I am SO excited to introduce this brand spanking new weekly feature, I can hardly contain myself!
We were so floored by one of our very own Little Black Book research associate’s FAB sense of style when we featured her wedding a couple of months ago, that we basically begged her to start sharing her style tips with all of us. Lucky for us, she loved the idea. So each week, our lovely and talented Ms. Carrie Moore, will be rounding up her favorite bridesmaids dresses, wedding jewels, gift ideas and so much more with the hopes that she’ll inspire you to infuse a little SMP into your own big day.
Without further ado, here are Carrie’s SMP Bridesmaids Dress Picks…
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Searching for the perfect bridesmaids dress can be an exciting and, well… exhausting task for many of you brides. With so many styles and colors to choose from, it’s amazing that we make any decisions at all. Well, today SMP is here to make your life a little easier. We are going to take your hand and guide you in your search for that perfect, flatter-every-figure dress for your favorite girls.

The always resourceful J. Crew is carrying several style savvy dresses in to-die-for colors and patterns this season. Whether your ladies are all wearing the same attire or decked out in a variety of complimentary styles, you can’t go wrong any of the dresses in this classy collection.
Top Row: This trio is feminine and sweet all rolled into one and just begging to be worn at a daytime wedding. With simple lines in a crisp color, both the Clementine and Gracen dresses offer a fresh palette for jaw-dropping jewels or breathtaking flowers. Want a little variety? The Lorelei dress is the perfect counterpart to the duo, incorporating subtle hints of dewy hues into the mix.
Middle Row: With just the right amount of elegant whimsy for either a casual or dressy occasion, this trio is simply perfection. Not only does the the Beaujolais Dress have to-die-for draping at the bodice, but the silhouette is also ultra-flattering. Going for a vintage vibe? With it’s adorable mini-dot pattern and flattering waistline, look no further than The Betty Dress. For a more classic look, it’s all about the cowlneck and A-line silhouette of the Robin Dress. Coordinate them all or wear them separately, either way, these dresses will be a staple in each of your girls’ wardrobe long after the wedding.
Bottom Row: Any of these dresses would look fabulous on their own, but I just love the combination of the three. The rich fabric of the Ellie and Jenny dresses is as gorgeous as it gets in a creamy hue. I love the unexpected loveliness of the paisley patterned Terra Dress combined with the other two solid colored dresses. Just gorgeous.
We’ve got more dresses for you to feast your eyes on, so stay tuned…
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I LOVE the color palette. The dresses are simple but elegant! Excellent choice!... Excellent!
Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous!! I love your style Ms. Moore and am so excited to check back weekly for more fab finds :)
I love love love that you are sharing your bridesmaids tips!!! Any chance you are going to have a flower girl entry as well? I love the Crew they have such awesome selection of bridesmaid dresses!
Absolutely! We are going to do lots of round-ups in the coming weeks...flower girls, bridesmaids gifts, grooms attire, the works. If you have an idea for a round-up that you'd like to see, just leave a comment right here!
A flower girl round-up is great suggestion Elvira! While the Crew is always a safe bet for stylish wedding party attire, there is a world of fabulous designers that have cute-as-a button styles for flower girls, etc and we would love to find them for you!
What a great idea for a new feature Abby, bravo!! And to the stylish Ms. Carrie Moore, I would definitely like to see your take on Mother of the Bride attire. I'm having trouble finding something stylish for my mom to wear and want her to be able to look and feel her best. Most of what I've come across unfortunately is pretty beige as far as style goes and I would love any helpful tips! Thanks!!
Very cute indeed, but ALL from J.Crew? Surely you could turn us onto a new shop or designer? Thanks!
Oh just you wait! We have LOTS more coming throughout the day. It is important to us to do a combination of mainstream shops and more unique brands so that we reach a wide audience:)
Ooooh, beautiful. But how about a feature on dresses for less than $200? Finding bridesmaids dresses has been the most difficult part of planning for me. It took me weeks to find dresses for my ladies. I wanted to keep the dress cost low, because we're having a destination wedding and I knew the expenses would add up. I think a lot of other brides have the same problem.
Great, great idea!! We'll add a budget friendly dresses round-up to the list!
I love it. I'm having my bridesmaids choose from Lorelei, Clementine, or Gracen but all in the Chocolate color. I figured I'll sass them up with some vintage brooches and the bouquets in chartreuse will set them off as well! JCrew offers great dresses in classic styles and they are also available all over the country! My bridesmaids are in Denver, Florida, Indianapolis, and Mempis so I needed something that was readily available if necessary! :) Love JCrew!
These are beautiful! Do they sell these dresses, as well as wedding dresses, in any stores? I'm having a casual beach wedding and think all of these dresses would work great as both bridesmaid or wedding dresses! Love them :)
ooohhhhh can't wait see what you come up with the flower girl dresses!! Abigail I am doing something similar for my bridesmaids. They are wearing long chocolate brown tulle , one shoulder strap dresses from Jenny Yoo . I am purchasing them vintage brooches and they will being carrying different colored jewel tone bouquets for pops of color.
I looooooooove Jenny Yoo! She is my bridesmaids dress hero. The chocolate dresses sound delicious!
She is my hero too :)! I am so blessed to have a Jenny Yoo showroom in Los Angeles. Molly at the LA showroom is complete doll! Brides in the LA area looking for bridesmaid dresses should definitely check it out!
Great dresses, Carrie! I LOVE this new feature! SMP is making everything so easy for us brides to be! I love it!
I can't wait to see the flower girl round up! I'm having the hardest time finding clean line flower girl dresses! I don't want anything too frou frou. It's hard to find something modern, classic, and elegant with a hint of sass without drying up a mother's bank account these days!
Unfortunate for me, I was a nanny and 2 of the 4 girls are going to be the flower girls and the other 2 wanted to be Jr. Bridesmaid so I coudln't say no...Poor Mom. :) But they are like sisters to me. I was there the day the youngest came home from the hospital. So bring on the budget friendly Flower girl round up. Thanks Abby!
Great feature! That bottom row is mine. As for flower girls, I absolutely want frou frou! Bring on the tulle!
I love the shades that were featured here!
Would love to see prints featured in the round up! The J.Crew selection is great but if you could do some out of the box dresses in patterns/prints that would be great for those of us not looking for traditional bridesmaids dresses. Love the J.Crew stuff, but am always hunting for other options...thanks!
great but I would never pick the green one, just too pale...would love to shoot all the other colors with combinations, very feminine:)