No Goth Bridesmaids Allowed

Yay! We’ve chosen the bridesmaid dresses!

We decided on one from Sarah’s Bridal. I really liked some of the options with lace overlay at Sarah’s, but none of them came in orange. We’ve found that when you put ivory lace over orange, they compliment one another very nicely. However, when you put ivory lace over red, it washes it out...which gives it a pink look (not exactly what I’m going for).

The only lace color option that would work was black. When we put the black lace over the red material it looked goth (as Steve put it). Andrew would love it, but it would look so out of place at an outdoor wedding (especially in the springtime)!

So, we went with a simple satin dress in red, that comes with a little sash. We thought the best way to add the orange to the dresses would be to buy a piece of orange ribbon to tie around each dress in place of the sash. I’d like to find a decorative pin to hold the ribbon in place and have it hang down in the back.
The bridesmaid dresses have seam lines that mirror the ones in my dress, and they’re tea-length, so I think they will look perfect.

(Note: The sample dress in the photos is brown..in case anyone is worried about the color settings on their monitor!)