Weddingbee Blog

I took Starfish Mom and Sister Starfish to Boston, under the premise that I wanted to thank them for throwing us an amazing engagement party. We started off walking through the Public Gardens. We went to see the 12:30 showing of Bride Wars. I took a cue from the movie and took them to Tea at the Boston Park Plaza (it is a significant part of the movie). I waited until Sister Starfish least suspected it and handed her a scrapbook.

Sister Starfish, I’m pretty sure, immediately knew what was going on. So, Starfish Mom teased me and asked if I was going to say anything, but I said that the scrapbook says it all. I’m not too good with words, but when I write, I can fully express myself. So here it is:

The title page: One of my favorite photographs from childhood. It may have been our first trip to Disney World.

A few more childhood memories: we used to go to the same Dance Studio.

A mix of pictures, past and close to the present, with a few quotes.

The letter that explains how much she means to me, why I want her as my maid of honor, and the actual question. She is a shoe fanatic, can’t you tell?

The question:

Top ten reasons to be my Maid of Honor: I found many lists by typing this into Google, but they were too generic, so I made a personalized version. She laughed and cried, reading through it.

The end of the book has many pages left for the wedding activities to come. I started by doing the engagement party, but plan on having scrapbook nights with the girls to fill in the rest, including, a ‘Will you be my Bridesmaid/Maid of Honor’ page, the Shower, The Bridesmaid Luncheon, Bachelorette Party, Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding.

What are some of the ways you have asked or been asked to be in a bridal party?