How to ask your bridesmaids

Briana&Erik

I have a cute idea to ask my girls to be my bridesmaids. I'm making each one of them a dream catcher and I would like to include a little saying with something along the lines of "finding the man of my dreams and how I need them there to keep away any nightmares. I'm just not sure of a clever way to word it. Any ideas?

Briana

Summer2011Bride

Honestly, I would just ask your girls in person (but individually). I think it is a lot more meaningful that way, to let them know what good friends they are and how you'd be honored to have them stand with you on that day.

I also don't get the nightmare thing with your saying anyway. To me, that implies there would be nightmares on your wedding day? That seems kind of negative.

Briana&Erik

That was my concern too. I don't want it to sound like the wedding will be a nightmare but I wanted to incorporate the word because I'm making them dream catchers. I think I found a cute way to say it though, instead of saying keep the nightmare away I'm going to say something about how in the past they've always helped with "past nightmares".

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[QUOTE]Honestly, I would just ask your girls in person (but individually). I think it is a lot more meaningful that way, to let them know what good friends they are and how you'd be honored to have them stand with you on that day. I also don't get the nightmare thing with your saying anyway. To me, that implies there would be nightmares on your wedding day? That seems kind of negative.
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JoanE2012

Just ask them. 

hshertenlieb

Yeah....leave out the nightmares.

Peledreamsofrain

I love the idea of giving them dreamcatchers, but I would agree that the phrasing needs to be modified a bit.  Perhaps something like "I would be honored if you stand beside me on the day of my dreams."

Defintely leave out anything that implies that they are obligated to do/be exposed to negative things.