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bridesmaids

Bridesmaid dresses, how to pick bridesmaids, dealing with bridesmaid drama, deciding whether you even NEED bridesmaids, and lots of advice for nonbinary or gender-neutral names for bridesmaids!

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Wild colors, fauxhawks, and dreaded up-dos: An insp-hair-ational wedding party

This has got to be one of my most favorite wedding party photos of all time! These gals are all adorable and, from brides to bridesmaid (I’m lookin’ at YOU pinkie), I’m digging their hairstyles!

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Lilac dream dress + bridesmaids in suits

I’m shoving Megan out of the way for a moment here — she’s been ogling dresses by Tova at [vendor-heart link="http://vendors.offbeatwed.com/listing/wedding-dress-fantasy"]Wedding Dress Fantasy[/vendor-heart] for the past few weeks, and it’s time for me to get my turn here. Ok first: how much how Jes Wolfe’s lilac dress coordinates with her husband’s dark purple velvet jacket? I’m dying.

But wait there’s so much more — wait until you see what the bride had hiding under her skirt, and the suits her bridesmaids wore!

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Coordinate your bridesmaids with matching purses

Krista wanted to give her bridesmaids a coordinating item that wasn’t a dress, so she opted for matching purses and brooches. The best part is that your posse will be able to store the necessities (tissues, lippy, flask, etc.) while they accompany you down the aisle.

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The “faux-ficial” Bridesmaids’ Bill of Rights

I’m planning to officially ask my potential bridesmiads to be my maids of awesome/wedding goon squad/honor guard/etc. In the package I put together for them, I included this faux-official Bridesmaids’ Bill of Rights, both for a laugh and to assuage any nervousness.