Do or Don't: Patterned Bridesmaids Dresses

I bought the dress below over the summer from JCrew and it was so damn cute on that I started thinking I might consider a patterned dress for my bridesmaids to wear...

But I started rethinking things when a friend sent me this pic:

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  (what are those little white sleeve things?!)

Then I came across this post and the dresses I saw there totally sealed the deal...NO patterned bridesmaids dress.  Yall can all breathe a huge sigh of relief and save your cute, fun patterned dresses for the rehearsal dinner, hah.

Feel free to send links of anything cute yall find...this has to be one of the worst parts of wedding planning!