Bridesmaid dress is wrong colour! Gutted

Can you flash the dress?

Might give people an idea of how to make your daughter stand out?

Very annoying for you!

Very annoying and I'm amazed they can't turn around a dress in that time.

Anyway, you wanted two different dresses, in order for your daughter to stand out as MOH. I'm not sure why two different dresses would indicate which is the MOH though (maybe one different dress among three or four does, but not among two).

How to make them different? You could alter one of the sashes to be ivory? Or a overlap of pale blue and ivory? Can you give your daughter different flowers? Can she wear something extra in her hair? Or a corsage for her dress?

I must admit, I wondered this too.

Thanks for your prompt response Kharv. Can't get on with my work cos i'm so gutted!

Can't flash but it is Alfred Angelo bridesmaid style 7167 in cobalt blue with blue jay trim.

My FG is in Alfred Angelo flowergirl style 6654 in ivory with blue jay trim.

Maybe stand out was the wrong choice of words. More that she wanted something on her own and not to match anyone else which means there just being two of them (plus the flower girl) that we decided on same style but differnt colours.

FTLOMB - apparently they are not made in this country which I did not realise on ordering. Maybe I should have realised but never really gave it a thought.

Maybe it doesn't really matter and I'm making a fuss over nothing but I had chosen what i wanted and had had the image in my head for so long and now it isn;t going to look like that!

Is this the style? (But in the blues obv)

Yes that's the one

Lovely dress. I can understand why you're so upset because you were after something specific. However, the show must go on, and if nothing can be done about the dresses, then as you say, let's try to find some way to make your MOH look more special than your BM. Initial thoughts are: bigger bouquet/corsage? Different jewellery? Maybe a small tiara or flowers in her hair?

Or a big sign round her neck saying "I'm the MOH!" ? ?

Here's the dress in the colours (I think?):

It's a lovely dress. Personally I wouldn't do anything to it. I'd focus on her accessories to make her stand out.

Yes that is the exact dress. It is gorgeous. I suppose I just need time to get used to the idea of them being the same as each other.

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Or a big sign round her neck saying "I'm the MOH!" ? ?

I love this idea!!!!! Thanks you made me smile?

Thanks Kharv. I do love the dress and so do they. Also they both looked gorgeous in the dark blue version.

Since it has gone wrong I'm glad they did both in the dark rather than the light blue as the dark blue is the original choice of colour I wanted.

I will just have to think of a way to break it to my daughter gently!!!? Actually haven't even thought until now, but the other BM (my niece) might not like the dark one?

Oh the joys of teenagers and wedding planning xx

Tbh I'd be thrilled because I'd be getting a stunning dress at a reduced price. Why not spend the £80 refund on some beautiful jewellery for your daughter? X

Being honest, if the other BM doesn't like it I would say 'tough t1ts' because it is your wedding not her day - they are beautiful dresses and either blue is a gorgeous shade, so what's not to like? I know they are young girls and want to look beautiful, and they will, so hopefully they won't be complaining about it to you!

I think having your MOH with either a larger bouquet and/or a small tiara would set her apart (that's if your other BM isn't having a tiara). Maybe a statement necklace or bracelet? A crystal bouquet rather than flowers?

I would leave the dress and sashes as they are, I think the style and shade is actually stunning.

Had a quick google and there's amazing necklaces that could instantly make your MOH stand out:

I agree with Pandora that I'm afraid the girls will just have to lump it! The dress is beautiful.

I actually think this is a blessing in disguise. I reckon it'll look better with the dresses matching and you get £80 back. Result!

Would it be possible for to just insist it's put righ? I think if it were me I just wouldn't take no for an answer. It's what you wanted, what you ordered, what you paid for and what you bloody well expected! It might be cutting it fine to ave another made but surely that's their problem? You're not a Bridezilla - a Bridezilla would demand she got what she wanted and I think you should too

I dont think you need to do anything , just have them matching :? Your daughter will know she is the MOH so I dont think it matters to much

Can the MOH wear a small tiara x

Depending on what your daughter is like ( I am assuming that she is younger than the other BM? ) why not Bling up her dress - you could get the seamtress to put diamantes on the bow and sash or even on the bodice area?

It might be a bit drastic but maybe you could take the bridesmaid's dress to a seamstress and have it altered to a short dress? It is a shame to cut it though. I'm having 3 bridesmaids and I'm thinking that my MOH would wear a long grown while the other 2 would wear short dresses.

Why not take the BM's dress to a seamstress and have the bow removed, so that there's just the pale blue band under the bust but no long bow bit down the front of the dress? That way the MOH will have a slightly 'fancier' dress, but it won't ruin the look of the original dress.

Thank you all for your kind contributions and thoughts. it is very much appreciated, To try and round up some of the points made:

My daughter (MOH) is actually the older of the two and is definitely disappointed that what she saw as "her" dress is now "their" dress but admits that it is better to accept than try to change again and stress ourselves out over whether it arrives in time or not.

I feel a bit better about it now that I have had time to think about it and let it settle in my mind a bit.

As a few of you have said it is a beautiful dress and a beautiful colour and I am £80 better of than I thought I was. I've reassured my daughter that everyone will know that she is the MOH as she is my daughter. We are only having 40 at the wedding so mostly close family.

Thanks hitchers for your support. Just hoping that is my one and only snag and everything else goes to plan!?