Help me surprise my bridal party! (Grand gestures and crazy ideas welcome)
My fiancé and I got engaged in December. We recently put a deposit down on our venue, DJ, and photographer. The wedding planning is officially in full swing, and now with the summer months allowing me a calmer time at work, I’ll have a lot more time on my hands to really do a lot of the other planning that goes with it.
The friends who will be in my bridal party all know that I will be asking them to be bridesmaids. Everyone has been super supportive and we all have a fun relationship. I feel very lucky to be surrounded by my group of friends who have been so supportive of my relationship since day one and have been so excited for the wedding and all that comes with it.
My best friend (who will be my Matron of Honor) and one of my other close friends (who will be a bridesmaid) keep joking that since I haven’t asked them to be in the wedding party yet, that they’re just regular wedding guests. They keep going on and on about how they’ll be watching from the audience and changed our group chat name to “the wedding guests” 😂. I am in the process of making a cute little bridesmaid proposal box and they know it’s coming, but they’ve been joking about this every time I see them (and we all laugh … it’s seriously in good fun).
Growing up, we’ve done crazy planning and events for each other, sometimes super over the top (21st birthdays, baby showers, other bachelorettes, video montages, all sorts of special birthday surprises) and we consistently are competitive in one upping each other to show grand gestures of affection.
I know asking a friend to be a bridesmaid is simple and sometimes silly, but I would LOVE to do some kind of grand gesture to really surprise them/put them on the spot. I know they’ll get a kick out of whatever happens.
Got any ideas? We all have a great sense of humor and I need some help being creative!