I wanted to chat a little bit about the bridesmaid dress hunt with you, but then I realized that I never properly introduced you to my ladies or even told you how I asked them! You caught a glimpse of some of them way back in this post, but I figured it's time we chat about them a little more.
My bridal party breakdown goes a little like this: two maids of honor (friends from high school) and four bridesmaids (two friends from college, two family members).
Because we were having a long engagement many people advised me to wait a while before asking our bridal party. But the thing is, I've pretty much known since day one who I was going to ask. And now, with five months to go I don't regret asking any of them!
With six bridesmaids I will admit that our party leans on the larger side. Having a large party makes me a little busier, but honestly I just feel lucky to have six wonderful ladies in my life that are always there for me.
So how did I ask them? Well I didn't ask them all in the same way.
1.) First up was Mr. Coyote's younger sister. Because we only live 10 minutes apart I asked her in person. Easy peasy, right? Honestly, I was kind of nervous asking her. Even though the dude and I had been together for five years she and I just aren't that close. What if she said no?? Even though we get along great and have a lot in common, we just never got to that point where I would call her up on a Saturday night to grab drinks. But… the truth is, I've always wanted a sister and I am really excited that (26 years later) I'm finally getting one! And so, I plucked up the courage and asked her to be my bridesmaid. And whaddyaknow? She was just as excited as me and happily accepted!
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Sis to be, Mom to be and me at our engagement party
2.) Next up was Auntie Julie. Now you may think it's strange that I'm asking an aunt to stand with me as a bridesmaid, but bear with me. My aunt is only nine years older than me. Throughout my life she has been more like that big-sister-I-never-had than anything else. And since my family is nuts (well whose isn't honestly?!) we've been through a lot together.
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Seriously, can you guys believe this gorgeous girl is my my aunt?!?!
She lives upstate with the rest of my family though and I just couldn't wait until my next trip up to tell her in person. So I found a cute little e-card and sent it along.
3.-6.) Now that I had asked my family members it was time for friends. My friends have been through it all with me so I did want to do something a little special. Two are local and two are long distance, but I decided to ask them all the same way. I gathered photos of me with each girl and hopped onto Snapfish to create a little card. They were only $2 each and technically my first wedding purchase (aside from bridal magazines… Let's not even go there!).
I searched around for some ideas on what to write inside the card and found this Zazzle card with the "Top 10 Reasons Why You Should be my Bridesmaid". I thought about just buying them directly from Zazzle, but a card from Snapfish was cheaper AND I got to personalize it with a photo! Plus I tweaked the wording a bit to reflect my relationship with my girls. Here's what I came up with:
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Me snuggled between my two maids of honor! The three of us have been friends since middle school and are completely inseparable!
Oh and I apparently didn't take photos of the actual cards for my other bridesmaids, but here's the photos I used:
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Me and BM C
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Me and BM P
Me and BM P
And now the inside of the cards:
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In case my crappy photos are difficult to read the cards say:
Top 10 Reasons why you should be my Bridesmaid!
10. I need someone to keep me from becoming a Bridezilla.
9. Someone has to help me go to the bathroom in a poofy dress.
8. You will make sure I don't pick out an UGLY poofy dress.
7. On that note, I won't make YOU wear an ugly dress.
6. I promise to give you a great bridesmaid gift.
5. Who else is going to listen to me complain about favors, invitations and my guest list?
4. I need someone to make sure I get home safe after the bachelorette party!
3. I know that you will help plan a great bridal shower.
2. You get to have the best seat in the house at the ceremony.
And the number one reason why you should be my Bridesmaid is... Because you are one of my best friends and I can't imagine doing this without you!
I tweaked the maid of honor ones a bit to make it a little more personal because of my relationship with the two girls, but for the most part it stayed the same.
How did you ask your friends/family to be in your wedding party?
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