Always a bridesmaid…
Well I was a bride so that saying doesn’t apply but this will be my 5th wedding. I know that many of you probably have me beat with that number but after my sister’s wedding last year I was sure I was done. Damn it. I know, I know, being in someone’s wedding is an honor and I should be totally flattered that my friend asked me but it is also a colossal pain in my ass.
Nothing will make you want to slit your wrists loose weight more than spending 2+ hours trying on bridesmaid dresses with 4 other women. The bride has been gracious enough to allow us to pick our own style of dress. This is a wonderful thing because I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that the bridesmaids range from size 2 to 26. The odds of finding one dress that looks good on all of us are slim to none.
Unfortunately she’s picked champagne as the color. Don’t get me wrong this is a beautiful color but in a glass, not on 6 pale, white women. What really baffles me about the color thing is that the bride herself has made comments that it is going to wash us all out and she knows we all hate it so I have to wonder why on earth she’s sticking to it.
She said she had a vision of how she wants things to look. I’m so happy she had a vision because I know at one point she had no idea what she wanted. The vision included little to no color but I seriously doubt it included us all looking horrible.
I want to ask her about it in a way that won’t end in her being angry at me but I’m not sure that’s possible. Maybe if I promise to stop complaining about the color in exchange for an explanation as to why she’s sticking to it when she knows we all hate it and it’s not going to look good.
My husband’s theory is that brides pick awful dresses and/or colors so that they are the only ones that look beautiful on that day. I hope that this is not the case and I don’t think it is in this particular instance.
Either way I need to get over it or this is going to be an incredibly long 7 months. Also, I need to loose 40 lbs by September with no time for actual working out. You know, piece of cake. MMmmm cake. (hmm maybe that could be my problem. :P)
I have never had a flattering bridesmaids dress…and I have to agree with your husband. Why else would someone choose SALMON colored bm dresses. Seriously. It’s not even like I can ebay it or anything…
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Ugh! I used to have so many never-wear-again bridesmaid dresses hanging in my closet. I don’t think I have any unmarried friends left, so hopefully those days are over for me.
Just be sure to wear plenty of lipstick and maybe that color won’t wash you out too much. And if you’re all wearing champagne, what color is the bride wearing, for pete’s sake? Hopefully not white cause that’s gonna look like ass. Pardon my language.
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You have got to ask her. Champagne dresses will indeed look like ass. Like one human on all of planet Earth looks good in champagne. One. Hopefully you are The One, but I kind of think it might be J.Lo.
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And I was just lamenting that I will probably never be a bridesmaid again. I know it’s crazy, but I really enjoyed being a bridesmaid, all 5 times I was one.
Good luck with the dress!
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I only had one and it was very recent…like 3 weeks ago. And ew…nothing says “lose weight you old cow” (referring to myself, not anyone else) like dress shopping with bridesmaids who are 18-21 and you’re in your 30s and have had a child.
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Oh, I feel your pain. I am in a wedding in May - I’m wondering if I can lose my forty pounds so that I can look just lovely in a lilac, strapless satin dress. Why strapless? Why? Two of us have breastfed children, It’s just cruel. (She reads my blog so I can’t vent there, sorry to do it here).
I think you might want to suggest that champagne won’t photograph well on pale women. Appeal to her desire for great wedding photos.
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Maybe the bride will spring for spray tans for everyone?? Oh Lordy, what a dilemma. Well, at least you can pick your own style.
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What is it about brides? Getting a ring just makes us crazy I guess. My best friend is getting married this year. She thinks it would be lovely to get married in the woods. Not some special place in a certain forest that has some meaning or anything- just woods in general. With no chairs, so everyone can sit on the ground. Maybe this would be ok if it was a small wedding, not 200 people! In August- outside? Hello, mosquitos? Dear God.
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I’ve been a bridesmaid 12 times and it is just miserable. I’m hoping I am done.
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When I got married I let my bridesmaids choose their own dresses with one guideline: it couldn’t be something that made me gag. I’ve never understood why brides insist on costuming their attendants.
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