Tuesday, November 12, 2013

{Wedding 101} The Revolution in Bridesmaid Dresses

{Written by Jessica Davis; Photo Credit:  Jessica Davis, Anahi Navarro Wedding Photography}
 
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Before I begin, I want to say how honored I am to be writing for A Day to Remember’s blog. I cannot express how excited I am to begin this new chapter as an intern and share some of the hottest topics encompassing the wedding industry with all of y’all! I hope these incoming blog posts help with creating your perfect day…a day to remember throughout the ages.
 
When I was younger, I discovered my parent’s wedding album in our study. Looking thru the pictures, I came across a photo that can only be described as eye-catching: my Mom’s bridesmaid dresses. My mom did something different that was not widely used back in the late 80s, early 90s: differentiating the maid and matron of honor from the rest of the bridesmaids. The maid and matron of honor donned fuchsia dresses in a polyester fabric that shined. Yes, shined! The dress had shoulder-length puffy sleeves with pleated pleats in the front. The other bridesmaids had the same exact dress, but in royal blue. To say that they stood out in a crowd would be an understatement. Their bridesmaid dresses were a “wear only once” kind of dress. No woman would want to wear that dress outside of that intended use.

{The infamous bridesmaid dresses!  Photo Credit:  Jessica Davis}

 Years ago the main purpose of the bridesmaid dresses was to make the bride look amazing.  Further, brides did not have a lot of choices or selections when it came to bridesmaid dresses.  All of the emphasis was placed on the bride…her dress, veil, shoes etc.  Remember the movie “27 Dresses”? How any bride convinced her bridesmaids to wear those types of dresses is beyond me. Recently though bridesmaid dresses have made a complete revolution in style, design and use.
 
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With designers such as Donna Morgan and Amsale, the movement is now going into a direction of highlighting the different body types women have today. Instead of bridesmaids dresses being unattractive they are now accentuating rather than hiding a woman’s figure. Case in point, who can forget the moment when Pipa Middleton wore that stunning white Alexander McQueen bridesmaid dress for Kate Middleton’s wedding?  Materials are a higher priority with chiffon, lace and silk being used more often in production. The end result is that women now are wearing their bridesmaid dresses to numerous social functions rather than just the intended use. Bridesmaid dresses are now becoming fashionable not only accenting the bride’s beauty but also the bridesmaids as well. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief for future bridesmaid duties!
 
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