1st wedding party meeting

What? There is no reason to have any sort of meeting with your wed ding party. All they need to do is show up at the wedding in the correct attire. Anything they CHOOSE to do beyond that is gravy.

We had no meetings.

Are you a club?

View Quoted Comment We'll all the people in the wedding haven't mate my FH and I haven't mate all of his family, so no one really knows each other like that. Plus I don't want everyone to meet for the 1st time the day of the wedding, that's crazy! Especially if they have to give a bridal showers and etc.

There is no reason to have meetings. They don't need to know each other beforehand to walk in a straight line together the day of your wedding. The more expectations you put on the bridal party the easier it is to introduce disappointment and hurt feelings when your vision of their participation isn't met. Ask their budgets individually, pick a dress within the lowest budget and be gracious if they decide to throw you pre wedding parties (on their own) and that is the extent of it.

I agree no meetings. Though if all the girls are around you could just get together and have brunch but don’t set an agenda or try to task them things.

I am trying to set up a little party for my bridal party to meet. They don't all know each other, and it would be a nice ice breaker.

Meetings aren't necessary. Maybe just have a group chat on Facebook or texting but there's no need to have meetings with anyone aside from vendors

After being in several weddings last year, fh and I agreed 2 wedding party gatherings before the actually ceremony is a good idea, so everyone is not complete strangers meeting for the first time the night before. Our wedding is in September, we are doing go-karting in June and a cookout in August.

Some of my wedding party met each other the morning of our wedding. Everyone lived in different states or cities. It was fine.

We decided to do a bachelorette/bachelor party so all wedding party can get together before wedding weekend. We want them to mingle in a fun setting a month before the wedding before having them spend a whole weekend together devoting every second of that weekend to us.

If you really feel the need to introduce all of them, you can start a closed Facebook group or a group text/email. Anything else is unnecessary.

View Quoted Comment I get what you are thinking but it's really unnecessary. Just introduce them via group chat, social media or something. My bridal party never really met face to face until the wedding day and we managed perfectly fine.

Also, by no means does anyone have to give you a bridal shower.

Wait, why do they need to know each other before the wedding? I don't get what weird thing happens that they need to know one another? Mine didn't know each other and it was fine. As a bridesmaid, I've been in many weddings where I didn't know the others and that was fine.

Also, just to correct you: they don't HAVE to throw you a shower. That's not required at all. And if they want to, I'm sure they'll figure out. They're adults.

None of the wedding party need to know each other. I did think it was weird that my mom and FH parents haven’t met after 4 years of us being together so we organized a dinner where everyone could meet.

Those who were available went out to lunch after dress shopping. It was a nice way for my two natural planners to meet and be comfortable together. We didn’t talk much about the wedding - just their shared love of Thai food!

I wouldn’t do a “meeting” but if you really want them to meet I will do a brunch, dinner. Or bbq at your house and invite friends not only but including bridal party. That way it isn’t a meeting just for bridal party. It’s a get together with friends and if bridal party are able to attend they can meet some of your friends including other in the bridal party. But you also can’t expect it to be necessary for them to come.

Traditionally, the maid of honor or a close family member throws a bridal shower, and the maid of honor throws a bachelorette party, which are both great events for all of the bridesmaids to get to know each other a little better. And the dress rehearsal and rehearsal dinner are is a way for the wedding party to know details before the big day, share toasts and funny stories, and the family and wedding party can mingle a little bit. I think those pre wedding events are more than enough opportunities for your bridesmaids to get familiar

Hope this helps!

I think some people are missing the concept. It's not really a party it's just a meeting at my house then day everyone goes to get fitted for their dresses.... Not nothing big just simple no money to be spent at all, unless it's on their dresses.

I agree with PPs about not having an official “meeting” but some of our wedding party did suggest a get together before the wedding. We’re thinking of having a small non wedding related party over the summer. It will include the wedding party and a few more friends. We don’t plan to talk about the wedding much. Just give everyone an opportunity to meet face to face. The MOH and the best man haven’t seen each other in about 8 years so they just want to chat before they walk arm in arm.