while the MOH bears most of the responsibility in your wedding, the BM’s are not without accountability – at least not financially.
although it is your day, consider those that you choose to be a part of your wedding party. they must be willing and able to comply with most, if not all, of the time commitments your wedding will entail – dress/shoe shopping and sizing, helping you assemble and mail programs/favors, rehearsals not to mention setting aside an entire day for the ceremony and reception.
most importantly, they must financially bear the cost of being a BM. this timely article from ellybevents helps to shed some light on the true costs to being a BM:
http://ellybevents.com/blog/2011/10/true-cost-of-being-a-bridesmaid/
help them to count the cost!
happy planning!
Z
