I was in a wedding about 2 years ago, and 2 of the bridesmaids lived pretty far away and were not able to come for fittings. What they did was have the measurments done at a bridal shop and sent them to where we were ordering the dresses from. The br...
Normally as soon as I see "Am I asking too much", it ends up being a total bridezilla question about "Why are they not paying enough attention to me" or "Shouldn't I get everything I want, I'm the bride!!?" However, your question is quite reasonable....
I would suggest going to a nice department store. You can also go to a bridal salon; they don't exclusively carry long gowns - there are many catalogs to look through for some shorter dresses. Go to www.target.com Isaac Mizrahi now designs for Target...