How To Choose Bridesmaids Dresses Color

What’s the important department of the whole wedding? It must be the dresses for the bride and bridesmaids. Normally, the bridal dress will be white or ivory or champagne. What about the bridesmaids dresses colors? And how to choose? RedBD editor gives some tips below.

Consider Skin Type
You should take your bridesmaids skin type into the consideration when pick the bridesmaids dresses color. If they are similar then it is easier to select a color, if not, you can go for different shades of same color for all the maids.

Consider Dress Style
Different dresses styles go well with different colors. You can consult with customer service or professionals before choosing the style and colors. And of course, you can order the color samples before ordering.

The Season of the Wedding
Bright color like pink, coral, green and blue are suitable spring and summer wedding, while red and burgundy is suitable fall and winter wedding more. And some color go well with the festival as red and gold are suitable for Christmas Wedding.

Above are 3 basic ideas for choosing bridesmaids dresses colors. You can consult with the professionals, they know how to match a suitable dress for your bridesmaid.

8 Ways To Make Your Bridesmaids Happy

Do NOT forget to make your girls happy when you are preparing for your big day. RedBD share 8 easy ways to keep your best girls sweet throughout the wedding planning process, until to the big day itself...

1.Make introduction
Set a date for proper introductions between your bridesmaids. They are all your favorite girls and you must want them to get along, discuss the wedding and dresses details and so on. Do not just leave it to the hen party night and the actual day.

2.Consider their budgets
They will feel honoured that you’ve asked them to be part of your special day, but it shouldn’t cost them an arm and a leg. Consider your girls’ financial situations before you start making them buy their own dresses. And of course, some brides pay for their bridesmaids.

3.Give them options
If you want mismatched bridesmaids, then give them options to discuss which style do they want to have. If you want them same, also give them options to discuss means you are not the “bed guy”, and the disagreeable bridesmaid is. RedBD recommend mismatched bridesmaids dresses for your girls, just like the above picture shows, shades of burgundy bridesmaids dresses.

4.No favouritism
No one wants tension or jealousy between the bridesmaids, so do not have the favourites, or make people compete to be your favorite. If you have a maid of honor, make this clear.

5.Think how they feel
It's your big day. Something the bridesmaids may not say out. Maybe they are not comfortable in their dresses? Maybe they feel you’re giving them too many tasks? Think about your maids and always ask if they’re okay.

6.Plan ahead
Maybe you want your girls help you to organise things like an emergency DIY craft. Do not expect them to drop everything just because you have an emergency call unless let your maids know it in good time.

7.Provide alternation
Provide a comfy alternative like flip flops or flats, the girls will love u so much. You can understand the pain that wear high heels in whole day.

8.Be generous
Nothing will make them feel more special than a personal gift from you, the bride, and it will be a perfect keepsake from your wedding, too. Overall, be the coolest bride you can be – treat your bridesmaids well, and they will return the favour!

RedBD Measuring Guide

If the bride choose a local bridal salon to pick bridal and bridesmaids dresses, then the bridesmaids can get measured for the dress by professional. If the bridesmaids dresses were ordered at online shop, then you or your friend that helps to measure should get the details, how to measure for a bridesmaid dress. First, measurements need to taken with the underwear and shoes you plan to wear on that day. Look at the steps and details according to the picture shows of RedBD below.

A.Bust
Not the bra size! Take the tape around your back and bring it across the fullest part of your bust. Arms should be relaxed, down at your sides. Please wear the underwear when taking this measurement.

B.Waist
Take the tape around the smallest part of your waist. Typically it's an inch or so above your belly button. Keep the tape slightly loose to allow for breathing room. Also known as the natural waistline.

C.Hips
Take the tape around the widest part of your hips. (The tape should brush across both hipbones) Measurement is taken approximately 7 inches below the natural waistline.

D.Shoulder to Shoulder
Take the tape from the edge of the shoulder socket to the same point on the other shoulder. (Measure across the back)

E.Shoulder to Floor
Take the tape from the top of your shoulder through the nipple to floor with the shoes you wear on that day. You should stand upright and your feet should keep together.

F.Height with Shoes
Take the tape from the top of the head through the nipple to floor with the shoes you wear on that day. You should stand upright and your feet should keep together.

More details, you can check at RedBD Measuring Guide.

Maid Of Honor Duties And Responsibilities Before The Wedding

As the head bridesmaid, the maid of honor enjoy a position of prestige and privilege, also carry responsibilities. She should do her best to assist the bride. To be a prefect maid of honor, you have to do many things before, in and after wedding. The RedBD wedding consultant, Kristen shares her opinions on the maid of honor duties before the wedding with us.

1.Do exactly what the bride needs you to do-nothing more, nothing less.
2.Learn the maid of honor's customary planning tasks, including coordinating the bridesmaids, their dress fittings, planning, hosting and helping fund the bridal shower, and planning the bachelorette party.
3.Ask the bride about other planning duties she'd like you to handle. The bride may want your help choosing her dress and the bridesmaids dresses.
4.Get contact information for all the bridesmaids, especially an email address and cell phone number.
5.Send an email to each bridesmaid. Propose a date to meet one another and discuss dates for dress fittings, the bridal shower and bachelorette party.
6.Make an event calendar using a web-based calendar service.
7.Send reminders a few days before each event. For those bridesmaids who can't attend their dress fittings, supply them with the contact information they need to make an alternate appointment.

About the maid of honor duties and responsibilities in wedding day, will come in the next post.

How To Choose Dresses For Your Bridesmaids?---Fall & Winter Wedding

“Which color should I choose for my bridesmaids?”, “Chiffon is right?”, “Do u have any ideas for my bridesmaids dresses’ color?”, “About the length, short or long?”... All are the feedback from our customer service. Yes, the bride-to-be has so many decisions to make, and they are the trouble things. Here, our adviser gives some suggestions to help these bride-to-be to choose the right dresses for their bridesmaids.