Besides her own dress the dresses of the bridesmaids may be one of the most important pieces of attire in the brides opinion. The bride may be more concerned about the appearance of the bridesmaids than she is about the appearance of the groom or her parents. This is because the bridesmaids are a direct reflection on the bride. If the groom chooses an unflattering or inappropriate tuxedo the guests will simply chuckle at his lack of taste and assume that he picked out his attire by himself but if the bridesmaids look inappropriate, everyone will wonder why the bride chose such unappealing dresses. The pressure of choosing dresses for the bridesmaids is made more difficult by the fact that the bridesmaids are likely to have a variety of skin tones and body types making it difficult to find one dress that suits all of them.
In choosing dresses for your bridesmaids, you may want to consider involving your bridesmaids in the process from the beginning and working with them to choose the dresses. The first thing to consider in choosing the dresses is color. You may have your favorite color in mind but it is important to remember this color may not be flattering to your...