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50 Beautiful Bridesmaid Dresses From Real Weddings
Gone are the days where bridesmaids have to wear demure matching styles. Today, your bridal party can wear any combination of colours and styles from clashing prints to classic navy blue shades or mix-and-match styles.
For inspiration on what will suit your wedding theme the best, we’ve scoured through our real weddings to show you some of the prettiest bridesmaids dresses. From traditional matching pink gowns to unique printed designs, there’s something to suit every taste and wedding style.
The bridesmaids at this fashion designer’s wedding, wore muted shades and sheer-net robes which made for a striking bohemian look.
For her classic English wedding, this bride allowed her bridesmaids to choose their own dress styles from Ghost London – they just needed to be in the same shade of icy blue.
MCKINLEY RODGERS
For this wedding in Greece, the bride wanted her bridal party to feel comfortable, so suggested that they choose their outfits themselves, while keeping to a silver/grey colour palette.
LUKE HAYDEN PHOTOGRAPHY
At this peony-filled wedding, the muted tones of the bridesmaids’ Monsoon dresses went beautifully with the Syon Park venue.
ZOSIA ZACHARIA
This boho bride wanted her maids to look fairy-like, so decided to look in unconventional places for their outfits. She finally came across this loose, pale dress with flowers embroidered onto it and thought it was perfect but, after receiving doubtful messages about it from her bridal party, she held off buying them. Later that week, a famous blogger in Paris posted a photo of herself wearing the dress and the entire stock in the UK sold out instantly! So when H&M slowly released more, the bride travelled all over to find them, from Dublin to Norfolk!
TUPOU PHOTOGRAPHY
This bride and groom’s favourite colour – a lemony yellow – was one of the main colours in their wedding day’s palette. The bride found these lovely bridesmaids dresses in Oasis after a long hunt for just the right thing
We love the combination of dress colours and styles that bridesmaids wore at this Italian wedding. The blue and white dresses were purchased from London boutique Maids to Measure
MATT TYLER
The midnight blue dresses from this vibrant wedding came from The Doll House XOXO, and made a real statement!
FERNDARA CREATIVE
The embellishment on the bridesmaids dresses at this London wedding complement their flowers perfectly.
JOE SHORT
The ‘bride tribe’ at this boho ceremony in Ireland wore pale vintage-style dresses and carried stock, peony, astilbe, eucalyptus and Norma Jean rose bouquets.
EGLE LAUKYTE
The bridesmaids at this luxury city wedding wore pink patterned dresses from Erin Fetherston.
At this London wedding, Bridesmaids wore the same oyster-pink Ghost dresses and carried flowers in a similar shade.
At this snowy wedding, the bridesmaids wore dresses from Marks and Spencers’ Wedding Shop with nude heels, also from M&S, and fluffy cream capes
The bridal party’s dresses at this DIY wedding were designed and made by her bridesmaid Seyi at Lali London
The bridesmaids at this barn wedding were able to choose the cut and fit of their Maids to Measuregowns themselves
The bridesmaids at this Gatsby-themed wedding wore blush pink dresses by Ghost.
The bridal party at this real wedding were able to choose their own dresses, so long as they followed the same colour theme. The bride then bought each of them a glittering shrug from Monsoon to tie their looks together
Eucalyptus crowns and dusty pink multi-way dresses from Victoria Blue Bridal matched this couple’sbig day colour palette perfectly
Proof that you don’t have to dress your bridesmaids the same, the maids at this real wedding wore dresses in differing shades of blue.
The bridesmaids at this Santorini wedding wore custom-made gowns from Special Occasions in Sunderland
The bridesmaids at this autumnal wedding wore matching burgundy dresses from Reiss
The bridesmaids at this Ashbridge House wedding wore blush multi-way dresses from Twobirds Bridesmaid in Covent Garden
Real bride Luciana chose soft blue Monsoon gowns for her bridesmaids.
Dusty pink was this bride’s choice for her ‘maids.
At Brides Assistant Editor Harriet Jones’ big day, her maids all wore shades of peach sourced at Asos.com.
The bridesmaids at this Sussex wedding wore matching pale pink gowns with a tulle overlay.
At this ex-Vogue Editor’s wedding, the bridesmaids wore all-white, mis-matched outfits.
At Jenny and Hannah’s wedding, the bridesmaids wore dresses made by Jenny’s younger sister, a print designer, and were a mix of different clashing laces joined together with strips of melted plastic and vinyls.
At this French château wedding, the bridesmaids all wore shades of blush pink.
The bridal party at this festival wedding all wore pastel shades.
At this Syon Park wedding, the bridesmaids wore floor-length sequinned gowns, perfectly apt for the ‘fairytale’ theme.
The bride sourced her complementary pale pink, purple-pink and taupe bridesmaid dresses from a variety of a designers, channelling the ‘mix-and-match’ trend.
Bridesmaids at this Alabama wedding all wore the same BCBG floral dress. The maid of honour wore the dress as it was bought but the bride’s grandmother altered the other dresses so that the bridesmaids wore them as skirts with mint green racer back tops.
Beautiful mix-and-match bridesmaids dresses from Needle and Thread, Asos, Maje and Monsoon.
For her wintry wedding, this real bride chose metallic purple gowns from David’s Bridal.
These bridesmaids’ 50s-style dresses came from Asos.com.
Model Sophie Lea chose floor-length pink gowns for her bridesmaids at her safari-themed wedding in the Serengeti, Tanzania.
The single bridesmaid at this real wedding wore a bright emerald green gown to tie in with the colour scheme.
Matching bridesmaid dresses with ruffle detail looked oh-so pretty at this wedding in Provence.
Real bride Brit, and owner of Daughters of Simone, designed her own dusty blue bridesmaid gowns with white lace detailing.
These bridesmaids all wore white to match the bride. Their dresses were custom-made and bought from Etsy.
These pretty, knee-length blush pink gowns were bought from BHLDN.com.
These bridesmaids chose their own cream dresses to compliment real bride Katilyn’s white gown.
The bridesmaids at this English country wedding wore pink Ted Baker dresses with pink lace detailing.
The pretty slate coloured dresses with different necklines were all bought from J Crew.
Lace isn’t just for a wedding dress: these bridesmaids looked stunning in navy lace and pink dresses.
Real bride Kimberley sourced each bridesmaid dress over a period of 8 months, knowing that she wanted them to be unique but to match a pink colour palette.
Proof that nude is a timeless classic when it comes to gowns.
Multi-way dresses work well on the bridesmaids at this sunny Spanish ceremony.
Want to add a touch of sparkle to your big day? Make like this real bride at Axnoller and dress your girls in glittering gold gowns.