Once upon a time, it wasn’t only the bride who wore a veil for her wedding. At really fancy nuptials, the line of bridesmaids did, too! As wedding dresses changed over time, so did the bridesmaids’ dresses. In all that time, one thing hasn’t changed: when the bride decides the look, the bridesmaids have to suffer so that they don’t outshine her. Anyone who’s ever been in a bride’s wedding posse knows what I mean. See a range of bridesmaid styles, from the opulent turn-of-the-century look to the hippie weirdness of the 1970s, at Woman’s Day. -via the Presurfer