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Flower girl dress help!!!

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Songbird · 04/05/2013 22:54

Hi chums. My niece is getting married in a month and she's asked dd to be a flower girl, along with her other little cousin. Both girls are 8. As she's doing uni exams and has quite enough on her plate (just found out she's preggo hence wedding) I'm in charge of finding a dress for the littluns.
http://www.bridalgownsuk.co.uk/pd_4545.html This is the bride's dress in white (ahem).
http://m.missselfridge.com/mt/www.missselfridge.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=81&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33055&storeId=12554&productId=9194643&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208036&parent_categoryId=208035&pageSize=40 This is the dress the three big bridesmaids are having, colour is described as 'nude'.
OK, so dresses I like so far for the flower girls are:
http://www.bhs.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=1&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=34096&storeId=13077&productId=5256662&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=471147&parent_categoryId=471109&pageSize=40&refinements=category~[471554|471147]&noOfRefinements=1 This but I'm not mad keen on white, although it wouldn't clash with anything.
http://m-uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_3,mon_3.3,mon_3.3.1/4504503223 This but might the colour be not quite right? It doesn't look very gold in the picture but who knows?
http://m-uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_4,mon_4.8/3585022628 This ditto on the 'gold' thing, though there's less colour on it. I think this probably goes best with big bridesmaid dress but I'm not wild about it for some reason. not wild about big dress actually but they're non-negotiable!
http://m-uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_3,mon_3.3,mon_3.3.1/4502041128 This is very sweet but pale pink? Too different?
Gaaaaah!!!

If you're still with me, thank you! If you can help me, I'll be your best friend....

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Songbird · 04/05/2013 22:55

Shiiiiiiiiit, none of those links work!!

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Startail · 04/05/2013 22:58

Have you got a kindle fire? You have [[ wwww. Syndrome

My stupid fire does that, it thinks punctuation needs to be followed by a space

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Songbird · 04/05/2013 23:00

It's a nexus, but looks like it's done that. I'll try again. Thanks x

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Songbird · 04/05/2013 23:02

Crappo I can't select the text on this fucking thing to copy it. I could cry, that took me ages!

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MrsLettuce · 04/05/2013 23:06

Here:

This is the bride's dress in white (ahem).
This is the dress the three big bridesmaids are having, colour is described as 'nude'.
K, so dresses I like so far for the flower girls are:
This but I'm not mad keen on white, although it wouldn't clash with anything.
This but might the colour be not quite right? It doesn't look very gold in the picture but who knows?
http://m-uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_4,mon_4.8/3585022628 This ditto on the 'gold' thing, though there's less colour on it. I think this probably goes best with big bridesmaid dress but I'm not wild about it for some reason. not wild about big dress actually but they're non-negotiable!
This is very sweet but pale pink? Too different?

MrsLettuce · 04/05/2013 23:07

This ditto on the 'gold' thing, though there's less colour on it. I think this probably goes best with big bridesmaid dress but I'm not wild about it for some reason. not wild about big dress actually but they're non-negotiable!

Startail · 04/05/2013 23:10

Oh bridesmaid dresses, BHS are cheap, cheerful and do fine, but take some safety pins the flower fell of DDs. Simple full length very adult ball dress style, they don't seem to still have. She was 11 so not frilly white flower girl material.

The adults short v necked one looked lovey, it fitted and suited the brides sister perfectly.

MrsLettuce · 04/05/2013 23:19

I don't like this much but it matches the other bridesmaids dresses well. this is nicer but maybe too pale

Are the older bridesmaids dresses seriously non-negotiable? They're awful, IMHO.

Startail · 04/05/2013 23:24

I like the last link, the estelle sparkle best.

Brides dress is lovely, big bridesmaids depend on colouring of bridesmaids. I'd be afraid of looking a bit washed out.

Anyway congratulations to your niece, I got married in my second year at uni and was planning making hair decorations when I should have been revising. Not PG just when DH finished his course and we could live together full time not just at weekends.

MrsLettuce · 04/05/2013 23:28

I actually quite like the colour of the big bridesmaids dresses but the cut is, erm, interesting. It'll date very, very quickly and make her embarrassed by her photos in years to come. I love your sister's dress but unfortunately they don't compliment it at all.

MrsLettuce · 04/05/2013 23:28

niece, sorry

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Songbird · 04/05/2013 23:43

I know!! I think they're all dark haired, certainly two of them are. I was a bit 'oh' when she showed it to me. Have only seen that picture. Two of them are size 8 and the other a 10 (fat heifer ) so they'll probably look all gorgeous and boho-y. But YES it doesn't match her fabulous glam frock at all does it? Weird.

I think the Estelle as well.

Thanks all xxx

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MrsLettuce · 04/05/2013 23:59

This looks to be a pretty good match if you don't like the M&S ones

The monsoon Estella Sparkle dress could work really well if the big bridesmaids could be convinced to wear some sort of white flower in their hair and white shoes, or some such.

MrsLettuce · 05/05/2013 00:00

The butterfly dress is horrid but it really does seem to match

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Songbird · 05/05/2013 00:00

Oh and mrslettuce thank you so much for sorting out my links! I've also been messaging my niece and forgot to thank you earlier x

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MrsLettuce · 05/05/2013 00:06

Ah, OK, then for the love of god show her this and this. The dresses she has chosen are beyond awful!

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Songbird · 05/05/2013 00:09

ooh no don't like the witchy thing at all, soz.

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gingerroots · 05/05/2013 00:10

We had this for our flowergirls aged 7.was v nice we just had to tack the pleats on the waistband down www.next.co.uk/x511412s1

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Songbird · 05/05/2013 00:12

Love those mango dresses, but it's a done deal I'm afraid. Bizarre choice, looks like cheap fabric. I wonder if they've tried it on and it looks better on. Bloody hope so. I sent my mum the link and her silence is speaking volumes

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MrsLettuce · 05/05/2013 00:13

yy, the witch thing is awful but it is a DC equivalent of the RI dress

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Songbird · 05/05/2013 00:13

ooh yes forgot about next. That's sweet.

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MrsLettuce · 05/05/2013 00:14

Ho hum. Their's nowt queerer than folk.

Startail · 05/05/2013 00:25

Trouble is a willowy student may look very good in that bridesmaids dress or totally awful. It depends exactly where the top hangs and how much the skit sticks out on the hips.

In the picture the top looks a touch short, if they have small boobs and narrow hips they may get away with it.

MrsLettuce · 05/05/2013 00:26

SO, she want's bo-ho. How about this or this for the wee ones?

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Songbird · 05/05/2013 11:07

Those are lovely! I'll put it to her. It's going to be a very flowery balloony ribbony 'handmade' wedding (thanks to me ) so the more that gets decided (chatting late into the night with my niece!!) on flowers and colours, the more i think those dresses might just work.

Seriously, thanks for all this xx

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