UPDATE RIGHT BELOW ALL THE OPTIONS/PICS
Another infamous long post by me... But I would love your help... I have REALLY been thinking about doing parasols for BMs and myself. I love all the pics I've seen of bridal parties with them (most recently, D'sGirl with the red parasols, but itslaurie. also comes to mind with her monogrammed parasol).
So, I'm going for it. BUT I have to decide which ones. Opinions please?
I originally wanted to do all solid color ones. But I think that the blue of the ones with the patterns matches our 'blue' for the wedding better (see my DIY album for a better idea) and while some of the patterened ones are just NOT my taste, I really like these below.
I'd love opinions and/or explanations of why you like the ones you like.
Option 1: Solid blue for the girls, white for me
Option 2: The one on the left (white with blue dragonflies) for the girls, solid white for me...
OR this one for me and plain solid blue (like above) for the girls
Option 3: The blue one for the girls, the white one for me (I really like this design, so cool and not overbearing):
Option 4: They don't show a pic of the other color options, but this comes in white with a blue swirl (for me) and all blue with a white swirl (would be for the girls)... I like this pattern a lot too, but would it be too much? Maybe just enough?
Option 5: One of the above solid or patterned blue parasols for the girl, and a monogrammed parasol for me (more work, but so pretty) - but would they match???
Thanks for reading - any suggestions appreciated.
UPDATE: So I went to Pearl River yesterday to see all the parasols. I would highly suggest you go in person instead of just ordering. The colors were VERY different in person than in these pics. The popular choice (#3) and also #4, the blue is very vivid and rich, not a light blue by any means. And even the solid ones, the blue is not a sky soft baby blue like in the pics, it's more of a deep ocean blue - still on the 'light' side, but not a light blue if that makes sense. Also, for option 3 and 4, the 'white' is very much an antique white or like ivory color. I would NOT be able to use the full 'white' one with the blue for myself b/c it wouldn't go with my dress.
So anyway, with all this in mind, I went with option #4. The BM's will carry the 'white' (ivory) one with a blue swirl, and I'll have the all blue one with a white swirl. I'll take pics and post as soon as I get a chance.
