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On the last episode of the Bridesmaid Dress Saga, we learned the following:

1. For 1 billion dollars, you too can have a bridesmaid’s dress that you love
2. Drowning in a pile of dresses is a very real danger in a bridal salon
3. Don’t starve the Hamster sisters and expect to see smiles and rainbows

Thoroughly discouraged, MOH-ster and I parted ways, and I re-evaluated the situation. Thanks to many helpful comments from you lovely Weddingbee readers, I visited a few more stores and also did some major online searching of non-bridal brands. That’s when I found a serious contender.

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Let me introduce you to this classy number by Calvin Klein. It was within budget. The model in the picture has the hairstyle I’m going for (well, sorta). It was navy blue-ish. Did I mention it was within budget?

It was a sign.

Alright, so it looked a little more like royal blue instead of midnight blue (who am I??), but according to some reviews, the blue was a lot deeper in real life. So, I headed off to Macy’s with one of my BMs. I don’t know how other Macy’s stores are, but the one in Herald Square NYC is a madhouse. We sifted through what seemed like thousands of dresses and were near surrender when we spotted the dress. We grabbed all the ones we could find… and ended up with two size 6s, and two 14s. Who in my bridal party is a size 6 or 14? Nobody. Sigh. I was the closest to a size 6 out of all the gals, so yep, I tried on my own bridesmaid dress. And here she is!

Look, two Hammys.

The blue was the exact shade I was looking for, the fit was flattering, and frankly, I was tired of BM dress shopping. So we went home, and my bridesmaids ordered the dresses online in their tiny sizes (with a 15% off coupon code, no less!). Phew! One more thing checked off the list!

The real clincher came two weeks later, when Mr. Hammy saw MOH-ster in the dress. His reaction: “Oh, that’s nice. I thought it would be powder pink with a big bow on the butt or something.”

Real nice.

Anyone else choose a non-bridesmaid brand for your bridesmaids’ dresses?