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Am i right to guess that I'm not going to be asked to be a bridesmaid?

Jenna, on October 7, 2019 at 3:51 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but I just wanted some outside input.

One of my closest friends/college roommates got engaged less than a month ago. We lived together for two years and became really close and even my last semester of college when we didn't live together, we still had dinner once a week and made time to hang out. I graduated a year ago and for various reasons moved back to my hometown (out of state), but we've still kept in touch pretty good touch--I had a lot of friends in college and I consider her one of the people I talk to the most and I know just because of how she is and the friends she had that I am likely one of the (if not the sole person) people she talks to the most--and we make time to see each other whenever I'm out there. We call each other every couple of weeks to catch up. And when she got engaged, I was the first person she told outside of her family. So for those reasons, while I was trying not to expect to be asked to be a bridesmaid, I was kind of figuring I would be. However, I know from what she's told me that they're having to move at a really fast pace because the venue they want isn't available when they wanted to get married so they're getting married a few months earlier. She already has found her dress and so I'm figuring if that happened already, as well as the pace they're having to move to plan everything, that if I was going to be a bridesmaid she would've asked me to already. I know both her siblings (who have both gotten married within the past 5 years) both had pretty small bridal parties so I wouldn't be at all surprised if her bridesmaids are her sisters and his sisters, so I wouldn't be too offended (more just bummed) if I wasn't asked. I more am just wondering what the timeline is for these sorts of things. While I've had some friends get married already, she's my first friend in my inner circle that is getting married and I don't want to bother her with this because I know how busy she is with the planning/her job as well as make her feel guilty for not asking me/not planning on asking me for whatever reason.

Any input is appreciated! Thank you!

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Latest activity by Teresa, on October 8, 2019 at 1:54 AM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    It really depends on when the wedding is, but I think it’s pretty safe to ask the bridal party up to 5-6 months before the wedding. I would try not to think much about it either way, assuming you aren’t being asked or getting your hopes up that you will.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I've been a bridesmaids twice, the first asked 10 months out and the second 8 months out. I asked my girls 14 months out.

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  • CourtneyBrittain
    Master August 2019
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    I definitely wouldn't ask her about it, no matter what. If she's already decided on her bridal party and you're not included, that will make things very awkward.

    Every bride is different, I knew my bridal party before we got engaged, but we also only had a 4 month engagement. Other people may wait longer, especially if her engagement is closer to a year or more. If you haven't heard and it's 4 months before, I don't think you'll be in her BP. I wouldn't be upset though, because choosing a bridal party is difficult! I know there are a couple of people I hurt but I couldn't make everyone happy.

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  • Teresa
    Devoted September 2020
    Teresa ·
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    Some brides wont even have a bridal party. So who knows if she may even want a bridal party to begin with. I would say even if she didnt happen to ask you to not get offended. There are so many friends I wanted to ask but I didnt want a huge bridal party. I only have 5 bridesmaids & picked my longest oldest friends from high school. Good luck on your journey
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