What Your Bridesmaids Want You to Know

September 4, 2009 by Elegant Bridal Accessories
Filed under Bridal Party

It is easy to get so wrapped up in being a bride that you forget about the other people involved in making your wedding a success. Bridesmaids are notoriously overlooked, yet most of them are gracious enough to stifle their complaints to spare the bride’s feelings. If they were being honest, these are the things that your bridesmaids would want you to know.

First of all, they are all individuals. Your best friend from college and your cousin from Nebraska do not necessarily have the same taste in clothing, the same figure, or the same type of hair. In fact, in many groups of bridesmaids, the women do not have that much in common, other than caring about the bride. This is okay! Bridesmaids do not need to be clones, and the bride should not try to force them into a mold. Let each woman express her own individuality on your wedding day. It will in no way detract from the beauty of the day.

Your bridesmaids also want you to know that they would prefer not to spend $400 on a dress that they will never wear again. A considerate bride either chooses a dress that everyone can afford, or allows each attendant to pick her own dress within certain guidelines. What bridesmaids really love is getting to wear a black cocktail dress from their own closet, but do not feel obligated to go this far in appeasing them; it is reasonable to expect the bridesmaid dresses to be appropriate for the style of your wedding, and a black party dress does not always fit the bill.

The ladies in your wedding party would also like to mention that they are hoping for handsome groomsmen to escort them down the aisle. Now this may not be directly within your control, but if you could just pass on a hint to the groom? After all, it is a known fact that many relationships blossom at wedding receptions!

Something else that your bridesmaids would like to tell you (but are probably too sweet to say) is that their lives continue even while you are in the midst of planning your wedding. It is certainly fine to ask a bridesmaid to help you out with some of the wedding planning, after all, she should not have agreed to the position if she was unwilling to be a part of things. However, don’t talk incessantly about your wedding every time that you are together. Take a few moments to chat about what it happening in your bridesmaid’s life as well.

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One thing that your bridesmaids really want you to know is that they appreciate being appreciated. Host a ladies’ luncheon a few days before your wedding as a chance to get everyone together and express your gratitude for all they have done for you. This is the perfect chance to present them with gifts to show your thanks, such as bridesmaid jewelry. The best bridesmaid gifts are those with lasting and sentimental value, such as jewelry or a silver picture frame.

Of course, last but not least, your bridesmaids would like you to know how happy they are for you. This is the one thing on this list that they will likely be able to express to you personally. And of course, bridesmaids also want the bride to know that they will remember if she chose a pretty dress for them or not when it is time to switch roles one day in the future.

About the Author Laura Firenze

Finding the whole process of weddings and all the planning that goes into one fascinating, Laura writes about many of the considerations that brides have to deal with. Show your friends how much you care with lovely bridesmaid jewelry.

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