Yep, You all know what that means…I’m a bridesmaid!
My best friend from High School is getting married this fall in Denver. Unfortunately, I can’t be there for all the fun planning stages (checking out venues, tasting sample menus, designing invitations, trying on bridal gowns, etc) so I’m largely in the dark. My major task right now is picking out my own dress. I’ve been told to wear “Any Blue Dress”. No length, fabric, texture, specific color restrictions. Now, I do very poorly with loose boundaries. If she mailed me a box of coffee filters, a bag of frozen blueberries and told me I was not allowed to use thread or an iron, I would be able to create something stunning. That’s what art school is great training for; doing incredible things within absurdly tight restrictions. I’d kick butt on Project Runway, except that I’m not such a great seamstress, ha ha!
Anyways, Here are a few of my blue dresses I tried on at David’s Bridal yesterday (some are not blue, but come in blue). I’m just trying to nail down what sort of thing she’s looking for. I’m not exactly clear on what to do with “very very casual, like … cocktail attire”.
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- too “high school color-ey” according to the bride
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- no necklace needed!
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- very nice, but middle of the road
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- great blue, beautiful rosette detail at the collar
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- super-cute fabric for a late summer wedding
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- The bride’s ideal color, but not-so-pretty on a brunette
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- great color and very bridesmaid-y
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- my favorite dress, but too dark
My next wedding project is creating the bride’s garter and birdcage bandeau veil. Any tips or links for those would be much appreciated!
I love that one with the rosettes, some of the others are just too plain (imho).