Maid of Honor Pregnant Now?

That is exciting that she is having a baby, but it definitely sounds like she will have to get a different dress. One of my bridesmaids was trying to get pregnant prior to our wedding and she put off getting her dress until it had to be ordered in case she did get pregnant. I would breath and take one thing at a time that way you don't become too overwhelmed.

I don’t have any advice- however I’m in the same situation. My sister/MOH is pregnant and due 2 weeks before my wedding. Super excited but a little worried about all the same things you are.

good luck!!

Can she return the dress, or sell it to someone else? I would think finding another dress won't be super hard, and can you get help planning the baby shower?

My MOH told they are going to be trying next summer for a baby, my plan is to just put her in dress that is more accommodating for a baby bump and have her wait till it cannot wait any longer for her to order her dress. Depending on the store maybe she can exchange or return her original dress?

I would try to return the dress. She can get a new one in the same or similar color as the other girls. She is the maid of honor so she can stand out a little from the other girls. Maybe it’s not your exact vision but I am sure it will turn out nicely.

She might be able to exchange the dress. Definitely get a bridesmaid to help her with any hosting duties and cut her some slack if she can't participate fully in the bachelorette party. But overall, five months in she should be just fine at the wedding! No real worries. You can do the baby shower a little early, so you're not cramped on time. A friend of mine is having two baby showers thrown by different people, and one is about six weeks before she's due, the other is a month before. I think you could even go eight weeks, if she's comfortable with that. I've been to one that was thrown during the second trimester, just because of how timing worked out for everybody. (Baby was due around the holidays.) You run some small risks with that, but it worked out well.

My MOH found out she was pregnant after she bought her dress. She will be about 6 months pregnant at the wedding. She got it at David's Bridal. She recently went in and they exchanged it for a different size because it hadn't been altered yet.

View Quoted Comment Same. I will say one thing, and I don't mean to sound harsh, but I did not get involved in my MOHs dress issue. I didn't get pregnant lol. She is an adult and she can get her own dress figured out. It worked out perfectly with no issue. She said David's Bridal was very accommodating.

I agree, try returning the dress & get one with more room around belly area. If you can’t return or resell it, a seamstress could let the dress out or add fabric to make it wider. 5 months is not that far in pregnancy by the way, some women have very small bump at that time.

I don’t see a problem with her being pregnant for bachelorette or the wedding. I also see no problem with planning a baby shower after your wedding. If it was close before your wedding, that might be more challenging. There is room for more than one happy event few months apart 🙂

My MOH is pregnant as well and due mid-December. Thankfully, she ordered her dress 1-2 sizes bigger so she has room. She's also prepared to take it to a seamstress if needed. Our wedding is in August so she'll be 5 months; so similar to your MOH!

She's still going to attend the shower; which is on Sunday. We haven't discussed a bachelorette party yet; but, I don't want anything too crazy and I'll definitely want her to be able to attend.

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Same story here. TWO of my bridesmaids found out they were pregnant during the process of planning my wedding (including one with twins) and DB was super cool about exchanging dresses.

Now as far as how you handle the situation itself, you shouldn't worry. Just be excited for her, and ask how you can make things work for her. That's all. Everything falls into place and will work itself out if you just relax, allow for a little flexibility and remain positive

Don't stress too much. At 5 months she won't be THAT pregnant as far as doing tasks and planning. She will be able to show up. Just don't put too much pressure on her and help her find a dress that works.

Congratulations to your family! That’s so exciting! As for the dress, check with the store to see if they can do an even exchange for a larger size. My sister was pregnant during our other sister’s wedding and about as far along as yours will be. She made sure she put off alterations until like 2-3 weeks before the wedding (she didn’t need much done). My other sister is currently in the process of trying as well so when we got their dresses at David’s Bridal we made sure to ask about it and they said they would do an even exchange for a larger size if necessary. I’m sure this happens regularly so hopefully the store will be accommodating

I completely understand the big life event situation! My sister had her baby early and so now HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY is also the same day as my wedding and he is the first grandchild for both my family as well as her husband's family so now everyone wants to do him a small birthday party during my reception and I feel bad about going bridezilla but my FH and I have paid for EVERYTHING ourselves so I feel the day should be about me and not someone who won't even remember the day. (Sorry for the small rant)

So exciting! I wouldn't worry too much about the planning ect.
Most places are understanding and accommodating for this, as you can see it happens a lot. A different dress in the same or similar color will be fine