 How to choose the right bridesmaids
Thinking about bridesmaids remember that you choose people who will help you to plan and organize a wedding party. A usual wedding party has two or three bridesmaids. A bride chooses a group of sisters, soon to be sisters-in-law, relatives or friends, but each wedding has is own peculiarities.
Choosing the right bridesmaids for the wedding is a question of a high value. They will be the main source of help and support while organizing the wedding party. So be sure you are thinking about people pleasant in communication, creative and sociable. It also should be people you trust and who understand you well.
What bridesmaids needs to know
As usual, a bride selects one of her friends or relatives to be a chief bridesmaid, formerly known as the maid or matron of honour. Her task is to co-ordinate the group of bridesmaids and help a bride to cope with her responsibilities. That’s why this person is very important. This should be a girl or woman who will treat her role responsibly as to a job. A good bridesmaid will help you to choose a wonderful dress and accessory, to send invitations, etc. And the most important her role is to be a trustworthy friend both before and during the wedding party, ready to help in any minute.
You may ask your bridesmaids to do
♦ Organise hair and make-up appointments
♦ Arrange and attend dress fittings and rehearsals
♦ Pick up flowers
♦ Collect any money to be paid to the bride for the gowns
♦ Organise place settings
♦ Help the bride choose everything from her gown to the stationery, church and reception venue
♦ Arrange the distribution of bomboniere
♦ Organise any pre-wedding celebrations such as the bridal shower, kitchen tea and hens’ night
♦ Help the bride get dressed as well as take care of hair and make-up people, photographers and any others on the bridal bandwagon
♦ Take care of the bride’s bouquet and the groom’s ring during the ceremony
Bridesmaids have to be sympathetic, organised and very patient to assist a bride to deal with anxiety and stress, when her emotions are running high.
Bridesmaid style
Today brides more often choose for their bridesmaids less formal but still nice and comfortable dresses. Times when a dress after wedding is put into wardrobe never to be worn again has gone. Now you can choose a dress that you will be able to wear again for another event, and to look great again.
When shopping for bridesmaids’ gowns you can match them in the same fabric but different styles. The possible variant is to buy a cloth for gowns and have them made by a dressmaker. Sometimes a bride gives ideas for different styles of bridesmaids’ dresses. Different styles serves to keep everyone’s own style and to be in the same fabric at the same time.
Today a popular style for bridesmaids is the cocktail dress with a knee or mid-calf hemline and an emphasis on the waist – often cinched and highlighted with belts, bows or a fuller skirt – in satins and silks. Popular colours vary from muted tones like champagne, gun-metal grey, sage, vintage rose and mushroom to stronger hues like royal blue.
Remember, the most important thing is that you and your bridesmaids feel comfortable and happy with the outfits.
Who pays
There is not strict tradition or rule on who should pay for the dresses – a bride, mother of bride or bridesmaids themselves. It should be agreed between all sides.
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