Benefits of a Bridal Party

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Meh, I've gotten to the point where it doesn't even bug me anymore. It did at first but it is what it is. The two of us are who matter most that day.

View quoted message Girl! My 10 fails in comparison to my fiancé's 12! I ran out at 10 lol there are so many of us I do really look forward to the fun we will have together

View quoted message Wow 10!? That's so cool that you have that many ladies in your life! I'm glad it's working out so great

View quoted message Yeah, I think we're hoping our families to just help out too. Thanks for the feedback!

View quoted message Oh gosh I'm sorry it hasn't been great for you. I hope it gets better ❤

View quoted message That's what we have going on right now too

Originally we didn't have any plans to have a wedding party. We chose only 1 each per side MOH & BM (Best Man). The BM were signatories too.

We had a wedding party because we wanted some of closest and dearest friends up there with us. 2 of them were also our signatories. A lot of our family and friends, who weren't the wedding party, helped with stuff the day of so I don't think it matters if you have one or not.

I honestly regret asking anybody to be in our party. They haven't been help at all and have caused more headaches than anything.

This was a fun one to think about because my answer litterally is, because everyone else has one lol! Litterally to follow in the typical tradition I have a bridal party. Also though, I can imagine doing this journey without my 10 bridesmaids! I live each dearly and they hold a piece of my heart. Love that they will stand and witness. Same as Courtney I have no expectations of them other to get and pay for their outfits and be there! My moh is kind of like their boss so she gathers up the troops and keeps them informed and such. We have a WhatsApp group where we post stuff. Plus doesn't hurt in pics! You can get some fun shots in

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We're very similar with our expectations! Our bridal party is all over the place so we don't have a lot of expectations. We might to bachelor/bachelorettes but they don't have to plan them. We're not making people do a lot before just with travelling

I don't really have expectations for our bridal party.

We have 4 on each side. So far the only things I've expected of them have been:

1. Get outfits for the day (so for the girls, come dress shopping with me and help pick). The boys all went separately to get their suits after my FH decided what he wanted.

2. They'll need to come to the rehearsal dinner cause they need to know what order to walk down the aisle!

3. Stand up at the front, look happy and then eat loads of food with us!

My MOH and best man will need to be responsible for our rings, and signing the doc but that's it really! For me I just wanted people to be with me more for emotional support the day of.

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LMAO VIP experience.

I think most people would be glad to help so long as they have the time! I'm going to ask my FSIL to be part of my bridal party without expectations since she has a very busy job and 2 young children, but anyone else I ask (like my MOH/sister) I will expect a hell of a lot more from lol.

View quoted message Very true! I'm sure some ladies just want it for the VIP experience lol.

I don't think it's too late, but if you do decide to go ahead with it, ensure that your bridal party understands their responsibilities/expectations that you have for them. It would be useless if you ask for a bridal party and they don't want to do the work!