r/Brides

My best friend is getting married late 2027. She’s planned her bachelorette for early June (it does require flying/ staying 4 days) since she set the date TWO bridesmaids have announced unplanned pregnancies. They’re BOTH due in May! Bride has done a wonderful job being happy for them to their face, but is losing her shit behind closed doors as her bachelorette is dwindling by the second. Not to mention some bridesmaids couldn’t come from the beginning due to finances or family obligations. I’m one of the most dependable bridesmaids who will always show up to everything and never miss an exciting moment or milestone. (I’m the only bridesmaid giving a speech at the wedding, to put it into perspective.) well….. I just found out I am also pregnant. My husband and I have been trying for a very long time, but never told our friends as we’d been struggling and wanted to keep it to ourselves. This is my first pregnancy and I am ECSTATIC but also terrified to tell her. I’m not through my first trimester yet and my husband have always agreed that we wouldn’t tell anyone until 3 months in, but I have to tell her in case it impacts her bachelorette plans. I’ll be due in May so my baby will be weeks old by the time of her party. I have no idea if I would feel comfortable going, I would be DEVASTATED to miss it. I plan on telling her next weekend, but I really don’t want to. I don’t want to tell anyone yet, and especially not anyone that will have any feelings other than enthusiastic excitement. I also feel terrible for her because I know how incredibly stressful weddings are and the last thing I want to do is add any amount of stress or extra planning. No idea what to do! Tell her and hope for the best, I guess? I wish I was in the position to stop trying until after her wedding but with how many failed attempts we’ve had that just wasn’t in the cards for us.

(Edited to fix the wedding date)

What is one thing that you did at your wedding or experienced at someone else’s wedding that years later you still get hear/talk/think about?

Having serious sticker shock looking at bridal makeup artists in the New England area...

Is there something significantly different about "bridal glam" compared to getting a nice, professionally done soft glam look? I've always envisioned looking like myself but elevated on my wedding day w/ makeup that enhances my natural features rather than completely transforming my face bc I don't wear makeup regularly..

I understand that bridal makeup needs to last many hours, photograph well, and that there's skill involved in making that happen. I'm also happy to pay for someone's time, expertise, and travel to my hotel. But I'm struggling to understand why adding the word "wedding" seems to automatically turn makeup into a $700–$1,000+ "luxury experience."

I just don't have that kind of budget and need help finding affordable recs. Getting married at The Avenir in Walpole, MA so if any recs in that area please lmk 🙏🏽

So my partner and I are having a courthouse ceremony near the end of this year (date TBC, long story, beaurocracy). He's french, im australian, we were meant to get married more in early autumn but with me not being french the paperwork has been an absolute nightmare, and suddenly im getting married in winter. I'm sewing my own dress, a midi length puffy feminine dress with sheer sleeves and low neckline in pink silk muslin. I've put alot of money and time into it, as when i designed it it wouldnt be too cold. Well now i'm getting married in the cold and i know this dress is gonna freeze my ass off, especially with the sheer sleeves since i cant wear a thermal underneath. For financial reasons and sentimental reasons, im compelled to push on and wear it anyway, shiver a bit indoors and put a big coat on outside. But another part of me thinks thats delusional, I should let the dream go and design something in a sturdier fabric that i can wear layers under. we don't go to events so I'll probably never get another opportunity to wear the pink dress, and the financial hit of making a new one will suck. What would yall do?

I'm a 2027 bride and wanted to find out if anyone has ordered a custom gown from Turkey or Vietnam? How was the process in terms of sizing, communication, shipping, quality? Would love to hear your experience!