Outdated Bachelorette And Bridesmaid Traditions

The summer wedding season is upon us! That means bachelorette parties, bridal showers and actual weddings to look forward to. But there are some traditions surrounding these lovely festivities that we never seem to question. Why, oh why, for instance, do groups of grown women need to wave around penis paraphernalia in public when bachelorette partying? And what's with putting every bridesmaid in the same lavender-colored monstrosity? The Frisky dissects, and rightly makes fun of, eight of the worst bachelorette and bridesmaid traditions for us.

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