The Ugly Bridesmaid Dress: Does It Always Have To Be Ugly?

It seems that you are always the bridesmaid and never the bridesmaid with the pretty dress. One of the longest running jokes of all wedding situations is that when it comes to weddings, the bridesmaid dresses are always a spectacle. You know that this is your friends' special day and that you would do anything for her. But where do you draw that line of friendship. I tend to draw it right around big poofy sleeves and pink feathered hats (no I am not making that up; those were actually bridesmaid dresses for one of my friends weddings). But I figured, hey if you stuff the poofy sleeves with enough cotton balls they can make great pillow and you look like a vicious line backer. Anyways going back on topic, I love my friends, and I know that I would do most anything for them; however, I have to draw the line somewhere.
As a seasoned bridesmaid I have had my share of interesting 'tales from the crypt' style wedding stories. I have been in every kind of dress and the dresses have been in every kind of color, some even multi-colored. This leads me to believe that the insane Hollywoodized version of bridesmaid dresses is not that far off from the actual truth. I plead and ask the question: WHY? Why do countless bridesmaids have to suffer on this day? I know that the simple answer is that the bride is supposed to be the most beautiful one there and no one is to out shine her, but come on now! It is possible to look better than everyone else with out having your bridesmaids look like cartoon characters from Rainbow Bright.
Being a bridesmaid I have learned that you truly have to be supportive of your friend and her special day. However, while going shopping with her for the bridesmaid dress I have done my best to calmly talk my friend out of some poor dress choices. One of my favorite dresses that I talked my friend out of was what I like to refer to as the mermaid color throw up dress. This dress was the epitome of the bad bridesmaid dress. I kid not; there were many sequins, ruffles and toole. It was a mermaid style dress that was tight at the top of the legs and flared out at the bottom. Then it had ever color imaginable in the rainbow that was on this dress. It literally looked like the color fairy had thrown up on the dress; there was no rhyme or reason to it. Thinking that this was the ugliest dress ever, my friend looked at me and said, "What do you think?" I almost laughed in her face when I figured out that she was serious. I told her that I loved her but I was not too sure that I loved her that much. I proceed to do my best at talking her out of the dress and we found one that was a little more bearable to wear. I had never been so happy to be in puffy pillow sleeves.
So how can one find that bridesmaid dress that will not cause the bridesmaids to run away in tears and change their identity? There are many places that one can go to find those bridesmaid dresses and those dresses might even look nice and not like a side show attraction. However, your standards are a little different and you need to find that perfect dress that is not immodest and doesn't look like a fabric fest of toole and puffy sleeves in order to be modest. Luckily the internet provides many great resources that one can use to find that perfect bridesmaid dress. It gives a variety of places where you can find stores near you or you can just shop online. It is easy, quick and oftentimes cheaper.
Most of my favorite dresses have come from online stores. But you have to do your homework. Have an idea of what you are looking for, make sure that you are on a creditable site and ask lots of friends for their ideas. Word of mouth and friend referrals have always worked out for the positive for me. Again, when looking for a bridesmaid dress remember to have lots of patience, listen to your friends and try to avoid too many feathers and sequins.



About the author:
Taryn Martin is a client account specialist for 10x Marketing and has seen her fair share of ugly bridesmaid dresses. To find that perfect modest bridesmaid dress or that stunning modest dress that won't make small children cry check out LatterDayBride.

How to make easy your choice of a bridesmaid dress

Planning your wedding can be the most stressful, although wonderful, time of your life. There are so many aspects to consider, one of the most delicate being the choosing of the bridesmaid dress. It is rather difficult to match everyone’s desires, particularly if you don’t have enough time. Online bridesmaids tailoring companies can facilitate this process by providing fast and personalized solutions.

In many cases, choosing the bridesmaid dresses creates a situation of disagreement between the bride and her bridesmaids. There are many stories told by unsatisfied bridesmaids who complained that the bride chose dresses that didn’t match their features or personal styles and were unacceptably expensive. The best way to approach this issue is by discussing openly the subject with the bridesmaids and equally sharing the responsibility of choosing the right style and fabric to satisfy all.

The bride should think about the atmosphere, the color theme and the overall aesthetic aspect she wishes to have at her wedding. She should suggest the type of dress she would choose to match her own dress and the color she would like on the bridesmaid dresses in order to match the overall color theme. The bride should be indulgent and not try to disadvantage the bridesmaids by making them part of the setting.

From this point, the details of the bridesmaid dress should enter the responsibilities of the one who wears it. Each of the bridesmaids will know best if the color and the style that matches her constitution, skin and hair color. In addition, if they are free to add a bit of their personality to the dress, it will make them feel more comfortable, which will surely influence the overall mood of the event. In the end, the investment made comes from the bridesmaids and it is rather considerable.

With all the delicate aspects of choosing a bridesmaid dress, it is almost obvious that going shopping is one of the most difficult situations. It is difficult to find the right dress to match the style of the bride’s dress, the color theme of the wedding and be available in all sizes. Even if all sizes are available, the cut may not fit all the bridesmaids let aside the delicate situations where one of them is pregnant or too young to fit in any of the dresses.

One of the possibilities to overcome this dilemma is to appeal to one of the online bridesmaids tailoring companies. They offer many advantages such as cheaper bridesmaid dresses, fast shipping worldwide (faster than most bridal shops) and the possibility of online communication between the bride, her bridesmaids and the tailor. This represents an advantage if one or more of the bridesmaids currently live in a foreign country. Moreover, the bride and her bridesmaids may be too busy and not have the necessary time for wandering through the shops to find the one model that will satisfy all their desires.

The online process is rather simple. First, the bride chooses the style, color and fabric, and then the company creates a digital model of the bridesmaid dress. Then, this model “travels” the way to the bridesmaids whose opinion and presence are also necessary to provide the measurements and the last details. This guarantees that both sides are satisfied: the bride broadly sets the design and the color she wishes and then the dresses follow a tailoring process to match each of the women who will wear them.

Take a load of stress off your shoulders and save a lot of time by appealing to our online bridesmaids tailoring company to solve all the delicate problems related to the choosing of a bridesmaid dress. They are fast, cheap and designed to consider everyone’s desires.


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Before you buy a bridesmaid cheap dress

Before looking and purchasing your bridesmaids cheap dress there are some factors you must take into consideration. Like first determining who will be in your bridal party? How many people are you planning to participate in the event? Now I’m sure you have this already work this out. But have you taken into account these 3 steps.

* Are all your bridesmaids adults or do you have children to take into consideration?

* Are your bridesmaids slender or are they a bit larger? Maybe you have both and you will need to make sure they all look fantastic without taking the lime light of the bride.

* What time of year are you planning the wedding? It may be winter, spring or summer.

So you see there are additional things that need to be addressed before you start to look for your bridesmaid’s cheap dress. Especially the time of year you are planning to get married. In winter you may need to find dresses that offer a bit more warmth for your bridesmaids, while in summer and spring you can go with a lighter fabric type dress.


It is also important if you are planning an outdoor or indoor wedding. So be sure to figure out what the weather is like in these types of seasons. For example if you live in a tropical part of the world, nine times out of ten it will be raining in summer or the humidity will be through the roof and everybody will be sweating like pigs. The same goes with living in a much colder part of the world where it snows in winter, everyone’s going to be freezing especially you and your bridesmaids.
It’s really not that hard to avoid, you just have you’re wedding in winter if you have hot summers and summer if you have cold winters. To me though spring offers a neutral type of weather that is not to hot and not to cold!!


Once you have it all figured out you can now focus on your wedding dress and your bridesmaids dresses. Now finding the style of dresses that will make your wedding perfect really is made easy these day with the Internet. You can find thousands of different styles and themes all from the comfort of your own home. As long as you have everyone’s dress size you should have no trouble at all finding cheap bridesmaids dresses. So shop around this will not only help you with finding those perfect dresses but will give you some great ideas for your ideal wedding.