Project: Girly Wearables!

Project: Girly Wearables!

July 30th, 2009 @ 12:28 pm by Mrs. Sprinkle
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Here are the original dress ideas I had for the other ladies (maid of honor and best woman) that will be walking down that aisle with us:

Buy from: Modcloth

Buy from: Anthropologie

Buy from: Newport News

Buy from: J. Crew

Buy from: Amanda Archer

Buy from: Sarah Seven

We have a small cast of wedding members: me (bride), Mr. S (groom), Gina Sprinkle (maid of honor), Cory Sprinkle (best woman), Lil’ Sprinklette (flower child), and Lil’ Sprinkle (ring child). Because of this, I was able to afford to buy the dresses for both ladies as gifts. To maximize their dress usage, I told them to pick any dress they wanted (within reason… I probably would have vetoed bright orange or anything extra poofy) but I sent along this list of dresses as a vague guide. Also, because of the small wedding party, I really didn’t want them to wear matching dresses. I thought it might look a bit silly to have them both wear the same dress and stand on either side of us. I haven’t seen this done before and just couldn’t picture it in my head.

It probably helped that Gina S. came up with half this list (she has a much keener eye for fashion than me), but both girls chose dresses from it!

After one dress fail (make sure to find out what material a dress is made of before ordering online or you could end up with jersey when you are looking for something a bit fancier!), Gina S. chose this dress:

and Cory S. picked this one:

I love that the dresses have a similar color and length, but they are different enough to not look at all match-y. The girls will be wearing whatever shoes and accessories they want. I am so glad there are no other grown men standing up with us - finding a suit for Mr. Sprinkle has been hard enough!

Did you dress your wedding party, or let them decide? If you did let them decide, did their outfit picks mesh well with your wedding vision?

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21 Responses to “Project: Girly Wearables!”

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bride2001 (message) 11 posts, Newbee

I love the dress that Cori picked, the color and design.
I definitely agree with having your 2 friends wear different dresses, when it is a small wedding.

7/30/09 @ 12:34 pm (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 1,662 posts, Bumble bee

I wish I had let them decide, but at least they looked nice. I love the way the 2 dresses coordinate so well!

7/30/09 @ 12:42 pm (reply)

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WDWBride (message) 743 posts, Busy bee

Love those outfits! I like the idea that they coordinate but aren’t matching.

I am only having a Moh but no bridal party. We picked the dress out together, but she had a lot of input.

7/30/09 @ 12:42 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Taffy (message) 3,104 posts, Sugar bee

Cute dresses! I almost bought the anthropologie dress that was chosen, it is so pretty!

7/30/09 @ 12:50 pm (reply)

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BlushingBride530 (message) 277 posts, Helper bee

Love all of your dress options, and the two your girls chose will look great together!

7/30/09 @ 12:51 pm (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

I love all the choices, but I think those two are going to be great together! I like that they’re complimentary without being matchy-matchy.

7/30/09 @ 1:06 pm (reply)

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thefuturemrsjewell (message) 1,829 posts, Buzzing bee

love all the dresses. the amanda archer dress is fabulous. thanks for sharing all your inspiration. the ones your girls picked are great.

7/30/09 @ 1:17 pm (reply)

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Nicolette D

My girls are wearing the anthro dress too! I am soo happy to know someone else thought it would be a fun bridesmaid dress too!

7/30/09 @ 1:28 pm (reply)

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Nicolette D

oh what color of suit is Mr. Sprinkle wearing? I don’t know if we should do black suits or a different color to coordinate with the dresses.

7/30/09 @ 1:30 pm (reply)

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honeymyheart (message) 764 posts, Busy bee

i let my bmaids decide and gave them a bunch of inspirational photos. so far the dresses look great together, we just have one more to go. btw, great dress choices.

7/30/09 @ 2:31 pm (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 5,587 posts, Bee Keeper

such sweet dresses! You’re a great bride for letting them pick AND paying!

7/30/09 @ 5:06 pm (reply)

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Miss Cloud (message) 802 posts, Busy bee

what a nice bride letting them pick! don’t let my girls see this, I’m making them be matching haha, at least they are J. Crew, maybe that helps??
love the choices though!

7/30/09 @ 7:24 pm (reply)

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Miss Labrador (message) 1,805 posts, Buzzing bee

Loving all of these but my fave is the Amanda Archer!

7/30/09 @ 8:04 pm (reply)

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Bridebella (message) 368 posts, Helper bee

I love every one of these! But your girls chose two that will look great together.

7/30/09 @ 10:09 pm (reply)

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Soon Mrs. B (message) 38 posts, Newbee

I picked a color and then let them loose in David’s Bridal. The color will match, but they all picked a dress that suited them, from satin to chiffon. (Though I should have specified NOT strapless… though she did agree to floor-length instead of tea-length like her first choice so as to not mortify the FI’s conservative parents…. still… I wish I’d set out a couple more guidelines!!!!) I’m glad that they’ll have dresses they like on them, but bought them all matching earrings, necklaces, engraved silver bracelets and matching strappy heels! YAY!

7/30/09 @ 10:55 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Glitter (message) 986 posts, Busy bee

I picked out (with everyone’s approval) a simple, black J.Crew dress for my bridal party. There was only 2 of them (MOH and bridesmaid), so, like you, it was easier to handle logistically. I really like what you guys decided on. Very pretty!

7/31/09 @ 12:46 am (reply)

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