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Super October 2020

Non communicating bridesmaid

Emma, on July 28, 2020 at 11:02 AM Posted in Planning 0 24




So one of my bridesmaids have not been communicating anything about the wedding. My MOH asked her if she’d like to help with the shower, bi response. I tried to ask her about her dress in May, no response. I am letting my girls pick their dresses from azazie. As of today it says delivery time would be September 1st-6th. My wedding is October 3rd. All my other bridesmaids have either ordered their dress or are ordering this weekend after pay day. I sent the non communicating bridesmaid this message

“ Hey *****! I wanted to see if you had chosen a dress for the wedding yet? I know if you were to ordered a dress today it’d be here by September 5th so the timeline is getting pretty close to the wedding date.

Now the sad news. I also wanted to let you know that with covid things are kinda up in the air. As of now our venue has said that we should be okay because we are at their half capacity limit but There’s always a uncertain fact that we might have to cut the wedding down to just my family if things don’t get better by October. That being said, if you don’t feel comfortable being a bridesmaids or don’t want to buy a dress that you might not end up actually wearing, Id understand! Obviously you’d still be invited to the wedding if things still go as planned! 💕💕

I told all my bridesmaids that last part about if they aren’t comfortable I’d understand. I sent this message 3 days ago. I know she has read it but still no response. My MOH basically said don’t say anything else till about a week before it’d be to late to order the dress and if she doesn’t have the dress she will just have to be a guest and not a bridesmaid. I don’t know what to do at this point. Any advice?

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Latest activity by Judith, on July 28, 2020 at 8:30 PM
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    Emma ·
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    I should add that me and her talk on a regular basis about other things. It’s just if I bring up the wedding she goes silent.
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    Veronica ·
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    Do you ever see her in person that you could sit down and discuss this with her?
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    Emma ·
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    No. Because of covid we haven’t really seen each other. She works at Walmart and I’m at a daycare so we both are trying to minimize contact from people we don’t “have” to see on a regular basis.
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    You've Done All You Can Do At This Point. She'll Either Get The Dress And Participate Or She Wont. One Of My BM's Hasnt Gotten Her Dress From Azazie Yet Either-Wedding Is Oct. 17th. Im Done Telling Her Over And Over About It.

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    Emma ·
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    Honestly in a weird way that makes me feel better. I’ve said something almost every other month. I decided to say something about the timeline to hopefully get her attention but I guess that didn’t work. I’m fine with her not being a bridesmaid if she’s not comfortable or doesn’t want to buy the dress because of not knowing if she’ll be able to be there because of covid. I pretty much just gave her a hassle free opportunity to tell me “no I don’t feel comfortable being a bridesmaid” but still 0 reply
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    Veronica ·
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    That makes sense. What about trying to call her to discuss the matter with her rather than sending messages? If you have her on the phone, it would be easier to get her to answer you rather than texting where she can avoid the subject.
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    Right She Should Definitely Speak Up If Thats How She Feels.

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    I would follow your MOH advice, if she wants to be in the wedding she will go ahead and get her stuff together. If not she's a guest. She still has time to order, I would leave it up to her. This way you don't look like a controlling bride, if it happens it happens. As you mentioned if you try to talk to her about the wedding she shuts down so having a heart to heat may not be possible.

    I hope everything goes well with your wedding in October. Smiley heart

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    Thank you so much!
    I think I’ll leave it alone for now but send one last message when it says the dress would get here September 15th.
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    Melle ·
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    One of my bridesmaids literally didn’t get her dressed until three days before the wedding. It is so frustrating but at the end of the day if she can get her dress on time for your wedding then she can still be a part of it like your maid of honor said she just has to get her act together or not be in it
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    That’s so frustrating! I couldn’t wait till 3 days before to know. I have to get presents, book our nail appointment for the day before, and let my HMU know a week before at the latest! I think what’s frustrating me the most is she hasn’t even said which dress she likes which makes me feel like she hasn’t looked at them.
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    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    That is weird and frustrating. You've made attempts to communicate that have gone ignored so at this point, just have her be a guest.
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    Wait, so you're in regular contact with her and she responds to all other messages except messages regarding the wedding? I think she's in a non confrontational way has declined being a bridesmaid. I'd just let be honest and find a way to talk in person even if it's visiting her at Walmart but ultimately letting her know you've taken the no comments regarding wedding as her respectfully declining being a BM and you'll send her a guest invite. And leave it at that.

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    I did already send her an invite, but I actually send all of the bridal party an invite just because. I think I’m going to wait till the website says that the dress will be delivered by September 15th (so only about a 9 day wait) and tell her “hey if you haven’t ordered your dress you need to do so within the next 3-5 days so it’ll be here by the 20th. otherwise you won’t be able to be a bridesmaid.”
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    Emma ·
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    When we first got engaged last September she was all for being a bridesmaid! We talked about it a lot through December and then she stopped talking about it around March.
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    The longer you wait and if there are alterations needed will definitely become problematic if the dress arrives the 20th. And if you've read some other posts, many vendors are still back logged.

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    Sounds like it's Covid related. Maybe finances are tough.

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    They are getting the dresses through azazie which has the custom dress option and from my understanding that’s what she was going to use. At least that’s what she said in December. I’m definitely for frustrated then stressed about it. I don’t want to just straight up be like “get your dress or you won’t be in the wedding” but it seems like that’s what is going to happen🤦🏼‍♀️
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    You said you talk to her regularly about other things and once the wedding comes up she falls silent. It sounds like something is going on with her and if she won’t talk about it or participate in wedding stuff then why keep her in your bridal party? Personally, I’d make a stand and tell my friend we are both adults and she needs to tell me straight why she is being this way and not change the subject to avoid the issue. You aren’t a mind reader. If she is having problems with being a BM or no longer wants to go to a wedding right now even as a guest because of COVID she needs to vocalize it like an adult.
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    I’m torn on what to do. Now I don’t know if I should wait till she’d HAVE to get her dress or there’d be no other option or to wait till this weekend (give her enough time to respond just in case something cane up) and straight up tell her I need to know if she’s going to be a bridesmaid or not.
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