When it comes to planning your wedding, you aren't obligated in any way to put your bridesmaids in matching dresses (or to even have a bridal party, honestly). Mix-and-match dresses, whether in different hues or silhouettes, are pretty darn normal these days, but the old standard is still a line of loving pals, waiting to assist you on your special day and wearing identical frocks. As with everything, there's gotta be a reason for the uniform, right? Back in the olden days, bridesmaids went beyond just matching each other, dressing the same as the bride too in order to create an army of decoys should bad spirits be attracted to the outpouring of love and goodwill (evidently that's a thing?). The Romans—credited with creating the original bridal party—were also savvy about the issues of the flesh. Just in case the blushing bride had scorned would-be suitors on the way to finding Mr. Right, the 'maids were on hand to confuse any that came to seek revenge. Kind of dramatic, but also just a little bit sweet, right? It's nice to think your friends would do something so major for you. Should you be struggling to decide who you're asking![]()
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