While you’re at New York Bride & Groom selecting your fairytale wedding dress, don’t forget to pop over to our bridesmaids dress section to browse our unbeatable selection. We pride ourselves on being Charlotte’s one-stop wedding party shop.

We know you’ll find just what you’re looking for because we carry the most sought-after bridesmaid dress labels in the wedding industry. Our best-selling bridesmaids dress designers include After Six, Dessy, Alfred Angelo, Social Bridesmaids, Da Vinci and Lela Rose.

Another one of our top lines is Jim Hjelm Occasions. The label has unveiled its Spring 2013 Collection to rave reviews and we’re just as knocked out by it as the fashion writers and critics. The line has an easy elegance and an effortless sophistication that stops you in right in your tracks.

Your bridesmaids will look incredible standing beside you in a Jim Hjelm Occasions dress like Style JH5314 (pictured). This beauty is a crinkle chiffon A-line gown that’s highlighted by a halter ruffled neckline and features a draped empire bodice. The color that’s shown here is guava.

When you take a look around, you will quickly realize that there are many, many bridesmaids dresses at New York Bride & Groom that are just as beautiful and distinctive.

Between finding the wedding dress of your dreams and choosing bridesmaids gowns that will thrill even the most fashionable dressers in your wedding party, there’s no doubt that we should be your number one wedding destination for Charlotte and the surrounding metro area.

And don’t forget: Appointments are never necessary to shop with us. Drop in when it’s convenient for you!

Being asked to be a bridesmaid is an honor. Even if she doesn’t explicitly say it, what the bride is telling her maids is, “My wedding will be even more meaningful with you standing up there with me.” That’s powerful and beautiful — and it comes at a price. There are things you need to do to help the bride have the best day of her life.

Here’s a list of five crucial things every bridesmaid should do leading up to the wedding.

1) Ask the bride right away how you can help. The answer might be something major or something minor — or sometimes nothing at all. It doesn’t matter. The important thing is she knows you’re there if she needs you.

2) Keep yourself under control at the bachelorette party. Have a good time and make sure others do too. But, don’t overdo it. Don’t put others in the awkward position of having to babysit you because you’ve overindulged.

3) You’ll wear the dress and you’ll like it. While we’ve no doubt your exquisite personal style would lead the gathered crowd to erupt in a chapel-shaking standing ovation were you to appear in your own clothing, the fact is the wedding is not your fashion showcase. Have your bridesmaid dress tailored to fit perfectly and wear it with pride.

4) If the bride wants your opinion, she’ll ask for it. It doesn’t matter that the colors aren’t your taste or that you prefer cloth napkins or that the hired DJ doesn’t play your favorite style of music. Don’t kill the joy with killjoy opinions. Your job is to smile and be supportive.

5) Spend time making memories together. Carpool for the wedding dress search. Meet at the florist’s to plan the arrangements. Listen — this one’s a biggie. Whether you’re having lunch, chatting on the phone or sitting in the chairs at the nail salon, always offer an attentive ear.

When the wedding is done and the bride reflects on the whole experience, you want her to think of how glad she is that you were a part of it because your support made it even more amazing.