However, there are several factors to take into consideration when deciding on what type of bridesmaid dress to get.
For example:
Who will be your bridesmaids?
Are they grown adults, small children, or both?
Are they full-figured ladies or are they slim and petite?
What color hair/skin have your bridesmaids? - a yellow dress would not necessarily suit a blond or a redhead
Is the wedding in the summer or winter?
Do the maid’s dresses need a warm wrap if for a winter wedding?
These things have to be thought out before you go off hunting for the perfect bridesmaid gowns as not all styles of dress suit everyone. The same bridesmaid dress for a child will probably not suit a more mature bridesmaid. Therefore, you may have to choose two different styles of gowns, one for the adult maids and another for the small maids.

If your bridesmaids have different hair and skin coloring, and you want them all to be in the same color bridesmaid dresses, then you must try and pick a ‘neutral’ color that will suit all hair color and skin types. As in the example above, a yellow dress would not necessarily suit a blond or a redhead, but would be more suited to a brunette. An alternative to this scenario is to have a ‘rainbow’ wedding. Have a different colored dress to suit the individual bridesmaids depending on the color of their hair and skin. I have seen this type of wedding many times before, and it always looks so bright and colorful.

Even if the wedding is in the Spring or Summer and you have opted for an outdoor wedding, it still may be a good idea to purchase (or have made) some sort of wrap or material covering the shoulders of the bridesmaids as it still could be slightly chilly. Unfortunately, one can never predict the weather on such occasions!

To summarize, yes your bridesmaid dress do play a very important role in your wedding and they should be totally suited to each bridesmaid individually. However, they should certainly not ‘out-do’ the bride and her wedding dress. The role of the bridesmaid dress is to compliment the bride in an eloquent manner, whilst also blending in with the overall theme and color-scheme of the wedding.

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