The concern of an unpleasant bridesmaid costume is an actual and current hazard for any bridal celebration member, or anybody who’s ever watched 27 Attire. As if shelling out money and time to have a good time your buddy’s impending nuptials isn’t sufficient, the potential to be compelled into sporting a peach taffeta ballgown or a too-clingy slip costume can really feel like grounds for a friendship-ending breakdown.

Whereas it’s the bride’s Massive Day, stylist Anny Choi urges brides to think about their celebration’s emotions about what they’ll be sporting for the marriage. “It’s your big day, however you additionally need the folks closest to you to additionally really feel nice and what they’re sporting,” she says. It’s an ignored level: sporting one thing uncomfortable or unflattering can dampen the temper for everybody.

Choi has seen greater than her fair proportion of bridesmaids apparel, and has some suggestions to assist brides-to-be keep away from subjecting their bridal celebration to the dreaded ugly costume.

Don’t go away your bridal celebration’s outfits till the final minute

“Lots of people prefer to coordinate their flowers and marriage ceremony colours to what their bridal celebration is sporting,” Choi says. “Not everybody appears to be like nice in a pale pink. Preserve that in thoughts whenever you’re planning to your florals and the decor. [Don’t let] the bridesmaids clothes be a final thought.”

Take your bridal celebration’s temperature

All people desires to really feel heard! Choi recommends reaching out to your bridal celebration early to gauge consolation ranges with every part from worth to colours. “One thing you would do beforehand—simply so that everybody feels taken care of and seen—is sending out a brief questionnaire. What finances do you’re feeling snug with? Do you have got any wardrobe restrictions? Any colours which are particular nos? and compiling that earlier than you begin the method in order that you already know the place they stand,” Choi says.

Be conscious of various physique varieties

“You could be six-foot, dimension 2, look nice at a slip costume, however that is not going to be the case for everybody,” Choi says. Maybe think about providing quite a lot of silhouettes to your bridal celebration to select from, that method they’re in a position to really feel their most assured.