bridesmaid
The story of not only attending, but being part of an ex's wedding party.
I didn't really know what to expect. Would the groom keep a tight grip around Anna's waist and eye me suspiciously all night?
Whether you're a bride, part of the wedding party, or merely a guest who's excited to dress up and get wasted on someone else's tab, the wedding experience is something we're all familiar with. But when I was a bridesmaid in my ex-girlfriend's wedding, I didn't really know what to expect.
On a hot summer day, not too long ago, I packed my red chiffon bridesmaid dress and boarded a plane heading north. Landing in Portland, … Read More
Being a bride's right-hand woman is great. Here's why.
This past weekend I was in beautiful Tacoma, Washington (Ryan’s hometown!). My sorority sister Cameron was getting married and I was in the wedding. I had a blast!
Being a bridesmaid gets a bad rap, especially because of 27 Dresses. Personally, I find it to be quite an honor (but ask me again in 23 more dresses). Usually when you're a member of the bridal party, you think of the hassle and expense, but I had so much fun that today, I'm going to remind us all why it's good to be a bridesmaid. In no particular order:
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Finding the one, being a bridesmaid and how to make a grand wedding entrance.
Love Bytes: Five must-click sex, love and relationship links.
An unusual wedding entrance. [BuzzFeed]
Adult sheep finder: A site dedicated to finding the sexiest sheep out there. [URLesque]
Why being a bridesmaid is as good as being the bride. [DoubleX]
I was recently asked to be a bridesmaid for the third time. Although I was thrilled to accept, many friends and relatives received my news with a pained look. They asked about the dress in concerned tones; they offered sympathy for the costs I may incur; they expressed annoyance on my behalf. None dared utter what perhaps they were … Read More
Why one bride said yes to marriage and no to a wedding, until her groom offered to plan it himself.
My husband and I are married not because I said, "I do," but because he said, "I'll do it."
Last year, when Jay got on one knee in Battery Park in Manhattan and proposed, I accepted and realized I was filled with joy—at the prospect of spending the rest of my life with him—then panic, associated with the idea of becoming a bride.
We were eight years into our monogamous relationship, so I wasn't a commitment-phobe, but the thought of donning a big white dress and playing the lead role in a family-filled wedding drama inspired a tsunami of anxiety … Read More
Cave weddings nixed in PA, ensuring rain-free days, gown rentals and the zero gravity wedding.
Brides are renting wedding gowns, long-range weather predictions are helping avoid foul weather weddings, people are marrying in outer space, and Pennsylvania is saying no to cave wedding receptions.
With the recession still causing layoffs every day, brides are looking for any way to save, even if it means renting a wedding dress. A store near Denver is offering the perfect dress for any bride—for a couple of hours. Dresses start at $129 and run up to $1,000, which doesn't seem that inexpensive to us. MyFox Atlanta reports the boutique located in Westminster, Colorado, also offers … Read More
When wedding season opens for business, we start to wonder what all the guests are thinking.
Whether you're there for the party, the romance or the open bar, weddings are—generally speaking—a blast. Yes, bridesmaids grumble about shelling out Louboutin prices for pastel taffeta, and the mother of the groom might have beef with the mother of the bride, but you wouldn't know it by looking at their beaming faces.
Weddings are inspirational: they rouse us to meditate on our own love stories, to feel our hearts swell as our friends find their life partners, and to wonder "When do we start drinking?" If thought bubbles could appear above the heads of wedding guests, here's what they … Read More
They're not engaged yet, but when Nick does pop the question Vanessa wants a ten carat rock.
Sure, you never know if Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey are together. Rumors constantly seem to swirl that these two are on the rocks or fighting, fighting and more fighting. But Vanessa made it very clear to Robin Leach while hanging out in Las Vegas that she and her man are still very much an item—and wedding bells could be in their future. "There will always be rumblings and rumors that we've broken up," she said. "But in fact, it's very much still on—and it keeps getting better."
And will Nick take a trip down the aisle with Vanessa? … Read More
Her vow of silence when it comes to you and her son.
So you married your soul mate and are about to walk down the aisle towards the start of something special. Don't be alarmed if there's a tugging at your sleeve as you link arms with Mr. Wonderful and head off into the horizon.
That's not an overzealous bridesmaid biting at your heel; it's your husband's mother.
Before becoming your husband, the man of your dreams was the center of someone else's universe, his mother's. Mama's boy or not, your husband's mother had first dibs on your guy even before you were old enough to walk, let alone say "I … Read More
The LoveFeed reviews Kimberly Palmer's article in US News and World Report about the high cost of being a bridesmaid. From bachelorette parties and bridal showers to purchasing the bridesmaid dress, standing up in weddings can be expensive.
Always a bridesmaid, never a wrinkle-face.
A bridesmaid's work is never done: buy a $400 aubergine cocktail dress you'll never be able to wear again, get the bride drunk at the bachelorette party, make nice with her creepy uncle groomsman and...inject botulism into your face?
Cosmetic fixer-uppers like Botox, for wrinkles, and Restylane, to plump up lips a la Jessica Simpson, are a new bridezilla mandate, says a New York Times piece picked up by our friends, TheFrisky.com. They say:
"I can understand a bride wanting everything to be perfect on her wedding day, but perfect to me means showing loved ones as … Read More