Wedding Etiquette: Here Come The Bridesmaids

Here's Our Painless Guide to Casting Your Special Crew. 

By: Patricia Canole

Picking your bridesmaids can be tricky. Follow our advice to make the choice easier! 

·      DO carefully consider the people you’d most like to have by your side at the ceremony. Remember, once you’ve asked, there’s no backtracking or dis-inviting someone. Now is the time to determine your wedding’s style, budget, and size first; a small, informal affair with a bloated wedding party looks out of place.

·      DON’T think you have to have an equal number of bridesmaids and groomsmen. If you must have your four best buds but there are only three groomsmen, have one usher escort a bridesmaid on each arm. 

·      DO be considerate of friends who can’t afford the financial burden of being a bridesmaid. You can include them in your ceremony by asking them to read a poem or piece of Scripture during the ceremony. At the reception have close friends welcome guests as they arrive and direct everyone to the guest book and place card table.

·      DON’T feel you have to ask someone to be your bridesmaid simply because you were in her wedding party. (Maybe she had a bigger wedding than the one you’re planning.) And if you two aren’t close anymore—her wedding was a few years ago and you’ve lost touch—there’s even less reason to ask her. Also remember that there’s no obligation to keep childhood pacts.

·      DO what feels right. Relax, this is your wedding! 


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