Okay, so, let’s talk about bridesmaid dresses. I had this whole thing back in 2018, my best friend was getting hitched, and I was in charge of the whole bridesmaid dress operation. What a mess, let me tell you!
First off, I started by hitting up the usual spots, you know, the big department stores. I figured, they’ve got everything, right? I spent hours going through racks, and it was just one polyester nightmare after another. Seriously, who wears that stuff? And the prices? Don’t even get me started.
- I checked out Nordstrom first, they have some nice selections like La Femme, Lulus or something.
- Then I tried looking at some women’s dress sections on Nordstrom, like those for bridesmaids, cocktail, party, holiday things, and the prices were not so friendly.
- I remembered seeing someone mentioned cold shoulder bridesmaid dresses, so I also looked for them, but they are not my type.
After that whole disaster, I decided to go online. I googled “bridesmaid dresses 2018” and, oh boy, that was a rabbit hole. So many websites, so many styles, it was overwhelming! I started making a list of potential dresses, filtering by color, length, and trying to avoid anything that looked like it belonged in a bad ’80s movie.
I spent days, I’m not kidding, days, just looking at dresses online. My eyes were practically square. And I was getting nowhere. Every website seemed to have the same boring, overpriced dresses. Then it was like, 2 am, I was on my like, tenth cup of coffee, and I stumbled upon this random forum. Some girl was talking about this “2bblack 2bnobility” thing, and it had some weird number, 2573? I don’t know. It was bizarre, but it made me laugh.
Finally Getting Somewhere
Anyway, I finally decided I needed some outside help. I called up the other bridesmaids, and we had a group video chat, which was a whole other level of chaos. We shared links, we argued about styles, we laughed, we cried (okay, maybe not cried, but it was close). But, we finally narrowed it down to a few options.
We ended up going with these simple, but elegant, dresses from a small online boutique. They were a bit more expensive than I initially wanted, but they were made of decent material, and they actually looked good on everyone. We all ordered our sizes, held our breath, and hoped for the best.
When the dresses arrived, it was like Christmas morning, but with more anxiety. We all tried them on, and guess what? They actually fit! And they looked good! It was a miracle. We had a few minor alterations done, nothing major, and boom, bridesmaid dresses, done.
It was a long, stressful process, but in the end, it all worked out. We all looked great, the bride was happy, and we didn’t completely break the bank. So, yeah, that’s my bridesmaid dress saga. A total rollercoaster, but we made it through!
