My daughter has been asked to wear a strapless bridesmaid's dress to my son's Maui wedding. When asked to be a bridesmaid she was honored and asked for the dress to not be a strapless. We believe a strapless dress is questionable because of our beliefs of modesty. She was assured by the bride that strapless would not be considered. When the gown was chosen she chose matching bridesmaids dresses in a strapless style. If my daughter decides to wear the dress to the wedding she will be compromising her beliefs, if she has straps put on the dress she will stick out like a sore thumb, and if she steps down from being a bridesmaid the bride will be offended and more problems will arise. We requested of the bride for her to wear a shrug or a wrap in matching material but she said no, it would look odd. Please any suggestions?
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Feb 4, 2007, 10:03 PM
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Re: [cathyrm] Strapless bm dresses vs modesty?
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Dear Cathyrm,
Honestly, this is something your daughter and the bride should discuss. If your daughter decides that the dress is inappropriate, then it is her decision to drop out. But, the bride does have the choice of choosing dresses.
Because the bride chose this style over what she had stated in the beginning, it should be easier to understand why she wants to step aside. Please understand that plans often do change once more options are available. This may be the case here.
Strapless bm dresses vs modesty?
