Too much? - Roles cards / Bridal Party

Honestly, receiving this with a bridal party invitation would make me decline said invitation. V extra. I wouldn't give these to anyone. A simple email will suffice for relaying any necessary information after people have accepted the invitation. And the only thing you should be expecting them to pay for is their attire for the day.

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Agree!!!!!!! I'm not super excited trying to meet minimum

Just wanted to point out that you specifically asked for feedback on whether this was "too demanding/bridezilla/extra". If this were my concern, I would definitely have a good idea of how most people feel about it after this thread. Of course, you can choose to pay attention to the handful of comments that are in line with your thoughts on it because it's your day. Best of luck, have a blessed day!

If I got one of these as a bridesmaid I would feel more like I was only wanted for assistance rather than wanted as a friend to share in your special day.

Yes, this would land you in bridezilla territory (not calling you names, but you specifically asked and used that term)

Theres been so many comments already. The only thing here i would give out is the contact information. Your details will change by 2019. You will only confuse them. Remember nobody cares about your day as much as you do. All of this may overwhelm and annoy them and you will come back on here mad they aren't doing their "duties".

I think you definitely need to omit the role card. It doesn't provide any necessary information and comes across both cheesy and pushy. I don't mind the rest of it really, if you just tied them up as an information pack type thing. I like having all the information in one place and it's no different than sending them all an email. Just keep the attire section simple and to the point - the example is OTT

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A) I'm surprised the only comment you replied to was to appreciate the person who agreed with you. Why not answer some of the questions so we can better understand?

b) Courthouse weddings are no less real than any other wedding.

1) People know the basic things that being in a wedding entail. Most of the way the card's worded makes me think 'Duh, does she think I'm an idiot?'

2) No one is going to forget where your wedding is without a little card to remind them

3) When you pick a dress style (after discussing budgets individually!), you can just shoot a text

Agree with others - if you sent me this I would be running for the hills. Way too much, way too soon.

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Your bridesmaids don't have enough to be responsible for that they would need to be this "organized" though. Dresses and timeline can be addressed in one text each. At best, this is going to be seen as cute but unnecessary, at worst it is going to be seen as rude/presumptuous.

Also courthouse weddings are real weddings -- that comment is pretty uncalled for.

Also in true 'validate me, don't opinionate me' WW fashion - OP only answers the ONE person who agrees with her idea.

The only one I find useful and not offensive is the day of timeline - Rehearsal and wedding. Even this can be given the week of or the day before, definitely not with their gifts. If you give it to them too far in advance they will forget a piece of paper. For ex. I gave my 2 BMs a printed copy of their readings about a month before, both forgot and read from their phones.

I agree with PP that this is over the top. It's not crazy offensive, but if I was your BM I'd be like "wow...ok..". For me to take anything this detailed seriously it should be at the onset of a week we're all spending together leading to a DW abroad where there might be fun activities or something every day lol. It's nice that you want to "introduce" your Bridal party to each other, but a facebook chat or group is enough. We have a facebook chat that works perfectly well. Putting this much detail waay ahead of time will lead to some changes later and make it awkward. I would 100% lose these. I prefer electronic means of communication so I can remember it or look it up quickly.

I think a sweet hand written note to each of your bridal party about why you love them, want them to be there will be more than enough to let them know how special they are to you

What are yours going to say?

Pleeeeeeeaaaase don't give anything like this to anyone (your BP or you parents). It is very over the top and some of the stuff is very presumptuous, such as listing a bunch of duties and things they are expected to pay for.

The only thing you can expect a BP member to pay for is a dress. They know they have to do that. It's your job to find out what each person is comfortable spending and then pick a dress that meets that requirement. If you require anything else, you pay for it. Their only duties are to get the dress and show up to the wedding with the dress. Anything else is, like I said, presumptuous to list as a duty. Helping with your wedding or throwing a shower or bachelorette party is optional. They shouldn't be told they have to attend a bachelorette party, and to list that as a duty would imply you expect someone to throw one.

As for parents, it would be so rude to hand them a list of expectations and expenses. Your wedding is your responsibility to plan and pay for, unless someone else offers to help with tasks or finances. If I were a parent with a grown child, I would be mortified if my child and his or her FS handed me a list of wedding expenses they expected me to pay for. Please do not put your parents in that kind of awkward position by handing them cards like these, but that outline the duties and expenses you have for them.

So the cards were better than I expected when I saw the title but I still will add to the chorus and say these are unnecessary and too much. Sending an email with most of this information will suffice. And I guess I'm a Grinch because I don't find anything on the "Roles" card cute, I'd probably roll my eyes the hardest at that one and then throw it away.

I'm going to agree 100% with @BlueHenBride - please do NOT give these to either of your parents. If one of my son's fiancees gave me this, I don't even know what I would think, but it wouldn't be positive.

It depends on how you word if. I did this for my bridal party! I used it to tell them the colors and how I wanted their hair (I said I would prefer an updo but whatever hey we’re comfortable with would be fine). On my “your role” card I wrote “your role is to stand beside me while I marry the love of my life and to dance your butts off! Honestly, have the best time!” Don’t be depending. They’re your friends and they want to be there for you. A think a very light and heartfelt collection of cards would be better than telling them what you want them to pay for. Don’t demand. Congratulations!

I would love to see the one for Parents of the Groom.

Personally I think this is over-the-top and annoying.

View Quoted Comment But.....you literally asked “is it being bridezilla/extra of me” and nearly everyone responded to your question that yes it would be very extra.