The Wedding Party

There is a tradition in my family about the wedding party: all of the cousins have to be in it… I know that it has been hard for my older cousins to incorporate (since there were thirteen of us), and now five more can be added to the list! Do you have any family quirks like that? I keep praying that the man I marry doesn’t have a large family that I have to incorporate as well, ugh! But, as we all know, that is unavoidable, so get to planning! I will warn you though; there are a few tricky situations you might find yourself in. One of them is two best friends. What is a girl to do?! My mom had this problem and eventually decided on one of them, but I think there should be another answer. Why can’t you have two bridesmaids? I know that someone has to hold the bouquet, but why not hold two smaller ones? Is it really worth it to hurt one of your best friend’s feelings? Another problem is having a best friend of the opposite sex… uh oh! I must say that being a female Best Man is probably easier to pull off than a male Maid of Honor, but both situations are incredibly sticky. What do they wear? At least it’s socially acceptable for a woman to wear pants and a tie, but what about a man in a dress? I know it sounds funny, but seriously these occurrences happen and they can change the course of a traditional wedding enormously! There are so many situations like these that all I can say is good luck, and I wish you the best!