How to Choose Bridesmaids Dresses

We all the know how the joke about bridesmaids goes - they're always dressed alike in horrifying colors and dress styles that are reminiscent of a prom night fashion nightmare. After the wedding, the bridesmaid dress is stuffed into the back of the wardrobe, never to be worn again.

I suppose the idea is that the bride is supposed to be the one to shine; it's her day to be noticed. So bridesmaids are not expected to turn heads, hence the requirement that her attendants (bridesmaids) are dressed in drab clothes.

But that's just old thinking - would you want the below at your wedding? Take a look at the fashion statements below, and see what that says about the bride who allowed it at her wedding!