Thoughts on short BM dresses

lilacwine Posted: Oct 05, 2004 09:00 PM

Thoughts on short BM dresses

I should be working on finding vendors, but...

What do y'all think about tea lengh BM dresses when the BMs vary dramatically in height and size? The range will be from 5'10' size 20 to 4'11' size 2.

thanks for sharing your thoughts!

AJsMommy122 Posted: Oct 05, 2004 09:07 PM

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I think they are adorable! I personally really like them. If I were having a spring wedding I wouldnt think twice about picking tea legnth.

ginny26 Posted: Oct 05, 2004 09:57 PM

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I had a summer outdoor wedding, and my girls' dresses were organza tea length. They looked great on everyone! They were watters & watters v-neck dresses in a pale pink with a thin fuchsia ribbon around the waist.

FTRBRIDE Posted: Oct 05, 2004 10:34 PM

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depends on the time of day and how formal the wedding is. JMO but i think that tea length are great for day weddings, and evening weddings that aren't black tie or black tie optional.

Also, my brother's fiance (hi Sarah!) chose really pretty tea length dresses for a Sunday afternoon wedding- i'm 5'1' and I thought it looked very nice.

randella Posted: Oct 05, 2004 10:36 PM

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My wedding is black tie and my girls are wearing tea length. I didn't find any other dresses I liked- and in the end, you can do whatever you want. The fabric is very rich- and the hemline itself is very elegant.. All the tops of the dresses are different.. but here is one so you can see where the dress falls and the hemline.

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randella Posted: Oct 05, 2004 10:37 PM

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BTW... lilacwine.. I have a friend who uses the same thing as her IM handle.. LOOVE Jeff Buckley..

DebMaher Posted: Oct 05, 2004 10:41 PM

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I really prefer that length -- I think more flattering to a wide range of body types. We are also a Sat night formal event so we are playing the field a bit as to final length choice.

randella Posted: Oct 05, 2004 10:47 PM

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Posted by DebMaher

I really prefer that length -- I think more flattering to a wide range of body types. We are also a Sat night formal event so we are playing the field a bit as to final length choice.

I just went again to Jenny Yoo tonight with two more BM's. Two more girls down-- two very different body types-- flattering on everyone.

mms Posted: Oct 06, 2004 09:02 AM

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Talk to your bridal salon. At mine, when I mentioned doing tea length dresses, my consultant said that they make everyone's hem the same distance from the floor, so that the bottoms of the dresses line up for pictures.

The bm dresses I'm having are already tea length, but the girls are going to have them hemmed to more like just-below-the-knee. My wedding is a daytime in April, so I think the shorter length will look great.

lilacwine Posted: Oct 06, 2004 11:10 AM

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Posted by randella

BTW... lilacwine.. I have a friend who uses the same thing as her IM handle.. LOOVE Jeff Buckley..

that's the source -- glad you figured it out!

lilacwine Posted: Oct 06, 2004 11:12 AM

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Posted by mms

Talk to your bridal salon. At mine, when I mentioned doing tea length dresses, my consultant said that they make everyone's hem the same distance from the floor, so that the bottoms of the dresses line up for pictures.

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Thanks so much -- I was concerned about the line of BM hems being skewed.

lullabella Posted: Oct 06, 2004 11:13 AM

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I really like the look of tea length. If I remember Watters & Watters had some very pretty ones!

Good LUCK!

luckybride2004 Posted: Oct 06, 2004 11:17 AM

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I have 2 tea lenght dress (no BM) that I have worn to many Black tie events. As long as it isn't too short I certainly think it is acceptable.

nicknmb Posted: Oct 06, 2004 12:12 PM

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I personally like tea length for summer weddings. I don't think May would be a bad time, but it can still be a little chilly in may.

Marisa M Posted: Oct 06, 2004 12:16 PM

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I like them for summer/day time weddings.
I don't think they are formal enough for an evening wedding. - but that's JMO
It depends on the style of your wedding
My friend insisted on having 'Black Tie Optional' on her invitations, and then had us, the BP is short cocktail dresses.........didn't work very well !!