The Knot Texas Weddings Magazine

the best maid plans

From ill-fitting attire to bridesmaids that don’t follow protocol, dressing your attendants isn’t as easy as picking a style you love and a color that coordinates with your wedding palette. Prevent fashion from getting in the way of your friendships with these solutions for common bridesmaid-dress-shopping issues.

she has bad taste

THE SITUATION You let your bridesmaids pick their own dresses— and one of them chooses a dress you absolutely despise.

If you don’t love the dress she picked, but it falls within the parameters you set (you asked for black and knee length, and it’s black and knee length), let it go. Same deal if the color is only a bit off. A lime green dress instead of a chartreuse green one isn’t a huge deal. If there’s a real issue—like she chose an ultra-revealing style

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