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Bridesmaid Dress Woes

Kelly, on July 6, 2020 at 10:32 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 4
Hi all! So I had a question. Now that I know my wedding can actually happen it has me stuck on an issue that was moved to the backburner when the world was going through the heat of a pandemic. I have 7 bridesmaids, one of which is my FH’s sister who I love dearly. Unfortunately I am in kindof a stressful situation. My bridesmaids dresses are from a website that you can get many different styles in the same color and it’s $100 per gown. Not a horrible price in my opinion. I told everyone they could pick whatever style they wanted in that color from the site (about 12 options). When I first picked our colors and showed FH sister the site she had asked if she could buy a cheaper dress from a different site as long as she matched the color because she said she “wouldn’t look good in any of the options” (mind you she is model thin, gorgeous, tall, size 2, literally would look good in a burlap sack). I said yes not thinking (this was literally the day we got back from the vacation we got engaged on). About a week later after thinking about it I had second thoughts about how it would look because even if it is the same/similar color it might look different in different light, etc. so I told her I was sorry but I would prefer if she ordered through the site like everyone else bc of those reasons. She claimed it was a high price for a bridesmaid dress. Next thing you know we are at a wedding together earlier this year (about 2 months after I asked her to buy from the site) and the bridesmaids had on similar dress color as mine (looked identical) in a style she liked. She asked the one girl where she got her dress after the reception and the girl said “I don’t need it anymore you can have it” and literally gave it to her for free! And it’s her size. Mind you this is after I asked her to order from the site. Anyway I had swatches at home and it matched the swatch but I am concerned what if it doesn’t match in real life. Besides the point that she basically just ignored what I said I don’t want her to stick out in my wedding photos. I asked another bridesmaid to bring her dress to my future SIL house so we can compare- my big question is what do I do if they don’t match. Am I wrong for wanting her to just buy one from the website? Should I offer to buy it? Also for background she is not short on money by any means. She makes close to what I make and her fiancé makes lots of money like 3-4 times what we make and I know he wouldn’t mind helping her pay. I feel like $100 isn’t that much for a bridesmaid dress and she is tall so probably wouldn’t even need alterations. Am I wrong for wanting her to match?? Confused.

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on July 8, 2020 at 4:39 PM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Think my question here is did you want everyone in the same fabric ? Cause the same color on different fabrics look really different too.
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  • mrswinteriscoming
    VIP December 2021
    mrswinteriscoming ·
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    As Melle pointed out, fabric will also come into play for you on this one, but I am assuming that the fabrics are all the same or identical colouring based on what you have said (you're doing exactly what I did; 'pick your own from the lot as long as you match colourwise').

    I don't think you are in the wrong here whatsoever. You've given your bridesmaids some variety to choose from and otherwise asked them to make a selection from it - considering that many BMs are stuck wearing identical dresses to one anther (regardless of body differences), I think this is very fair. They are being asked to pay for the dresses themselves however the prices are most definitely reasonable and I don't think the price itself is the issue here, it just sounds like you have a BM who is trying to find a way out of the options you've chosen for her (and the others) to pick from.

    If the dress matches in colour, no biggie, however I think you are right for standing your ground if the colour does not match. If she has a problem with your selection, let her leave the bridal party if she wants to. It's your wedding day and this woman is not allowed to ruin it for you because she doesn't like any of the 12 dresses you've chosen.

    Heck, I had to wear a matching dress to someone who was literally half my size, in a colour I didn't like - I didn't say anything! I am sure half the women on this site have also been in that situation, I think your BMs are lucky!

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    Devoted August 2020
    Kate ·
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    You should absolutely not have to pay for her dress if the one she got doesn’t match. $100 is a very reasonable price for a bridesmaid dress, and she should have known that she’d have to purchase a dress when you asked her to be in your wedding! If the dress matches, great, but if it doesn’t, it is totally understandable for you to want her to order from the website you asked her to.
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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    Hi Kelly! Have any of your other bridesmaids dresses come in yet so you can compare them? I definitely don’t think it’s unreasonable to stick to your guns and reiterate that you’d like your bridesmaid to wear the same dress (from the same designer) as the rest of your bridesmaids!

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