If you or your daughter plans to have a traditional wedding, having bridesmaids is a must. Most times the average bridesmaid is helpful, responsible and considerate, but every now and then a bad apple crashes the party. Whenever a bridesmaid has a bad attitude, is overly aggressive, or even fails to show up for important […]
How to be a Terrible Bridesmaid
For any bride-to-be, having supportive bridesmaids is extremely important. They are the bride’s go-to gals, and are generally expected to help the bride (or the groom, mother of the bride, grandmother of the bride, etc.) through this sometimes stressful event. Unfortunately, not all bridesmaids see it that way. So if you’re a bridesmaid and you […]
How to Pull Off Mismatched Bridesmaid Dresses
One of the more interesting wedding trends in recent years is that some brides are opting to allow their bridesmaids to wear mismatched dresses. This includes same-style dresses that are different colors, as well as dresses with completely different styles and colors. The bride might choose to allow this if, for example, her bridal party […]
Creative Ways to Solicit Bridesmaids
I recently read an article by my good friends over at weddingchicks.com and it totally inspired me for today’s post. The purpose of today’s post is to discuss some creative ways in which you can ask your friends and/or family members to be in your bridal party. I like this topic, because it can be […]
3 Creative Ideas for Bridal Shower Invitations
I’ve written several blog posts about wedding invitations in the past, but I’ve never touched on other types of invitations associated with getting married – specifically, the bridal shower invitations. Generally speaking the shower is coordinated by the maid of honor – not the bride, groom or mother of the bride – and because the […]
The 3 Hottest Trends in Bridesmaid Dresses
One of the most visceral aspects of any wedding is the attire, especially in relation to the bride and the bridesmaids (and secondarily, the mother of the bride). I’ve written about wedding dresses in the past, but for today’s post I’ll be drilling down and focusing specifically on bridesmaid dress trends for 2012. It’s no […]