Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the dark pink/wine would be nice.

But rethink bridesmaids! Seriously. No one wants to be a bridesmaid. It is way nicer to go to a wedding as a guest. Plus less money for them and less drama and coordination for you. win win.

+1

The whole thing is strange. A wedding is a ceremony and party, not a theater production.

I agree. Never have been able to understand how anyone thinks matching dresses, or even coordinating dresses, is a good idea. I just had one maid of honor and she wore a dress of her choice, in the color of her choice, from a store of her choice.

I've found my people. One maid of honor is the way to go, especially over 30.

First PP here. Same. I had one made of honor who chose her own dress.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the dark pink/wine would be nice.

But rethink bridesmaids! Seriously. No one wants to be a bridesmaid. It is way nicer to go to a wedding as a guest. Plus less money for them and less drama and coordination for you. win win.

+1

The whole thing is strange. A wedding is a ceremony and party, not a theater production.

I agree. Never have been able to understand how anyone thinks matching dresses, or even coordinating dresses, is a good idea. I just had one maid of honor and she wore a dress of her choice, in the color of her choice, from a store of her choice.

I mean, I agree with you but that’s not what the OP is asking.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the dark pink/wine would be nice.

But rethink bridesmaids! Seriously. No one wants to be a bridesmaid. It is way nicer to go to a wedding as a guest. Plus less money for them and less drama and coordination for you. win win.

+1

The whole thing is strange. A wedding is a ceremony and party, not a theater production.

I agree. Never have been able to understand how anyone thinks matching dresses, or even coordinating dresses, is a good idea. I just had one maid of honor and she wore a dress of her choice, in the color of her choice, from a store of her choice.

It also changes the focus from wedding as theater production to ceremony. I look back at some of my great aunts’ and grandmothers’ weddings and they looked so classic and chic in their wedding suits (WWII era) and non matching dresses.

Emerald!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the dark pink/wine would be nice.

But rethink bridesmaids! Seriously. No one wants to be a bridesmaid. It is way nicer to go to a wedding as a guest. Plus less money for them and less drama and coordination for you. win win.

+1

The whole thing is strange. A wedding is a ceremony and party, not a theater production.

I agree. Never have been able to understand how anyone thinks matching dresses, or even coordinating dresses, is a good idea. I just had one maid of honor and she wore a dress of her choice, in the color of her choice, from a store of her choice.

I've found my people. One maid of honor is the way to go, especially over 30.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the dark pink/wine would be nice.

But rethink bridesmaids! Seriously. No one wants to be a bridesmaid. It is way nicer to go to a wedding as a guest. Plus less money for them and less drama and coordination for you. win win.

+1

The whole thing is strange. A wedding is a ceremony and party, not a theater production.

I agree. Never have been able to understand how anyone thinks matching dresses, or even coordinating dresses, is a good idea. I just had one maid of honor and she wore a dress of her choice, in the color of her choice, from a store of her choice.

Do you have to decide right now? My advice would be to keep an eye on color trends in fashion generally and then pick whichever is more popular about 6 months out. My good friend chose cherry red a few years ago with the same idea that all her bridesmaids would choose their own dresses and it would be easy for us each to find something flattering. Unfortunately that shade just wasn’t popular at the time of her wedding so we all ended up just wearing whatever random thing we could rustle up that was the right color.

I vote for emerald. Love jewel tones.

You could do some bright and beautiful summer or fall flowers with those. Sunflowers. Asiatic lilies. Asters. Yarrow.

Just let them pick a green dress. Trust your friends and family not to fck it up.

I vote for green bridesmaid dresses.

Anonymous wrote:They all feel very "bridesmaid colors". I don;t know, it just doesn't feel modern or fresh at all, sorry but wanted to give an honest opinion. I have been married 14 years and what you are describing felt dated even then, IMO. I actually even have a green evening dress that I wore to some corporate events 2 years ago, so I don't hate all greens, etc but these shades you are talking about feel very much like they were picked from a selection of matching cumberbunds.

Honestly though, is there any color that wont be a "bridesmaid color"? If you have a group of women all wearing the same solid color, it becomes "bridesmaid" no matter what.

Anonymous wrote:I had to wear a dark green bridesmaid dress, and I hated it. It’s not flattering on everyone, and that should be your primary concern. You should go shopping with your bridesmaids and see how they look and feel in whatever color you go with.

There’s a reason black is so popular: everyone looks great in black.

I went to a wedding where the bridesmaids’s dresses were super ugly. The bride looked phenomenal in comparison - I think it was by design.

They all feel very "bridesmaid colors". I don;t know, it just doesn't feel modern or fresh at all, sorry but wanted to give an honest opinion. I have been married 14 years and what you are describing felt dated even then, IMO. I actually even have a green evening dress that I wore to some corporate events 2 years ago, so I don't hate all greens, etc but these shades you are talking about feel very much like they were picked from a selection of matching cumberbunds.

Green! Emerald is beautiful and not many brides choose it and it looks good in pictures. Fellow fall bride here (like 10 years ago) and love your color scheme!

I think either color is beautiful depending on the coloring of your bridesmaids. I'm light olive and don't own a single item of clothing that's green (or yellow) because I look awful in them.