Fic question

[doyle]

A quite naive question from me, since I've never attended a wedding much less participated in one - where do you get bridesmaids' dresses? Are they custom made or bought off the rack? (I assume you can do both, so which is more common?) If they're custom made does the person have a shop, do they come to the house, what?

(This is for the backup Dawn/Xander fic, _green_, I promise I haven't forgotten *g*)

ETA: 763 words and Xander hasn't managed to make it into the fic yet. Dawn's just too demanding...

Comments

[ludditerobot.livejournal.com]

We took the other end of this (Men's Warehouse in Castleton) when I was a groomsman last year.

Isn't the idea of the gowns to be of significantly lesser attractiveness to make the bride's gown, and the bride herself, look so much more attractive?

[mpoetess.livejournal.com]

I think that's an apocryphal sort of thing that came about as a joke, pointing out the genuine bad taste of so many brides. Oh lord, I hope it is, anyhow. Most brides I've known actually want the bridesmaids to look good as well -- it's kind of illogical to fuss over how pretty the church and the reception hall and the candles, etc etc are, and then deliberately make one huge aspect of your wedding look unattractive.