To celebrate Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson’s one-year wedding anniversary, their photographer, Elizabeth Messina, shared some never-before-seen wedding pictures.
The second is awesome because it’s such a real moment. (SO much better than the standard, “OK, bridesmaids. Stand in a row. Now, 1, 2, 3, CHEESE!”) And because it’s packed with four important reminders on how to style mix-and-match bridesmaid dresses.
1) Opt for a muted palette. There are loads of colors going on here—blues, pinks, purples, greens. (Jessica had 12 bridesmaids, plus, sister Ashlee and mom Tina as co-maids-of-honor.) But because all the colors are soft, they work together. (Click here for a picture of Jessica Simpson’s full bridal party.) Jess called the vibe“a little bit angelic, but of course with rhinestones!”
2) Keep the fabrications similar. There are flow-y tulles and chiffons and some hints of lace there. And that’s about it, in the texture department. If there were shiny satin or heavy taffeta in the mix, the dresses that were visually heavier would stick out.
3) Pick low-key bouquets. The bridesmaids bouquets are all different, which makes sense with the different dresses, but they’re uniform in size, and the colors are subtle. Bright, bold flowers have their place at some weddings, but here they would have looked bananas.
4) Be consistent with hair and makeup. Your girls don’t need to be twinsies from the neck up—that would kind of defeat the point of mix-and-match—but, as with their dresses, their hair and makeup should have the same vibe. Here, clearly, the theme was undone curls paired with understated faces.