Four out of five of my bridesmaids live far away from me, so I didn’t really get to enjoy a fun way of asking them to be in the wedding. I suppose I could have sent something in the mail, but I was too impatient!
I told MOH Michelle right after we got engaged that if we were going to have a wedding party, she would for sure be in it, because I figured if we only chose one person each, she’d be my choice.
When I got the official go-ahead from Mr. Dragon, I asked everyone but BM Ashley over the internet—not that fancy, but I got to enjoy excited replies rolling in through the day! So why did I not ask Ashley? Well, at the time she was living a few hours away (she came back last winter), but I lucked out that weekend because she just so happened to be in town visiting and we had made plans to spend some quality time together later that evening. I wanted to ask her in person.
Now, my town does not have…anything…in the way of craft supplies, really. We don’t even have a Walmart near us! I only had about an hour between work and other plans, so I headed to the grocery store to see what I could drum up.
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Ashley loves purple. When we lose her in a crowd, it’s easiest just to look for her signature purple hoodie. When I saw this blank card I knew that, even if it had nothing to do with our wedding “look,” she’d love it!
I bought it, took it home, and glittered it up a bit. For the inside, I busted out the Martha Stewart glitter pen and some coloured Sharpies.
It was about as fancy as I could get using grocery-store supplies, what I had at home, and an hour of time, but I figured she’d love it for the colour alone.
And I was right! I handed it over to her in the car when we picked her up for the night, and she was positively giddy, especially when she read the inside. With a resounding yes, she was in the bridesmaid gang!
How did you ask people to join your wedding party?
Awww I love that! And you have such pretty handwriting! Luckily I got to ask each girl in person, even though we all don’t live near each other. I wish I would have thought of something creative but I just asked them in an awkward Jr. High school fashion. “I’d love for you to be a bridesmaid…what do you think?” Lol
@Miss Castle: Haha, that’s my fancy handwriting — my real handwriting, especially during phone interviews, is so bad I have to immediately rewrite my notes because I won’t be able to remember or read what it says!
I popped the question with a ring…ring pop! With my cousin I even got down on one knee to give it to her (which was very nervewracking and awkward, now I know a fraction of what the guys feel!). I never actually asked my MOH, my sister, it was just a given, the second she found out I was engaged she started planning the wedding for me, haha.
That is so cute. It’s funny because my matron of honor is Michelle and my maid of honor is Ashley 
I gave them a small engraved jewelry box and had a nice dinner to ask them. I did the same thing with my BM but gave her a nice bracelet/necklace amber set.
@Cara: That’s cute! When my sister got engaged it kinda worked the opposite way — I got an email thanking me for agreeing to be in the bridal party before she asked (not that I’d ever say no!).
@couawilou: Sounds like you really treated them! I love hearing how people “popped the question” so to speak. 
I wish I would have done something special.
Instead, a few weeks before being officially engaged I sent out an email to my 3 closest girls saying.
“I think Ko’u Aloha is going to propose – when it happen I hope you all know I want you there”
To my sister I sent her a text. Yup – I can be sweet. LOL
Lovely card, Miss D! Far more sparkly and creative than my phone calls and emails.
I had quite a bit of time before my parents threw us an engagement party, so I went to Michaels and made cards for my girls. I put an extra effort into writing poems in each one.
That is so sweet!! My bridesmaids are all long distance too so I sent them cute cards in the mail.
Mrs. Dragon, Sioux Lookout/Brockville, ON Age and Occupation: 24, Journalist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Graphic Designer Engagement Date: August 22, 2011 Wedding Date: September 2012 Venue: Mother of the Bride’s Residence About Me: I moved to Northern Ontario for a job, expecting to be single for the year I'd be there. Within one month I was dating a co-worker, and now, more than two years later, we’re planning a wedding and I’m still a Northern girl. I’m a reporter and a photographer for a small-town newspaper, and I get to do all kinds of fun, exciting, and sometimes weird things at work. When I’m not getting the scoop, I’m cooking, adventuring, playing with our three black cats, or blogging.
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