Bridal Inspiration: Wine Wedding

Featuring WTOO bridesmaids style 596

Bridal Inspiration: Earthtone Wedding

Featuring Watters Bridesmaids Collection - Style 5530

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Inspiration: Emerald Wedding

Featuring After Six Bridesmaid Collection - Style 6550

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Bridesmaid Style: Dusty Pastel

The soft & subtle color palette of dusty pastels is absolutely lovely. If you are looking for a mixed color palette for your bridesmaid dresses, but want to add a little more color than the current trend of mixed neutral & blush, this is a fabulous option for you. You can utilize a wide range of colors to make this palette come to life - deep purple, blush, lavender, tangerine, coral, soft rose, tangerine, silver & so much more!  Blush palettes are all the rage right now, however, this doesn't always work on all skin tones. These dusty pastels give you much more color to play with to complement each bridesmaid. This style works at just about any type of venue but we certainly can picture it at an outdoor setting or a charming B & B! Isn't it just lovely?!

Bridesmaid dresses featured: 

Watters Max, Dessy Social 8143, Wtoo 893, Watters Saffron, Alfred Sung D646

Our inspiration for this lovely color palette came from this gorgeous styled table arrangement found on MarthaStewartWeddings.com.

 Photo from Martha Stewart Weddings

Inspiration - Mint Wedding

Featured Alfred Sung Bridesmaids Collection - Style D542

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Bridesmaid dress color ideas for your fall wedding

For many brides, especially those that reside in Wisconsin, fall is their favorite time of year. And whether these brides choose autumn to celebrate their wedding or just simply want their special day to be inspired by the crisp air and the rich hues of the season we can help them easily capture the look and feel of this cozy season. The earthy hues and rich jewel tones known for autumn make for a beautiful and dramatic wedding. Below we have showcased some of our favorite bridesmaid dresses in fall-inspired colors. All of these dresses can be purchased at Miss Ruby and when you visit for your bridesmaid appointment our stylists can help you capture the vibrant and rich hues of the beautiful fall season! 

 

Wine

Dresses featured:  Jim Hjelm 5378, Jim Hjelm 5404, Jim Hjelm 5402, Wtoo 955

 Burnt Orange

 Dresses featured:  Wtoo 596, Dessy 2796, After Six 6613, Bari Jay 705

Forest Green

Dresses featured:  Watters 8581, Watters Sassafrass, Wtoo 478, Watters Oak

 

Marine

Dresses featured:  Alfred Sung D517, Jim Hjelm 5328, Wtoo 597, After Six 6620

Mahogany

Dresses featured: Watters Empress, Jim Hjelm 5372, Jim Hjelm 5308, Dessy 2831

Mix & Match Bridesmaid Dress Ideas You'll Love

 Want each bridesmaid to stand out in her own unique way but still portray a uniform look among your bridal party? Combining different variations of dresses will do just that! One way to do this is keeping the shade, length and fabric of the dress consistent but mixing it up with styles based on what flatters each bridesmaid & what they like best! Here are a few ideas to get you started but make sure to visit Miss Ruby -  a stylist can make going the mix and match route easy peasy.

  Accent Detailing

  

Each of these gowns share a similar "criss-cross" detail on the bodice, while maintaining the same shade, length and fabric of the dress. This is a beautiful way to create fluidity within the bridal party.
Featuring: Watters 1529,  Watters Mulberry, WTOO 985 

 

 Featured Necklines

 

Another cohesive way to showcase your bridesmaids individually is to select gowns with slightly varying necklines. Each of these dresses are considered "halters", however each they are all different in their own unique way!

Featuring: Alfred Sung D470, D494, D480

Ombre Pallet

 

Selecting complementary shades from the same color family can create a fun effect within the bridal party. This works best when the gown is the same style or very similar on each maid. The statement of this trend should focus on the contrast of coloring! 

Featuring: Jim Hjelm 5301, 5315, 5423 

 

Statement Maid-Of-Honor

Never be afraid to experiment with lengths, especially when you want to feature a special person within the bridal party. Try Giving your Maid-Of-Honor a cocktail gown with unique details that flow into the dresses worn by the rest of your maids.

Featured: Jim Hjelm 5351, 5352

Pantone Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid

Every year a new color of the year is announced by Pantone as their color of the year.  This choice impacts not only fashion, but home decorations, flowers and just about every other industry!

This choice is determined not at random but by a lot of market research and other factors, so the choice of this year's color- Radiant Orchid- was after careful consideration.

Swatch of Pantone's Color of the Year- Radiant Orchid

Since we focus on weddings here at Miss Ruby, we wanted to create a blog post dedicated to the Pantone color of the year and provide some inspiration on how to include this beautiful soft and warm purple color into our brides big day!

Beautiful bouquet featuring Radiant Orchid and a mix of other purples! Photo found here

Bridesmaids dress by Dessy, style 2909 in Radiant Orchid

Fun Beverages in Radiant Orchid, great for a bridal shower! Found on Pinterest 

That cake looks almost too pretty to eat! Almost being the key word :) photo found here 

Beautiful wedding shoes in Radiant Orchid- forget blue, these YSL pumps will really stand out! Photo found here

Another gorgeous use of Radiant Orchid and other purple tones for opulent table settings! Found on Pinterest

We love the vintage touch with colored glass! So pretty in Radiant Orchid! Photo found here

These are just a few ideas on how you can incorporate this great color into your wedding day! And don't feel limited to just appreciating Radiant Orchid for the year--this gorgeous tone will not go out of style anytime soon! Happy planning! 

Fun Fabric Mix for Bridesmaids

Looking to make your bridal party stand out? We love the idea of mixing fabrics and textures within your bridesmaid dresses. It creates a cohesive look in the same color family with a modern twist! We pulled some hot colors for the upcoming summer and early fall wedding season to show you how you can do it too.

Mint

Jim Hjelm 5375, Bari Jay 230, Siri Milly Dress

 Navy

Watters 5214, Siri Minuet Dress, Watters 7594

 Plum

Jim Hjelm 5417, Bari Jay 726, Siri Dahlia Dress

We have all of these great samples at Miss Ruby and they all come in a variety of color options to satisfy whatever look your hoping to create with your bridal party. The mix of textures and variations in color can give your wedding the pop you need to stand out from the rest of the crowd!

Bridesmaids Dress Remix: Wtoo 260

This Bridesmaids Dress Remix features a dress right off our sample sale rack. With all of our 2014 new arrivals, we are running out of room in our store for all of our great dresses. This means that many of our dresses, including the one pictured below, are on sale for only $25 dollars!

Wtoo #260:
This dress' rich shade of plum satin looks perfect with items that are probably already in your closet. We suggest pairing this dress with classics such as a camel cardigan, tweed blazer, and suede pumps. Pops of burgundy, whether in a leather bag or lip color, contrast beautifully with the purple tones of the dress - so do other luxurious colors like jade and gold. Finally, we added a few sophisticated accessories, like tortoise-shell glasses and a charming wallet, to polish off the look!

Dress: Wtoo, Cardigan: Tory Burch, Blazer: Ralph Lauren Blue Label, Shoes: Vicenza Gunevere, Necklace: Vintage YSL, Bag: Friis and Company, Wallet: YodaHidemi, Lip Color: Tom Ford, Hair: Rebecca Minkoff Runway. 

Wedding Inspiration: Limeade

A new bridemaids dress in a brand new color is making a big impact in our store! After Six #6689 (pictured below) is sampled in a stunning shade of lux chiffon called "Limeade," and although it's difficult to see in the picture, the color is a soft shade of neon green.

Because it is so playful and unique, we can see this color becoming incredibly popular for upcoming summer weddings. This inspired us to make an Inspiration Board of color, perfect for brides who don't shy away when it comes to bright colors and bold statements.

After Six 6689 in Limeade

These bold shades of neon green and fuchsia make for a perfect table setting.
Photo found here. 

Serve real life limeade as a refreshing treat at your wedding.
Photo found here.

A neon candy bar is a sweet surprise!
Photo found here

If you are more demure, add pops of neon in your accessories.
Photo found here.

A bright wedding cake is sure to be a showstopper!
Photo found here.

Neon accents are bold and bright, and make for great photographs!
Photo found here.

This collage shows just how beautiful a brightly colored wedding can be.
More Pictures from this Wedding Here.

For a cocktail length dress, fabulous shoes are a must!
Photo found here. 

We love the colors in this photograph, from the suspenders to the confetti in the air!
Photo found here.