Hello all
I am here this time in my capacity as bridesmaid to my sister. I am one of four bridesmaids, the others for being her friends from school. We are going on a hen weekend to Cork and the bridesmaids are in charge of organising activities, costumes and other hen-night-related purchases. I am in disagreement with the other bridesmaids because they would like to dress my sister up in a giant inflatable penis costume. My objections to this are twofold
1. I don't think my sister will wear it
2. My understanding is that Ireland is still a very Roman Catholic and conservative country and that this will be very offensive and may even get us arrested. At the very least I think if she goes out wearing it we will be refused entry to any bar that we try to get in to.
My sister said to me that my most important job as bridesmaid was reining in my mother during wedding planning and reining in the other bridesmaids during hen night planning. She was worried enough when she thought they might try to book her a dwarf leprechaun stripper. Therefore I feel I can absolutely cannot allow her to be dressed as a giant penis. So now I have two questions for my lovely hitchers:
1) Are my suspicions about the attitudes that we would experience in the Republic of Ireland correct? Has anyone any experience of living and/or partying there outside of Dublin?
2) How would you try to prevent three headstrong bridesmaids determined to do this from getting their way?
Thanks all
