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"Here&amp;#x27;s a question for you ladies: Do bridesmaids have to wear identical dresses? Matching dresses look gorgeous, of course, but it&amp;#x27;s hard to ask your friends to shell out money for a new dress in this rough economy (even if they will &amp;quot;wear it again&amp;quot;). Hmm, I&amp;#x27;ve been feeling a bit stumped about what to do for my wedding. Well, reader Jennie Mead had a genius idea...Here&amp;#x27;s Jennie&amp;#x27;s idea... I have many girlfriends who mean a great deal to me. I wanted to include them all somehow but I didn&amp;#x27;t want to have traditional bridesmaids. So, I sent out paint swatches, and I asked each girl to choose her wedding outfit to match the color palette. That way, at the wedding, this magnificent group of women will stand out as special people in my life. What a brilliant idea, Jennie! Dear readers, what do you guys think? Would you want your bridesmaids to wear the same dresses? (It does look amazing in photos, after all.) Or would you be fine with a mix of colors or styles? Or just have a free-for-all? I&amp;#x27;d love to hear your thoughts! xoxo P.S. How much money do you typically spend as a bridesmaid? And would you ever have a friend officiate your wedding? Top photo: Karen Wise for Joy. Middle photo: JennieJennie Mead. Bottom photo: Becky and Kramer."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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