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Beginner June 2021 Perthshire

Regretting bridesmaid choice

Yellowtractor223457, 24 October, 2020 at 07:17 Posted on Planning 0 2
Hi all


I’m worried I’ve made a silly rash decision in respect of a bridesmaid. I don’t have any friends really I’ve never fitted into groups and so when it came to the wedding I did have a total panic about bridesmaids. I have friends but they are all the girlfriends and wives of my husband to be but I don’t think they would wanted to be a bridesmaid for me.
I have my sister and one friend I’ve known since primary school. My other half is having 4 groomsmen. Recently I’ve had a very tough time health wise and a friend from university has been making a lot of effort, checking I’m ok asking if I’m ok or need anything and just being a good friend. I didn’t ask her to be my bridesmaid at first because although we lived together for years after uni we were not too close. I also always felt like I was the joke at uni my housemates would laugh at me when we went out dancing or just take the Micky out of me and use to really hurt my feelings, I am a very sensitive person and I don’t think it was ever intended to be nasty. But that was over 8 years ago and I do think people change and grow up. we maybe see each other twice a year and speak every month or so. However when thinking about bridesmaids I thought seeing as she has been a constant in my life it probably was not very nice to not have asked her, she also had asked me years ago to be her bridesmaid (she didn’t get married in the end). So I asked her and she was delighted to accept. But I panicked and just asked her without thinking it through.
Then I started googling and people were saying how important a bridesmaid is etc etc and I’m having a total meltdown I’ve made a massive mistake asking somebody im not even close too. The issue is I don’t have any friends and quite frankly if it wasn’t for my sister would have ended up with no bridesmaids. To me a bridesmaid is not this big thing they get ready with me and walk down the aisle and that’s it but online I see lots of people saying they regret their bridesmaid s etc. I’m conscious because of this I’m asking my photographer for just a few photos of bridesmaids but mainly ones of us with out family .
I’m now in a bit of a state does it matter I’ve asked somebody I’m not overly close to when I don’t have anybody else to ask or should I make up an excuse and try and just have my sister.

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Latest activity by Emily, 26 October, 2020 at 20:38
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    Beginner August 2022 Swansea
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    It's okay lovely I know how you feel one of my bridesmaids is a difficult situation we used to be quite close she was one of my fiancee best friends girlfriend but now we never speak and when I try to sort to do something she always comes up with an excuse and makes things worse my partner dosent speak to his friend eitha I'm leaving things as they are tho unless she doesn't give me her size for her dress as they are being ordered soon if she doesn't reply then I'm going to assume she no longer wants to be a bridesmaid but in your case hun I would say if she's been making an effort to check in on you and you've been friends for years I would say give her the benefit of the doubt and see how it goes we all need a friend sometimes and if she wants to be there for you when your going through some health things then I would say she's being a friend but only you can decide if you've made the right choice or not I know this probably doesn't help to much but there must of been a reason you asked her in the first place x
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    Curious October 2021 West London
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    It sounds like you have 1 definite - your sister - and then 2 maybes your primary school friend and your uni friend.


    It's difficult to unask people and I don't feel you need to in this situation. Your uni friend seems interested and supportive from what you have said, and has accepted which means she is happy to do it. Also she considered you close enough to ask you to be a bridesmaid previously.
    If you want more bridesmaids you could ask female cousins/any sister in laws/nieces as little bridesmaids or flower girls. But it sounds like you already have enough for a full bridal party Smiley smile
    I had a similar situation getting really stressed out about bridesmaids so feel free to message me if you need support. Hope it all works out for you x
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