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So you're shopping for bridesmaids dresses and you're wondering whose brilliant idea it was to have them ALL MATCH because where are you going to find a dress that your sister and your fiance's sister and your best friend from grade school and your college roommate ALL like? Plus the fact that the sister-in-law is pregnant and the other girls wear everything from a size two to a size twelve.

It's an interesting story, actually.

Most wedding customs have their roots in superstition, primarily about evil spirits who will curse the couple on their wedding day. In small villages, the bride would often walk to the church, with her friends; in order to ward off evil spirits -- or jealous exes -- the bride's sisters and friends would dress like the bride and veil their faces. The groom's friends did the same, for the same reasons. And thus began the custom of the members of the wedding party dressing alike.

Moral: Unless you are afraid of being nabbed on the way to the church, your bridesmaids do NOT have to match. They will all thank you for it, trust me.