Quick, close your eyes.
Picture a bridesmaid dress.
Is it blue?
Black?
Pink?
Wine?
I don’t know, I’m no mind reader, so I have no idea what color you picked in your head, but I will bet dollars to donuts (mmmm donuts) that you pictured a solid colored bridesmaid dress.
Am I right?
When people think about bridesmaids’ dresses, they think about a dress that’s dyed one single shade. Maybe they imagine the dress to be chiffon or silk or a cotton sateen. Maybe the dress has straps, a bare shoulder, or a bow. Maybe the dress is long, short, or tea length. The styles may vary and the colors may definitely vary, but the one dress is probably shown in the mind’s eye in one color.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Bridesmaids’ dresses can come in many different patterns and prints, and choosing these dresses for your maids is a way to be unique or express your own personal style or style of your wedding day.
It can be easier (and sometimes even cheaper) to find these dresses off the rack and ready to wear because they may not be “bridesmaid” dresses at all. They can be good ol’ regular dresses found in your favorite everyday shopping mall store.
Many bridesmaid dress designers also carry ensembles with prints, but they’re not as common. You’ll just have to ask your boutique or check designers’ web sites.
Let’s enjoy an online fashion show of both ready-to-wear printed dresses and made-to-order printed dresses — all dedicated to bridesmaids!
After Six Bridesmaid Style 6553 by The Dessy Group
BR Monogram Printed Silk Strapless Dress from Banana Republic
Eliza J Embellished Metallic Satin Strapless Dress from Nordstrom
After Six Bridesmaids Style 6632 by The Dessy Group
Sonja Dress by Kate Spade
Bridesmaid 1343 by Watters
Trailing Embroidery Dress from White House | Black Market
Not bad, right? There are definitely options out there and they’ve worked for real brides! See for yourself!
