When to ask Bridal Party?

It's too early, friendships change. Wait until 6-8 months out.

I would wait until about 10-9 months out.

My friend is getting married then and has already asked me to be her maid of honor. I say go for it! Then they can mark it in their calendar

Wait! Please wait! Lol....but seriously I have been a maid of honor twice (one for my best friend and the other for my sister) they both basically said they wish they would have waited longer and also my sister said that she wished she didn't have a bridal party at all. We are not having a wedding party at all and I do not regret it. Wait until 6-8 months beforehand. If you do not trust the majority of us in this thread just search "firing bridesmaid." lol

I say wait. I have two very close friends and I felt pressured for time and was such a noob and didn't investigate and only asked one to be my maid of honor because I thought I could only have one. Didn't realize maybe one could have been matron of honor. Anyways too late after asking everyone I realized they both could have had this special spot because they each mean the world to me. Plus friendships do change. If my FH would have proposed 3 months earlier I would have added another girl who isn't my friend anymore. Honestly just save yourself the headache. And start slowly planning other things like theme and colors. I've changed that about 3 times too.

I asked mine right after I figured out who I wanted in my wedding. Most people say wait but it is expensive to be in a wedding party and I don't want to put anyone in financial hardships. I also have been very upfront with what they will have to pay for. (dress, hotel room costs, HMU, etc.) Things add up quick. This way my girls know how much to save and can put a little away at a time versus needing to save money over a short time.

I got engaged in July 2016, asked my girls October 2016 and get married June 2018.

We asked ours in May of this year. It's our siblings and close friends that have been close friends since the beginning of our relationship. I don't think there's a catch-all perfect time that will work for everyone but make 100% sure you're still going to want those people by your side in 15 months

Our wedding is a week before yours and we asked our party by June. Most people will say to wait but I say do what you want! I love being able to talk to my bridal party about plans and figure things out earlier rather than later

I've already asked my best friend of more than 10 years, and my sister because those relationships won't change. My FH has not picked his groomsmen yet. He will do that this fall, and if he picks more than two I can still ask another friend in plenty of time. Unless you are sure that no matter what happens nothing could ever shake your relationship with the person, more than a year is way too early.

Most people say wait but it really depends on your friendships. My maid of honor is my best friend since first grade, that relationship isn't changing. My other bridesmaids are my closest friends of 10+ years. They all knew they would be bridesmaids before I even asked so I asked as soon as I started planning the wedding.

Mine is the same time and I already asked. I've known my girls for 20 years & 9 years. Nothing will change in the next few months for us

We are thinking around the same time and I have already asked mine. For me it was a no brainer. My sister is my moh, my best friend of 10 years is my brides man, and another best friend who asked me to be her bridesmaid in april is my bridesmaid. Since i needed three, it was easy for FH to pick his (his two sisters and his best friend). I found it easier to set a hard limit on the number of people in the wedding party and go from there.

Ours is also Oct 2018, and we asked everyone as of last week. (Except our junior bridesmaid/flower girls... but have asked their parents) - We got engaged at the end of May.

All the groomsman are married so they appreciated the early heads up. And all the BM and MOH want to be a part of the planning (two of which are family and the other two recently got married).

I asked my sister's this past December. They are the only girls I have standing with me. Fh has his brothers standing with him. He asked them already.

My wedding is this October and I asked some of them last June. Between work schedules and living 200 miles from 2 of them I asked when I saw them. I think I asked the last one in September, I wasn't sure if she would want to be in the wedding- she is 7 years older and was my mentor for student teaching but when I got a teaching job at the school we became close friends. Also I had 5 girls in my mind to ask, I ended up not asking one- she avoided me after I got engaged. Literally havent seen her since I've gotten engaged unless I go to the restaurant where she works, I worked there with her, and request her section.

How long have you been friends with the people you plan to ask? I did ask mine that early and Ive been having issues with one where I do wish I had waited a bit longer.

I would wait til 6 or so months before. I asked mine at 6 months and I am still regretting one of my choices even though I waited til it was that close so definitely wait and put alot of thought in to who you choose.

My wedding is in October 2018 too and I asked my wedding party during my engagement party last June. The people I asked are my closest friends and family and I know our relationships would never change. Sometimes you just know!

I haven't officially asked anyone, but everyone who will be in it knows. It's all family. I've read you're supposed to ask anywhere from a year to six months out. I figure I'll ask in December.

Wait!!