Your maid of honor is more than simply a bridesmaid, she is also your best friend, your sister, or your closest confidante. Such a special person deserves to be set apart in some way. These are some great ideas for ways to distinguish your maid of honor.

One easy way to make your maid of honor stand out is to select a different color or style bridesmaid dress for her. It looks very beautiful to have the maid of honor in a dress which is a lighter or darker shade of the same colors the rest of the bridesmaids will be wearing. For instance, if the rest of your attendants will be wearing a baby blue dress, the maid of honor could wear a navy blue dress, perhaps with a baby blue sash for cohesiveness. A variation on this is to select the same gown for the entire bridal party, but to set the maid of honor apart with a sash in a different hue.

Sometimes the maid of honor will wear a totally different color. In one wedding I attended, the bridesmaids wore an autumnal shade of orange dupioni. The maid of honor, who was the bride’s sister, was a very heavy girl and was worried that an orange dress on her frame would resemble a pumpkin. The solution was to allow her to select a bridesmaid dress in the same fabric, but in a completely different color, and everyone was happy. At times, the maid of honor might wear the same color as the rest of the group, but in a different style. For example, your honor attendant could wear a halter version of a strapless style worn by the other bridesmaids.

Accessories can be a fantastic way to set your maid of honor apart. If you were giving your friends bridesmaid jewelry gifts consisting of a necklace and a pair of earrings, you could add the coordinating bracelet to the maid of honor gift. Or perhaps give bridesmaid jewelry gifts like a single strand of pearls to your main group and give your maid of honor a double strand. Another option is to have your maid of honor wear a crystal headband or rhinestone clip in her hair. Some brides even opt to set their honor attendants apart with different shoes; say black for the bridesmaids and red for the maid of honor (a cute idea for shorter dresses).

The bouquet is another excellent way to honor your top attendant. Often the maid of honor will carry the same flowers as the other girls, but in a larger size bouquet. Or she might have a special detail added to her blossoms, such as a crystal butterfly ornament perched on one side of the bouquet or crystals in the center of each flower. Sometimes the maid of honor will carry a bouquet which is a bridge between the bridal bouquets and the bridesmaid bouquets. This can be done either with colors or flowers. If the bride will carry white roses and the bridesmaids red ones, the honor attendant could have a red and white rose bouquet. Or if the bride will carry very costly flowers like orchids, and the wedding party something more modestly priced, the maid of honor’s bouquet could be mostly made of the same flowers as the other bridesmaids’, but with a few of the fancy orchids added into the mix.

There are plenty of other ways to help your maid of honor stand out. She could wear a wrap or shrug over her dress, have beading on her gown when the others are more simple, or any number of things. Of course, no matter what you choose to do, know that everyone will know who your maid of honor is because she is the attendant who is closest to the bride.

Author Bio: Bridget Mora writes for Silverland Jewelry about wedding planning, fashion, and etiquette. Where would you be without your bridesmaids? Show your appreciation with beautiful gifts of bridesmaid jewelry from http://silverlandjewelry.com/. All jewelry orders over $99 receive free shipping.

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