Perhaps a white or ivory dress with a colored sash simply isn’t in your plans for your wedding or other social event.  You absolutely have your heart set on COLOR dresses.

Then simply put - you will have to focus on COORDINATING colors - not ‘matching’.

Why?  We’ve discussed this at length previously about dye lots and fabric.  In short, if you don’t order all dresses from the same company at the same time from the same dye lot, they’re not going to match.  It doesn’t matter where you order them - that’s simply the way it happens.  That’s the nature of fabric and dying.

But you DO have options.  There are always options.

Coordinate colors instead of trying to match.  Do you have burgundy bride’s maid dresses?  Pink looks fantastic against burgundy. 

Navy?  Try coordinating with light blue.

Forest green?  Try a soft, lighter shade of green for the flower girl.

Same for the ring bearer’s accessories.

The reverse is true too, of course.

Another possibility is to go with the color of your flowers for the children.  What accent color is in your flowers?  You can use that color for the children in your wedding.  This approach can produce stunning photos; it can look totally color-coordinated and well planned.