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Bridal Party or No Bridal Party?So, one of the first major dilemas Freesia Dude and I have had since the beginning of planning our wedding has been the bridal party. At first, it began with the question of who would be in our bridal party. Freesia Dude doesn’t have too many close guy friends, and I had felt like I had too many girlfriends to choose from. From bridalwave.tv To make a long story short, Freesia Dude and I discussed the issue and concluded that the most important thing was to share our wedding with those whom we loved. This may sound like a simple conclusion, but all too often, we have both seen our friends ...
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Opt for a Smaller Bridal PartyFiled under: The Bridal Party Cheryl Hoffman If you and your fiancé have so many friends and relatives for your bridal party that it looks like you'll have 10+ people walking down the aisle for each of you, you may want to nix your bridal party or limit the list to siblings only. Or follow British tradition and only have children in your bridal party. Being a member of the bridal party is expensive for each member (attire, wedding gifts, hosting the shower and bachelor/bachelroette party) and for the bride and groom (thank-you gifts, personal flowers at the wedding). Just because frie...
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Jewelry for the bridal partyThe bridal party jewelry has to usually be special in comparison with the bridesmaid jewelry and the other pieces of jewelry existing in your wedding. Source: http://www.my-wedding-jewelry.com/rhea.htmlBridal party jewelry Here’s how usually happen: the bride usually searches long enough to find the perfect bridal gown, which has its flaws, because she simply can’t find the perfect wedding dress for her…. The only thing remaining is to send the wedding dress to the tailor’s and make sure that you start browsing for the perfect bridal party jewelry. This means that you’re going to hav...
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Bridal party giftsYou’ve been invited to a bridal shower and you simply don’t know what presents to bring the bride…. First of all, are bridal showers popular in your country? Well, they seem to have spread more and more throughout the world and it’s a tradition that seems to have appeared in America and this is most common to be celebrated in Canada and Australia as well. In most of the cases, you’re going to receive a cute bridal card, which serves as an invitation; it’s going to have a cute image on its surface as well as a funny text. All of these combined together serve as the start for a brida...
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Rant or Rave: No Bridal PartySelecting the members of your bridal party can be tricky—there are obligatory bridal party participants (family), different tiers of best friends (who seem to come in groups) and the issue of matching the number of people on your spouse’s side of the aisle. Sometimes people’s feelings get hurt, and sometimes you end up with massive (or tiny!) bridal parties, but the question remains: is it better to deal with the drama of selecting your bridal party, or should you just not have one at all? Would you forgo all of the help your bridesmaids and groomsmen offer in order to eliminate the stre...
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Bridal Party Swims with the FishesIt’s fun friday! It looks like this wedding happened last weekend. Click for the progression of photos. Photo Source: imgur.com/51vLp And the aftermath: It looked fun to get in a lake with wedding clothes on but I wouldn’t wish this on anyone’s wedding!...
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Bridal Party Gifts – The galsSo, like i mentioned in my post about our bridal party gifts for the boys, it is much easier to gift women IMO…. but there is also a lot more to being in the bridal party as a girl than as a boy… hair, make up etc etc… so this is the gift we bestowed upon our ladies… The adorable cards from Shakespeare’s Bride (now to-be-greetings) for our flower girls and ring bearer. The Flower girls got these cute monogrammed backpacks full of goodies (from Ebay Store Monogrammed bags and more.) My MOH/BM’s received one of these three cards also from Shakespeare’s Bride (now to-be-gr...
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Hospitality Basket for the Bridal PartyFiled under: The Bridal Party Cheryl Hoffman Since you and your bridesmaids and your groom and the groomsmen will be spending several hours together getting ready for the wedding and posing for photos, you may want to provide some light snacks and beverages for everyone. If you'll be getting ready at your wedding reception location you can ask your caterer to provide something, otherwise you'll have to bring items in from the supermarket. You don't have to go overboard, just have some light fare: cheese and crackers, pretzels, fruit and water. I would stick with foods that won't drip on you...
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Bridal party wow!Want a bridal party to brag about? With these smart strategies your nearest and dearest will make a big impression on your big day. Cool hues From berry and shell pinks to sunflower yellow, today's bridesmaid dresses are a far cry from the pale, pasty numbers girls got stuck wearing 30 years ago. Think fresh clean hues and saucy, soft finishes for a sophisticated bridal party entrance full of modern elegance. Shape it up A bridesmaid dress with a fitted V-neck bodice and a bell skirt offers an easy, elegant option that flatters most figures. Choose silk-shantung fabrics in fresh,...
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Bridal party outfits!Since I went to visit my mom down south, I wanted to get a lot of things done. Mission accomplished! Not only did I get my dress, veil and gloves. I picked out the bridesmaids dresses, tuxedos, and got my mom to pick a dress. I decided to just take my sister a.k.a maid of honor, since she was the only one in SC, but I thought it would be easier deciding on what I like with fewer people there. Of course I kept in mind everyone body type and what would be most comfortable for all of them. I’ve heard that some brides make their bridesmaid look bad so she looks better. Let me tell you, not onl...
