4 Steps for Keeping Your Sanity as a Bridesmaid

Over the years, I've been a bridesmaid or complex in abounding weddings in some capacity. Follow these 5 guidelines to advance your accord with the helpmate and accumulate your acumen through it all.

1. Understand the cost of the wedding before agreeing to be a bridesmaid.
It is a advantage to be a bridesmaid, it can aswell be expensive. This is your friend, acquaint her how flattered you are, and to be fair to both of you, ask some basal questions afore you say yes. If you accept apropos about the time charge or expenses, again accept that chat with the helpmate as anon as possible. Too abounding friendships are artificial or broke because the helpmate and bridesmaids anniversary anticipation the added was getting "unreasonable" which could accept been abhorred by an upfront altercation roles and responsibilities for the wedding. Is the marriage bounded or addition destination? Will you charge to yield vacation canicule from work? What is the almost account for your bridesmaid dress, shoes, accessories, etc.? What is the bride's apprehension for your participation? 

2.Be on time.
In fact, be early. Double check what time and where you need to be for each event.

3. Remember, the bride has the ultimate choice for bridesmaid dress.
may not be your favorite color, the most flattering fit, or even something you will abrasion anytime again. Likely, your acquaintance is aggravating to alike colors, aces dresses aural a budget, alone has assertive choices due to the ambit of sizes, may accept to appropriate adjustment for color/size/style, and is accepting a harder time award a dress that anybody can tolerate. Unless you really, actually abhorrence it, you actually cannot allow it (way over the discussed budget), or your actual admeasurement is not available, again put on a blessed face and abrasion the dress! If you are abundant or aggravating to get pregnant, be abiding to acknowledgment this to the bride.Maternity bridesmaid dresses are hard to find, and cost even more than "regular" dresses. You also may not want to/be able to fly to the romantic beach destination wedding your friend planned when you are 8 months pregnant. Again, it is so important to discuss expectations early in the planning process.

4. Avoid any dramatic hair changes before the wedding
A desperate crew or blush change may abruptness the helpmate and forward her into a panic. Yes, it is your hair, but she may yield this personally.