Robes for the entourage...

Entourage is probably the wrong choice of word... I have one Bridesmaid, Tracey (or "Old Dame" as she calls herself) and Evie is my Flower Girl... which sounds odd calling her that so I'll be giving her a more fitting "title"... (this will be her 4th appearance as a Flower Girl... so she certainly knows what she's doing now!!!).


1st appearance (Age 3) as a Flower Girl for Louise & Andrew in July 2009

2nd appearance (Age 4) - for Aunty Lisa & Uncle Simon August 2010

(We havent got the photos through for the 3rd appearance at the Wedding of James & Leeann

on New Years Eve 2010... so pictures to follow!)

Having only 1 Adult bridesmaid makes the dress search far easier! We only had to worry about finding something that suited Tracey rather than struggling with a mixture of different shapes and sizes... AND, not wanting Evie to look like a mini-version of Tracey or I (unlike the popular choice on a certain "type" of Wedding related program at the moment... "tut tut tut" **shaking head**) meant that the world was her oyster for dress options (well almost).

I didn't feel the need to wander around endless shops looking for the right dresses... we simply popped back to Fleur de Lys (where I bought my dress) as they have a great collection of high quality bridesmaid dresses (including: Jasmine, Veromia, Kelsey Rose & Mark Lesley).

Choosing Tracey's style of dress was easy... her only stipulation was that she wanted something long... and my only stipulation was finding something "in-keeping" with the style of my dress... we quickly whittled the dresses down to a choice of 2. The final choice to be made based on what colours each were available in.

Choosing Evie's dress was actually far harder that I had imagined... we picked out 3 for her to try... and all 3 created "tear-jerk" moments... she looked so beautiful in every dress... so in the end, I let her choose! I would not be at all surprised, if on the day of our wedding, Evie is the cause of "not a dry eye in the house"... as we walk down the ailse the attention will most likely be on her (and not me...), which would actually be a bit of a blessing, I'm not comfortable with the thought of everyone watching me (especially as I'll no doubt be fighting back the tears!)...

Colours... oh heck... the difficult bit!

Without giving away too much detail... we haven't got a structured colour scheme for our wedding... it's more of a collection of tones that suit the style of the day. So, the tone of colour we were looking for ruled out far more options than I had originally anticipated... we must have spent a good hour flicking through the colour options for both styles of dress we had whittled it down to for Tracey. I was being drawn to one colour in particular, so decided to go for that, got the paperwork done and signed off... then came the ill-fated mistake... Tracey had to try on another dress for size. The style of the dress didn't suit the style of the day... but, oh the colour... it looked fabulous on her! Pushing it out of my mind (the colour had been chosen) we left the shop.

The rest of the day, the colour played on my mind... Ed returned from work, we talked it through, I phoned the shop, drove back and changed the colour (which meant I had to opt for a different fabric)... phew... and left... much happier!

Now all we have to do is wait for the dresses to arrive... and source accessories!

N.B. If I had more than one adult bridesmaid.... I would have chosen dresses and colours to suit each individual... I like things to be in order, but I'm not afraid of a little "mix and match"... at the end of the day, your attendants need to be as comfortable in (and in love with) their attire as you are in yours...