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Un-matching Bridesmaids

Kylee, on September 14, 2021 at 11:22 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 8
I need some ideas on how to figure out a situation with my bridesmaid. I have 2 maid of honors, 1 bridesmaid, and 2 junior bridesmaids. My maid and matron of honor are wearing the first dress and my junior bridesmaids are wearing the junior version of the same dress (2nd pic). My one bridesmaid refused to wear the same dress that all the other girls picked out when we went in person. She lives out of state so she didn’t go with us to try dresses on. When i sent her the dress that everyone is wearing she told me it’s unflattering and she refused to wear it. She then bought the dress in the 3rd pic online. So she’s going to be the only girl in a completely different dress. I definitely don’t want her to look like the maid of honor being in a different dress than the rest. How would I go about putting them in order so she doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb? This dress is so different from the other girls and doesn’t match the vibe of our boho 70s theme wedding at all. She’s my brothers girlfriend and i asked her to be a bridesmaid per my brothers request so i don’t want to stir anything up or be confrontational. Especially since she already bought it. But I don’t want it to look bad during the ceremony or in photos. Un-matching Bridesmaids 1
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Latest activity by Kari, on September 17, 2021 at 12:15 PM
  • Givemeallthepups
    Expert February 2020
    Givemeallthepups ·
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    I would just stick her at the end and call it a day. With her being farthest away, she'll likely be framed out of many of your ceremony photos.

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  • Samantha
    Super May 2022
    Samantha ·
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    A shall in the same color of the dress would help make it "appear" more similar to the others. (how rude of her to take it upon herself to overrule you!)

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  • Jasmine S.
    VIP May 2022
    Jasmine S. ·
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    It's the exact same color and length. She will not stick out like a sore thumb. I would let this one go.
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  • K
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    Kylee ·
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    They’re not the same color due to the different fabrics. Hers looks much darker in person and the aren’t the same length. Here is floor length and the others are mid shin. I’m also not sure what you think i need to “let go” of? I’m asking for opinions on how to make out photos look balance and avoid her looking like the maid of honor?
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  • Amanda
    Just Said Yes May 2023
    Amanda ·
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    Wow. That is incredibly rude of her to just go out & buy a dress without asking you about it first. It is your day and you should be able to do what you want. I would just sit down and have an honest conversation with her. Because would it really kill her to wear a dress for you on your day? I feel like she is trying to steal your spotlight. If she is not willing to cooperate, maybe talk to your brother about your concerns Because I hate to say it but you don't want her to ruin your wedding. Honestly and this is just my opinion, I would probably not include a girlfriend in my wedding party because I want to look back on my day with happy memories. If after the wedding my brother broke up with the girlfriend, then every time I looked at my wedding photos the ex was in the photos... not exactly the happiest of memories. And she would be in the photos forever. Unless you could crop her out. Or just have her be on the end so later you could crop her out or talk to your photographer so she would not be in most of the shots. Sorry if that's mean/rude. But those are just my thoughts.
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  • Samantha
    Beginner September 2021
    Samantha ·
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    She might be able to exchange it for store credit at David’s bridal, and then buy the other one. Alternately, another one of the bridesmaids could do the same and then you could have the mismatched look. My sister bought her dress and found out she was pregnant a few weeks later! So she exchanged it for a larger size since she was due only 4 weeks before my wedding
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  • D
    Beginner September 2021
    Diana ·
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    If you want to let everyone stick with their existing dress, you could give all your maids coordinating necklaces, and give the MOHs the fanciest, most bejeweled necklaces. You can also have your florist make the bridesmaid bouquets different sizes.

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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
    Kari ·
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    I know you said you didn't want to be confrontational, but I would absolutely your ground and let her know the dress she purchases was not one of the options provided. You invited a BM into your wedding party as a favor to someone else and she's being the most entitled stick in the mud. There is no reason to be more lenient with her than your other bridesmaids. If anything, she should be doing MORE to try to appease you.

    The dress you picked out is probably one of the most universally flattering styles that exist, and the one she picked is more revealing. If she went for a more conservative style (long sleeves or no slit) I might think she was trying to hide an insecurity but I think she may actually be trying to make herself the focus on your day by standing out in a more attention grabbing way.

    Alternatively, you could consider expanding dress options so that all of your maids have slightly different styles, that way no one dress stands out much more than the others. I personally love mismatched bridesmaids dresses, but you'd probably need all three adults in three distinct styles to make it work.

    I would probably tell her to get the dress I requested or step out of the party, but I'm probably more confrontational than you. I absolutely would not stand to be bullied by my brother's sister, or any sort of BS from someone I didn't really want in my wedding party anyway. And I wouldn't feel any sympathy for her buying a dress without checking with you first, or let that guilt me into letting her wear it if it wasn't what I wanted and didn't go with the overall aesthetic.

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