Bridesmaids, you have been given the honor by the bride to take part in one of the most precious times in you and your friend's/sister's life! Bridesmaid101 has collected valuable Bridesmaid and Maid of Honor information in helping you plan the entire experience.

Select from Bridesmaid Duties, Maid of Honor Duties along with Bridesmaid Planning or Maid of Honor Planning to help understand more how you will be involved or to get new creative ideas as an experienced Bridesmaid.

Our Bridesmaid Dresses, Bridesmaid Gifts, Wedding Checklist, Downloadable Goodies and Wedding Speech sections may give you and the bride ideas to make your wedding planning more smooth and eloquent.

Bridal Shower and Bachelorette Party sections will give you some new and fun ideas on how to plan, as well as useful tips. Also, visit our new bridesmaid store, which has some really great gifts for the bride-to-be!

Last but not least, our Bridesmaid Resource section will help with valuable bridesmaid and maid-of-honor information by giving you wedding links, directories and wedding invitation calligraphy in making the planning process much more smooth.

Bridesmaid Spring Break Ideas: It is fun to tie in Spring to the bridal shower as it is all about enjoying the beginning of the warm season and taking some time off of the crazy work week! The bride-to-be and her bridesmaids can be very creative with this idea during the bridal shower. There are so many ideas to use such as using bright colors as well as light pastel cool colors for the new Spring season. Some other ideas to tie in are to let everyone give advice to the new couple and write them down, placing them in a bridal shower memory book. Bridesmaid lights and decorations of the holiday bring in the fun and can be tied into the food (green sandwiches and green drinks) as well as the bridesmaid decorations. Place some bridal shower gifts in a pot of gold to bring in the leprechaun theme!

Bridesmaid question of the month: Bridesmaid Question: My Maid of Honor and my "soon to be husband" were arguing about the wedding. According to the maid of honor, it is a rule that she does not give a wedding gift to the bride and groom. Is this true? I have asked around but everyone I ask thinks she is crazy? The money doesn't mean anything to me. Its her and the bridesmaids being there that is important but I think it upset my fiancé because she is always throwing out there how much money she makes. The Maid of Honor was saying how she made 90 thousand dollars last year. Anyway if you could email me back that would be great!

Bridesmaid Answer: Thank you for your question. You are right that it is a tradition that the Maid of Honor does not give a gift as she is planning the bachelorette party, bridal shower and helping out with the wedding which is the "gift". Your groom is right as the Maid of Honor in most present weddings does give a gift to the bride and groom. It is really up to what you guys are comfortable with and accept, not about how much money she makes. I hope this is helpful and have a great wedding!

Plan some creative and fun ideas with the bridesmaids for your friend who will be married soon. With the weather staring to become more warm, many times the bridal shower and bachelorette party will be held either inside or outside at a home or restaurant, depending on what part of the country you live. Enjoy the bridal shower from bridesmaid 101.

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