Saturday, August 7, 2010

Reception Rant #2: Asking your bridesmaids to lose weight for the wedding

Some may call this Bridezilla behavior, but your friends are really just calling you the other “B” word behind your back.

It is NEVER appropriate to ask your bridesmaids to lose weight for your wedding. You loved them enough to ask them to be in your wedding, now accept who they are, what they look like, and deal with it. If you are so concerned with their appearances, you shouldn’t have asked them to be in the bridal party in the first place.

Not everyone is going to fit into that fabulous little Badgley Mischka strapless mini-dress that you think would look great on your girls. (And it is fabulous by the way!) This is especially true if you and your bridesmaids are over 25 and/or any of them have had children.

Different body types needs different dresses! Be kind to your bridesmaids and pick a color and let them run with it. This way everyone can feel comfortable as well as beautiful on your wedding day.

Here is a great website for determining what dress is best for your body type:
http://www.bestpromdresses.com/shop/dresses_by_body_type.php

It’s true that you shouldn’t tell your bridesmaids to lose weight…
BUT…
If you do give your friends the option to pick a different style to fit their body type and they look absolutely ridiculous then you must TELL HER!
My suggestion: Don’t tell her flat out that she looks bad, but say something like, “Well that looks nice, but I think this style would make you look way hotter!”

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