I really don’t have a favorite color, other than maybe white or grey, and with our wedding being pretty minimalist and neutral, I thought about what color I wanted my bridesmaids to wear for a bit. I figured the classic black dress would be flattering on everyone and tie in all of the features of our wedding.

I knew I wanted long dresses for the girls and maybe something with a slit because a little leg never hurts :P. We looked at a couple of websites and finally discovered Azazie, which specializes in custom formal dresses. I found the Fiona dress and immediately fell in love. It is a beautiful, clean, sophisticated strapless black dress with a silky sash, a slit, and POCKETS! I’ve been a bridesmaid a couple of times and definitely would have loved to have pockets! Just to hold my phone or tissue (or snacks!). Just kidding about the snacks. Or am I?

Anyways! Azazie allows you to either buy generic sizes or you can send in your measurements and they’ll make your dress according to those numbers. This allows them to get it as correct as possible and you can save on further alterations. Some of the girls gave exact sizes and didn’t have to pay for further tailoring, whereas a few others planned to lose weight so they purchased generic sizes.

Although my heart was set on that dress for them, I wanted to get their opinions and make sure they were comfortable and also loved the dress. Azazie offers sample loans for the cost of $10 each. I purchased about 3-4 samples of different dresses that I liked and had the girls try them on to see which one was best. Almost all chose the one I originally liked, so we went with the Fiona! 🙂 After that, we just returned the samples! If you don’t return them, you’d have to pay a fee.

On the day of the wedding, they looked absolutely gorgeous. It was so sophisticated and a lot of people told me it reminded them of a Vera Wang bridesmaid dress, which is great since we paid much less for it!

If you’re looking for bridesmaids dresses or maybe even a formal dress to attend an event, I really do recommend Azazie. They have a huge selection, tons of color options, styles, at such affordable prices.