The couple is getting married in a church and their reception is at a nice golf course. There are 8 groomsmen and 8 bridesmaids any creative photos for this large party? There are three flower girls & three ring bearers. Do you have any great ideas of unusual and creative photos of the bride & groom alone or with their Wedding party?
Situation is……. One of my best friends is getting married on the 3rd of Sept! She has been planning her wedding since last year and one of her bridesmaids couldn’t fulfill her duties, so i was asked as a last minute option (5 weeks before the wedding). I said yes and that was that… Anyhow, since then i have been to my Dr and i need to get some further screening for cervical cancer. My family friends have pulled strings for me to get in to see these great Dr’s and one i am seeing next Monday and the next is within the month…. Both these Dr’s are quite expensive and i can’t afford the money or the extra stress of being a bridesmaid at this time! I called her last night and she said aside from the dress which is still 0 i can do my own make up and she works at a beauty salon and i can have tanning and nails done at cost. Also she needs us for a few weekdays (so i’d also need to take time off work). So basically, it’s a lot of running around and expense being a bridesmaid i can’t afford it and also the Dr’s cost, i also can’t afford the time and also the stress atm. As a few results i have had, have come back bad…. I need to focus on getting better and not have the stress of being a bridesmaid on top of it. She is quite a pushy person and doesn’t take no for an answer lightly either. Don’t know how to go about telling her and also saying it in a way that she understands and doesn’t get upset with me??
Also just so everyone is aware… I did know i had this issue earlier.. However, my old gp (which i got rid of because she was not good as what she did, and she let me go over 5 years with 3 abnormal paps before she decided there was a problem)… She suggested i see a specialist and didn’t push it, so as i am NOT a dr i thought it wasn’t a big deal until she asked if i did it and i said i hadn’t booked in yet and then she said she needed me in to see a specialist asap! Then she referred me to a specialist who was acquitted of manslaughter a year ago and naturally i didn’t want to see him. So now, to a good Dr my case is emergent and needs to be addressed now. Also for all i know my specialist could ring up and tell me the appt to see him is on her wedding day… Then i have done all this wedding prep and stressing out and going out of town for fittings etc for a day i don’t end up in. I think she would be more upset if i couldn’t turn up on the day!
Does the bride pay for the dresses or do the bridesmaids and flower girls pay for their own dresses? what about the ushers and the groomsmen? Do they pay to rent their tuxes?
Whether you are in the midst of wedding planning now, or were happily wedded years ago, what tips, ideas or advice can you share with other brides? What do you wish you had done differently, or what are you glad you did? What unique, personal touches did you include in your own wedding? Do you have any cool ideas on: party favors, wedding party gifts, bridesmaids attire, invitations/programs, child attendants, showers/bachelor(ette) parties, the ceremony/vows/etc, wedding cake, photography/videography, the honeymoon? (These are just ‘prompts’ to spark your memory – you don’t have to answer them all!!) I am finishing my wedding planner/workbook and would like to include tips from real-life brides. Your input and ideas would be a huge help!!
Im getting married and Ive recently seen some wedding announcements in the paper that included a "house party" for both the bride and groom. I have a few girls that I would have asked to be bridesmaids but they have requested that they not be (one is a huge tomboy and hates getting dressed up, one is very over weight and feels uncomfortable being seen in a dress, etc). I was going to ask them to be honorary bridesmaids- print that on the programs and give them a corsage to wear- but now I am curious about what a house party is, and which would be a better alternative.
Could anyone fill me in??
I am needing a Photographer to do a Pre-Wedding Bridal Shoot at the Dallas Arboretuem as well as 2 hours before my wedding of me and my Bridesmaids and the Groom and his Groomsmen, The Wedding itself and then Family with us (bride and Groom) after the wedding. Then of course the Reception. What is the going rate for this??