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The average number of bridesmaids in a bridal party is 3-4 |
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The etiquette for paying for your bridesmaid’s dresses is that it is now common for the bride to ask the bridesmaid’s to pay for their own dresses and accessories. But some brides are still quite traditional and do pay for the bridesmaid’s dresses or they invest money towards the purchase of the dress. |
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The average bridesmaid will pay $250-450 per dress. |
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Most brides will choose their bridesmaid’s dresses to complement their wedding gown and wedding theme e.g. if they have a very formal gown then the bridesmaid’s will have quite formal gowns. If they are having a simple gown and garden wedding then the bridesmaid’s will have cocktail dresses. |
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The bridesmaid’s dress is chosen once the bride purchases her dress. This is so that the styles complement each other. Once the bridesmaid’s dresses are chosen the colour theme for the wedding is then confirmed and the bride can move onto choosing flowers, invitations and reception decorations to match the bridesmaid’s dress colour. |
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Many brides who have winter weddings are now choosing to dress their bridesmaid’s in summery colours rather choosing the traditional winter colours. This is great as it ads lots of brightness, colour and warmth to what may be a chilly typical winter day. |
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These days it is not uncommon to have a male as one of the brides attendants or a female as one of the grooms attendants as was recently seen in the 2008 movie “maid of honour”. |
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The most popular months for weddings are February, March, September, October and November. |
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Weddings traditionally were on a Saturday but as reception centres can be booked out for two years in advance many couples are choosing to have their wedding on a Sunday. Even having a wedding on a Friday has become very popular in the past 3 -4 years. |
