Good evening lovely people! So tonight’s post doesn’t really have anything to do with healthy living, fitness, or anything like that. Tonight, I wanted to tell you why I don’t believe in the saying, “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” I mean who comes up with these sayings? Cause whoever they are, has never been a bridesmaid for their best friends.
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Well, I did a little digging and thanks to the internet you can find a couple of reasons why this saying was coined, and let me tell ya one had NOTHING to do with weddings. One reason was that back in the day, bridesmaids were there to stand beside the bride to confuse the evil spirits. So instead of the evil spirits attack the bride, they would attack the bridesmaid. That would make sense why always being a bridesmaid was bad luck. You could be attacked by evil spirits! And, who wants that? Definitely, would make a few girls after the second time as a bridesmaid want to run down the aisle and pledge their love to the next guy who walked by.
The second reason I found that the term was made up was that of a Listerine ad. You read that right. A. LISTERINE. AD. Like what the heck?! Here’s what the ad said: Poor Edna was getting on for thirty and most of her girlfriends were either already married, or about to tie the knot. How she wished that, instead of being their bridesmaid, she could be the bride! However, any romance of hers invariably ended quickly. There was a reason. Unbeknownst to her, she suffered from bad breath and no one would tell her, not even her closest friends.
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I mean how crazy is that! Also, thanks to the movie 27 Dresses (which is a fantastic movie but), a girl who’s been in quite a few weddings will be asked if they are headed towards 27 dresses themselves. I can tell you this much if I was promised James Marsden at the end of that and I get to sing karaoke to Benny and the Jets, then YES, yes I would be going for 27 dresses.
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In all realness though, being a bridesmaid for you best friends is a complete and total honor! In this day and age, brides are finding ways to make their bridesmaids feel awesome at the wedding. Yeah, some brides will make you wear the same dress as the girl standing next to you, but I feel as if they will try to find something that will work for everyone. Yes, there are a few that are relentless with their bridesmaid, but I think all thanks to Pinterest most brides are finding creative ways to make their bridesmaid look stellar too!
Another great thing about being a bridesmaid is that you are there with your best friend through pretty much EVERYTHING! You met the guy she’s going to marry. You’ve seen them date, and now you get to see them exchange their eternal love for each other. Not only do you get to experience this beautiful moment with her, you also had all the fun events beforehand. There was the many wedding showers (maybe not as fun, but there was food) and also the bachelorette party!
And if you’re being completely honest, you really are hoping that the groom has a hot friend that you can walk down the aisle with and maybe make a connection with them. Don’t lie. You know you’ve planned it in your head. Y’all would meet at your friend’s wedding, walk down the aisle as bridesmaid and groomsmen, but hopefully, in a few months or a year or two, it’ll be you two walking down the aisle. We’ve all been there. Realistically, it won’t happen but a girl can dream!
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I could go on and on about why a being a bridesmaid isn’t so bad, but then that would mean me writing a book, and I’m not about to do that right now. So instead I’m just going to say that it has been a complete honor to be in my friends’ weddings. I don’t expect to get asked, but when I do I treat it as if it is a part time job. My sole responsibility is making sure my bestie has the best day ever! I mean that’s why we’re all there is to be supportive. We’re the supporting actresses to the lead actress.
So to all you long term bridesmaid out there, own it sister! Be the best freaking bridesmaid and just have fun!
Till next time sweeties XO
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