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Deez 
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 Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:18am |
I went looking for a picture that i had in my head but i couldn't find one but i found something similar....if you are getting the dresses made you could see if the dress maker to in corporate this into her dress.....so that the sleeve comes right down over her arms and hooks over her thumbs (if you know what i mean)....as apposed to wearing a small jacket or what its called.
 
I'll keep looking and if i find it i'll post it for you
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caliandjack
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:28am |
You don't have to have your BM's in the same dress or the same colour, I didn't as my bridemaids were my 11yr old niece and my best friend who is 33 and was bf.
I had them in different shades of blue, and styles to suit their figures. I went to Posh Studio in Northcote Shopping centre the lady there is fabulous, and the dresses were the same price as Staxs.
they have loads of different styles in every colour imaginable, all 3 of us to the shop and tried on different styles to see what we liked and picked a colour that worked.
I got the idea for different shades of a colour from Martha Stewart Weddings, its a popular idea in the states
and I'm sure there will be many more crises before the big day
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 9:54am |
What about some sort of fancy cuff... I knitted a beaded lace one a while ago...
The pattern is here (with pics of better examples):
Perdita pattern
That might help her feel relaxed and then have flowers as well so that it covers them during the ceremony?
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 2:02pm |
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We got married in November in Wellington (alway risky!) and all three of us (me plus 2 BM had sleevless dresses). My mum was so worried that she bought each of a a pashmina (sp) to have. My dress was cream and I had a pale blue pashmina and my BM were in a purple/blue colour (to match the iris' in the flowers) so they had cream pashminas. They looked great and were really good as it was chilly when were were having our photos done. We have a great photo and the pashminas are draped around our back and over our wrists. All of us still use them 7 years on!
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 2:13pm |
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 2:19pm |
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I like the wide bracelet/cuff ideas from Bizzy and Nikki, then they can also be little gifts from you to your bridesmaids.
If you're going to be surrounded by green, I like the idea of a bronze kind of colour, or bronze jewelery with black dresses. Anything goes these days with bridesmaids so it's up to what you and your friends feel happiest with.
I like the idea of a subtle patterned material, with green in it so that at the reception you're reminded of the outdoor ceremony. Exciting! I love weddings.
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caitlynsmygirl
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 5:22pm |
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thanks heaps guys , so many great ideas :-)
Tomorrow DF and i are going to sylvia park and New Market etc anyway , so i'll have a look around for dress ideas (LUCKY DF huh! hes ABSOLUTLEY thrilled !) , good thing about these BMs is that i know them so well , i can say what individually each will look good in .
Have kinda come to conclusion that i might just dress them in same colour , but different styles ...as long as they look nice (eg slightly dressier than the guests ) , i dont want to fuss too much about it...heck i've still got to work out what im gonna wear !
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 5:38pm |
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lololololol :P Go to Stax (dunno if anyones mentioned it) and have a look at their formal stuff. When I was pricing up bridesmaid dresses it was cheaper to buy from there than get them made. Ended up going to Pagani in the end however.
I have 2 days til my wedding and I still dont have music to walk down the aisle to!
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 5:48pm |
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I have 2 days til my wedding and I still dont have music to walk down the aisle to! |
HUM !!! really loudly as your walking down the aisle ....or , better yet sing some really heavy metal song under your breath and just get carried away and belt out the big parts .... 
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 7:11pm |
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Poor DF having to go with you and what size dress will you look at for Holly you my have to check with Aunty T what size she would be
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Posted: 19 September 2008 at 10:49pm |
caitlynsmygirl wrote:
Have kinda come to conclusion that i might just dress them in same colour , but different styles ...as long as they look nice (eg slightly dressier than the guests ) |
We did this at our wedding, all three bridesmaids had the same colour dress (chocolate brown for an autumn wedding) but different lengths and different sleeves for all three. Looked really awesome!! Good luck!!
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Posted: 20 September 2008 at 6:52pm |
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Have now decided THAT , i am going to get rid of current bridesmaids and hire identical triplets for the day , who look good in anything.
And who do whatever i tell them ....
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Posted: 21 September 2008 at 7:42pm |
I seriously think that is the ONLY option.
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 1:25am |
Just a thought on planning for a green background... my friend did this for her wedding last summer. Only it turned out to be a massive drought, and instead of getting married in a green clearing, she got married in a brown one because all the grass was dead! Lucky she'd gone for burgundy bridesmaid dresses, so they looked stunning against brown as well as against green, but perhaps something to think about?
Enjoy the planning
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 6:03am |
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Have now decided THAT , i am going to get rid of current bridesmaids and hire identical triplets for the day , who look good in anything.
And who do whatever i tell them .... |
Lol, hope you had fun shopping
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 7:16am |
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she was round her on Sat night looking on Trade me and is going for burgundy for the bridesmaids and with wraps and for Caitlyn who is flower girl and her cousin who is a junior bridesmaid/flower girl white with burgundy sashs round the middle of their dresses I think that is the plan
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 7:49am |
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I have three burgundy bridesmaid dresses that I wanna sell....
They're all the same style though, so might not work out for you...
Sizes 10, 12 and 14, but can all be altered really easily.
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 9:59am |
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no..no,,,,that could work ....could you PM me a piccie ???
Ive decided to go with 3 same style burgundyish ones ,that also come with wraps , so that solves that dilemma , the wraps can also be bought separately , and i'll buy four ,the fourth i'll use to make a sash for the waist around C and my cousins dresses ...C's dress im using her one from the school play , heh heh.
Unfortunatley , identical triplets are really really expensive on TM
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 10:02am |
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no..no,,,,that could work ....could you PM me a piccie ???
Ive decided to go with 3 same style burgundyish ones ,that also come with wraps , so that solves that dilemma , the wraps can also be bought separately , and i'll buy four ,the fourth i'll use to make a sash for the waist around C and my cousins dresses ...C's dress im using her one from the school play , heh heh.
Unfortunatley , identical triplets are really really expensive on TM
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Posted: 22 September 2008 at 10:04am |
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posted twice ,oops!!!
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help me or i’ll cancel the wedding ...
