Dress opinions please

[Cantdecidewhich]

I am having 2 bridesmaids, the one in the pic and a friend who is a plus size, I am finding dresses hard due to them being very different shapes.
My other friend looks lovely in this dress and really loves it but the friend in the pic is unsure.

Obviously it needs a press and if we kept them we may get the sleeves taken out of this one as she isn't keen on sleeves.
Thanks for any help

Hmm, there is something not quite right imo but I can't put my finger on it. I think it's the flutter sleeves (and I'm saying this as someone who loves a flutter sleeve, my wedding dress has them lol). She has a lovely figure though, and overall the dress fits very well. Could you try and tuck the sleeves in too see how it looks without and pay to have the removed if that looks good?

Thanks Bunney we did that and it looked nice but my other friend looks better with the sleeves. I love flutter sleeves too :)

I think the problem is this dress does a great disservice to your slim friend's figure. It looks like a generic bridesmaid's dress and she could be anything underneath. I'm not sure there's much you can do to make this dress better for her. Can she try a different dress in a similar peach colour?

The current trend in the US is to have the same color but different styles of dresses best suited to each bridesmaid - for example different necklines and sleeves. I think it is a wonderful way to go. It may be that it works better when you have more bridesmaids, but I really like it. I will try and find a couple of pics to post.

I think it looks lovely, a friend of a friend had the same style but diff colour at her wedding a few months ago and I thought they all looked nice.
If she’s uncomfortable could you just adjust the sleeves and maybe add in a pearl or ribbon tie at the back or similar?

Here is an example - same color and material, different design.

I think the only thing that makes it not quite sit right is the high waist, but she has a lovely figure, the dress sits well at the back, I dare say she might get a few pippa Middleton comments

I was also going to suggest same colour different dresses. On a personal level I think it would be lovely to be able to choose dresses that flatter each of them, and visually with only two of them I think it would look nice without ending up looking busy like if you had lots of bridesmaids in different dresses.

Massively over thinking it probably, but it would kind of enhance the intimate nature of the wedding party that you'd gone to the trouble of finding dresses to suit each of them as individuals.

You can definitely have one with sleeves and one without 😊

I think it's beautiful. I would definitely have sleeves for one bridesmaid and no sleeves for the other.

Its nice but the material looks cheap. Also not convinced by this trend for bridesmaids wearing dresses the same colour as their skin

Rararaspberry it's not nude that's the bad light it's a very pretty pink, I am not keen on nude either

Spamm I love that idea but I have seen nothing that covers both dress sizes and suits them both, thanks though

Do you think it would matter if the shades of pink and styles were different?

You either need all one colour and different styles or same style and different colours otherwise it looks a bit random.
I went to David's bridal and my three bridesmaids choose these dresses all same colour and suit their different figures and likes.

I think you can have different styles but they absolutely need to be the same colour and material to ‘match’.

Is your other friend overweight? It looks like the kind of dress what would flatter someone a bit larger - hides the tops of the arms, skins the belly, shows off big boobs etc. The friend in the picture looks fine but there are obviously a lot more flattering styles that would show off her figure.

Lonecat they are all lovely but still all floaty which is what friend in the pic isnt keen on. She likes more structured, fitted styles.

Rararaspberry yes she is so their figures are very different which is why it is a challenge to please them both

@Cantdecidewhich these were just three examples though the one shoulder is very fitted and structure it only flares below the hips. David's Bridal has massed of styles and would have something to suit everyone.

I think that dress will suit both sized friends

Perhaps add some sparkle where the ribbon is? I think I'm that'll make it look finished

That's a nice idea Purple, thanks

I think lots of bridesmaid dresses are very flowey rather than fitted though so i think maybe your slimmer bridesmaid has to just accept it, she still looks lovely and it will mean that your other friend looks lovely too. It’s not a ‘showstopper’ dress but then that’s what the brides dress is for

LetMeLay her bridesmaid dress for another wedding was fitted, off the shoulder and split at the front so a real WOW dress and I think maybe that is why she is not over keen on this dress but my other friend couldn't possibly wear anything like that which is why it is so difficult.

She is being lovely about it and saying she will just wear it but I can tell she is very reluctant to deep down.

Tell her your paining so she just needs to wear it

Paying!