I was starting to think about bridesmaid dresses, but with all the inspiration and options out there, it was impossible to narrow down. I decided who better to ask for feedback than my bridesmaids themselves!
To get (honest, open) feedback, I decided to prepare an anonymous questionnaire via Survey Monkey. Judge away, but Survey Monkey was an amazing resource to me during business school - to choose team leads for projects, resolve team issues and, most importantly, collect data.
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So, here are the details of the survey (if you're nice and read to the end, you can even see the results):
1. The colors for the wedding are navy and green (closer to a kelly green...a little darker), so the bridesmaid dresses would be in one of those 2 colors.
So, what would be your preference for a dress color?
2. I don't want to dictate a dress for anyone so, here are a few options of how it could work...please rank your preference (1 = most preferred, 4 = least preferred)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick my own dress style (color would be given, multiple styles to pick from) | ||||
| Pick my own color (same style for all, would be able to choose green or navy) | ||||
| Pick my own color AND style (either navy or green, multiple styles to pick from) | ||||
| I want to just wear something out of my closet |
3. What do you think seems like a reasonable dollar range for a bridesmaid dress?
4. Let's all say it together - "dyed shoes are ugly and NEVER get worn again". I say this as someone who has several pairs of dyed prom shoes in her closet. If anyone wants some navy blue satin pumps with straps, just let me know.
That being said, what is your preference on shoes (rank from 1 - 5) 1 = most preferred)?
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick my own shoes (any style, silver) | |||||
| Pick my own shoes (any style, gold) | |||||
| Pick my own shoes (any style, alternate color) | |||||
| I'm OK with buying specific shoes for the wedding | |||||
| I'd like to go barefoot, thanks |
5. You all know I wear the exact same jewelry every day - what are your thoughts on accessories for the wedding? Check all that apply.
6. Any other thoughts / comments? Things you'd like to be involved in (cake tasting, floral / centerpiece design, bar tasting, etc)? Advice on how not to be a bridezilla (if you don't already think this is kind of making me one)?
There you have it, the 6 question survey for the bridal party. As for the results, here are the highlights:
- No preference on dress color
- They wanted to pick their own dress style (color given)
- They wanted the cost to be somewhere between $150 - $250 (skewed to under $200)
- They were OK with buying specific shoes for the wedding, but if they had a choice, they liked wearing silver shoes of their choosing
- The idea of a fun accessory shopping trip was well-received
Now that you all know the results, when you see the bridal party attire, you can judge whether I stayed true to their requests.
Did you ask your bridal party for feedback when making decisions?
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