Bridesmaids and Bridesmaids Dresses
I can't believe I'm this far into my PJ and I haven't even mentioned my bridesmaids yet! My BMs are actually the very first thing I made official after we got engaged, so its about time I give them some love! I'm keeping my bridal party pretty small and kinda-sort of only family to avoid any drama between my girlfriends. I love them all dearly, but I'm just not going to deal with that when planning a wedding. And now that we've switched from having a big wedding to a super small wedding with hardly any friends at all, I'm really that I didn't choose a big bridal party off the bat because many of my girlfriends that I would have had in the bridal party won't even be coming to the wedding now.
My Maid of Honor is my younger, Sara. I don't think I need to give too much background on her since she's my sister and I've known her my whole life. She's 3 years younger than me and we've had a love-hate relationship growing up, but now that we're both adults, we're much closer (especially since I moved out of my parents house). The night that George proposed to me on the cruise, my parents took my sister out to dinner and told her that George should be proposing to me any minute now (he told them his plans the week prior to leaving) and my sister's reaction to the news was that she was so surprised she started bawling in the restaurant! Since then, she's been super into helping me plan for the wedding and we've been spending even more time together.
Other than my MOH, I have two other bridesmaids. My best friend Meghan, who I've known for over 20 years, and George's younger sister, Maggie. Meghan has been my best friend for over 20 years. She was one of the first people I met when I moved from Montreal to Florida and not much has changed since then. Meghan's dad lived across the street from my parents house, and while she didn't live there year-round (her parents are divorced) she stayed at her dad's house all summer and during school holidays. Since my family moved to Florida pretty close to the summer, we met then and have been inseparable ever since...other than the fact that we live in different states. The best part about Meghan being my best friend is that she's also best friends with my sister (since we all grew up together) so they are having a blast planning everything together. I'm pretty sure they started planning my bachelorette and bridal shower the day after I got engaged. Meghan is really so much more than a friend, she's family. Which is why I had no doubts that she had to be one of my bridesmaids. My sister and I were also bridesmaids at her wedding two years ago.
Myself, Meghan, and Sara at Meghan's wedding (excuse my terrible hair. The stylist messed up badly)
Last but definitely not least, is George's sister, Maggie. She's 20 years old and I've known her since she was in middle school, so she's like my baby sister. She'll be 21 by the time we have the bachelorette party though. Yay!
Me and Maggie (and George's brother Jeffrey)
As far as bridesmaids dresses go, I knew what I wanted them to wear almost right away. I'm a big supporter of Mod Cloth...I love their stuff so much, and as soon as I saw these dresses I knew thats what I wanted my girls to wear. Here are the dresses they will be wearing:
I'm thrilled with this choice because not only do I get to support a company that I love, but they are also very affordable and the girls love them. Win-win! I know they will all look amazing in this dress too because I think it flatters every body type. In fact, I love this dress so much, that I have the same dress, but in black, because I can never get enough black.
Hi George!
It fits me like a glove and I feel great in it. I can also wear a normal bra, which would personally make me one happy bridesmaid
As far as shoes go, I think I'll just have them wear whatever shoes they want. I'm really not picky. Might stick to black so that they all match, but I don't really care what style shoe they want to wear. Not too picky on accessories either, I just want my girls to feel comfortable and beautiful!
Yay you have a tasting date, how exciting!!
Just think of it this way, it's Disney food, so it's all good!
it's a funny story now but it definitely made the wedding morning more stressful!
