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With the girls picked, we needed a plan for bridesmaids’ dresses. OK, plan made: “Girls, go pick out a dress.” I offered no color, style, length, or sleeve guidelines. I think that it proved to be a little unnerving to my girls. Actually, I know BM C. Koala may have been ready to kill me at various points in her search. The only thing I asked was that they all wear cowboy boots. I’m not a particularly country girl, but there was no way that I was going to wear heels all day during an outdoor wedding. This bandwagon I wasn’t going to miss hopping on!

Image via Happy Go Lucky Wedding / Photography by The Nichols

Image via Style Me Pretty / Photography by Watson Studios

I’ve had a few bridesmaid experiences. All of them required matching dresses. One in particular I spent way too much money on, had my ego shot down by a saleslady, and ended up wearing a dress that I felt like crap in. Another, I spent a whopping $12.50 on, felt confident in it, and actually wore the dress on a date with Mr. Skunk just last Friday.

Me at MOH L. Bug’s wedding in a $12.50 dress. (Personal photo)

But MOH L. Bug is good. And I’m a little out there in my personal style. If I were to be left to choose for the girls, I can’t be certain that they would love their dresses, and I’m too much of a people pleaser to let that happen. In the end, they all opted for a similar length and sleeve style in completely mismatched colors. I absolutely love it. I don’t think any of my girls completely hate me, and they’re all getting a dress that they love and fits them beautifully.

Here are the dresses my girls have chosen!

Top row are dresses the girls already owned.

Bottom row: Left image via Etsy / Dress by Kelly Chee

Bottom Right: Dress by J. Crew in Spiced Wine

Boots via Sheplers by Justin