Bridal Party Positivity

Oh I love this!! My bridal party consisted of three ladies, we’ve been best friends since we all worked together 5+ years ago. We spend every holidays together. They all three showed up for trying on dresses. They all three planned my bridal shower/bachelorette trip. One lives 8 hours away but she showed up to both!! The bachelorette trip was a cabin getaway! And they also were super supportive and wonderful threw the whole wedding experience!! I’m attaching a photo because I literally love them so much

My bridal party has been so supportive as well. They all attended our minimony as guests and all are still looking forward to being apart of our upcoming big wedding in March. I've had no complaints at all when it comes to them

That's nice to share some positivity!

My bridesmaids & matron of honor were awesome...almost 25 years later & I still talk to all of them often...the one I was on the fence with about being a bridesmaid (decided instead to have her do a reading) haven’t talked to in years! If you are lucky like me, you will have strong relationships for many years!

Beautiful! My sister is my MOH & is my #1 fan! We’re extremely close & she keeps me grounded when I start freaking out! Helps me narrow down my options when I start overthinking things. I told her what I wanted to do for my bachelorette/lingerie party, who’s invited & she took over the details. She was there when I went looking for my dress- even though I couldn’t commit to the dress & dragged everyone to my 2nd appointment, she supported me! When we drove away from the 2nd appointment, I called her & told her that I think the last dress I tried on at the 1st boutique was the one, she said “I know it is! You walked out positively glowing! “.
My daughter is 1 of my bridesmaids- God blessed me with an amazing daughter. She definitely gave me a lot of gray hairs! She was also there when I went looking for my dress. Even though she & her now wife couldn’t come in to the boutique, they looked through the windows to give their votes. They did this in Phoenix in June when it’s blazing hot!
My other bridesmaid couldn’t come even though she lives in the Phoenix area. She is a cancer survivor & I didn’t want her exposed to anything that might give her COVID. She suited up when we went looking for bridesmaids dresses & we found the prefect dress for her. She’s had a double mastectomy so it was a little difficult to find a dress but we found one that looks amazing on her! My FMIL & I have mended our relationship-lots of issues that needed to by fixed. When my fiancé & I started dating back in ‘99, we were together for 11 years before we finally broke it off & I moved away. We put each other through a lot of crap so it was for the best. We got back together 5 yrs later, after doing a lot of growing up. She wasn’t happy at first but she’s ecstatic now! She loves me now & is very supportive of our relationship!

My bridal party was (and is) an amazing group of women. I had two friends who I've been close with for about 15 years. My MOH and I have been friends for about 10 years, and my SIL is also a friend I've known for about 15 years. All 4 of them were super supportive throughout the process. They organized a lovely bridal shower and a great surprise bachelorette party. My 2 out of state bridesmaids even traveled up (one from Texas and 1 from Virginia to NJ) for the weekend (both parties were held same weekend). And my MOH was pregnant throughout a good chunk of planning things (she was 6 months pregnant at the wedding). Even on the wedding day, when fires popped up, she insisted I relaxed and handled the different issues that came up. She joked that no one wants to mess with an angry pregnant woman. The two local women came dress shopping with me and were there when I found my gown. They are all some of the most important people in my life and I love them all dearly, and I was so happy to have them share my special day with me. My MOH's toast at the reception also made me cry from how beautiful it was.

I couldn't have been happier about how mine went. Mine were 5-7 hr drive and working opposite schedules to mine, so although I had seen them regularly up to 3.5 months before I got engaged, with them away until a week or two or even the day of my wedding, they were terrific. We only saw each other once in my 5 month engagement, right on the middle, when I traveled to NYC to my MIL shower. They were invited from within an hour, in different states. My MIL, who had had many kids leave home, said she would put us up, conspired with my Godmother, one of my MOH, and they put up 4 of us in Manhattan, Chorus Line tickets, and a gift card to a nice meals deli.
They took care of their dresses, 4 who had never met before, with one who used to be a buyer in a NY based chain, taking the others shopping. All of us are phone talkers, or letter writers. Much of our friendships we had periods of long absences. So we kept on being great friends by phone wire, and long letters zapped as email. The day after shopping, they each sent a pic of them in their dress. All different, they chose compatible bluegreens. My godmother who regularly dresses in chic clothes and formal wear, pulled an emerald velvet dress from her closet. Friend gave my 3 small showers in locations far apart. And I held a women's weekend, treated everyone, instead of a bach. Theuy spent 3-4 days over and beyond the wedding, on a holiday weekend, so we had plenty of time to see each other. No drinking to excess, no strange spouses or SO. They were every thing O wanted. 2 had married the summer before and one earlier in the year, January, And O had been one of a group of bridesmaids for each, and did a shower with one other person, friend nit in WP or a relative. And their weddings were fun, and free of stress. We all are generally easy going, efficient at getting things done without obsessing, and keep things straight as we go, so no simmering problems. I feel like they, and all 5 of our weddings, are the kind that make most people think being a bridesmaid / MOH is a pleasure. None of us did most of the newer add-ons to weddings. I think that helped with money and schedules and expectations being the same. A lot of times I have been in weddings with a bunch of perfectly nice people, who had drastically different expectations. I find that the reason so many bridal and bridal parties have a lot of drama and mess.

Love the change of tone! Especially about positivity, gotta keep the good vibes going. My mom was in my bridal party and she was so supportive! She was at my dress fitting, we got our hair done together, and she offered a lot of moral support. We got our dresses altered together and she assisted me during the reception by picking up some food and helping me set up and clean up.

Well initially i definitely was not really happy with the lack of interest but then when i expressed it to my maid of honor, she heard me and turned it around. so in the end, it's good that you talk about these things with them and that they're understanding about it.

I'm glad you have some of the best hype girls out there! 🥰🥰 it's been a journey with mine to say the least, but it is what it is. I'm done walking on eggshells and just going to continue with a happy attitude and again it is what it is 🤷🏻‍♀️😁