The super long version: We have been engaged since December of 2018 and were supposed to get married on 5/2/2020 and were in the final stretch of planning when everything shut down last March. I literally came home from my bachelorette party in Mexico to the first day of the full lock down quarantine.
Now our date is 5/28/21--we are moving forward no matter what and finalizing all those decor details. It has actually been nice that we hadn't picked out flowers, table settings, and other decor since last year I was pretty much overwhelmed and now it's helping build excitement and momentum for our new date after being on hold for so long.
Anyway, my bridesmaids have already bought dresses. We originally all agreed on Azazie mix & match with raspberries and plums and wisterias and dusty roses, but the beginning of the COVID outbreak extended the delivery time such that they wouldn't have arrived in time, so we just regrouped and bought dresses from David's Bridal in plum, wisteria, and iris. Most people weren't 100% happy with their dress in one way or another but we were going to make it work.
Now, I have gotten feedback that about half of my bridesmaids need to buy new dresses because they have gained a few quarantine pounds. Maybe my tastes have changed or I wasn't absolutely set on these colors or dresses to begin with. Especially if most are buying new dresses, I was thinking maybe we could change to a color/style I actually like. I found these ones in Dusty Plum Satin by Show Me Your Mumu (FH even likes them better!). I have gotten buy-in from about half that they are willing to change. The new dresses are also about $198 retail, but some may be able to find a lightly used or NWT on poshmark for less. I would probably help pay for a few that would need it.
My sister came up with a photoshopped version of what the existing dresses/order would look like and found pictures of the Mumu dresses so I could compare. I have included mockups of our lounges, my bouquet pinspo and table settings for reference.
Is this fair to ask of my maids at this point or should I just stick with what we have? I also sort of hate that I care & have spent so much time on this.
