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Next weekend is both my bridal shower and bachelorette party. I have three bridesmaids, and I thought they had everything under control. I was so wrong! MOH has been telling me for months that she's got everything taken care of. I talked to Bridesmaid A today, who said something like "I don't want to put you in the middle or involve you in any drama, but what is up with MOH? I have been asking questions about everything, and she tells me she's got everything taken care of. Then she leaves me a message asking me if I've done X, Y, and Z yet, which I didn't even know I was supposed to do."

MOH has apparently not been communicating with Bridesmaids A and B and also has not been doing everything that she tells me she has done. We are going to a baseball game to start off my bachelorette, and a limo is taking us there. No, MOH never booked a limo. Bridesmaid A gets to call and try to book one this week.

Bridesmaid A called MOH and asked about decorations and if she should buy some. MOH said she will take care of them, and when BM A asked what she's getting, MOH said "oh you know, whatever." BM A is going to buy some this week.

So after 2 months of us all thinking that the parties were taken care of, my other two bridesmaids have less than a week to book a limo, plan the rest of my bachelorette party, and put together a shower. We at least have the shower venue booked, because my mother took care of that a long time ago. I was told the shower guest list isn't even accurate - MOH didn't record responses for a lot of people, so we have an unusually high number of blank responses.

I'm so upset that this has become so stressful for bridesmaids A and B. They are wonderful women and I know they can put together amazing parties for me.

Anyone else having drama like this?

That's terrible for your bridesmaids!  If I were you, I would actually tell the other two bridesmaids that both you and your mother (if she is willing) would be happy to help take on some of the planning.  That way you can lessen the burden on the other two bridesmaids. 

Is your MOH usually flakey?  Is it normal within your friends for the bridal party to be responsible for the shower and bachelorette party, or is it possible that your MOH resents having to plan these events?

As bad as this situation is, it would have been much worse if the other bridesmaids had taken your MOH at her word, and not realized the problem.  They seem very responsible, and must care about you a lot!

@professor: No, she has never been flaky. We're all so surprised by it. It's normal in our circle for the bridal party to handle everything, and she talked to me for months about how she couldn't wait to plan them.

The other two bridesmaids emailed me today and told me what they got done today - I am amazed with them, they've taken care of almost everything in one day! Bridesmaid A had the day off so she spent it on the phone with a bunch of places booking things and going out to buy things. I offered to help with some of it but they refused and said they would take care of it for me.

I found out later after posting this that two people from my shower list were never invited. I was pretty much keeping my cool, because I knew the other stuff would be okay, but this upset me! The one thing that MOH did do was print shower invites and mail them. She did this on her own, without talking to the BMs about it. I guess she missed two people on my list. Bridesmaid B was making calls to the people who hadn't responded, and when she called these two people, they awkwardly told her that they hadn't been invited. BM B apologized to them and said that they were meant to be invited, and there must have been a mistake. She said the guests seemed okay about it but they said they aren't coming. :(

I guess the BMs talked to her about it last night and it was kind of tense. MOH replied that she "had everything under control."

I am putting it behind me, because everything is falling into place and I'm going to have wonderful parties thrown by my amazing ladies! Thank you for your support. Things are going great - I am 17 months into my engagement and this is the first (small) bump in the road I've hit.