I'm going to be the maid of honour!

[Lovepotion69]

My friend called today and after chatting for two hours she asked me to be her Maid of Honour. I gladly accepted, but only have a vague image what this entails. LOL Anyone wanna tell me.

Tips and hints for me and to pass on to the future bride?

/LP

 

[NoJo]

My friend called today and after chatting for two hours she asked me to be her Maid of Honour. I gladly accepted, but only have a vague image what this entails. LOL Anyone wanna tell me.

Tips and hints for me and to pass on to the future bride?

/LP

You must be a chaste virgin;
You must check that she's one before her wedding day;
You must check that she isn't, after it.

That's how it was in my day, anyway.

 

[pop_54]

Re: Re: I'm going to be the maid of honour!

You must be a chaste virgin;
You must check that she's one before her wedding day;
You must check that she isn't, after it.

That's how it was in my day, anyway.

Doesn't she have to test the Groom as well Joe, to make sure he's solid.

I'm not too sure Lovepotion darling, me being a bloke and all, but isn't it just a sort of adult version of a chief Bridesmaid, one wot's already left school like.

 

[NoJo]

Lovepotion69
Check out http://www.bridesmaid101.com/maid_of_honor_duties.html
You have your work cut out for you!

"Best Man" is a lot easier - get him drunk, get him laid, get him to church/temple, lose ring.

 

[Lovepotion69]

You must be a chaste virgin;
You must check that she's one before her wedding day;
You must check that she isn't, after it.


Eh, I'm no virgin. She's definitely not a virgin! And I'm not checking her! LOL

Thanks for the link Joe!

I can get her drunk, I won't get her laid but I hope to get some male strippers at least, get her to chapel and ehm, losing ring I hope not!

 

[NoJo]

Re: Re: Re: I'm going to be the maid of honour!

Doesn't she have to test the Groom as well Joe, to make sure he's solid.

L69, I think pop is right -- he's very wise, you know. I think you'd better play it safe. You'll need some graded weights and some nylon fishing wire.

 

[Lovepotion69]

Joe and Pop,
You're right. I should test him. As soon as I get to MN I'll have a lie detector test with him. No man not able to pass that won't marry my friend!!

 

[Guest]

LP: do you realize you will also be required to wear the ugliest "gown" imaginable? It should have amazingly poofy sleeves, add the look of 15 extra pounds and huge hips, and be in an execrable shade of pastel or flourescent green.

Perdita

p.s. you also need shoes dyed to match.

 

[Guest]

 

[Mhari]

*looks at the bright green dress in her closet and nods*

Though this one has a poofy neckline, not sleeves. It is quite hideous, though.

And the dye-to-match shoes, oy!

 

[Dirt Man]

Go with the bride when she is shopping for her wedding dress as well as the Bridesmaid Dresses. It is very important to help make sure the dresses are ordered and arrive in enough time for alterations! It is helpful for you to attend the multiple fittings in giving your friend some feedback in how the dress looks and fits.

Then once you've done this, go out and buy a dress that makes the groom wish that you were the one he was marrying. LOL To be honest, do you really want to wear the Cinderella's ugly stepsister style dress that she picked out for you? Yeck! I don't think so.

As Always
I Am the
Dirt Man

 

[Mhari]

You know it really is hard to find decent bridesmaid dresses, all joking aside. I looked and looked and looked and finally found something I thought would be decent...and the dresses still looked like hell on my bridesmaids. I think it's a curse or something, I really do!

At least mine were blue and didn't require the hideous dye-to-match footwear.

 

[minsue]

I've only been a bridesmaid once and the dress wasn't half bad. I've really nothing to add, but just wanted say I'm so happy your AV is back to your beautiful face!

 

[Dirt Man]

I think you should start a new trend for bride's maids. Go to a fashion boutique with the other maids, leaving the bride and her mother at home, and pick out something that looks good on all of you with only slight changes to the design to fit each figure properly. When asked by the bride, or her mother: "How could you?" just reply; "You did want him to see what he was giving up for you/her, right?"

As Always
I Am the
Dirt Man

 

[Machiavellian]

Your job is to get her out as well and take her out to a male strip club.. get her so loaded that when she wakes up - you have to remind her of the Asses she ran around and grabbed and bit !!

*as i did... lol*

 

[Lovepotion69]

I live in Sweden and she's in Minnesota. I can't go with her to look at dresses.
She said she'll probably just pick out a colour for the bridesmaids dresses, perhaps she'll say if it should have short sleeves etc, but otherwise she'll let us choos whatever we want. As long as she gets to see it beforehand and ok it. She's aiming for deep red colour which is fine by me, I look great in that colour!

I'll see if I can get a bachelorette party going with her friends. We'll exchange emails to discuss those things later on. Of course we have to have at least one stripper around!

I'm sure it'll all be good fun, apart from my speech though. Ugh, I'm terrible at those things. Besides, I've only known her 2.5 years. Will be 3.5 by the time they get married. We met during our MA in London. Just one year. Oh well, I have plenty of time to worry later on.

So, how long do people normally plan for weddings? They're not getting married until next April, and that's far into the future!

/LP