Getting bridesmaid dresses made to measure is a real treat but can end up being quite expensive (and time consuming with all the fittings) so hear are a couple of great alternatives.
Check out these lovely bridesmaid dresses below from Just Dresses, who specialise in flower girl dresses and childrens bridesmaid dresses – I think that they are really cute but most importantly are an easy, good value solution, with prices ranging from £30 to £60.
They can all be bought off the peg so if they’re in stock you can have them almost immediately so it can be a good option for people like me that leave everything to the last minute. I would, however, suggest ordering in good time prior to the wedding due to the popularity of some of the styles. I learnt the hard way at my wedding leaving it all too late and having to have my bridesmaid dresses (from Dessy) expressed over from the US and paying a hefty charge for doing so…. there is something to be said for the early bird catches the worm!
Talking of my wedding I chose Monsoon for my little flowergirl as I wanted something stylish, easy, good value (and also hopefully something that she could wear again). Monsoon seems to be a firm favourite for cute bridesmaid dresses and I had little Minnie dressed in this beautiful mink coloured dress with a cosy little cardigan to keep her warm.
My older bridesmaids all wore different colours of the same style long bridesmaid dress from Dessy (which we ordered in standard sizes). It did all add up with the extra costs of the alterations and the last minute express posting so that each dress ended up costing about £300 (still I imagine that you can pay a lot more than that if they are made to measure). The little shrugs were a steal at about £45 from Coast, they kept the girls warm and I thought that they all looked gorgeous. Whilst getting ready in the morning we all helped make each others bouquets from seasonal winter roses and berries, tied in antique white lace – another little way to keep the costs down.
So there are lots of great options out there that need not cost the earth or take forever involving lots of fittings and stress. Check out Just Dresses website for more information on styles and costings and if you are wondering who did the the cute photography for their catalogue shots it was Tino&pip – whose lovely work we have featured before in our real life weddings section.
really like the second picture with the colorful dresses and the cute little girl!
really nice!
all the styles on the first picture are far too kitschy in my opinion.
As brides love to get an unique look with their dresses, they should pick equally elegant dresses for the bridesmaid.
Hi
I am getting married next year in july so it will be a beautiful summer wedding. I am going to have 4 bridesmaids, and the youngest will be my baby neice who will then be just over a year old, and my three other maids will be my two stepdaughters, and my second eldest neice. I love the first lot of photo’s you have on here. I am thinking along the lines of choosing either an ivory, or cream coloured wedding dress, but I’m not looking for anything that resembles the mermaid look! I do like the way these dresses begin from the top down to the waistline, but not the actual skirts, and I think I am looking for something along the lines of both chic, and elegant if not a little touch classy, and was wondering if you may possibly have a design close to this with bridesmaid dresses to bring it all together. I am only a size 12, and my height is 5″1 and with my husband to be who stands at 6″2 I think I need something which can help to possibly make me look a little taller if nothing else, only I don’t intend wearing very high heel shoes throughout the entire day. However I would very much appreciate your kind assistance with this. Kind regards Jo-Anne