What should a groomswoman wear to match the wedding party?
A groomswoman can coordinate with either the bridesmaid colors or the groomsmen's black attire, tied together with a specific floral piece like a hair accessory. Styling challenges also involve navigating short pixie hair and choosing between a winged liner with a bold lip or a darker eye shadow with a neutral lip.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Having the groomswoman wear the same color dress as the bridesmaids while standing on the groom's side
- 2Having the groomswoman wear the same color/attire as the groomsmen and using a corsage, boutonniere, or bouquet to differentiate her
- 3Practicing hair and makeup options ahead of time
- 4Having a daughter help with the hair styling
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“i don’t know if she should also wear the bridesmaid color or should she just wear black like the rest of the groomsmen and we add maybe a specific floral piece maybe in hair or something like that.”source ↗
“My hair is short so I’m not sure exactly how to style it and need to start practicing.”source ↗
“If I could go back to February I would have slapped myself for deciding I wanted a pixie again lol”source ↗
“For makeup, I am trying to decide between a basic winged liner and a bold lip or a pretty neutral lip and a darker eye with shadow.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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