Weddingbee Blog

I had to hold off on writing this post for a while, since the dresses I ordered back in early September were backordered a few months. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s first talk about how the dresses were selected!

I started looking at BM dresses back in about April, not long after we got engaged. Fast forward to about mid-August when I knew the time was ripe for getting summery dresses at a good price during the end of the season sales. Unfortunately, so many of the cute dresses I’d found last spring were no longer available, or only available in obscure sizes. So, I started the search again, looking for cute purple dresses that were around $150 or under. (Mr. Cola and I are paying for the BM dresses, hair and makeup, and the groomsmens’ tuxes.)

Luckily, the one dress that had been my favorite back in spring was still available—a Calvin Klein satin dress in medium purple, from Nordstrom.com. Actually, a lot of my dress search took place on the Nordstrom and Macy’s websites, since I didn’t see the point in paying $100 extra for a dress, just because it was labeled a “bridesmaid dress”. After enlisting my MOH/Sister to narrow it down to four choices from the multitude of options I’d found, I set up a Google Docs survey on our wedding website, with pictures and info on the four choices, and let the choice fall into the hands of my ladies.

Here were their choices (follow links below for picture sources):

Dress #1: Calvin Klein Satin Dress

View it online here

Dress #2: Adrianna Papell Strapless Laser Cut Satin Dress

View it online here.

Dress #3: Tahari by ASL Sleeveless Ruffle-Front Empire-Waist Dress

View it online here.

Dress #4: Violet Pleated Collar Dress

Available made-to-order

Click here to see pictures of this dress in action. View it online here.

As it turns out, they agreed on Dress #1—the satin Calvin Klein that I’d had my eye on since April, which was good and bad. It was good because I know they’ll all look HOT in that dress, but bad because I was (selfishly!) going to get it for myself if they didn’t pick it. Oh well, it all worked out for the best, because I found other dress options for myself that I’ll share in my next post.

My sister/MOH just sent me pics of her wearing her bridesmaid dress that just arrived, so I can share it with you all now, too! Doesn’t she look super cute?

(personal photos)

Her hair is covering the pretty gathered straps a bit in these pictures, but with a cute updo at the wedding, they will be more visible.

Did you let your ladies have a say in which dress they would wear in your wedding?