Weddingbee Blog

It’s been decided: the women will be wearing Bari Jay #910.

Yippee, the stress of girl attire is now over!

With little time left until the wedding there was no time for democracy. (Again, who am I??) I couldn’t wait for unanswered emails. We had to order fast! Only one store was left that would let me order at such a late date—it was time!

Earlier in the process the selected Bari Jay dress made it on to my MOH’s top likes—so that, coupled with the fact that it was romantic, whimsical, flowery, and comes in the perfect shade made it a go!

Since both bridesmaids are not in the immediate area (one is 2,000 miles away, the other 50 miles), I took matters into my own hands. It was just too difficult to get a final nod from both ladies, or have them try the dresses on. I waited a month already trying to do so and because of it missed the deadline of my store of choice—RK Bridal.

So, back to the dress. Bari Jay #910 is an asymmetrical dress with ruffled flowers going down the strap towards the bust. See the pic of me trying it on above. Isn’t it really cute? It is made with a stretchy, biased cut fabric so it is really comfortable.

The only thing: I am a bit worried about how my ladies will look in it because they are busty. I really wished one of them could have tried it on! But, oh well, it was in the right color—a perfect peach/pink—and the perfect fanciness. So, it would have to do! Sorry MOH, it doesn’t have sleeves like you were hoping.

After work I made my way to RK Bridal. Even though I couldn’t order from them it is really convenient to try things on there—there are no appointments necessary. And besides, it was there that I first found it with my niece.

My sister is on the short side (about 5’2″) so my mom thought the shorter version of the dress would look better on her. And since the other bridesmaids are in short dresses too, it was the more sensible thing to do to order the short dress. Even though my heart really goes to the long one. Will the short one look too blocky?? There wasn’t a sample so I couldn’t really picture it.

RK Bridal requires just over three months to complete the transaction. We missed it by two weeks. So instead, we ordered from House of Brides. They offer rushed delivery for $40 extra so the dresses will come soon. (Can you believe it, a 15 month engagement and I needed them rushed?) The best thing is that both places offer the dresses for a discounted price—basically half price—for $129, so it isn’t too bad economically. But then add $40 rush delivery to both, and $40 for plus size for my sister and it adds back up.

We ordered the color “Tulip” which is very similar to the other bridesmaids’J.Crew Wild Chambray dresses in Papaya. I was contemplating Chanel, which is a bit more pink so there would be really pretty variety of hues. Ultimately, Tulip won!

So what do you think of the choice, Boho Brides? Will these MOH & SOG dresses go with the other dresses?

Have you had a frustrating experience with your bridesmaids’ dresses?