Weddingbee Blog

I am so, so thrilled that I will have all my best girls accompanying me to the altar on the big day. There really never was a question in my mind about who to ask, but I had to think hard about when and how I wanted to ask them.

Cheeseburger SisterMOH was easy. She was actually in Europe on the day we got engaged, so as soon as I could get a hold of her and tell her the good news, I asked her on the spot. Not that it was really a surprise to her, she’s always known that she would be my lady of honor. After a few months of engaged bliss had gone by, I wanted to make sure that she knew how special she was to me, and that I was so honored that she would be by my side on the big day. I picked a special arrangement of lavender roses and had them sent to her dorm room as a surprise. She loved them, and I was glad that she got to feel special on that day (as she should every day!).

I also wanted to ask SisterBurger in a special way, because it means so much to me to have her in the bridal party as well. I knew she liked colorful flowers like gerbera daises, and I found a beautiful arrangement of tulips that I sent with a little note. She was really excited (and said yes!) and so was I - she is the best, and I’m so excited to gain another sister.

For Cousin Cheeseburger, I was lucky enough to make it home for a family wedding and got to ask her in person - which meant a lot to me. She is much younger than me, and she (along with her brother and sister) has always been like a sibling to me.

The rest of the Cheeseburger Girls (my 6 best lovies from high school) are spread all across the country, and I really wanted nothing more than to ask them all together. Unfortunately, after the holidays came and went and I realized that we wouldn’t all be together for quite some time, I knew I had to ask them another way.

I put together a letter to them as a group and sent them all a copy, as well as individual notes. I also printed out pictures of some example dresses for them to browse, as well as paper & ribbon samples for them to get a feel for the color scheme. Lastly, I bought some roses and little water capsule things (see below, I don’t know how else to describe them :), and sent the packages on their merry ways! I tried to plan it so that they would all arrive to each girls at the same time, and it kind of worked - they all got them within a few days of one another. They all loved them, and they all said yes (*huge smiles*)!

Here are some pictures of the whole shebang below:

And a little poem:

(all photos by moi)

I can’t imagine anything better than being surrounded by my favorite ladies all day long on the most important day of my life. Thank you girls, for making my day - love you!

How did you ask your bridesmaids to be in your posse?