Surviving the Ugly Bridesmaid Dress: A True Test of Friendship
Very few people can pull off lime green or electric pink with panache. For this reason, bridesmaids often sacrifice fashion for friendship. Whats going to look best on the wearer is not always the first consideration for a sentimental bride.
Choosing the wrong color can make for one ugly bridesmaids dress. Pattern, style, accessories and other details can also make what might have been a passable ensemble into a nightmare. Etiquette dictates that no one should outshine the bride on her wedding day, but some dresses really go beyond the dictates of bad taste.
Here are a few amusing real life anecdotes from harried bridesmaids who value friendship and family more than comfort, style and even common sense.
Mary M., Brooklyn, NY: My sister made me wear a dress made out of grandmas old lace tablecloth. She claimed it was for sentimental reasons. It was lacy. It was itchy. It was horrible!
Adelia C., Harrisburg, PA: My bridesmaid dress was so poofy, that I could barely fit through the church door.
Elizabeth P., Rosyln, NY: Not only was my bridesmaids dress hot pink (the worst color imaginable for me), it was so puckered that it looked like a wrinkled trash bag.
Felicia B. Syosset, Long Island: Have I got an ugly bridesmaid dress story for you. My best friend decided that she was going to have a Star Trek theme wedding. Of course, I had to go along with it. I wore traditional Klignon battle dress, which consisted of a leather halter top, studded shoulder pads and what could only be described as a leather kilt. Not only did I feel incredibly foolish, but the entire get-up chafed so badly that I was recovering for days. I couldnt bear to watch a Star Trek episode after that.
Anna R. Stamford, Connecticut: When my cousin showed me her choice of bridesmaid dress, I couldnt believe it. Stripes, stripes and more stripes. Then, throw some polka dots in and you look like youve just popped out of a clown car. The dress also had this series of ties on the side, which actually kept the dress from becoming unraveled. I knew I was going to spend the whole night keeping those ties in order. After a while, the ties, (which were glued and not sewed on) began to come off during the wedding reception. I finally wound up using safety pins to hold the whole mess together.
So ladies, truly, at what price friendship and family? Would you brave the ugly bridesmaids dress for the sake of your best friends/ sisters /cousins wedding bliss? Would your best friend/ sister/ cousin do the same for you? Would you even ask them to and does it really matter?
Consider one thing: You only have to wear the dress for one day. Your best friend/ cousin/ sister etc. will remember this day for a lifetime and the memories should be pleasant. That being said- Grit your teeth, wear the dress and laugh over the pictures.
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Andrea Pellettiere has been has been a freelance writer for a number of years. She is a new contributor to .
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