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I’ve been searching for bridesmaids dresses for a while now. I went back and forth between colors that I wanted, and I finally decided on grey. Not boring grey though; they will all look gorgeous. I’m planning to let all the girls pick their own dresses. I want all my girls to feel and look their best. The good thing about choosing grey is that it crosses seasons, so they won’t have to buy something right now. The color will still be around in summer, fall, and winter. Here are some that I like:
top 2 rows from J.Crew and the bottom from Amanda Archer at Etsy
And what about the MOH?
My sister is the matron of honor, and her favorite color is green, which is also a color in our wedding. Then I started to think, ‘Why not let her wear a green dress if she wants to?’ I’m being pretty lax with the whole bridesmaid dress-thing, so why not go one step further and let one of them wear an entirely different color? Then, I found a dress on J.Crew (which has the most amazing color palette this year) that I like in green. You may recognize this dress as one I liked in grey. Yep, it’s the same dress.
Did your MOH wear a different color? What are some ways to accessorize your MOH to make her stand out?
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Those dresses are great. I LOVE JCrew–that’s what my BM wore. They all wore the same color, but I think it’s a cool idea to have the MOH in a different color.
My girls are all wearing floor length evening gowns in shades of blue, from powder blue to navy of their own choosing and my sister is wearing a blue print BCBG evening gown. I love it!
p.s. my sister is the MOH and will wear the printed dress. Here is her dress (it’s ABS not BCBG: http://www.bluefly.com/ABS-french-blue-floral-chiffon-strapless-long-dress/cat20112/301563101/detail.fly
I’m thinking of doing grey dresses as well. Are you at all worried about light grey looking light in pictures?
Looking at some stuff online, I’m worried about their light grey dresses blending with my dress. And/or about washing everyone out and lacking that color “pop”.
@cfitz621: Well, actually even though I liked those dresses, my BMs are able to pick what they want, and so far the 2 that have bought dresses chose a darker grey, which I’m fine with. It looks like all my girls are headed toward the darker greys. I also think the grey will let the accessories pop (flowers, necklaces, shoes, etc)
@Miss Politico: That’s great! I love to see BMs dresses with print.
@Miss Frozen Yogurt: That’s what I’m hoping for too. My sister - and MOH - is a fashionista so I’m relying on her to come up with great accessories for color.
those are all great. i am partial to the amanda archer dress, she’s awesome. I’m thinking of using her for my dresses. I think the green is a great idea for your MOH…
@cfitz621: You could always add a sash, or a flower or something to the dress too.
I like your ideas!
My sister, who is my MOH, is wearing this dress
http://www.dcnearlyweds.com/uploaded_images/Jcrew-Jillian-Strapless-6-711799.jpg
The rest of my bridal party was asked to wear a navy J Crew dress of their choosing. I am really excited to see it all come together!
All of my BMs, inclusing my MOH are all wearing different color dresses. One is in yellow, one in orange, and another in an orange poppy print. I let them all choose which dress they wanted, but they ended up picking the same style dress! Oh, well.. 
@Clover: LOVE that dress! It is gorgeous!! Too bad I’m not doing blue 
@FutureMrsKoontz: I love the way that looks too!
i LOVE that green dress from JC. I’m Maid/matron of honor in my bff’s wedding next may and i’m getting that on in black for her shindig
my girls are all wearing navy dresses from Aria. i picked the color/fabric and they picked the style
I’m doing the same thing. My girls will be in black since our colors are pink & black. My girls range in height from 5′ to 5′11′ and they all have different shapes and I want them to be comfortable. I was in a wedding, we all wore the same thing, I was a little more top heavy than everyone else and looked silly. I didn’t want my girls to have to worry about that.
@nhlchick4: Same here! That’s what motivated me to let everyone pick.
I wanted gray at first too, but then I bought a wedding gown with black. My girls are now wearing black as well!
@Clover: that dress is gorgeous, and I love that combo of a print for the MOH and different navy blues for the rest. Great pick!
i’m so glad to see another bride is choosing grey! i think it will be lovely and soft, but modern. good choice
My MOH will be my only bridesmaid (unless my sister wants to be one). =) So she’ll stand out no matter what!
I love love LOVE the grey dress in the upper right corner, with the ruching at the bust and the scoop neck. Beautiful.
I love love love the green! I think it’s a great idea to have the MOH wear a different color … I’ve seen just a different style, or a different bouquet … but an entirely different color sounds like a fun idea to me!
I wanted my BMs to all pick their own fav grey dress, but my mom and FMIL hated the idea and I let them convince me to choose one grey dress for all three BMs to wear.
Then my MOH found out she’d be 8 months pregnant so I was thrilled that she would be wearing a different dress! No luck. The BM dress came in maternity too.
So….they’re all wearing the same grey dress. It’s Belsoie L2019 in Platinum. I’m mostly ok with this.
i love the top right dress. is that from j.crew as well?
my bestie had her sister, the moh, in a different color and dress. it was a halter which was much better for her body than the strapless dresses the bms wore.
you can also have her have a slightly different bouquet, maybe closer to yours but smaller.
How funny, I just blogged about that Amanda Archer dress! I love it!
the green is really cute, and I heart that amanda archer dress so much!
maybe they could all wear the same dress in different colors or different dresses in grey.
I saw Amanda’s purple version of that dress while searching for ideas for my girls, it’s so CUTE! I love all your options
I love that you can have all different shades of grey…that is definitely a hue that will blend will together!
My MOH and bridesmaids are going to be carrying hydrangeas (and some other flowers in there…not sure exactly what yet)…they will have green flowers, and my MOH is going to have white ones, which will tie in with my bouquet!
Great options! All of my bridesmaids are going to be in the same shade of dark blue, but different dress styles according to their choosing.
LOVE the J.Crew strapless dress on the top left (also the bottom, green one). Pretty sure those are going to be my BM dresses!
I love ALL of those dresses. I think we might do the Amanda Archer ones in black.
I love gray! I don’t think it’s boring at all. And the green dress is gorgeous. I think it’ll look really nice with the gray.
my bridesmaids are wearing j crew in aqua and they are all super excited about the comfiness of them!
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Miss Frozen Yogurt, Dallas
Age and Occupation: 28, Special Projects Coordinator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Equity Trader
Engagement Date: March 19, 2009
Wedding Date: April 2010
Venue: Marie Gabrielle, Dallas
About Me: I was born and raised in Texas, and have lived in several of the cities across the state, but I currently reside in Austin. I went to college in Boston and have a special place in my heart for the Northeast. I love reading, shopping, wine, reuniting with college friends that are scattered across the country, reality TV, trying out new recipes, and attempting all the DIY projects that come along with wedding planning. I'm a "bleeding heart, save the world type" and thankfully my job allows me to work on legislation and policy to help out those in need. I met Mr. Frozen Yogurt in a bar, though he doesn't even drink! And now we are planning a modern yet vintage wedding in Dallas while dealing with the trials and tribulations of first time homeownership.
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