Handy Tips For Bridesmaids

bdazzl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:54:47 +0000

By Bridget Mora

When you agree to be a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding, what you are really agreeing to do is to help ensure her happiness. She has likely invited you to participate in her wedding because you are one of her dearest friends, and there is a lot that you can do to support your friend during the wedding planning process and on the big day itself. Here are some handy tips for bridesmaids to help you be the best bridesmaid a bride could ever have.

Tip No. 1: Assume that the bride will go a little crazy, and be there to pull her back from the brink. A wedding is such an emotionally charged time that even the most level headed bride is sure to have some stressful moments. When she is on the verge of a breakdown because the printer spelled her name wrong on the invitations or her fiance chose a golf weekend with his buddies over a trip to a wedding show, a good bridesmaid will help the bride to calm down. Take her out to dinner or a funny movie, and help take her mind off of the wedding for a few hours until she has calmed down. Depending on the bride, other proven stress relievers include pedicures, yoga classes, dancing, or shoe shopping.

Tip No. 2: Anticipate the bride’s needs as much as possible. You know that her mother drives her crazy? Then run interference at the bridal shower and occupy her mother with an engaging conversation to keep her away from the bride. You know your friend dreads shopping? Then make appointments for her at the bridal shops and take her to find the perfect gown. If the bride is a people pleaser? Let her think that you love the bridesmaid dress that she has chosen, even if you hate the color. You can always spruce it up with some fabulous bridesmaid jewelry to make it look prettier, and the bride will be happy if she believes that you are happy.

Tip No. 3: Be prompt and responsible. If the bride says that everyone needs to have their deposits into the bridal shop for bridesmaid dresses by Saturday, get yours in on Thursday. When she asks you if you have made your plane reservations, be able to truthfully answer yes. Don’t be that one girl that the bride has to chase down for everything. It adds such a level of unnecessary stress to the wedding planning if the bridesmaids have to constantly be reminded about everything.

Tip No. 4: Take the time to look your best for her wedding. If your roots are showing, make an appointment with your colorist. Be sure that your nails are freshly manicured and get your hair styled. Do not show up to the wedding in a dress that is wrinkled, shoes that are scuffed, or bridesmaid jewelry that needs to be polished. It is bound to make the bride feel like you did not care enough about her wedding (even if you are genuinely overjoyed for her).

Tip No. 5: Find out how you can help while she is on her honeymoon. Perhaps you could deliver the presents to her house that guests brought to the wedding. Maybe she needs someone to walk her dog and water her plants. You could even leave the newlyweds a bottle of Champagne and a happy note welcoming them home from their honeymoon. Now that would be the mark of a first class bridesmaid!

About the Author: Bridget Mora writes for Silverland Jewelry about weddings, etiquette, and style. Thank your attendants for being a part of your wedding with beautiful handcrafted bridesmaid jewelry.

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Preparing Your Wedding Gown for the Big Day

bdazzl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:46:59 +0000

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By Bridget Mora

Your wedding day is right around the corner, and you want to make sure that everything looks picture perfect. There are some easy steps that can be taken to make sure that everything you wear for your wedding is in tip-top shape. This is what you need to know about preparing your wedding gown, veil, and jewelry for the big day.

It is a given that your wedding gown will need to be pressed before you wear it on your wedding day. Just the process of getting in and out it for fittings will have put some wrinkles into it that you can definitely live without. If you have had to travel with your dress, it may well need some serious steaming to get it back into shape for your wedding.

When you are working with a bridal salon near your wedding location, you should plan on having the dress freshly pressed the week of your wedding. It will come to you on a bust form over a hanger, with tissue stuffed into the sleeves to help hold its form. The shop will zip it into a garment bag or cover it with extra long plastic bags to protect your gown while you are transporting it. Give some thought to wear you can hang it up when you get home. If the gown has a train, you will want to open the bag to let the train unfurl. Hang the gown from the highest possible place (plant hooks on the ceiling are great for this), and spread a clean white sheet on the floor under the train. Be sure to protect your gown from wandering pets and fiance!

Brides who will be traveling with their gowns will need to make advance arrangements to have them pressed or steamed when they arrive at their wedding destination. You can inquire at a bridal shop, a formalwear store, a seamstress, or a dry cleaner. Be sure to get instructions on the best pressing techniques from the shop where you purchased your gown or had it altered, because every fabric is different. Some materials will steam beautifully, others will need to be flat pressed. An often overlooked detail is to have the crinoline inside your gown steamed as well.

Don’t forget about your accessories; you will want them to be in top form for your wedding, too. Your veil will need to be steamed, and if it has a ribbon or lace border, that should be gently flat pressed. Ironing a veil is a very delicate operation, because it is easy to melt the tulle with too much heat or tear it with the tip of the iron. It is best to have this done by a professional, but if you must iron your own veil, be sure to use a low heat, and to over the veil with a press cloth for protection. A piece of sheer silk organza is ideal because you can see through it to make sure that you do not accidentally press a new wrinkle into the veil.

The rest of your wedding accessories might need a little sprucing up as well. Silver wedding jewelry should be polished according to the designer’s instructions. Pearl bridal jewelry can be gently wiped with a soft dry cloth, and diamonds should be cleaned so they shine like the sun. They are not exactly accessories, but pay some attention to your bridesmaids as well. Most of them will likely have to travel to your wedding location, which can result in horribly rumpled bridesmaid dresses (I was once in a wedding with a girl who had kept her chiffon bridesmaid dress folded in a shoe box for months before the wedding!). Be certain that you have steamers and irons with press cloths on hand for them to use, or make arrangements for their dresses to be iron by a dry cleaner or the hotel staff. After all, you will want everyone in your wedding to look their most beautiful on your special day.

About the Author: Bridget Mora writes for Silverland Jewelry about what it takes to plan the perfect wedding. Make your bridal gown even more beautiful by accenting it with fabulous wedding jewelry.

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