Posts tagged bridesmaid
And They Lived: Life After the Wedding
My Second Jewelry Mishap
I know people don’t *actually* answer my questions here, but I have another one for you!
This is the brooch I bought my maid of honor, and it was hand-picked by her and is just gorgeous. It came in from Thailand today and I was so excited…until I actually opened it up and discovered that it’s MASSIVE. This puppy fills the entire palm of my hand, plus some, and would dwarf anything it was worn on. All my girls got a brooch, but they probably won’t be wearing the brooches for the wedding. However, as a typical delusional bride, I did want something they could wear if they wanted to. (Riiiiight.)
It’d be different if this was another bridesmaid, but this is Maid of Honor gift here. Should I really give it to her and just get her a new one—-or give it to her and tell her it’s for decoration only?
Groomsmen Guilt
The argument has come and gone since Dan chose his groomsmen a few months ago, but as the bride and the oldest in my family, I just can’t help the prickle of annoyance and guilt that appeared after he chose an an old roommate whom has hasn’t spoken to or seen in ages over my brother, whom I adore. The two were roommates in college for 2 years, sure, but my brother has been my brother for 21 years and he will be his brother-in-law for the unforeseeable future. The groomsman doesn’t call, barely emails, never sounds remotely interested in the position he’s been given. Even though he lives in town, he’ll probably show up at the wedding and never come back into our lives again. And that doesn’t sound like the sort of friend who should be a groomsman. We worked really hard to keep the invitations to close friends and family, and it just seems ironic that one of the groomsmen doesn’t feel like either of those. After all, I’d rather have someone up there who actually cares about us than some long-absent roommate, and I know my brother would care.
Ugh. It breaks my heart.
So am I just being a bridezilla or is this a sort of big mistake on Dan’s part?
