I’ve asked my friends to be bridesmaids... now what?

Since your wedding is coming up pretty quickly, I'd text them details as soon as you have them (date, venue, time, etc.). Then they will have some information if they want to plan a bridal shower or bachelorette. I'd also consult their budgets (probably privately and not in a group text) then figure out some dress options for them so they have time to save & order & get alterations. Bridesmaids typically don't need a lot of "leading" but do need basic wedding information to budget, take time off, etc.

View Quoted Comment Thank you you for your suggestions! I have made sure that all of them are at least intending to attend the wedding, they all know the date and location. I also am trying my absolute hardest to find affordable attire for all of them. I am going for a more mismatched look in style and color so they will all be able to find something they feel comfortable and beautiful in. So far only looking at dresses $100 and under!

View Quoted Comment I completely agree

, I would definitely coordinate a date where they can all look at bridesmaids dresses together and if one cannot make it then maybe text her the ideas for her opinion? Also did you want to have any pre-wedding events such as a bridal shower or bachelorette party? Have they asked if you wanted a bachelor party?

I just texted my girls this past week about dresses for the first time since asking them to be my bridesmaids. I literally just gave them the color and length I was looking for with a couple of inspiration pictures. I did include a couple of websites for ideas, but let them know that they are more than welcome to find dresses elsewhere if they'd like (and two of them have already purchased from websites I didn't list). I think my MOH is taking care of bachelorette information, but I'm not a part of that, and my mom is doing bridal shower things, which again, I'm not a part of. I probably won't do anything group wise until we get closer to the date and I need to give them information about hair/makeup and rehearsal.

I started a group chat and just asked them for their opinions on stuff.

Before anything, I'd text them all separately and ask them what their bridesmaid dress budget is, then take the lowest number out of those and start looking at dresses that fit that budget.

I asked them at a brunch, then I set up a group chat a few months later we had a little girls night out, from there they have kind of taken off with things setting up a separate chat for my shower, and I have been inviting a few of them to wedding dress shopping, so they have so time to bond prior to all the events and little things I have planned. I wanna get them all together as much as I can for some fun things so that the day of they feel comfortable with each other. Some of them are friends already and others didn't know each other at all, so I want them to feel more like friends by the day of. In terms of dresses, I want to look around a bit and send them some suggestions and then take them all to look together.

I asked them and within a week made a group chat (facebook, but you do whatever works, of course) and then started talking about when we could go dress hunting (for mine and theirs). We made a mutual date and went from there.