Bridesmaid Dress Swatches, Dessy...a bit of a rant...

I'd look for a different company to deal with!

Have you tried going into a shop that stocks Dessy? One I've been to had all the swatches so that may allow you to at least narrow it down to which shade of the two you want. If you ordered your dresses through the shop they may also then get you the swatch for free that you can then share with your other suppliers (or at least you would only need to pay out for the one you've chosen!).

When I bought my Bm dresses from a bridal shop, the lady actually cut off swatches from her swatches so I could take them away to decide on the colours I wanted, might be worth seeing if a stockist in your area would do the same?

I've bought Dessy dresses and the bridal shop had swatches to give out. I actually forgot to take one, but they did have them. btw I've gone for carnation too!

Little bit sneaky but how about going back to the shop with a dulux paint colours swatch card (or another brand lol) and matching the dress colours to one on there, then giving your florist the paint swatch colour?

My BM dress is a Dessy dress. I only have one though so she could pick what she liked!

We went to a stockist and they had a booklet of all the shade samples. Maybe you could ask to pick the booklet up on a Saturday evening at close, and promise to have returned it by 9am Monday morning (assuming they are shut Sundays).

If it's still an issue, maybe give them £100 deposit cheque or something so they know you will return it, and if you don't, they cash the cheque!

Also, where are you based?

Hi there,

I bought Dessy bridesmaids dresses and when I asked the woman in the shop I bought them from about swatches she said that Dessy were one of the very few companies that don't give them free. She said a lot of companies like Alfred Angelo will give the store a giant swatch that they can cut from for customers but not Dessy. They only provide the book with swatches stuck in which I have to say is not particurly accurate. Nor is the website. I wasn't happy either but bit the bullet and paid for the swatches from the states as I really needed it like yourself. Not happy though. Did you ask the shop for a discount on the dresses? I got quite a lot off the four I bought

Which Dessy gown is it? Don't let it put you off if everyone is happy and you can afford it. Mind that saying about not biting off your nose to spite your face! It's pennies in the grand scheme of it even if it riles you. I was well p*ssed off about it but do I give a jot 6 weeks later? Nope. Am I enjoying having the fabric to show off everywhere? Yup! ? The cost is absolutely not justified however you do get a fair bit of the fabric rather than a tiny swatch. It's two pieces roughly 4 x7 inches.

I have ordered 2780 in lavendar and paid £600 for 4 dresses which was buy 3 get 1 half price. These shops have a good mark up so don't be afraid to ask!!

How about trying to source one of these:

http://www.mywedding.com/blog/wedding-basics/decor-and-details/ceremony-decor/keep-all-your-vendors-on-same-page-with-pantones-color-fan/

Oh wow they might be really expensive!

Gorgeous! So elegant. The swatch book in the shop isnt that great so having them physically would be heaps better. If you asked for a few quid off the dresses it might make you feel a bit better about buying the swatches!

That was what I was going to say too

I'm glad they are pulling their fingers out for you!

Glad the swatches are coming. Make sure you ask at the store what discount you get for buying 5 in one go, they may well be able to offer some kind of discount. I know my local bridal shop offered my friend the equivalent of 1 free dress when she bought 5 others for her bridesmaids.

The dress we chose came in 3 different shades of pink (although it shows more on the Dessy website, but these were the ones offered by the shop). One pink was too light, one pink was too Barbie pink, so settled on Carnation. Luckily, I was wearing a top that day which matched perfectly, so I'll be wearing that top to my florist meeting!

Miasposa in South Woodford have the Swatches why don't you send your London Based BM there? They gave my sister a tiny bit of their apple swatch 2 years ago when she ordered her apple swatch. They also order men's dressy items into the shop, maybe worth ordering a hanky to see?

YAY! Wish I'd sent a ranty email now!!

So glad you found something to suit your colourscheme. I would LOVE the carnation one if it's still available! I don't mind paying postage Please email me at [removed]

Thanks x

I will try and find someone for my carnation swatch after the wedding for now, i'm looking forward to actually having something to wave at the florist!

Yes!! Got it yesterday. Thank you so much. And is much bigger than I thought it would be