The ultimate challenge

My weekends in New York tend to be action packed and goal-oriented. In the 48 or so hours that I have for family, friends and wedding appointments every second counts. I get anxious when an unforseen event causes me to deviate from my original agenda. Luckily this weekend played out perfectly and I accomplished a most important bridal "to do" - I asked 4 wonderful ladies (2 cousins, 2 friends) to be in my bridal party. All of their reactions made me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Unlike my fiancee who so far asked my bro and his the guy way - over a beer-- I have given a lot of thought to how to ask my cousins and friends to be in my wedding. It's important to me to ask in person. It's not that I don't love wonderful surprises in the mail. It just guarantees that I get to share a special moment with each of my best friends. I wish I could detail each encounter and reaction, but out of fairness to those who have not yet been asked I am going to keep the rest a secret.

Mark my word - I promise to choose cute, flattering bridesmaid dresses. But can I achieve the impossible? Can I deliever the promise of all brides everywhere? Can I find a bridesmaid dress they will wear again?! For all the times I've been told I could re-wear a bridemaid dress, I'm yet to take that step. Doesn't matter if the dress is Vera Wang, or Brand X. They always tend to end up in the give-away pile.