Bridesmaid Dresses: Check!

After a wonderful weekend in the Windy City that was full of great food, great wine and great friends, I have checked yet another important item off my list. Thanks to our creative consultant at Bella Bridesmaid, my girls are going to look absolutely fabulous in their black Monique Lhuillier gowns. I know, I know...I thought I was set on Amsale too, and they are similar to to the Amsale dresses I had mentioned in my previous post, but they are more of a smooth chiffon, as opposed to a crinkled chiffon. The dresses seemed to fit better and have more of a flattering flow to them. I ended up going with black because the gray was a little too light...more of a putty than the darker charcoal gray that I had envisioned.

I also decided to go with two styles and to let the girls pick which one they felt most comfortable with. Thankfully, the choices were pretty equal for both dresses and I didn't have to sway anyone away from the style they liked best for the sake of visual balance.

As far as price point, these dresses did come in a little higher than I would have liked (around $300), but I have to say...you get what you pay for and the quality was very apparent. The good news is that the Chicago Bella Bridesmaid is holding a Monique Lhuillier trunk show in March and if we wait until then to order, we get an additional 10% off. This will bring them under the $300 mark and nowadays, a long silk chiffon dress from J. Crew hovers around $400!! Considering that, I think we made out quite well.

Annnywho...quick one for now! Happy Tuesday!

T

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