Tag: bridesmaid
How can I fire a bridesmaid?
Weddings can be tense but this bridesmaid problem seems to have started long before the wedding. QUESTION Hi Irene, I asked one of my girlfriends to be a bridesmaid at my wedding a couple months ago, but every time I ask her if she wants to get together, she doesn’t answer me. She literally hasn’t [...]
A friendly case of “Maid of Honor Abuse”
A very tired maid of honor worries that her friend has become an out-of-control bridezilla.
For Better or For Worse: Weddings and Friendship – Part II
Marriage is a milestone that often alters a couple’s relationship with each other, as well as with those around them. For the new bride, it can herald profound changes in her relationships with girlfriends. In a recent post (February 9, 2008), I interviewed wedding expert Sharon Naylor about the challenges that planning “the big day” [...]
For Better or For Worse: Weddings and Friendship
Weddings can be taxing to any bride’s friendships. The ceremony and all the planning that leads up to it mark the beginning of an emotionally challenging life transition, and brides-to-be are often placed in the uncomfortable position of having to make choices that can hurt people’s feelings, including that of their closest friends. What are [...]









