Choosing dresses for your bridesmaids can be one of the trickiest parts of planning a wedding. Your nearest and dearest are unlikely to have the same style as one another and not everyone will suit similar shapes and colours. However, you will also want everyone to dress to the theme of your nuptials and look the part.
While it might sound like an impossible task, there are plenty of ways to make it work. Here, we show you six different trends to consider if you are planning a wedding this summer. From slinky to girly, prints to plain, here’s how to have the best-dressed bridesmaids in town.
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Great eveningwear is so often overlooked when it comes to finding frocks for your bridesmaids, but a silky, slinky evening gown can be a great option, particularly if you are catering to different shapes and tastes. This way, as long as everyone is dressed in silk, there will be a common thread between the looks even if they are very different designs from various places.
This slinky, light-pink, floor-length dress from Osman and Ralph & Russo’s one-shouldered emerald design are both excellent options.
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Pink dress, Osman; Shoes, Aquazzura. Green dress, Ralph & Russo; Shoes, Dior; Earrings, Sophie Bille Brahe; Hair Slide, Valet Studio.
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Bridesmaid dresses are often low-key in an effort not to upstage the bride, but if you want to your bridal party to go big too, you can’t beat a ballgown. This is a particularly great option if you are just having one bridesmaid or maid of honour.
Dress, Emilia Wickstead; Earrings, Dior; Shoes, Ralph & Russo.
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If you’re planning to kit your favourite ladies out in a print on your big day, then you can’t go wrong with florals. Punchy yet pretty, flower patterns suit everyone and they don’t need to directly match one another to look great.
Take these two frocks from The Vampire’s Wife, which look great together despite the differing colours and patterns.
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Green Dress, The Vampire’s Wife; Bag, Ralph & Russo; Earrings, Sophie Bille Brahe. Yellow Dress, The Vampire’s Wife.
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Although many brides have ventured away from the matchy-matchy dressing of late, the option of one-dress-for-all can still look chic. Head to bridesmaid-specific spots like Ghost for dresses that come in a huge array of colours and will suit everyone – or opt for the same dress in different tones from non-bridal brands including Galvan or Zimmermann.
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All dresses, Ghost; Shoes from left, Manolo Blahnik, Dior, Manolo Blahnik, Manolo Blahnik; Bouquets, all made by Early Hours.
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Floral headbands may have fallen out of favour on the festival circuit, but a beautiful handmade offering from a florist is an excellent way to add some character to your bridal party looks. These green Saloni gowns are brought to life by the addition of real flower details.
Dresses, both Saloni; Hair garlands, both made by Early Hours.
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A great way to cater to different body shapes is to choose varying styles of dresses – from maxi to mini, one-shouldered to high-necked – but keep a common thread of the print through each dress.
These three Andrew Gn frocks are all completely different shapes, but the matching polka-dot print ensures they look great together.
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All dresses, Andrew Gn; Hairbands, Simone Rocha; Black shoes, Aquazzura; Polka-dot shoes, Dior.
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Models, Charlotte Robinson, Nina Uhl, Portia Okotcha at Milk Models and Taii Gordon at Premier; photography by Harry George Hall; videography by Rise Media; make-up by Alexis Day using L’Occitane and Laura Mercier; hair by Fabio Petri; styling and production by Amy de Klerk; assisted by Jessica Davis; motion graphics by Ana Davila. With thanks to Cliveden House and Mercedes Benz.
