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    formerlybuttons    June 5, 2010  

    Hello hive!  Sorry if this gets a little long, but I wanted some feedback (and hopefully reassurance!).  I have 5 BMS and 2 MOHs in my bridal party, and I don't expect them to do much for the wedding at all -- they don't have to go dress-shopping with me, help me out with any projects, listen to me go on and on about wedding planning (unless the want to, of course! :), don't have to get hair and makeup done, etc.  Pretty much, I just want them to be happy for me and have a great time at the wedding.  For the most part they've been amazing, especially one of my MOHs.  But two of my girl friends have really disappointed me.  I don't mind that they're uninterested in the wedding (to the point that I haven't even told them I bought my dress) -- I get that they're a little younger and haven't had too many friends get married and for some people, weddings just aren't that exciting.  Totally understandable.

    The thing that bothers me is that I feel like my friendships with these two friends are completely dissolving -- I guess not too surprising since these two girls are also the ones I've known and been close to for the least amount of time (a few years instead of 10+ like my other BMs).  I'm always calling, texting, or emailing and trying to get together -- I get no responses, or they flake out at the last minute.  I can't think of anything I've done to upset them and I've asked them if everything is ok -- they both assure me that everything's fine.  I think in the last six months I've seen both of them once each (we live in the same area and none of us is particularly busy with work).  I understand that sometimes people just drift apart, and to be honest I'm getting tired of constantly reaching out.  At this rate, I feel like we won't really be talking at all by the time of the wedding.  I've thought about asking them to step down but don't feel comfortable with that -- after all, I did ask them in the first place.

    My question is, has anyone experienced something similar and was it weird at the wedding?  I know that I'll be so overwhelmed and thinking about other things the day of my wedding, but I just wonder if it will be uncomfortable or awkward with these friends who are big parts of the day, but I haven't talked to or seen in forever!  Any thoughts?  Am I thinking way too much about this?

     
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    Johnsbride09    7/3/2009   Northern Virginia

    I did have a similar situation, without going into too many details, but everything was fine on the big day.  It was like everything went back to normal. 

     
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    mountain.bride    December 12, 2009   Australia

    I've been in a similar situation, except I was the BM who felt like I was the one reaching out to a disinterested bride! I felt awkward at the rehearsal but on the wedding day there was so much going on, and so many people to take into account, that it was fine. I wouldn't say our relationship is back to normal but I'm not sure how much of that can be put down to her busy life (she's a med intern) and the distance (we're in different states), rather than anything to do with the wedding per se.

    Anyway, you must have asked these girls for a reason and given your huge bridal party I don't think you need to worry too much at this point. Hopefully you will be able to reconnect at events like showers or the bachelorette and you'll feel better about it then :) Sometimes friendships do dissolve and weddings seem like one of the major catalysts for some reason, if they are real friends they will stick around, if not it is sad but it sounds like you have a great group of girls otherwise so just need to focus on that :)

     
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    formerlybuttons    June 5, 2010  

    Thanks!!  That's nice to know that everything was back to normal on the day of, whew!  I can see how that would happen, but it just makes me sad that I'm drifting from my these friends at a really happy time.

    Mountainbride -- haha, I totally do have a huge wedding party!  Two of the BMs are my FSILs, who I absolutely love.  And you're right, I should really focus more on all the friends who continue to be there for me.  That's a great point about weddings being catalysts for this type of thing.  I've heard that before, but never really understood why.  I wonder why?

     

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