One thing I’ve always wondered about bachelorette parties is if the bride to be actually does a stripper/etc. obviously I know it’s not the norm, but does it actually ever happen?
My two brides didn't make me wear an ugly dress. The first chose an elegant, tea-length, strapless cocktail dress in black with champagne trim. It was the kind of thing I might choose for myself. I wore it many times, in fact. When I lost too much weight to wear it, I gave it to a younger woman who was thrilled to receive it. She has sent me photos of herself in it at special events. I paid $265 including custom tailoring and additional tailoring after I lost some weight. Money well spent since at least two women got good use from it, and it made my bestie happy on her wedding day.And no more ugly dresses as a bridesmaid, either.
Almost every bridesmaid dress I’ve worn has been pretty awful. I’ve even been forced to carry a parasol. None were ever worn twice. I don’t think there exists a dress that looks good on six different body types. Or ten, depending on how many bridesmaids there are. You really have to love the bride to pay that kind of money to look that bad up in front of god, your friends, and everybody!My two brides didn't make me wear an ugly dress. The first chose an elegant, tea-length, strapless cocktail dress in black with champagne trim. It was the kind of thing I might choose for myself. I wore it many times, in fact. When I lost too much weight to wear it, I gave it to a younger woman who was thrilled to receive it. She has sent me photos of herself in it at special events. I paid $265 including custom tailoring and additional tailoring after I lost some weight. Money well spent since at least two women got good use from it, and it made my bestie happy on her wedding day.
The other dress wasn't my style. It was nice enough. It was a prom dress, really. The bride was trying to keep things cheap. It was $79 on clearance. There was a problem though. I was the only one who followed her instructions to buy the dress and have the shoes dyed to match immediately. The other women could not find the dress in their sizes four months later when they finally went shopping. I was given the choice of keeping the dress I bought, or allowing the other women to buy me the dress they ended up with. That thing was fugly. I wore the original dress. It was simple. Inoffensive. I kept being mistaken for maid of honor because my dress was different. The bride and I still laugh about this.
That first really nice dress was chosen because it looked good on the two of us who were apple-shaped, and the skinny model type who could wear anything. All four of us went shopping together. We shopped for 6 months. We shopped until we found a dress that everyone look nice in and agreed they could see themselves wearing again. It was a little expensive, far more than I would ordinarily pay for a dress, but it really was beautiful, and we all looked great. Our only complaint was the bride chose these outrageous shoes with five and a half inch heels. I still wear the shoes. But only laying down.Almost every bridesmaid dress I’ve worn has been pretty awful. I’ve even been forced to carry a parasol. None were ever worn twice. I don’t think there exists a dress that looks good on six different body types. Or ten, depending on how many bridesmaids there are. You really have to love the bride to pay that kind of money to look that bad up in front of god, your friends, and everybody!