How To Involve Out Of Town Bridesmaids

How To Involve Out Of Town Bridesmaids

Be honest we all wish we could go back to a time when we either lived next door to our best friends or could simply walk to the other end of the estate to get them to come out and play. A simpler time and you could get cracking on planning a day full activities from the get go. The reality however nowadays is that many of our friends live in different cities and different countries.

It’s not uncommon to have a bridesmaid that is living down under who is going to make the long trip home for one of their besties weddings. A bride to be of course will have the maid of honour and possibly the other bridesmaids close to her to help pick out the wedding dress and help with the planning. So with that in mind and trying to include everyone in the preparations, here is how to involve out of town bridesmaids that may only make the wedding day.

Pinterest Inspiration Board.

Social Media gets a lot of flack but it has some great qualities especially with keeping in touch with family and friends living abroad. As time zones can play havoc on when you can be in contact with each other, set up a Pinterest Inspiration board and get all the girls to share their ideas, styles and themes. Pinterest has loads of ideas to really build an interactive board and it’s a fantastic way to involve the ‘Out of Town’ bridesmaids in helping the bride come to a decision as to what will be happening on the big day.

Dates, Dates and More Dates.

Speaking as someone that has lived abroad I really can’t stress enough how important picking dates for things is. If one of your bridesmaids’ for example lives just across the pond, the chances are she can make the dress fittings, the hen and of course the wedding. She will however need to know dates so she can book flights at a reasonable price. There is a lot of expense when travelling abroad or back for a wedding and having plenty of time to plan and budget and spread out costs is always welcome.

Also this gives every chance possible to he ‘Out of Town’ bridesmaid to make it back for all the events prior to the big day.

Skype Calls.

This is another great idea to get all of the out of town bridesmaids involved in the wedding plan processing. It allows everyone to chat about what’s happening, give ideas and opinions on things for the big day. It’s also a great a way for any of the bridesmaids that haven’t met to get to know each other. It also allows the bride to vent about the mother in law and how she wants this and how their cousin Milton has a fancy camera and can do the wedding photos.

Facebook Group.

Everyone is on it in some shape or form. So it’s always handy to set up a Facebook group so that everyone can keep in touch, and send messages to each other in an instant. It also allows any of the ‘Out of Town’ bridesmaids send on ideas for the wedding or dresses they saw online straight away instead of posting it to Pinterest. It also leads to the girls sending on some funny pics and videos to get everyone excited about the hen party and wedding.

Delegate Roles.

Each bridesmaid including the maid of honour will have a major role to play on the big day and the lead up to it. So take some time to think what your ‘Out of Town’ bridesmaid role could be. It could be to make a reading at the wedding, which she can get ready for at home. Or you can have her help decide on the gifts for that the bride will give the bridesmaids and flower girls on the day. With one of your bridesmaids being abroad, she can pick up the gifts with no fear of being spotted by the rest of the bridal group. It also shows how much you appreciate there involvement in the wedding and the bridal party.