I'm having an issue with my mother-in-law to be. I have said that I want my bridesmaids to feel comfortable with the selection of their bridesmaid dresses, as they are buying them, but I wanted to pick the general style and color. Now, my mother-in-law (AND her mother) is pressuring me to get this one dress that SHE really likes, which one of my bridesmaids (which happens to be her daughter) really liked. I have two major issues with this dress: it doesn't come in cornflower blue, which is my color, only in light blue. It also has a band of beading around the waist, which does complement my wedding gown, but personally I want my bridesmaid gowns to be simple. I want for MY gown to be the one everyone is looking at. Their argument is that the bridesmaid dresses should be like "WOW!" when the girls come down the aisle. Which is obviously not what I was after. Am I being selfish, or are they being unreasonable? If so, how do I approach the subject? BRIDE
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Lagasse2005
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You are not being all that unreasonable, but before I go too far, how do your OTHER bridesmaids feel about the dress? If you have found something everyone in the party is comfortable in, and would be complementary to everyone, you may have experienced a small miracle. Look for a dress similar to that one in cornflower blue. If your other bridesmaids don't feel the same way your mother-in-law does, then maybe your mother-in-law needs to sit back and remember whose wedding this really is. How about your man? Maybe making you deal with the in-laws is a stretch too. Have him sit with his family and remind them that a wedding is about the couple first and foremost.
Good Luck and Keep us posted! BRIDE
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My other bridesmaids both live in differant provinces, so we are struggling with how to choose the dresses without them, if they cant make it before the wedding. So far it has been left up to me and my sister-in-law. BRIDE
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truelove
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Its your choice, not theirs. Fellow Bride
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I think you are just a bit worried that you won't have the spotlight on you that you desire, but believe me, it's YOUR wedding and everyone will be paying most attention to the beautiful bride, which is you.
Have your bridesmaids wear something that they will at least like, that way everyone is comfortable, everyone is happy, and everything goes as planned.
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