Bridal Party

I would wait to pick until about a year out. You never know what may happen between now and the wedding and you don't want to be stuck with people you aren't close to anymore.

You have a ton of time to pick. You're obviously not sure of who you want and you shouldn't force it. If you ask now, you're sure to change your mind again in the next 24 months. I would wait until 9-12 months before the wedding. Like Allie said, relationships change.

I struggled with this a bit too. I originally told a co-worker I was best friends with she would be in my wedding party. However, gradually drifted apart after I left that job and barely talk anymore. It resulted in me not asking her to be in my wedding party or to even come to my wedding. It’s sad in all honesty, but you got to go with people you are close with. I went with my sister, sister in-law, two of my cousins, and my future sister in-law. It’s made planning my wedding difficult though because we are fantasy themed and told people to cosplay or dress up as if attending a Halloween party, and my two cousins looked at me like I have five million heads! My sister, sister in-law and future sister in-law got it, but the other problem if my future sister in-law is tall and can’t find something. Honestly I’m making an exception for those three people to wear normal dresses if they want. Anyway, pick people who you are close to is my recommendation!

You have plenty of time to decide. Don’t make any decisions right now. You really don’t need to pick your bridal party until a year or so out. I didn’t ask my bridal party members to be in my wedding until 11 months before my wedding date.

My wedding is Spring 2021 too!! But I've also been stressing about our bridal party. I think you should pick people that are (1) happy for you and support you (2) dependable and will be there for you through some seriously stressful time (3) going to have a good time with you and will not want to damper your day. I'd write those people down and then narrow it down from there. You still have time so don't let it stress you too much (easier said than done i know!) and who knows maybe things will happen and people will cross themselves off the list of being in the bridal party themselves lol

Keep thinking for a while. It's recommended to wait until you're close to a year from your wedding to ask anyone because friendships can change and then you'll have "bridesmaid drama" meaning you'll have bridesmaids that don't want to buy the dress or attend the bachelorette because they'd rather spend money on other things because the friendship isn't strong anymore so they don't care.

I had a 3 and a half year engagement, but didn't ask anyone to be bridesmaids until 14 months before my wedding. I'm soooo glad I waited because I drifted from some of the friends I originally thought I'd ask and became best friends with someone that was just an acquaintance when I first got engaged. I had 7 girls - my SIL and 6 super close friends. These were friends that always showed up to events that were important to me (like milestone birthdays or apartment warming parties) always followed through with plans, and were always there for me. I really couldn't imagine not having them around me at my bachelorette, the night before the wedding and getting ready for the wedding. So I wouldn't rule out friends just to have a small bridal party, but I would wait until March 2020 to see who you are still super close with.

I would not make any decisions until March-May 2020. Friendships change & you'll have a more finalized budget to see what you can afford.