Weddings Lead World in Clones

David's Bridal

Science is way behind the wedding industry, at least as far as clones are concerned. Brides have been cloning bridesmaids for centuries. Each bridesmaid in the same dress, same hair, same jewelry and even same shoes has been the way of weddings for years. It started as a plan to fool evil spirits by not letting them easily pick out the bride. It has continued as a way to make sure bridesmaids did not outshine the bride, I believe.

Well the good news is we are slowly moving away from the clone bridesmaid and into an era of truly finding what looks good on the girls and what they feel good in. “But, how do I do this and still have some unity to my overall plan” you ask? Start with unity in design but maybe not color. Pick the designer and the material, but let your girls pick their color. Pick one color, say pink, but allow your girls to pick the shade of that color that best suits them. Or maybe you pick the designer, color and the material, but let each girl find the silhouette they are most comfortable in. Some may prefer halter tops, some strapless and others sweetheart necklines with capped sleeves. The idea is there is a sense of unity without producing a row of clones.

You can alter the skirt lengths among your girls. It used to be the rule that all dresses were long. Not today, today you can have short, tea length, long, or mix them all up. If some of the girls have great legs and want to show them, let them. If some prefer to cover up their legs, fine. Maybe go with short skirts for the girls and long for the maid of honor. Get the idea?

Same for hair, not every girl wants her hair up, or looks good with her hair up. The idea is to clean up their looks, but not make them into clones on the wedding day. Don't worry, they will not outshine the beautiful bride on her day, no matter how they are dressed.