How to find the right bridesmaid’s dress
May 17th, 2008 | Published in Bridesmaids' Dresses, Wedding Planning
You’ve been to every wedding store in town and you’ve scoured the wedding sites on internet. You just can’t find matching bridesmaid’s dresses in a suitable variety of sizes without parting with a wheelbarrowful of cash. Here’s how to solve the problem without breaking the bank.
The answer to the problem is to forget “wedding” and think “party”. Go back to the big department stores in town, but this time, avoid the wedding sections. Instead, make for the departments that deals with little girls’ party dresses.
Jennie’s quick wedding planning tip No 10: Little girls’ party dresses make great bridesmaids’ dresses.
Hunt through the little girls’ party dress department
Take a good look at the little girls’ party dresses. It’s quite possible that you will find similar stock to those dresses featured in the wedding section - only without quite the same mark-up! It’s also highly likely that there will be a wider selection of styles available, many of which could easily be adapted to fit the wedding scenario.
If you can find an off-the-peg dress that fits the bill in a big department store, remember that if all the sizes you require are not available on the spot, the department manager will be delighted to ring round other branches of the store to track down the particular style of dress you require in the correct sizes.
Tips and hints about planning wedding music
When you’ve sorted out the bridesmaid’s dress issue, pound to a penny there will be wedding music wrinkles to iron out. Take a look at Hop Till You Drop wedding music agency: how to plan wedding and party music. It’s choc-full of information about how to include music to make your wedding really special.
Solve the bridesmaid’s dress problem by using party dresses instead.
