Best Friend Bridesmaid?

[KRYSTAL NELMS]

My friend and I have known each other since we were little and we have always been best friends. As we be***e older, we have drifted apart because we are creating out own lives. I am getting married and I am not sure if she should be in my wedding or not. We contact each other every once in a while to see how the other is doing but we don't have the same relationship that we had years ago. I am worried that she will be sad that I don't put her in my wedding but at the same time we really are not as close as we use to be, Please help me!

[reecey]

It might be a way to rekindle that friendship that it sounds like you miss. Even though time has come between you, you have a history of a wonderful friendship that it sounds like you'd really like to have back - while it will never be the way it was, your paths just might meet back up where you have a lot more in common these days than you might think. If you have a place for her, then I would include her - even maybe as your hostess instead of a bridesmaid if you would like to - you'll probably interact with her more as your hostess/coordinator. Who knows - you really could find that friendship again :)


My friend and I have known each other since we were little and we have always been best friends. As we be***e older, we have drifted apart because we are creating out own lives. I am getting married and I am not sure if she should be in my wedding or not. We contact each other every once in a while to see how the other is doing but we don't have the same relationship that we had years ago. I am worried that she will be sad that I don't put her in my wedding but at the same time we really are not as close as we use to be, Please help me!

[scangel86]

I have sort of the same situation....a friend of mine from kindergarden and I moved away from each other when we were 14, but have kept in touch sporadically over the years. We have visited now and again, and I have asked her to be a bridesmaid because I feel that we have always had a special connection and understanding between us. Is your friend the kind of friend that you can see after months or years and still feel comfortable around, like with a sister? Or have you grown apart so much that conversation is strained? If you still feel that bond, I would say ask her; if not, I am sure she will understand as long as you invite her to the wedding.