Rent the Runway! for your Bridesmaids

By Sara

I have this super fashionable friend who has ultra fashionable friends and they should all be writing for this site instead of yours truly. Let's not dwell on that though, shall we? My super fashionable friend has been in wedding after wedding these past few years and has seen her fair share of bridesmaid dresses. From blah to boring to "I'll really never wear this again...ever", she's got a closet FULL of dresses (mine included).

However, this past spring she was in a wedding and when I saw the photos my jaw dropped. The bride was obviously stunning but SO WERE THE BRIDESMAIDS. How often does that happen? See for yourself:

I KNOW. So beautiful, all of them. I inquired about the dresses because I loved that they were all unique  and all gold. So glamorous. My dear friend whispered "we used Rent the Runway". Say what now? That is the most brilliant thing I had ever heard. All of those dresses are high end, couture gowns that each woman rented for about $125. Badgley Mischka? CHECK. Nicole Miller? CHECK. Diane von Furstenberg? CHECK. CHECK. CHECK. 

The best part is that when you rent a dress through Rent the Runway, you pick the same dress in two sizes so you're assured the right fit. Then you can rent a backup dress for only $25 more just in case the first choice doesn't work out. Or, maybe you have six bridesmaids. Rent three dresses full price and get three backups for only $25 a piece. It really is brilliant, isn't it? Your bridesmaids get to wear gorgeous designer dresses and feel amazing for a day and you get stunning ladies in waiting for your photos. 

Magazine worthy, don't you think?

(all images courtesy of the glowing bride, Gwen Adler)

Comments

[Heather]

That's genius. And it doesn't seem to bother guys that they pay $150 over and over to be in weddings, so why should we sweat it? We KNOW that we aren't wearing the dresses again...although, I would gladly buy one of the dresses from my bridesmaids, because I LOVED it.

And yes, that is a magazine spread wedding!

[Lydia]

How do they deal with tailoring? I have wide hips and small boobs, so to get a dress to fit my bootay the top is usually way too big. Especially in formal wear. I guess you'd have to be smart about the style you try? But I have never worn a single formal dress that didn't need tailoring...

Though I love this idea. If I could just pay $125 and then get it out of my closet, that'd be amazing. Instead I pay $250 and then $100 for tailoring and it's still taking up room in my closet!

[Alice]

this is SO SMART. wonderful idea, thanks for the tip!

[Danielle]

There's also a site where you can rent actual bridesmaid dresses, I think for around $60-70/dress. It's called Little Borrowed Dress, and although I haven't used it, I definitely would given the need!

[Jesabes]

That really does look like a magazine shoot! Such a great idea.

[Religion Jeans outlet]

To share with you a very good article!

[The maid o' honor]

Some were actually silver, but it all looked great together! I would very much recommend!