Does It Really Take A Village?
When it comes to celebrating your marriage, it is natural to
want to include all the important people in your life in the wedding
preparations. It is important to remind yourself throughout the process that,
at the end of the day, you will walk down one aisle, to one man, in one wedding
dress. Here at Formally Yours, we believe in good team work. For such a
defining purchase, it can be a life saver to have a trustworthy confidant to
aide in the decision making process. It
absolutely crushes us to see a bride, beautifully dressed and adorned, feeling
defeated, ugly, and unsatisfied because her entourage has overpowered her own
voice and vision.
Brides, you have been chosen! Your fiancé has decided that
he wants to spend the rest of his life with YOU. Similarly, when it comes time
for you to choose your shopping entourage, consider carefully who is going to
support you best. Whose fashion sense to you value? Who will be there with
cries of joy to help you celebrate? Who will faithfully remember that you and
you alone will be the girl wearing this wedding dress? Be aware of who you are.
If you are someone who tends to want to please the people despite your own
feelings, be careful not to bring people who might push you away from your
plans or who you might feel pressured to please above yourself. If you are
someone who needs affirmation to make a decision, be sure to bring a good
encourager along to your bridal appointment. Do not feel the need to include
everyone is the wedding dress decision. There is a multitude of other things
you will need help with in preparing for your wedding that can be shared with
the people important to you.
Entourage, you have been chosen! The bride has decided that
she wants you to support her during her search for her wedding dress. Consider
carefully the things you say and do during this time. First and foremost
remember always that she is the bride. She is wearing the dress. She gets to
make the decision. You have the honor of being a part of the day she picks out
her wedding dress. You get to support and love her through the process.
So does it really take a village? Well, maybe. Just remember
to make sure your village is populated with loving, supportive, and encouraging
people.
Written by Katie Walker.
