Lindsey Dillingham

My maid of honor is my younger sister. We went to Oklahoma City to shop for bridesmaids dresses. The first place we went to was JJ Kelly Bridal. I have been looking at dresses online and they carried all of the brands that I liked. They carry Nicole Miller, Charsa, and Dessy dresses. They carry a few more brands, but these were my favorite. When I went wedding dress shopping I knew almost exactly what I was looking for. My only requirements for my bridesmaids dresses were that they were strapless and pale pink. I found two dresses that I love and that fit my sister great. One is long and the other is tea-length. I can’t decide what length I want to have. I also haven’t decided on how many bridesmaids I will have. I know for sure that I will be asking one of my long-time friends. She was gone on a spring break trip and wasn’t able to go with us. Eventually we will go back and decide. It takes three months for the dresses to come in and then my sister’s dress will have to be hemmed because she is so short. So while I still have plenty of time it is not something that I can put off until last minute.

The wedding party is becoming less conservative. People are now including their best guy friend as a bridesmaid. Bridesmaids are typically female. My fiance and I are discussing how many people to include in our wedding party. Ty doesn’t want more than just a maid of honor and a best man. I would like to include more of my friends. One of our mutual friends is getting married in August. She is having eight bridesmaids. The more bridesmaids you have the more money you are going to spend. You have to buy their dresses, shoes, pay for their hair and makeup and their bouquets. My maid of honor will be my sister, but picking my other bridesmaids is not an easy decision. I have several friends that I would like to ask, but don’t want to hurt anyone else’s feelings. An ideal wedding party would include an equal number bridesmaids and groomsmen. I don’t see this happening for my wedding. I guess I will just have more bridesmaids than groomsmen. Our ringbearer will be my adorable nephew. He will be five at our wedding. Our flowergirl will be his niece, who will be three and a half. They will be so cute!!