25 Best Bridesmaid Dresses for a Chic Bridal Party – And You Can Order Them Straight to Your Door

If you're after the best black bridesmaid dress for your bestie's upcoming wedding, look no further than the Nova Tie Back dress. Made using 100% dead-stock materials, the deep neckline and open back is just what you need to dance the night away.

Maids To Measure's satin, cowl-back dress is the perfect choice for your bridal party. The flattering shape and subtle cap sleeves look super chic, while the open back allows your maids to dial up the drama ever so slightly.

Looking for the best sage green bridesmaid dress? Pretty Lavish has a great selection of styles and colours that promise not to break the bank. This classic maxi dress is complete with a flattering cowl neck and pretty back detail.

Whistles has a famously good bridesmaids edit on its website, with a selection of classic styles that still feel modern. Available in sizes 4-20, this strapless maxi dress is no exception, with a traditional-with-a-twist silhouette that means it stops at the ankle. For shoe-mad bridesmaids, this has got to be the one.

It might sound like a cliché, but your bridesmaids will really want to wear this dress after the big day is done and dusted. Rixo's easy-to-wear yet elegant slip dress comes in seven different shades, but the sage green is a particularly good choice for spring. Available in sizes 6-20, this will almost certainly get an 'I do' from your bridesmaids.

ASOS should be a first port of call for any bride who's looking for something affordable that doesn't compromise on 'fashion' details. Take this satin midi dress, which has a flared skirt that finishes at the ankle and belt tie detail that will create the perfect 'ahhh' moment as your girlfriends walk up the aisle.

Needle & Thread's modus operandi is embellishment - and lots of it, which is perfect if your bridesmaids like a sequin (or several). This long-sleeved frock is ideal for a winter ceremony, with its sheer long sleeves, spangled bodice and frou-frou skirt.

For a black-tie themed wedding celebration, Self-Portrait's dress selection is hard to beat. Although it's famous for its cut-work floral detailing, this sequinned dress - finished with thousands of paillettes to create a shimmering gold surface - is the high-octane way to do bridesmaid dressing.

This beaded frock certainly isn't for the faint of heart. But for something head-turning that is guaranteed to create waves at a hot-weather wedding, Outcast’s showgirl approach to bridesmaid dresses gets our vote.

J.Crew’s dress is a high street hero, this peach dress combines floral detailing with a sugary colour palette to make the perfect bridesmaid dress for fashion girlies.

Black might sound like an unusual colour for a bridal party dress code, but, then, it is universally chic, especially if you're having a city wedding. H&M's silk take has an almost athletic silhouette that will look very cool with dark sunglasses and plenty of diamanté.

Monsoon has a wealth of choice when it comes to bridesmaids dresses, whether your friends are minimalists or maximalists. This elegant halter-dress, with just a whisper of lace, is particularly worthy of note.

Yellow isn't a colour you see often on bridal websites, but this warm gold shade is particularly good. Ghost is also a very safe bet when it comes to bridesmaids dresses, with its signature fluid material a staple for nuptials far and wide.

Asceno's resortwear is unparalleled, but it also makes slip dresses in silk that would most definitely pass muster on the bridal circuit. Due to how roomy it is, it could double up as a great maternity wedding guest dress.

Another great option for a black-tie wedding comes in the form of this dress by Atsu. Bows! Ruffles! The message, clearly, is the bolder, the better - and we couldn't agree more.

Atu's gown has a beautiful and timeless silhouette, while the slightly unusual colour will look striking regardless of when your wedding is being held. This is the perfect choice if you're only having one or two bridesmaids – it will really look incredible in your photographs, particularly if you're wearing bridal white.

With midi length and belted waist, this would be the ultimate bridesmaid dress for a minimal girl.

If you’re after a particular colour theme for you wedding and you’re anti same dress, hit up Ever Pretty. And if you’re petite or plus size the size range spans from a size 6 to 30 UK

Kate Middleton is a big fan of Jenny Packham, often wearing the designer's gowns for more formal public occasions or red carpet premieres. This sequinned dress, with a plunging necklace and a sea-foam green shade, would make your bridesmaid a very happy woman indeed.

French Connection's halter-neck is a pleasingly '90s approach to a bridesmaids-appropriate dress, with an off-white shade and a minimal silhouette that could have come straight out of everyone's favourite style decade. This dress being quite close to white (and casual too), might make it more suitable for intimate weddings or even the day before wedding dress.

After a snug fit? Club L is the destination for form-fitting bridesmaid dresses, your friends will be desperate to wear to future weddings.

For girly girls, this green dress complete with a spray of flowers all over couldn't be more fitting.

Six stories's maxi dress is a demure choice that can be dressed up with sling-back heels or down with sandals. It has been designed in a way that it can be worn with a bra, (even though it has a cowl neck) which is great for bridesmaids with a bigger bust.

Rewritten is one of the most bankable labels for bridesmaid attire that never misses. This is an oh-so-elegant dress with flaring accents for a hint of drama.

H&M is highly rated by Rebecca Holman, Grazia’s digital director_,_ who wore a lot of H&M's Mama range throughout both of her pregnancies. While this isn’t the exact dress she wore during the wedding a few years ago, she said she felt really comfortable for the whole day, ‘I also received so many compliments. It was a bit of a fluke but, since then, I've worn several H&M dresses while pregnant and think they're really great in terms of fit and shape.’