long or short dresses

azailia Posted: Jul 20, 2008 01:26 PM

long or short dresses

i have begun searching for my bm dresses. i am getting married on a saturday morning. my mother feels that the dresses MUST be tea length?

is it okay if i want my girls to wear gowns?
what if i want my moh to wear a gown and the bm's wear tea length?

advice help please we are fighting!!!

trojo1521 Posted: Jul 20, 2008 01:35 PM

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I don't think there are any MUSTS in wedding planning. If you want your BMs in gowns, then that is what they wear. If you want them in polka dots, then that is it.

It's your day....whatever you want goes!

ace730 Posted: Jul 20, 2008 01:53 PM

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I completely agree. The days when there was a strict protocal for everything at a wedding are long past. It is your day, do what you want!

PS: There are plently of cute, not too formal long gowns out now that would be perfect for an early wedding.

Kricket212 Posted: Jul 20, 2008 01:56 PM

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They are no rules just as there are no seasons for dresses anymore in my opionion. You can get any color dress/style at any time.

Go for the gowns if that is what you want. Keeping in mind you are getting married in June and it could reach 90 or so.

Newsysuzy12 Posted: Jul 20, 2008 09:27 PM

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there are no musts...i do like it when the bride and maids have the same hemline.
I think the fabric is more important, if you are outside in the am, I like less shiny textures.
I also think there are some really cute ankle-long gowns, something with a touch of retro could be really cute in the am.

azailia Posted: Jul 20, 2008 10:46 PM

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we are most likely going with chiffon.. its nice and light for summer.

CloudNine Posted: Jul 21, 2008 04:19 PM

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i was going to suggest chiffon. i'm learning through this wedding process that there is no right or wrong to your wedding. you do what you want to do because in the end its your day and your memories and you make them how you want them to be

littlepixie12 Posted: Jul 21, 2008 04:21 PM

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since its a day wedding I would go with tea dresses also, less formal for a day wedding... but if you want long dresses go for it!

roan126 Posted: Jul 21, 2008 04:36 PM

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Posted by trojo1521

I don't think there are any MUSTS in wedding planning. If you want your BMs in gowns, then that is what they wear. If you want them in polka dots, then that is it.

It's your day....whatever you want goes!

Exactly!

edited to add some unsolicted advice: Do what YOU want, not other people. Everyone will have opinions in this process, and if you did everything that everyone thought you should do, you'd be miserable

pa56 Posted: Jul 21, 2008 04:37 PM

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I have worn tea length and floor length dresses as a bridesmaid so I don't think there's a rule

hogie2be Posted: Jul 21, 2008 06:29 PM

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Posted by littlepixie12

since its a day wedding I would go with tea dresses also, less formal for a day wedding... but if you want long dresses go for it!

I agree- also there are so many other choices in between those two... whatever fits your vision, the season, style, the girls and their wishes/budgets.. etc...

lanamanitta Posted: Jul 21, 2008 08:04 PM

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Chiffon is perfect, and looks best when full length, IMO. If you want long, go long . . . . there are definitely no rules, except one:

What the Bride wants, She Shall Have

azailia Posted: Jul 21, 2008 09:02 PM

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i like that rule

FCsBride914 Posted: Jul 21, 2008 09:14 PM

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There really isn't a rule for what kind of gown you get... I am getting married in Sept on a Sun afternoon and my BM's are in pink satin dresses and thats wayyy off compared to what people said I 'should have'... I didn't care... Thats what I want.. Go with what you love, Its your wedding honey!