So it is a hassle and there are feelings involved, and I want everyone to be a part of it and next thing I know I will have 50 bridesmaid and no one seated in the pews. BUT they could look so cute:
Mainly in love with the gloves. Also it is called Quail Bridal. Bird theme works.
And the bird theme also goes with the hat theme:
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modclothNo matter ... this can not be decieded until I have a budget and a date.
However, this makes me want to party:
I think you could pull off a 6 or 7 person bridal party.
ReplyDeleteHaving been in an 8 person bridal party, I firmly, strongly, feel that you need no more than 4 people to create a successful bridal party. But I'm having four. 50 is really too many.
ReplyDeleteI only asked my good friends who REALLY WANTED TO BE BRIDESMAIDS. I mean, like, seriously really wanted to. Like for two of them this is the first wedding they've been bridesmaids for and they think it's exciting and fun to get to be that involved. The also love weddings, and they love me, and they love Mark. I have a bunch of other women I could have asked, but they were not going to get all excited that "OMG you picked a color palette? TELL!" They don't know Mark that well and they didn't want my wedding to take over their entire Columbus day weekend. So they are coming, and we will dance, and it will be fun, and they don't have to be in pictures.
As far as "making sure everyone feels included", don't sweat it. People will get over it and understand.
Even if you don't have a bridal party though, you will nonetheless be surrounded by "your people" on your wedding day. You will inevitably ask a friend to help you with your makeup or get you into your dress or be the person in the room with the sewing kit. Weddings require a whole lotta support, and bridesmaids/bridal party tend to be the easiest way to clarify whose job it is to give it. I know that one of my bridesmaids will be doing my makeup and that one of them will probably be acting as semi-DOC. For people that truly /want/ to be bridesmaids, like my friends, it's also a nice way to recognize them for all their support and help.
Oh, and the origin of bridesmaids is to confuse any would-be kidnappers of the bride, so you might want to consider a bridal party for safety as well.