Pregnant Bridesmaid

I see you are already calling the store you ordered the dresses through. One of my BMs was pregnant for a different friend's wedding and they had her order extra fabric so they could alter the dress to fit her baby bump. I am sure this is not the first time they had dealt with this scenario and should be able to tell you what can be done.

I was 4 days away from delivery on Black Friday and I was at work as a manager in retail so standing in as as a bridesmaid would have been a breeze for me at 30 weeks (I was still wearing my pre-pregnancy jeans). If your friend does end up being uncomfortable, she'll let you know. The dress you've selected seems like it'll work well to accommodate a bump. If it can't be exchanged, I've heard that tailors can add stretch panels on the sides of some dresses so that might work in this case. As for your mom...yikes.

If you cant return exchange for a bigger size. Maybe make her matron of honor and have her wear an entirely different dress. She could keep the dress she initially ordered or resell it on a selling app to at least make some of the money back.

Ultimately, if she feels comfortable participating in the wedding & you want her in it, then its totally possible. However, be mindful you will need plenty of accommodations for her regarding shoes, no alcohol, possibly not participating in certain bridesmaids "activities", etc. But its totally doable bc its unlikely that she would go into labor at 30 weeks. Good luck!

Thank you everyone, yeah i called the store luckily the dress comes in maternity styles. Unfortunately she will have to reorder a new dress

I didn't have a pregnant bridesmaid, but I've been involved in two weddings with them. For my cousin's wedding her MOH/sister was pregnant, and they just got her a different dress she would be comfortable in. In my best friend's wedding, the MOH was also pregnant, but not as far along, and had to just make some minor adjustments to the dress. If this had come up with my wedding I would have first made sure the BM was still comfortable being involved and let her know I loved her and wanted her remain in the party (and would make any accommodations if standing during the ceremony would be difficult) but I would totally understand if she wasn't feeling up to it, since pregnancy can be so unpredictable. If she still wanted to remain in the party we would have figured out a way to accommodate attire so that she would be comfy and feel good!

My SIL found out she was pregnant (with twins, no less!) about two months after we ordered dresses. Fortunately, there was enough of a seam allowance for it to be altered for her.

Aside from that, I checked with her as to whether she wanted a chair handy during the ceremony, made sure there was one handy during photos, and checked in with her to make sure she was comfortable.

Yes i told her that she is one of my closest friends and i could never imagine getting married without her she means way too much to me. She said she will be more than happy to participate even if she had to purchase a different dress. My mom is very old school you know back in the day she says it was very frowned upon for a bridesmaid to be pregnant i dont know she can get over it LOL

Omg @Caitlin. I lost it when I saw that photo. It was so precious.

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Where did you get those dresses? Whose the designer?

I was a 6 months pregnant bridesmaids at my brothers wedding and I was fine. Just alittle tired because we took pictures outside in the heat. Lol

@davistobe these are jasmine bridal the B2 bridesmaids line

I don't have much advice, in just wanted to interject a couple comments...first: you are being a very good friend by being concerned about her comfort and it is a really refreshing thing to see amid all these "kick my unhelpful bridesmaid out!" posts! Second, the bridesmaid dresses you chose are so beautiful! I considered them myself, but alas, my sister (MOH and only attendent) didn't care for it for herself. And third, I love all these belly pictures! It makes me so happy to see baby bellies on happy mamas-to-be!

@Krystal If it makes you feel any better, first kids tend to come early. Second and thirds no as often. Also, random question: why does your friend think she won't be able to wear cowboy boots? That seems so unrelated to pregnancy to me lol. My boots are so cozy.

I'm glad the dress comes in maternity sizes, that's wonderful! I was going to suggest having her buy a dress in the same color closer to the time of the wedding, if the dress couldn't be changed. That way she could ensure she was comfortable. It sucks though that you'll have to buy a whole other dress. Hopefully she can re-sell the first one.

I'm glad you're such a supportive friend. I would definitely let her know that you're so happy she's pregnant and you'd love for her to be in your bridal party. If she's not feeling up to it though, you totally understand.

Lol glad people are enjoying the cute photo... I'm a pinterest junkie so that's where it's from!

It is super cute thank you @caitlin

Same thing happened to me! One of my bridesmaids reveling told me she was pregnant and due 9/15 and my wedding is 9/9. She decided to not be in my wedding but I was totally okay with it because I want her to be comfortable and take her care of herself.

My aunt was my moms MOH in her wedding 7 months pregnant. She just didn't wear her dress in the limo to avoid wrinkles. But no one saw anything wrong with it. It was actually kinda cute