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Notice The Difference

A growing trend among brides and their wedding parties is non-matchy-matchy bridesmaid dresses and bouquets. Some may continue to shy away from this idea, as it can be deemed "nontraditional," but it's a clever way to set your wedding apart from rest. Furthermore, for groups of bridesmaids with varying body types, this idea may come as a godsend! Once a cohesive color palette is chosen, allowing each maid to choose her own dress style and possibly even the flowers for her bouquet ensures everyone is comfortable. But remember, it's extremely important you do your homework to be sure hues, fabrics, designs and florals blend. Not that the dresses have to be the same exact color, fabric or length, but everything should flow and complement.

Here are a few examples of non-matchy-matchy bridesmaids done right!
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by Rashana Anderson
Founder & Managing Director, THE BRIDAL PARTY

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Raspberry D'Lite said…
I love love love the non-matchy bridesmaid dress trend. Why should the ladies look like drones? I think their personalities should shine through, they're the bride's friends for a reason.
July 29, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Anonymous said…
hi there! i love the top left hand corner, the three girls with bluey-grey non matching dresses. any idea where i could get my hands on those?! thanks
May 16, 2010 at 7:52 AM
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