Yesterday I remembered that as future brides we all have to keep in contact with our bridal party as we plan the wedding or at least our MOH and Bridesmaids.
I have a secret Facebook account. Only my girls are invited to it. I currently have 3 down from 5 as one had to bow out due to financial issues and one due to her husband's health. My FSIL is also on there as she was going to be a BM, but pushing 60 she didn't feel comfortable doing it and said she never liked it even in her 20's. I let her stay so she learns more about me and the friends I surround myself with and to keep her included as we only see her on special holidays.
On this page I also bounce ideas off the girls as all of them have been or are married. One posted a link to the jewelry I ended up buying for them.
Of course if I need a particular BM, then I will call them.
How do you best stay in contact with your girls?
ajunebride14
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We have the same type of group on Facebook. It was really helpful in the beginning. I posted all of our checks and pictures of them or other ideas. I feel like I gave them too much power though lol so I've stopped posting asking for their opinions and now I just post things that are already done. It's definitely a good way to keep in contact and to allow my cousin and sister who are out of state to stay involved.
Alimm729
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We have a closed FB group also. I talk to my MOH all day every day, but the FB group was a good way for the girls who don't know each other to get acquainted.
KTF11
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My bridal party includes my sister and FSIL. So its rather easy to keep in touch with them, since I email them regularly already I have just continued doing that. We also have a private board on pinterest where we all post wedding things. I added my Mom to the board too.
Not all my girls are on facebook so we have an email thread to keep in contact about wedding things
ASemderWedding
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I think the closed FB group or the fake FB is a great idea - never even thought about that!
However, I honestly don't really talk to my bridal party about the wedding. This is due to a lot of reasons lol. But usually I talk to them (all 9 of them!) via text. My MOH is probably the only person I talk to about the wedding in person (like on a weekly basis).
Come the end of April, I will be like 99% done with my masters so I imagine that I will have to up the communication!
cets1290
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i just text them all- not all use FB that much, and i found it easier to text each one indivually because when it was a group message it was annoying to have 23948239487 messages going on at once... for the most part it has been fairly easy though
JaimeLin
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I didn't even think of the FB group, that's a good idea. I just text but I end up taking to one BM and my MOH the most. I think the others don't want to hear about it as much. My sister is my MOH and she's also helping us afford some things so she hears about it 24/7 lol.
coffeeisgreen
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I text them separately. It seems to work. The majority know each other anyway.
haw4
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I pretty much just text them when things come up or tell them when I see them. 2 of my BMs are my FSILs so when I see them I let them know stuff. When my MOH's wedding is over, she is going to contact them about bachlorette party stuff.
Vilardi82
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iMessage is how I communicate with all my ladies. I do have a Facebook group for my bachellorette party.
Chels
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I use groupme app on the phone and we all talk there. Sometimes I send an email. I don't have facebook.
Star625
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I really don’t consult with my bridal party, as a whole, much. I mostly refer to my Matron and Maid of Honor, with any ideas or concerns. My Matron is really great. I work overnight and send her things throughout the night and she runs with it during the day while I’m catching up on sleep. We mainly text each other and fb message with any links or pictures. She has pretty much been the one to keep an e-mail chain with the bridal party in regards to the shower and bachelorette plans. Everything else FW and I have covered.
