{ Bridesmaids: How to Choose and their Responsibilities }

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I finally had the opportunity to watch the movie, Bridesmaids. For those who have never seen the movie or are on the fence about watching it, I can honestly say that it was hilarious!  It is about a girl named Annie whose life appears to be in shambles after her bakery fails.  Her best friend, Lillian, gets engaged and Annie is asked to be her maid of honour.  She meets the rest of the bridal party who happens to be a hodgepodge of personalities and together, the bridal party gets into all kinds of mayhem leading up to the wedding.

As a bride, one of the first things you think about is your bridal party.  It could be your sister, cousin or best friend.  Essentially, you choose people who you are going to get along with.  Unlike the movie, you will also need to consider the cohesiveness of the team as a whole.  Will they work well together?  Will they get along?  If everyone in your bridal party can all get along, then kudos to you.  You absolutely need the support of your bridesmaids.  However, there is always the possibility that not everyone will get along - especially if you're mixing people who have never met each other before.  The  key is to choose people who you not only get along with, but also who you think will get along with the rest of the group.

Basically, each member has a responsibility to be able to work in a group.  For example, planning your bridal shower.  Typically, it is the maid of honour who takes the lead and plans the shower, while the rest of the bridesmaids work together to execute it.   To give you a better idea, some of those responsibilities include the following, according to Perfect Wedding Day:

- Help the bride with the planning of the wedding
- They help the bride with errands on the wedding day.
- Helps decorate ceremony if necessary.
- They help with organising or assisting with hair and make-up.
- Helps with or the making of table decorations and or diy wedding crafts.
- Helps with arranging wedding favours or bombonniere.
- Helps maid or matron of honour with Hens night and bridal shower.
- Bridesmaids pay for their own wedding attire and accessories.
- They pay for travel expenses and accommodation during the celebration.
- They attend pre-wedding parties.
- Attend ceremony rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

At the end of the day, what really matters is that the people you have chosen are those who will take on the responsibilities as a bridesmaid and will support you every step of the way.  After all, they are there to make your life easier during this time. 

{ To Get Inked or Not? }

Weddding bands are a recognizable symbol of eternal love between two people joined together by marriage.  It began in ancient Eygyptian history using creative ways to make the rings to signify their love for one another.  For example, papyrus were twisted and braided into rings for fingers.  Later, rings were made of metal, which was the preferred choice by many couples.  

However, what if you wanted to go the non-traditional route and permanently ink your wedding band on your ring finger instead?  After all, it does symbolize permanence and commitment, much like your marriage.  And it is cheaper and you don't have to worry about scuffing or losing it.  The best part of all is that you can design any style of ring on your and your partners finger. 

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But before you jump on the wedding ring tattoo bandwagon, like any other tattoo, you need to consider many things.  According to Everything-Wedding-Rings, wedding ring tattoo is not as easy as it looks; if the wrong type of tattoo design is chosen, or the tattoo artist is not experienced with ring finger tattoos, your tattoos could end up looking like a blurry mess.  Their best advice is to find a competent artist, choose a design that will look good on a finger, make sure the artist uses sterile procedures, take good care of the tattoo, and always be sure you really want the tattoo. If you have any doubts at all don't go through with it.