Bridesmaids Dresses....

Ode to a Bridesmaid's Dress:

Satin, Taffeta, Silk
Ruching and Beading Galore
So many different colors and options
Bridesmaids should n'er be a bore.
Yet in the garden of fabric
how does it always seem
that a bride somehow overwrought
with decisions
chooses the fabric reminiscent of lima beans?

I've had opinions about bridesmaids dresses for a long time-- despite never being a bridesmaid. I just always thought that instead of insisting on some color that Bridesmaids should just wear nice black dresses and then be over and done with it.
Well, I must have been saying my opinion too loudly, because in the past year I've seen at least 3 different weddings where the bride chose black dresses for her bridesmaids. And you know what?
I hate it.
It looks like your bridesmaids are at a funeral! Sure it may be classy, sure your bridesmaids will wear the dress again, but you know-- you don't want them looking like they're wearing black to symbolize the pain and suffering of a hard marriage. You want them to look happy!
Which is how I ended up thinking about the colors of summer, since we're having a summer wedding, and then on saturday, actually picking out the bridesmaids' dresses. Two of my bridesmaids were present, and seemed relatively pleased with the dress. (Although, bless their hearts, they would have worn anything I picked out. In fact, they were so good as to say "Whatever you want" when I asked their opinions, it kinda made it hard to choose the dress)

Here's our winner:


Its a little more pink on the computer than in real life-- in real life its closer to a peach color than pink. The fabric color is named shrimp-- to give you an idea.