| Choosing
Your Bridal Party
Choosing your bridal party can be both
fun and stressful, because you will want to have your
closest friends and family by your side on your big day.
This always presents issues, if you
have more close friends and family than your wedding budget
will allow.
Many brides-to-be have toiled over
the dilemma of picking a favourite friend, from an already
'narrowed-down' bunch of favourite friends. A very tricky
and often diplomatic exercise.
Assigning Roles to Your Bridal Party
Once the task of selection has been
completed, you will then need to assign roles to your
bridal party members.
Once again, this means that even though
your closest friends and family are in your bridal party,
you will now need to give them senior through to not-so-senior
roles.
You will first need to select a maid
(unmarried) or matron of honour (married), from your elite
group. If you have to be very diplomatic, you can choose
to have no maid or matron of honour, opting for either
'all bridesmaids', or making the bold move to honour one
of your friends as the 'chief bridesmaid'.
Assigning Titles and Roles
In secular tradition, the assignment
of a role in a bridal party was not only considered an
honour, but also a task. For example, a matron of honour
would have more responsibility than a junior bridesmaid
or flower girl.
In recent times, it has become almost
a token gesture to assign titles to bridal party members,
since many secular traditions are no longer practiced.
In others words, even though each bridal
party member may have varying titles of seniority, their
actual roles are synonymous.
When considering which titles to assign
to your bridal party, think about the varying personality
types and which members are more supportive both emotionally
and under pressure.
Managing your Bridal Party
As your wedding planning shifts gears,
so will your stress and excitement levels. Your bridal
party will share much of the emotional load with you,
so be prepared for a little 'bridal party management'.
From time to time, it may be necessary
for you to change your bridal party members, their titles
or roles. There are many incidents where bridal party
emotions have interfered with friendships, so to avoid
complications, do not be afraid to make harsh decisions.
Remember, whatever happens, it's your
day, and it is all about you, you get the final say. Having
said that, you may also want to strike a balance between
your ideas and those of your closest bridal party friends
and family.
The Boys in the Bridal Party
The boys in the bridal party (groom,
best man and groomsmen), traditionally suffer less from
the emotional issues experienced by the female members
of the bridal party.
The boys roles are relatively easier,
since the groom simply needs to be at the ceremony before
the bride. If he arrives after the bride (or not at all),
then it is widely accepted that it is the fault of the
best man and groomsmen.
Planning Your Bridal Party
Using Wedding Planning Software V 1.0.4,
you can plan and manage your bridal party from scratch.
You will also be able to make notes about known issues,
whilst staying in contact with your key bridal party members.
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