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Maid of honour dress

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StillCoughingandLaughing · 04/06/2019 20:56

I’m going to be a maid of honour in a couple of months and have been tasked with choosing my own dress. The bride’s only stipulation - apart from the fact that it should ‘suit my personality’ - is dark red or burgundy, as she has some dark red detail on her dress and her fiancé is wearing a cravat and pocket square in the same colour.

What do you think of this? Is it ‘weddingy’ enough? It’s not a big formal do, so I didn’t want to go full-on bridesmaid, but don’t want to look too casual either. A lesser consideration is that I can see myself wearing this again.

For context, I’m 5ft 11 and on the high side of size 12. Similar hair colour to the model, but with paler skin.

Feel free to be honest - I’d rather have a negative response from strangers than have people I know pretend they like it if they don’t! Grin

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Aquamarine1029 · 04/06/2019 20:58

I think it's lovely for a bridesmaid dress. If it suits your figure, I would go for it. Perhaps ask the bride what she thinks?

Fantababy · 04/06/2019 20:59

It's lovely, and lace is very in at the moment. Why not ask the bride?

StillCoughingandLaughing · 04/06/2019 21:03

Thank you both 🙂 I will of course ask the bride before I buy anything, but I thought it was worth getting a few views first - if everyone had said ‘Oh God no, what are you thinking?’ I could have just abandoned the idea quietly Grin

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Rooftree · 04/06/2019 21:14

It’s gorgeous

Aquamarine1029 · 04/06/2019 21:27

The lace is gorgeous and the neckline is, too. It's understated yet very sophisticated. I love it.

StillCoughingandLaughing · 05/06/2019 14:41

Good news - I sent the bride a link and she loved it Smile

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