a store to try some dresses on. I wish I could tell you that we went to 1 place, found our dresses and were done, but c’mon, this is the Latte wedding. Remember me? The one with the 4.5 part dress saga???

Yup, I dragged my poor BMs to 6 shops before finally deciding on some dresses. I know, I’m one meanie bride. But it gets worse. I dragged them out in the snow. And changed my mind. A lot.

Honestly, I would’ve been happy with any of the dresses we tried on. But I really wanted them to like, no, LOVE their dresses. I know what you’re thinking… that’s impossible! No BM loves her dress! And who cares… she’s never going to wear the dress again anyway! Well, I think it IS possible and I care! I want them to feel special and beautiful on my wedding day, and ladies, we all know that when you look good, you feel good!

Now the challenge was finding a dress they would all love and feel beautiful in. And although we fought the good fight, we lost. My BMs have different body types and style preferences, so finding one dress that would be perfect for all of them was next to impossible. So we changed up our game plan, and decided to look for two styles in the same color and fabric. The search continued… but finding two coordinating styles was harder that we thought!

That is, until we walked into Allegria Bridal in Belmont, MA. With the help of THE most wonderful consultant, Barb*, we found four perfectly coordinating styles! They all have similarities that tie them together (empire waists, strapless, full skirts) but are different enough to fit each girl’s style and body shape. BM H doesn’t like strapless, so she can add spaghetti straps. My MOH can have the rouched top that she loves.

They are all from the Jim Hjelm Occasions line so we are assured that the color and fabric will be the same. So without further adieu, here they are!

(Yes, I Photoshopped the dresses together. I’m a visual person.)

They’ll all be in a chocolate satin-faced taffeta. It’s hard to tell what they’ll actually look like from this pastel explosion of a picture, but if you try really hard (sometimes squinting helps!) you may be able to see the full picture. Can you see it???

We’re not sure how to incorporate the satin rosette belts, but I know my special ladies are going to be stunners in these dresses, and I can’t wait to see them all prettied up!!!

Did you opt for different styles for your bridesmaids? If not, did you find one dress that worked for all of your special ladies?

*Barb was awesome to work with. She was so patient and understanding, even when we walked in without an appointment, right before they closed on a Saturday… oops! And that was after seeing her two times the day before. Oh the shame.