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Anyone had a 'best woman'?

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cuppy · 18/10/2004 21:13

My friend is gettitng married in June and they are having a best woman instead of a best man. They are really stuck for ideas for outfits for her.
Does any one have any experience of this or any ideas?
THanks so so so much.

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miranda2 · 18/10/2004 21:15

I'd say a smart suit, but with a nice corsage to stop it being too masculine.

WigWamBam · 18/10/2004 21:16

My friend had a best woman, four female ushers and no bridesmaids. They dressed in smart suits (not co-ordinated) with pretty matching corsages, no other flowers, no frills or flounces.

Another friend had a joint best man/best woman, they had a Scottish wedding so the best woman wore a smart dress with a tartan sash to match the groom's kilt.

alexsmum · 18/10/2004 21:18

my dh had a best woman.She wore a morning suit with a cream silk blouse.She looked cool!!

Tommy · 18/10/2004 21:21

My DH had a best woman. She just wore a smart outfit - can't remember what exactly but just what she'd have worn anyway I suppose. It depends whether they're having a "co-ordinated" wedding with all blokes wearing matching suits etc - it might be tricky if so. Ours was very uncordinated - I was walked down the aisle by my sister who apparently was worried that I would want her to wear something specific - it didn't even cross my mind that I should choose her clothes!
Best women are a really great idea - they don't think you're nagging when you give them a list of things you do/don't want the groom to do/wear etc!

Thomcat · 18/10/2004 21:23

Maybe somethinf suitish, Karen Millen or Donna Karan or somethig like that?

lou33 · 18/10/2004 21:30

We did! We let her pick her own outfit though.

Bladee · 18/10/2004 21:46

My "bridesmaid" was male... he wore a white tux.... did look good but didn't have a clue about flowers, veil etc....

californiagirl · 19/10/2004 00:31

My best friend and I each did this. For her wedding, the bridesmaids wore bright red dresses (sort of -- mine was a salwar kameez) and the best woman wore a bright red suit, and the other groomsman wore a bright red tie. For mine, we only had one attendant each, mine was male, his was female, and they both wore dark suits with matching ties.

Ghosty · 19/10/2004 02:24

We had a best man AND a best woman. They were a couple (still are) and were getting married 6 weeks after us. He was DH's best friend and she and I lived together at Uni ... She wore the same bridesmaid dress as my other bridesmaid but she and her fiance did a speech together for us ... They were brilliant (they had loads of material to go on ... a double act ... had everyone in stitches and 6 years on people still talk about it.

eldestgirl · 19/10/2004 07:03

I had a best woman instead of a bridesmaid (best friend from school). She wore a velvet evening dress in a similar style to mine (I did not go for a conventional "wedding dress")and made a great speech. I left it totally up to her what she wore, and just went with her to approve and buy her choice of gown. We looked very complimentary!

codswallop · 19/10/2004 07:45

I would say she whouldnt try and look ike a man - she s a woman!

lou33 · 19/10/2004 08:54

Our best woman wore a lovely dress

Cadbury · 19/10/2004 09:38

I had a best woman. She had a suit made from the same georgette fabric the bridesmaids had the dr4sses in so it was sort of soft and floaty.

jura · 19/10/2004 11:10

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Carameli · 20/10/2004 09:29

there are lots of ideas for what she could wear. A good pal is getting married in a few weeks and her mum is walking her down the aisle. Her father isn't alive so it was going to mean more to her thather mother did it rather than a brohter or uncle.
A wedding day is all about the couple and what is special to them.

Hausfrau · 20/10/2004 19:32

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