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Why is this a party?

So I've talked about my best friend's wedding I'm in next month. I'm going tonight to get my bridesmaid dress fitted, should be simple just needs to be taken in a little and they're adding some real straps for me (because I fucking hate strapless and when I showed the straps on the dress to the bride she liked it). Doesn't even need a hem put in (yay for being tall!). 

So I tell the bride, I'm going to get it fitted tonight so alterations will be done in plenty of time for the wedding (12/6), and I don't have to worry about Thanksgiving getting in the way. The place I'm going happens to be near where she lives so I asked if she wanted to do dinner tonight since we haven't had a chance to see each other lately. And she agrees dinner sounds awesome and then she asks if she can come with to the fitting because she wants to see how the dress looks on me. I tell sure, no problem. Cause again, she's my best friend. This is totally common place for us (we've been friends for the majority of our lives). 

Somehow this snowballed into two other bridesmaids coming to the fitting, and the remaining two bridesmaids will join us for dinner so we can make a real party of it. WTF? I do not understand why this needs to be a party.

I love my friend, I really do, but girlfriend has seen too many wedding movies where all the girls go and do all the things together all the time. 

It's not that big of deal really, I like the other girls most of the time. I'm just like...why do we need to make a party of it? Eh, they've got good margaritas at the place we're going for dinner. And ya know...number 16,416 of "ways my wedding will be different" has been added to the list.

Re: Why is this a party?

  • Meh.  I personally wouldn't be a fan of others being there for my fitting, but that's just me.  As long as she's not expecting others to rearrange their schedules for this "party", I wouldn't mind too much.

    And there's always a good reason for margaritas!
  • Meh.  I personally wouldn't be a fan of others being there for my fitting, but that's just me.  As long as she's not expecting others to rearrange their schedules for this "party", I wouldn't mind too much.

    And there's always a good reason for margaritas!
    Yeah...I'm a little hesitant about the other two girls being there. The bride, I don't care, I'm good with her being there. The other two make me kind of nervous. I just feel like I'll be on display or something. One of them will be getting fitted as well, so at least I won't be the only one!

  • You know that saying that goes something like: some people will celebrate the opening of an envelope? That's me. Pop the champagne.

    I'm sure for my BMs its more like something to cross off their to do lists but I'll probably be really excited when their dresses come in. This serves as a good reminder for me to not turn every mundane event into a "thing."

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  • You know that saying that goes something like: some people will celebrate the opening of an envelope? That's me. Pop the champagne. I'm sure for my BMs its more like something to cross off their to do lists but I'll probably be really excited when their dresses come in. This serves as a good reminder for me to not turn every mundane event into a "thing."
    I think if it were not Monday, I'd be like "yeah party down!" but...it's Monday. We have to work in the morning.



  • You know that saying that goes something like: some people will celebrate the opening of an envelope? That's me. Pop the champagne.

    I'm sure for my BMs its more like something to cross off their to do lists but I'll probably be really excited when their dresses come in. This serves as a good reminder for me to not turn every mundane event into a "thing."

    I think if it were not Monday, I'd be like "yeah party down!" but...it's Monday. We have to work in the morning.

    Yeah true. Monday nights are for wine, no pants, and catching up on recorded shows in the comfort of my own house

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  • Just take your own car so you can leave when you want to. 

    Sounds like you wanted some one on one time with your friend. Maybe next time just say, hey I'd love some one on one time with you and then invite her to do something so she understands. I'm guessing she thought she could kill a few birds with one stone with her other friend getting fitted and she's just excited to go out.
  • Psssh, I had margaritas last Monday. .. right, @pinkcow13?
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  • That would annoy me.
  • I'll celebrate anything and everything. If you don't want them at the fitting have everyone just meet you later saying the fitting is boring and out of the way.
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  • That would annoy me.
    Yup.

    I can't get down with that.
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  • It ended up being not so bad. Only one other bridesmaid came to the fitting, the one who also had to get fitted. And they worked on us at the same time so it got done really fast. The other girl totally flaked, apparently she texted the bride at like 1am that she just took a little nap and totally forgot and were we still out? Um...no. Because we both have jobs that require us to be at work in the mornings. 

    And dinner was good. Only one of the other two was able to make it, the other one's husband locked his keys in his car and he works out in bumfuck nowhere, so she had to drive out there to help him. So it was just the four of us but it was pretty fun.

    I always resist group activities but often end up enjoying myself. Especially when there is alcohol.
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    Psssh, I had margaritas last Monday. .. right, @pinkcow13?
    Hell yea! Any night is a good night for margaritas :)
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