Searching for the Perfect Bridesmaid Dress Design and Bridesmaid Bonding

By Lyn Arnold

Wedding planning is hard, and finding the right bridesmaid dress design is possibly one of the most challenging aspects. Even though you and your bridesmaids are amazing friends, you will probably run into conflict about which styles are the most appropriate and attractive. There are solutions to this potential conflict however, that will ensure that each individual bridesmaid can be confident that she looks her very best at your wedding.

By customizing your bridesmaid dress design, you will be able to determine which style, cut, and features will work for each individual that will eventually be wearing the dress. Consider making sketches yourself, using a computer program to input your ideas, or hiring a professional to create a design based on your suggestions. If you trust your bridesmaids styles, you could even have them pick out their own dress, based on the guidelines that you lay out.

If you want one unified style across the board, you need to find a style and features that will complement each woman. Make this fun by scheduling a day where you and your wedding party try on as many dress styles as possible. Take pictures of each woman to remind you what you liked and disliked, and use these ideas to create your own design.

From the photos that you have taken, and from other research conducted, you will be able to decide which features you wish to include or exclude from your design. Make a meeting to consult with the person who will be sewing the dresses to request their input and expert opinions, or have them create sketches based on your descriptions. When the time comes to buy the dress fabric, ask to come along in order to approve all selections before they are purchased.

If this sounds like too much work, or if you would like your bridesmaids to have a stronger input into their dress designs, suggest that they choose their own design from a pre-selected pool. You can stipulate the fabric, color, and length, and they feel like active participants by selecting the style that will make them their most attractive and comfortable during the wedding ceremony. Bridesmaids will likely prefer this option, since they will obtain more value and longevity from their dress, and likely wear it to future formal events.

Although finding the perfect bridesmaid dress design is an undeniably time and energy-consuming part of planning any wedding, you have the opportunity to make it fun and creative, while creating closer bonds with the women in your wedding party. - 29959

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