My mom and I were talking yesterday about my bridal party and how she always thought my friends Rebecca and Erin would be in it. Well Erin lives in Michigan and I see her once a year and up to three years ago I saw Rebecca all the time, but now I see her twice a year or so. It made me think how many times in my life my 'bridal party' has changed. I remember walking down the street with Becca in HS discussing who it would be. Or talking about it in college when my sorority little and pledge master both would have been in it, now neither will be at the wedding.
More interesting is thinking about my parents BP. Of the 15 people that were in it not many will be at my wedding. My mom has two BMs (one of which is my dad's cousin) and my dad has his Best Man and his brother.
So I wonder, will I still be close with my BMs when my children get married.
What do you girls think?
LadyDuda81509
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I really hope soo!! i hope that we can have our kids grow up together and be friends too! how likely that is i dunno, but it would be nice!
JennyAPH
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It is funny you say this.. The girls in my bridal party I grew up with. They are my sister and my two cousins.. but I grew up with my cousins as if they were my sisters as well. We were inseperable. I also had a friend Dani I grew up with but she passed away 2 years ago When we were younger we would 'play' and have fake weddings and they would be my bridesmaids and mine theirs and we always said we would be eachothers bridal party.. fast forward 20 or so years and they are my bridal party! I left a spot open for Dani.. I refuse to fill that spot.. she will be there in spirit.
Yes I have made friends along the way that deserve a spot in my bridal party and that I love dearly.. but when I got engaged I thought about it and realized that my cousins, my sister, and Dani were always my 'bridal party' and thats what I wanted.
geegee827
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My BP consists of my 2 sisters and FHs sister.
The GM are FHs 4 best friends. They have all known each other since before kindergarten and are now 42 so I think odds are they will remain close forever.
chicky724
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I hope so… my BP is my sister, FH’s sister and three of my friends who I met in college, so we’ve been friends for over 10 years already. (yikes, it’s scary that it’s been that long since freshman year!)
coldasice217
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In my case most of our BP is family, so yes, we'll still be close. 4 of my 6 BMs are my two sisters, cousin, and FSIL. FH's BM is his brother. We each only have 2 close friends, and all 4 of them are in the BP. I can't see not being close with my 2 friends, and FH with his. I don't see my friends super often, and neither does FH, but we do keep in touch via the computer.
MLAngelo
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Sadly one of my mom's BMs and her FG were her cousins and they won't even be there. So even with family you never know.
mlcvln129
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Of the guys in my father's side, only one came to the wedding. One guy passed away two years ago, another was going to come but he had last minute complications from surgery, and another one just couldn't come. I think of my mom's side, only her sister and two cousins were at my wedding. I don't think my mom has spoken to the friends on that side in CENTURIES (hence the reason why I've been nudging her to get on FB!!!). Interesting how that all works out. . .
azailia
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that is why i did family!!
i dont want to lok at my pix in 40 years and be like who is that??
nicopico13
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Part of the reason I have such a small bridal party. One BM is FSIL, another BM is my friend since birth and my MOH is someone who I have been friends with since 4th grade!
