So, Bridesmaids dresses - why are some so ugly?

Marilyn
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:02:10 +0000

When we were married 26 years ago, two of my three attendants were from out-of-town. I sent them a picture of my gown and a set of color swatches in a color family I liked. I told them to find a dress they liked in that range that would look OK with my gown. One bought peach, one cherry, and one burgundy. The dresses were all long and simple. The colors looked great.

I also sent the two mothers a set of swatches in a different color family (blue). My MIL got a blue dress that totally clashed with those colors. Which is just as well because my mother called me in tears from a shopping center to tell me that she absolutely could not find any dress she liked except for one in white. So we both wore white for my wedding.