HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR BRIDAL PARTY Darcel de Vlugt shares her expert advice on how to choose the best bridal party for your wedding day. No matter the size or style, every bride deserves to be surrounded by a supportive and loving group of family and friends who will be there to help them plan one of the most special days of their lives.
Oh my goodness, you’re engaged… Let the wedding planning begin! A major part of the success of any wedding day depends on the people chosen to assist, guide and execute the multitude of items on that to-do list. It doesn’t matter whether you are having a multi-event wedding extravaganza, or the type of small, intimate ceremony that has become synonymous with the circumstances of 2020; apart from your betrothed, who you take the journey with in planning the start of a fruitful marriage is important. Choosing a bridal party in the past has depended on a number of factors, ranging from the traditional to the superficial and everything in-between. At the end of the day, this is a decision not to be taken lightly, If you choose to have a bridal party at all, then the “who” and the “why” matter, and could play a huge part in making or breaking your special day. Here are some key things to consider when making this decision: your most supportive This seems like such an obvious point to begin with, and yet so many people get caught up in the dressing up and showing up for the wedding day and
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the perks involved, with little consideration to the actual work that goes into getting married. Both you and your future spouse should consider who has really been there for you, both as individuals and within your relationship. Who have you been able to turn to for advice during your courtship? Who has always been there to pick up the phone and, at times, been there to help you pick up the pieces? Who has encouraged you to persevere during difficult times? Who is that one person you could not have made it this far without? Standing beside a couple on the day they make one of the biggest decisions of their lives is a real honour; it should also be an honour for the bride and groom to have the people they choose next to them.
