The Hunt for the Bridesmaids Dresses!

Sorry for the lack of updates (again). I have a lot of backlog that I need to let out. I will start with the BM dresses.

August 8, 2009 - Saturday
Back in August 8, my bridesmaids and I went dress shopping. We checked out 3 stores and had the following schedule:

• 11.15am - meet at Oakridge
• 12pm - arrive at Frocks
• 1.10pm - leave for Bisou
• 1.30pm - arrive at Bisou
• 2.40pm - leave for Bello Wedding World
  
• 3pm - arrive at Bello Wedding World
  
• 4.10pm - leave for Oakridge
• 4.30pm - arrive at Oakridge

Unfortunately, it was a fruitless day. Here's a quick summary of our experiences at each store:

• Frocks - They had lots of dresses, but not a lot of really nice dresses. They had a lot of simple dresses that cost at least $300 >_<
• Bisou - They didn't carry as many dresses. Some of the dresses were more reasonably priced, but it still wasn't worth it.
  
• Bello - They had a lot of VERY bridesmaids-y dresses. If I recall correctly, we didn't have the best experience at this store... but I don't remember exactly why.

There were a couple of Lazaro dresses that we thought might be nice:


These dresses would be close to $300, including tax :|

September 26, 2009 - Saturday
While I was away on vacation, my bridesmaids bravely ventured to "sketchy New West" to check out bridal stores, as organized by my MOH! Amongst the stores they checked out, Bridal Gallery was the one they liked the most and where they tried dresses on. However, similar to the other bridal stores, Bridal Gallery's dresses pricing outweighed the dresses' appeal.

After New West, they headed out to Metrotown. There they found some very reasonably priced brown dresses at RW! Yes, you read right, brown... or as one of my friends said after seeing the photo, "Wait, that's not yellow!" The dresses looked great on my bridesmaids. Since brown is the secondary color, we'll be incorporating yellow by adding a yellow sash to it. The brown dresses should contrast nicely with the yellow flowers my bridesmaids will be holding on the day :)

And that is the tale of "The Hunt for the Bridesmaids Dresses." More updates to follow...