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Help! I'm Wearing A Coloured Wedding Dress, What Should My Bridesmaids Wear?

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  Photo: Emma Case Photography, Love My Dress      HELP! I'M WEARING A COLOURED WEDDING DRESS, WHAT SHOULD MY BRIDESMAIDS WEAR? I LOVE the trend towards wearing non-traditional white for your wedding. But it can create a headache when it comes to selecting bridesmaids dresses. How can you 'stand out from the crowd'? In this blog, I put on my designer hat, dust off the old colour wheel and give some advice which I hope will help you navigate the murky waters of colour theory. How much do I want to stand out? Before we get going, ask yourself: "How much do I want to stand out?" This may seem a daft question, you're the bride, you want to stand out... right? Yes and no. There are two ways of thinking about this.  First, you're already bucking tradition by not wearing white. So, how much more 'wild' do you want to go? This may affect whether you choose to tone your bridesmaids down into something traditional like a dusky pink, or amp them up so that th