Bridesmaids

troubled?

so heres the thing... i had always assumed that i would let all the girls pick out their own dresses then they would all feel comfortable in what they had chosen and in my opinion the various styles of dresses always looks much better than just 1 set dress on different sized/shaped people... however now i am a little concerned to do this as my colour is 'red wine' and as i have found out by purchasing other wedding items 'red wine' varies in shade like you would not believe, which, with any other colour would just add to the unique-ness and great general look of the bridal party... BUT red is not really a colour you can mix and match shades with and not come out with something clashy and terrible... i thought about going into a bridal store and looking for a swatch of fabric the same colour but 1) you cannot expect anyone to get there dress in the bridal stores as i have and im sure everyone else has noticed the prices are a tad higher than any other dress stores and 2) you still cant guarantee that they will be able to find something in that exact colour also if the fabric is all different then the colours are going to appear differently anyway... did anyone else have this trouble with red dresses? what was your verdict? how did it turn out?