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Newly engaged and naive brides..sigh sigh.
Anyone else seeing people getting engaged now and think "been there, done that.."? I'm at the age when a lot of people are pairing off anyway so it's only intensified. Anyway, a girl I went to high school with and was best friends with in high school got engaged yesterday. I saw she added weddingbook today and clicked on it not expecting to see anything.
She has already listed her whole bridal party.
If only these people knew the drama that will surely come from these snap decisions in choosing their BP a year or more early....
(PS I knew my BP a year+ though I didn't ask them, BUT there are certain people that this just doesn't work for...this person, who moves through friends like whoa, WILL have drama.)
Also I'm NUI so if this makes no sense, I don't care 
Re: Newly engaged and naive brides..sigh sigh.
Totally agree. I feel like a wedding veteran who's completely disdainful of any of their glow and stupid ideas. I'm basically judgy of anyone who doesn't look into modern or nontraditional weddings and just follows the status quo and has the same wedding their siblings/friends/parents did. I mean, my wedding had soo many traditional elements, but I was able to choose it with an open mind.
It should be mandatory that all new brides know WTF they're getting into before planning -- especially asking their WP this early and knowing a little something about etiquette.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
I haven't had any friends or anything get engaged since we tied the knot (I'm pretty much the caboose in doing so of my friends). I don't think I'd be judgy of them though. Probably would notice the early WP decision and think the same thing you did, but in terms of the ceremony and such...if they want unique or cookie cutter...that's their call, not mine.
Hmm, kind of makes me wonder who will get married next of the people I know???
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I'm a lot more judgy now unfortunately. I don't really care what people pick for their weddings but when I go to a totally cookie cutter event with no personality at all, I think it seems lazy. But 95% of weddings around here are like that, right down to the dollar dance, so whatever.
I'm looking forward to maybe having some wedding drama for you from her because she's the kind of person that has flavor of the month friends. I have no idea who half of her bridal party is because she hasn't known them very long. And I had no idea that her maid of honor was that close to her because they just started hanging out a lot more recently.
I'm sure this will be entertaining. Too bad we don't really talk anymore, I won't be getting an invite to this drunkfest!
I have 2 new engaged friends, one of whom is my SIL. the first friend has had drama in picking out a reception place and when i made a few suggestions, she shot them down because they have to be big enough for 350 people. i want to tell her she's crazy, but her parents are rich so maybe they're paying. i think the places i suggested could hold that many people but whatever.
my SIL (who lives in another state) has over a year to plan and is at the point that she is obsessing over everything because she hasn't decided on anything. when we were there for labor day she asked, "do i really need to have a dj?" and i said, "well we didn't, we had an ipod reception" which she ran for us by the way. and "i want a small wedding so i don't think i really want a bridal party. can i do that?" and i said, "we didn't have a party, it was just the two of us." it was a little annoying that she forgot everything about our wedding and it was only 2 (at the time) months ago, but i reminded myself that newly engaged women do not think straight.
i guess we can suggest things, but in the end, its their decision whether or not to listen.