Connecting the wedding party.

My MOH asked for my bridesmaids phone numbers. She started a group chat with them all.

Forgot to add that we are both in one state and the others are in different states...all on the easy coast.

I would caution against making a group text or an app. There isn’t anything your bridesmaids need to do. If they want to plan a shower or the bachelorette you could give phone numbers if they want to connect individually.

I started a Facebook group chat so they can all at least get to know each other and then I at least have a way of getting a hold of all them for bridesmaid dresses and such

My bridesmaids are all over (2 in NJ, 2 in NC, 1 in NY & 1 in CA) and I simply sent an introduction email to all of them and included their phone numbers in case they wanted/needed to get in touch with each other! I believe they have an email chain about the bachelorette party, but I’m pretty sure that’s it.

To do list? Other than showing up in the correct attire, smiling for pictures, and getting down the aisle, there isn't anything that needs to be done by them. All you need to do is find out everyone's budget for attire, find a dress within the smallest budget (leave room for alteration costs) and let them know what the dress is.

If anyone chooses to do anything else, like a shower or bachelorette, then they can take on the responsibility of reaching out to others. You shouldn't concern yourself with it.

Yeah I think I’ve been a part of group text chains and a private Facebook group, but nothing crazy. WhatsApp and Group Me are good group text apps that makes sharing pictures and links easy. But they also may want to do a private group without the bride in it so there’s a possibility they already have a group message going and you don’t know

I use GroupMe with my cohort at school. It’s great. We have a big one with all of us and then we make smaller groups for group projects.

I would suggest a Facebook group page or GroupMe or even creating a group chat on WhatsApp.

I just shared my BMs' number with each of them through a group text. They took over to communicate and get to know each other before the big day.

We have a mix of iPhone/Android users so group texts weren’t ideal. It may be overkill but we use Slack which I like because it allows different channels or chat rooms that we specify for each group (ie: bridesmaids, announcements, random (for shiz-posting), etc) It also lets you to individually message people and search within chats.

if you want to go for something simpler, I use WhatsApp, Line, and Facebook for normal chatting

We used Facebook to do a group video chat all together when planning the bachelorette and shower. That was fun and it helped people not talk all over each other because you could see when someone was about to speak up. Then we had a Facebook group chat going to wrap up details (like choosing a restaurant for dinner and making sure everyone bought their ticket to the comedy show).

Thanks ladies. My big concern was just that we were scattered everywhere and no one knows each other

View Quoted Comment They don't need to know each other. Just because they are your bridesmaids doesn't mean they need to become friends or even some sort of social group. If any of them would like to contact the others, they can ask you for contact information.

Being that you're all over the country and don't really know one another anyways, I doubt you're having them all be very active in the planning process. Giving them all information, such as their names and phone numbers in case it's needed, is plenty. They likely won't be besties after the wedding so there's no need to force communication on them