Being a Bridesmaid: Getting the Dresses

This past weekend, I went with MOH L and the rest of her bridesmaids to buy our dresses for her August wedding. A few weeks ago, I had gone with her to Priscilla of Boston to check out their dresses and we found a dress we loved. All L needed was the rest of the bridesmaids' approval, so they all tried the dress on this past Sunday. Everyone loved it! It was the easiest process ever. The other girls were happy that L and I had already narrowed down the dresses so they didn't have to try on more than the one dress. I hope my bridesmaid dress search is just as easy! That same day, the other girls and I got fitted and put our orders in. Here's our dress:

Priscilla of Boston STYLE 1612 in Marine (blue)

For some reason, it looks purple-ish here but really it's a navy blue. And those straps? They can be removed during alterations so we might actually go strapless. We liked both styles so we'll decide when the dresses come in sometime in May. The best part is that the dress was under $200 and it's totally re-wearable, especially in the navy color. Now we all have to buy shoes. We all agreed that silver/pewter shoes would look nice with the navy blue. I've already started looking for some short heels. I'll share my finds in another post!

Because L warned me that it's hard to get appointments at Priscilla of Boston unless you book early, I've already made two appointments for March and April. In March, L and I will check out all of the dresses that match my color scheme and narrow it down to a few favorites (I got to see what their "wine" color looked like on Sunday, and it's really pretty and will go smashingly with our cran-lemon scheme!) In April, my other two bridesmaids will be in town so they'll get to try on our favorites. I also made two appointments at J.Crew. Their SOHO store in NYC has all of the bridesmaid dress samples so the girls will be able to try them on in the store. I'm hoping between PoB and J.Crew, we'll find a dress (or dresses) every one's happy with!