Bridesmaid Injured

Re: Bridesmaid Injured

• StephBeanWed61502 member

  

  August 2012

  If she's in casts, she's in casts.  You're not going to be able to "hide" double wrist casts, and I wouldn't go nuts making everyone wear long gloves or some crazy thing to try to conceal them.  And she'll feel beautiful because she'll be all dressed up in the (presumably) lovely bridesmaid dress you've chosen.  I've been in various casts over the years, and I don't think I've ever thought to myself "well damn, I'm hideously ugly now, if only I could cover this cast up with a large swath of fabric of some sort."

  
  

  The only thing I would do is see if they can switch the bouquets to pomanders (I think that's what it's called, basically, it's a ball of flowers attached to a ribbon), so she can loop the ribbon around one of her wrists instead of having to hold a traditional bouquet. 

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• Carson386 member

  

  August 2012

  I agree with PP about switching to the flower ball things. It might be easier for her to hold.

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• wrigleyville member

  

  August 2012

  Pomander balls are a good idea. You could also use presentation bouquets. The posture is more relaxed than a traditional bouquet, and the weight is distributed along the forearm.

  
  

  
  
  

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• Ali092011 member

  

  August 2012

  A pomander is a good idea. Or if she can't carry anything at all, see if she'd like to put some matching flowers in her hair. Or, just go ahead and order the bouquet, and if she can't carry it, take a few stems out and let her carry just those, then let her take home the rest of the bouquet in a vase. Even if she carries nothing, she can still walk down the aisle and look beautiful. No one will think less of her for her casts.
  
  I wouldn't change anything around for the other BMs. That's just unnecessary stress and work for you.

  

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• lrichmtg

  

  August 2012

  First, I'm sorry for your friend, that sounds horribly painful, and I hope she's not in too much discomfort.

  
  

  I'm not sure how long until your wedding, but I'd wait and see what her casts are like and how much time the doctors think recovery will be. Depending on the injury, the wrists may be placed in some different positions (and in fact, it might be easier to hold a bouquet up and down vs a ribbon with the hand facing down).

  
  

  Only thing I'd check on now would be with the florist and tell them of the situation and ask if you need to change the type of bouquet how much longer they would need. 

  
  

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• cwaggoner07 member

  

  August 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_bridesmaid-injured?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:4276e49b-c8bd-4f69-a5c2-84738d52121cPost:32d966f6-b43f-4cfb-8a59-56af00201c38">Re: Bridesmaid Injured</a>:
  [QUOTE]First, I'm sorry for your friend, that sounds horribly painful, and I hope she's not in too much discomfort. I'm not sure how long until your wedding, but I'd wait and see what her casts are like and how much time the doctors think recovery will be. Depending on the injury, the wrists may be placed in some different positions (and in fact, it might be easier to hold a bouquet up and down vs a ribbon with the hand facing down). <strong>Only thing I'd check on now would be with the florist</strong> and tell them of the situation and ask if you need to change the type of bouquet how much longer they would need.  Trust me, some of the best things happen just by allowing things to happen the way they will inevitably happen :)
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  I agree with everything, especially the bolded part. She may be able to do more than you think once the wedding rolls around. But let her decide. And give a heads up to the florist so you know how much lead time they need.

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• Maggie0829 member

  

  August 2012

  I was in a friends wedding where one of the BMs had been in a horrific car accident.  When the wedding rolled around she was still in a leg cast with crutches.  Instead of carrying a bouquet the bride got two corsages and attached them to her crutches.
  
  For your situation I wouldn't change everything around for just one person.  Ask the BM who is injured what she would like to do about flowers and such and see what she feels comfortable with.  Also, like PP said, she may be able to do a bit more by your wedding date so keep your options open and make sure to talk with your florist so that she knows about possible last minute changes.

  
  

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• jasmynelewis member

  

  August 2012

  I had a hot pink cast at my BFF's wedding. It stuck out in the sea of black, white, and red but it's kind of funny now that we look back at the pictures.

  

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