Bobby and I have some wonderful new additions to our bridal party, his sister, Kelly, will be a bridesmaid, and his brothers are going to be groomsmen. Wait, you say, didn't you already get everything figured out for you bridal party? Didn't you buy dresses already? Yes and yes... let me tell you the story of adding a few more wonderful people to our special day.
When Bobby and I started talking about friends to make up our bridesmaids and groomsmen, we realized it wasn't going to be as simple as we hoped it would. I knew I wanted my sister to be my maid of honor, and Bobby wanted his closest brother, Mike, to be his best man. We were going to keep it at that, but then I started thinking about my wonderful friends, and knew I wouldn't want my wedding day to be without them. I really only had two friends who I wanted to pick, Elyse and Lauren, who I've introduced to all of you. However, that left Bobby with a little bit of a predicament. He has two close friends and two more brothers to choose from. After much discussion, he decided to ask his friends, Jimmy and Christian, to be groomsmen, and we were going to ask his brothers to play another special role in the wedding. Also, having his brothers be groomsmen, would then leave his sister without a role to play....
Anyways, our "solution" didn't seem to be one we really wanted, because the topic of asking the rest of his siblings to be in the bridal party kept coming up during our conversations about anything wedding-related. But one thing was stuck in my mind... asking his brothers and sister would leave our attendants uneven!! Would I dare break from wedding tradition and have an uneven number in the bridal party? The answer is yes - I would. Although this whole thing has seemed dramatic, I know that post-wedding, the memories of having all of our siblings and close friends with us will outweigh someone needing to walk down the aisle alone or in a group of three.
So, now Kelly is another wonderful bridesmaid. I'm excited to have my soon-to-be sister involved in all the festivities this way (I don't have any pictures with her... need to take some and then I'll introduce her to you all!). And, I even figured out the dress situation, thanks to my thoughtful maid of honor.
The pink dresses I had ordered from etsy (see my previous post about isadora) were from a now discontinued fabric. (If I was a bridezilla.... what drama there would have been.) Luckily, I found a dress in a lighter shade of pink, and now I am searching for a pretty pink/turquoise paisley patterned fabric to use as a sash, to tie all of the dresses together. I even found a few patterns for making neckties, and I am hoping I can find enough fabric to be sashes for the girls and ties for the guys.
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