Fashion for bridesmaids

Phillipa from Kelling­ton Wed­dings shares some great advice for brides­maids. If you’re not sure what you want your brides­maids to wear, then this arti­cle could be just what you’re look­ing for! Go vin­tage, or choose a vari­ety of brides­maid dress styles in one colour. Get the right length dresses to keep your brides­maids happy, and acces­sorise your brides­maids too!

This is an extract from Phillipa’s orig­i­nal arti­cle on her own wed­ding blog. (Link below)

Wear­ing a bridesmaid’s dress after the wedding

It can often be a con­cern that the brides­maids may want to wear the dress again after the wed­ding, but don’t worry about such wear­a­bil­ity. Con­sider the fact that they will prob­a­bly be stood next to two or three other girls, in front of a many guests. This will prob­a­bly put an end to their desire to wear the dress any time soon!

Stick to some sim­ple points and you’re bound to have a troupe of brides­maids who look amaz­ing and remain within your wed­ding vision.

Choose your brides­maids’ colour scheme

This is one of the most impor­tant deci­sions in plan­ning your entire wed­ding. Pick a colour which you and your part­ner like, one which com­pli­ments the colour of your dress and which suits the over­all theme. If you’re plan­ning a vin­tage style wed­ding opt for sub­tle touches which will empha­sise your look.

Per­son­alise your bridesmaids

A great way to cre­ate indi­vid­u­al­ity is to have your brides­maids wear­ing dif­fer­ent style dresses. Whether you have stuck to one uni­form colour for your girls or have opted for indi­vid­ual coor­di­nat­ing shades, you have a fan­tas­tic oppor­tu­nity to let your brides­maids’ per­son­al­i­ties shine through.

For teen brides­maids, shorter, puff­ball dresses look amaz­ing. Add a sash waist­band, some killer heels (only if she’s used to them) and a loose, side-knotted bun hair­style and you have a young, girly look.

If your brides­maids are a lit­tle older and not keen on show­ing too much leg, why not opt for Tea Dress brides­maid styles? Very clas­sic and very 1950’s glam. Team with kit­ten heels, a feath­ered fas­ci­na­tor or a beau­ti­ful beaded hair­piece for uber-chic.

Older brides­maids may pre­fer some­thing longer still. If you only have older brides­maids, why not colour-clash a vari­ety of tones as the Sex & the City girls did? How­ever, beware of colours which clash in a cringe-worthy style!

Choos­ing brides­maids’ shoes

Metal­lic shoes are really hot at the moment and are bound to be huge dur­ing the Sum­mer months. Bronze and gold strappy san­dals look great on darker or olive skin tones whilst sil­vers look bet­ter against paler skins, but remem­ber to match any jew­ellery up with the colour of shoes too.

Bling up your bridesmaids!

Acces­sorise, acces­sorise, acces­sorise! If you are going for a clas­sic brides­maid look, i.e. longer gown, hair pinned up, and scrunch bags, keep jew­ellery sim­ple. Clas­sic dia­mond or pearls look lovely, but maybe wear a more elab­o­rate neck­lace or tiara yourself.

For more of a trend-pushing look, pick chunkier pieces, boho head­bands or even Chi­nese style umbrel­las if the sun’s beaming.

Ruf­fle the Roses

Lastly, if you have decided on the dresses, the hair­styles and the acces­sories, spend time think­ing about the brides­maids’ bou­quets. They need to com­pli­ment your own, but there are many dif­fer­ent styles avail­able for you to choose from.

Most pop­u­lar at the moment are small, hand bound arrange­ments which are cute and easy to carry. Keep them light, remem­ber the bridesmaid’s job is to help you on the day, not be weighed down by a huge flo­ral extravaganza!

Read the full arti­cle with more tips for your brides­maids on the Kelling­ton Wed­dings blog.

Kelling­ton Wed­dings offer wed­ding plan­ning and co-ordination in York­shire and Lin­colnshire. Visit their wed­ding plan­ning web­site to find out more!