Shopping for Bridesmaid Dresses

So my sister ended up coming into town this weekend because she has two interviews in the area… so we took part of the day yesterday to go try on some bridesmaid dresses. We came up with two very simple styles that we like (8567 and 8007), which are shown in the thumbnails below. And the funny part is that they are actually more formal than I thought I was going to like. Because Beth has a figure that is not easy to work with, we tried on about two dozen and these two looked the best. Now, orginally I wanted the champagne color because it matches part of my dress, but we decided the darker latte color might be better so that everything does not blend as much. And then Beth tried on one in cinnamon because it was in her size (they keep several in the colors/sizes but you may have to try them on in a different color just for size) and we kinda like it. If you look at the colors below, it is more like the color in the second dress (third thumbnail)… the first looks kinda light. Orginally I would not like an orangy colored dress, but this one is more of a rust and is truly beautiful and different. So now we are torn between the two colors and styles. We think we like the first style best, minus the ugly diamond pin thing, but it is more expensive ($150 vs. $99 on special), but that wrap over really made my sister look stunning. So we thought we would put it out there for people to comment on which they think because I am truly torn. Latte would be easier to match things too and many of our decorations will match (we got stuff in red), but the cinnamon is different and would really add some color for a fall wedding… and I could get my red/orange calalillies that I loved form the beginning. I don’t know… I need your imput. Oh, and you can click on the thumbnails for a larger view.

   

I also like this little purse to keep important stuff for the day in: f05_13846_champ.jpg. You wear it on your wrist (it’s small), and it is so cute. I fell in love with it. Isn’t it adorable? And so perfect for the type of event we are having.