WPBP of the day

stina93446

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned?

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples)

Did you regret asking any person?

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side?

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot:

Licia&Wayne

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned? We had even and it was unplanned. We just asked family/friends that we wanted and ended up with 5 on each side. 

What did your get your BP? I got everyone gift cards to their favorite restaurants/stores/salons/etc. and then a little something special like a pretty piece of jewelry or a massager. My H got his side their favorite beers or booze, hot sauces, comic books, etc.  

Did you regret asking any person? Nope. Not at all.

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side? I did. I had H's little sister on my side. I just love her to pieces.

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot: They threw me two really wonderful parties - a bridal shower and a bachelorette party - that I had a blast at. The day of my wedding, my SIL (who was a BM) was amazing and was just 5 steps ahead on everything. If I thought I forgot something, she had it. If I needed help with something, she was there. All in all, my BP was wonderful and I love them all so much.

mgietler76

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned?

It's even and unplanned. I have 1 sister and 2 brother and he has 2 sisters and 1 brother, plus we each had 2 friends we wanted to ask.

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples)

I am getting my girls pearl earrings (they aren't required to ear on the wedding) and a matching pearl necklace. I don't know what FI is doing for the men.

Did you regret asking any person?

Nope

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side?

No, my brothers will stand on my side and his sisters on his.

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot:
Nothing yet (still over 3mo's out)

megk8oz

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned?
They were even, it was not entirely intentional, it just sort of worked out that way.

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples)
We wound up having a very last minute setback in budget, so we didn't get to get anybody a traditional gift. Originally, we planned to get everybody gift cards to their favorite restaurants. After the wedding, we wound up slowly going through the list and just taking each person (and their S/O if they had one) to dinner at said restaurant. I still feel kind of  bad about it, but everybody seemed pretty understanding.

Did you regret asking any person?
Well, there were a few times I wanted to strangle one or both of my sisters ... but since that really isn't out of the ordinary for our dynamic, it's hardly a "regret".

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side?
His sister stood on my side, my brother stood on his side. We let them both make that decision, though.

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot:
Both of my sisters at one point came to me on their own and volunteered to help me with a DIY project. My little sister helped us assemble the invitations, and my older sister helped us assemble the favors. The fact that they actually volunteered on their own to help me really meant a lot to me, because I wasn't expecting it at all.

aerinpegadrak

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned?  Uneven, and sort of planned.  It was going to be 5 and 4, but then my brother said he'd rather be a groomsman than an usher.  So that would have made it 5 and 5, but DH was so enamored of the idea of UNeven sides that he went ahead and asked a female friend who he'd been debating including.  (They're quite close, but she can be a real drama queen and he gets tired of it.)  We ended up switching my brother to my side because he was being a pill, and one of his brothers didn't show, so the final total was 6 and 4.  (Sorry for the novel...)

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples)  It's in my bio.

Did you regret asking any person?  No, although I did regret asking so early.

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side?  No.  We split on relationship lines rather than by gender.

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot:  My sister and mom made my favorite cookies for the dessert bar.  MOH was also very valuable in the blue-sky stages of planning.

emilyinchile

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned? Even, and it was unplanned. For the ceremony they were uneven, since one BM was our photographer, so I'm never sure whether to say they were even or uneven. But we just asked the people we wanted.

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples) Gift cards to their favorite stores, since they had to travel back to the US with their gifts

Did you regret asking any person? No

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side? No

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot: They came even after the earthquake! My MOH was supposed to fly the day of the earthquake, and she stuck it out through 5 different canceled flights to finally get here two days before the wedding.

jenn.daniel

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned? I don't know yet.  I asked 4 girls, but 2 of them haven't been able to commit yet.  FI is in the process of asking 5-6 guys.

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples) not sure yet.  Probably something about gardening or herbs for one of them. 

Did you regret asking any person? nope

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side? nope

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot: everything!  They're the bestest.

saxy414

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned? I think we'll end up with even sides, but they may be off by one depending on where his sister stands. 

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples) I'm just starting to get ideas now--still have lots of time!

Did you regret asking any person? Nope...not so far, and hopefully not at all.

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side? I might have his sister, but since his best "man" is a girl, I think his sister is going to stand with him.  She was going to be on my side originally because it was just assumed she'd be a BM (which was totally fine).

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot: I know they're going to throw a b-party, so I'm pretty excited about that :-)

LD1970

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned? Uneven & unplanned.  One friend I asked declined, so it was going to be 4 BMs, 5 GMs, but one on each side dropped out, so it's 3 & 4.

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples)  The chicks:  Jewelry, each different to personality.  The guys:  Hard-to-get craft beer from Wisconsin & beer glasses with their names on them.  It's something that works for all of these guys.

Did you regret asking any person? Absolutely not.

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side? I asked his sis, but she's the one who had to drop out for several reasons.

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot: Planned & threw shower & bach party.  One offered to help with DIY stuff (I didn't take her up on it) and another went to dinner with me to just have a non-wedding night.  And my sis was my sis, which means she's all-around awesome.

gottahavashorti

Did you have even sides for your BP? Was that planned or unplanned? We did.  I don't know whether it was planned.  We figured out the WP early on and while we didn't really think about the idea of uneven sides at the time, we did decide that we wanted to keep the WP small and for both of us the line between having a small WP (3 per side) and a larger one (5-7 per side) was 3.  That was pretty much our minimum.

What did your get your BP? (If it's annoying to write, just give one or two examples) PIB of all, but:
MOH: cookie cutters, bear shaped silicone cupcake bakers
BM: Little Pink Book of Cocktails, mojito glasses, potted mint
BM: Bath products (she likes them and is not picky about them), candle holders with tea lights that went with her bathroom scheme
Best Man: pocket knife
GM: long wrench set (I don't know the proper name)
GM: Pilsner glasses, I believe.  Or some sort of beer glasses.

Did you regret asking any person? Yes.  Although technically I didn't ask.  She asked to be MOH before I got engaged, I said she could be a BM because I didn't know how to respond or that it was okay to say no, and that was that.

Did you have any of his family or friends on your side? Well one of my BMs is a mutual friend but I'm much closer to her than he is.

What was something your bms did for you that really meant a lot: My sister supported me when my mom hated my shoes.  And made my invitations and helped with programs.  Although that was more her being a sister than her being MOH.