It should be noted here that the dresses the bridesmaids are wearing are a French blue floor length Gregorian style swoop neck lace top pseudo two piece dress from the Chadwicks website and catalog, ranging in price from $80 to $110 depending on the usage of a coupon. Chadwicks has an excellent return policy and they ask no questions if an item needs to be returned for a different size.
It should also be noted that I have asked that the bridesmaids wear white shoes. If they have a pair in their closet, then so much the better, and more so if they are comfortable. I don’t ask that that they match in style, just in color. Tennis shoes are fine too, just as long as they are mostly white and are clean. My mom has put the restriction of “no crocsâ€. I have restricted it to “no fuzzy bedroom slippers or the like†when I was asked, but ballet shoes are fine, as are Keds all the way up to K-Swiss. Inexpensive shoes can be found at places like Ross, and Chadwicks sells them also ranging in price from $10 to $20, and can be returned for different sizes. Also, “Something Borrowed Bridal†on 104th east of I-25 will order brand new shoes (among other things) in any chosen size and style, and the shoes can be returned to the store after the event in case the lady does not want to keep them, just “rent†them, thus reducing their price and putting in effect the “reuse†part of the “reduce, reuse, recycle†credo.
The bridesmaids can have the lady that is doing my hair do theirs as well if they choose, or not. They can wear whatever jewelry they choose, and can do their hair and makeup however they choose. If they don’t want to wear anything under the dress such as a certain type of bra or nylons, then that is their choice.
There will be flowers to carry and pictures to be in as well. Other than that, barring the mundane obvious things that only come under scrutiny when asked, there is not much else I am asking these four gals to do. Anything they are doing in addition to that, is their choosing, and their delight.
This bride here notes, in an attempt to not be the stereotypical “bridezillaâ€, that it is unbelievable and amazing that these things must be spelled out in a near-contract type note.
