Unofficial bridesmaids?
I want to ask my cousin and my best friend to be my "unofficial bridesmaids" for my wedding. My fiancé and I are eloping so we are only having about 11 people at our ceremony but we're having a bigger reception with about 50 guests afterwards. I don't want to do the traditional bridesmaids duties that require the girls to wear a certain dress or do all the extra stuff (I've been a bridesmaid before and I'll never do it again). That being said, I would like to honor my two girls by asking them to be there with me on our wedding day while we get ready and to be present at the ceremony. Do you guys have any suggestions for how to go about this? Is there a different term other than "bridesmaid" that I can present to them with a small, intentional gift? Thanks!