Chief Bridesmaids: Questions to Ask Yourself

If you’ve been asked to be a chief bridesmaid for your friend, you must be very excited! This is a huge honour, you get to wear a pretty dress and look amazing too! However, you need to be prepared to play a big part in the ceremony and the lead up to the wedding. Ask yourself these questions to ensure you’re doing it right:

Am I Being Supportive Enough?

As the chief bridesmaid, you need to support the bride as best you can. There are going to be times of confusion and stress, and it’s your job here to be the outsider looking in who helps her to work things out in her head. Make sure you give her advice, pick her up when she’s down, and even take matters into your own hands.

Am I Taking Enough Interest?

If you’re the chief bridesmaid, you should be taking a huge interest in the wedding. Of course it shouldn’t be the only thing you talk about, but it should definitely be one of the main subjects up until the big day. Ask about vendors, colour schemes, materials and make sure you mean everything you say. Be interested!

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Is There Anything I Can Help With?

Ask the bride if there’s anything you can help with. If she says no, consider doing something for her anyway. Not if you think you’ll step on her toes though. Maybe just a nice gesture for her, such as booking to have her hair done or something. You could even pay for her to have her makeup done or something, as a thank you for making you such a big part of the day. It isn’t essential, but it might be nice. You could offer to be her appointment keeper and personal calendar, reminding her of things she needs to do and when. Just try to make her life easier!  

Will She Enjoy the Hen Party?

It’s your job to plan the hen party. Of course you don’t need to do this alone; get the other hens involved and put your heads together. You can even ask her what she’d prefer, but it’s up to you to do all the booking so she doesn’t need to stress about anything else. You can find so much info on different options online.

Am I Spoiling Her Enough?

It’s your job to make her feel special in the lead up to the big day. Text her excited messages, and remind her not to stress. On the day, you’ll need to help her with her dress when she goes to the toilet, and other things to make her life easier. It’s a hard job – you might even end up more stressed out than her by the end of it. But what are friends for, right?

Ask these questions, use these tips and you’ll make the perfect chief bridesmaid. Leave any thoughts you have below. Above all else, have a great day with the bride. She will only get married once (hopefully)!