The Bridesmaids' Dress Search is Over!

Okay, so I can officially say that the hunt for the bridemaids' dresses is officially over. We did shop at a few stores earlier, but the dress we picked out was a little expensive for our budget. It was a very elegant burgundy Jim Helm dress with a low back. It would be about $250.00/each not including any alterations, etc. I thought that might be a little tough on the bridesmaids since they are already paying for the trip to come to the wedding; so we tried other alternatives. I contacted a friend of mine to see what it would cost to make the dress from scratch, and the quote was $300.00/dress. So at this point I was a little discouraged. I did surf around the internet, and I did find a few things that I did like. It's kind of a hit or miss when I can't physically touch the material or see what it looks like on one of my girls. In the end, I decided not to go that route. Then, with the local Cali gals, we scheduled a Sunday trip to Fashion Alley in downtown LA which actually turned out to be a really great excursion. We went into a lot of stores and found a dress right away. It is as elegant as the Jim Helm dress if not more because there was also beading on the dress, and it came with a scarf that had some beading on it as well. Kathy and Charissa looked really great in the sample dress. I am extremely excited about finally checking this off my list. We did quite a lot of dress hunting, but it was definitely worth it. I can't wait for you all to see what it looks like.