Dress dilemma

To be honest, even if I wasn’t thrilled with the dress I chose, I’d be way more annoyed if you then came back and told me I could wear whatever I wanted. Like, I had to shop for nothing? Now I have to deal with a return ? Don’t want that. Just stick with your vision. It’s your decision and you made it— you don’t have to make everyone happy, and dresses that they’re lukewarm about won’t ruin their days. Your pics are what will last forever so getting the look you want *is* a priority !

Few bridesmaids (or sisters for that matter) love their dresses. They mostly are getting them per the bride's request. If the dresses they got are fitting your objective, it should work out fine. Are they otherwise fine with their role in the ceremony?

If they already bought their dresses then I'd just leave it alone. Maroon is generally a pretty universally flattering color, and if that's what goes with your vision then I'd stick with it. It's unfortunate they waited until so close to the wedding to go shopping, but that was their choice. I'm sure once your wedding day comes, they'll be more focused on enjoying the day and won't be as wrapped up in their outfits.

First there is no way I would have put up with them waiting so long to go shopping. But that's in the past so to answer your question I would just stick with the maroon dresses. They have already got them so asking them to forget what the got and wear something else would be annoying because they already spent the time and money to get the maroon dresses.

View Quoted Comment You’re right I am completely upset they waited this long to go shopping. Especially knowing they didn’t like any in store and had to order online. I feel disrespected even tho they did not do it intentionally. For me it’s like they did not care enough or it was not as important to them. I’ve decided to keep their dresses burgundy. I did not ask for much. I only asked for a specific color shade. I did not want to pick one specific dress to ensure they picked one they liked, plus one dress might not suite everyone as there is 23 years of age difference among the 4 sisters.
My mistake was not choosing a specific store/website and then just let them pick anything from that one place that way there is no confusion on the color shade I wanted.