Since winter/snowflakes are the theme of my wedding, I was planning on putting the girls in dark blue so the white muffs would really stand out. The dress I've chosen so far (click here for the link) is made out of iridescent tissue taffeta and is photographed in the color "Bordeaux."
The blue options Alexia Designs offers are "Desert Blue," "Sky Blue," "Peacock," "Turquoise" and "Royal Blue." Even though "Royal Blue" is the darkest of the bunch, when I change the dress color on the Web site, it looks a little bright for my winter wedding. And while I know the colors on my computer screen are just meant for representation, blah blah blah, I'm still really worried that my girls will look like blueberries as they walk down the aisle!
Since there is no other sample of Alexia Designs dresses in Royal Blue tissue taffeta, I had to rely on Google images to provide me some examples.
Here's one that I think is a little too electric for a snowflake wedding...
This one is not tissue taffeta but is a little bit closer to my vision. I would still want it just a shade darker:
And finally, this is the color that I hope Alexia Designs' "Royal Blue" turns out to be. While it's not as deep as my original idea of navy, it's dark enough for the vision I have.
I know my bridal salon will give me a swatch but those things are so small that it really won't give me any peace of mind.
So what do I do? Would even the most electric blue of this bunch be terrible? Should I look for another dress that has a safer blue? Or should I realize that no one is even going to notice the slight nuance in the shades, not even I?
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Try Jim Hjelm, Alvina Valenta and Lazaro (all apart of the same mother company). They carry a tissue taffeta called "Ink" that is a nice dark blue...not too dark, but not verging just blue. The designers have a lot of great options and styles for dresses (decent prices too). You may have to call around to find someone who has an 'ink' colored dress (a lot of salons only carry a few styles and colors). The Bridal Garden in Marlton, NJ has a large selection of their dresses and also carry a good amount in ink. I am doing ink tissue taffeta for my girls, but each dress is a different dress, but all are tea/knee length. Good luck! It is so hard to decide.
With a winter wedding and hoping for the "dead" look of winter and perhaps snow on the ground, will taffeta be the best choice in dress material? Perhaps there is a difference when it comes to tissue taffeta, but I have worn taffeta and the second the tiniest bit of moisture got on it, the dress was stained and splotchy... Just a thought... Sorry to be a downer, but I am amazed at the rest of your plans and how together you are!
I didn't know that about taffeta! Now I'm worried...maybe I should just pick a different dress...
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