Bridesmaid Meetup??

I had a meet-up for my bridesmaids. I hosted a little get together at my house and asked everyone to attend. It was a good way for everyone to get to know eachother, the maid of honor got all the address and phone numbers. The bridesmaids really enjoyed it.

I think that's a nice idea as long as you don't make it a mandatory outing. My BP all knew each other (3 friends from college and a friend from high school who visited me at college throughout my 4 years there), so I didn't do anything like that. I think it's always fun to catch up with friends, so go for it. I would just make sure you talk about stuff other than your wedding, so they can really get to know each other as people and not as your BP.

I think you can just meet up dress shopping they'll have plenty of time to talk with each other while you're trying on dresses! However if you WANT to do a meet up that's nice too.

Thanks ladies. I plan on having 5 BM's, 3 cousins who all know each other, and then 2 FSIL's who obviously know each other. Maybe I can plan for late January to do a brunch somewhere in the middle of all of us. Thanks for your help!

I invited them all out for brunch one day. It was a good girls day! We just sat and talked. I did not tie it to the wedding, though.

Since I invited, I paid for the meal, as well.

FH and I thought that having a bonfire/BBQ might be nice when the weather gets nicer. I mean, the girls might all meet before hand (that's questionable since they're all scattered). However, one of my BM brought up a good point of it knowing the person they might or will be walking with. So FH and I decided that a bonfire in the Spring might be a nice way to get everyone together. Probably people who aren't in the party as well, but generally for the BM and GM.

My Bridal Party will all be meeting each other at my engagement party so it worked out perfectly! If you can set up a small lunch or meet at your house it might be helpful but if not they can all just meet when dress shopping.

Asking them if they want to is totally fine. Expecting it of them is not okay. I went to lunch with all three bridesmaids and my one bridesmaid threw a brunch at her house for everyone but only two attended. I didn't see it as a big deal at all and the last thing I wanted was to put stress on them.

I didn't do any sort of meetup, but I'm lucky that everyone knows each other. When we all got together for BM dresses I took them all out to lunch afterwards. It meant a lot to me for them to take the time to be there.

Mine met in person the Friday before the wedding when we were getting nails done/having a little party. I did do text "introductions" and they ran from there (the thing Friday was actually a surprise they threw for me since I live far from all of them )

One of my bridesmaids live in Columbus, another in Dayton, so i decided it would be more appropriate to do like a group message on Facebook with the girls so they could swap contact info and meet. Sometimes it's hard to do a meet up with everyone. I thought it would also make it easier to approach each other if they decide to throw a bachelorette party (if they don't I'm wanting to host a girls night in Cincinnati, an escape room, bars, food)

Most of my bridesmaids already know each other- except for FSIL. The majority of them met at my bach party if they didn't already know each other. The rest will meet rehearsal day. We do have a FB chat going to maintain communication about dresses or anything else. They will meet all the GM on the rehearsal day. I don't think its necessary to make a big fuss about it. If you want to host a lunch or brunch or just invite them out to dinner you can, but don't get upset if some people can't make it (two of my BM couldn't make it to my bach party and it was fine).

I invited all my bridesmaids dress shopping and to paint night. Some were able to attend, others weren't. I didn't make it a "requirement." And we had a good time laughing and getting to know each other.

I'm going to invite them all to brunch! I think it'll be a nice way to relax and bond. It's nothing mandatory though

We went out and did a pottery painting thing with our kids. It was a lot of fun. My baby sister ended up having mandatory training at work that day, so she didn't make it, but it was still a good way for the rest of us to socialize.

I hosted a bruch before we went dress shopping together and I hosted a full tea. All of my girls seemed to really like both events. I didn't make either one mandatory but everyone came.

Our wedding party doesn't really know each other. MOH is in CA, and the two bridesmaids are in NY & FL so they're not all meeting until the wedding next month.... Though I think my MOH and NY bridesmaid might have met once in college but I honestly don't remember if they did or not. If we all lived closer I'm sure we probably would have done something, even if it was just drinks and somewhere.