It’s easy being green
By Never teh Bride
When my father was married for the third time, I was lucky enough to be chosen as a bridesmaid. That was back in nineteen-eighty-something and I must have been about nine years old. If the same wedding were happening today, I would have been dubbed a ‘junior bridesmaid.’ Usually I think such age-related designations are silly, but for young ladies too old to be flower girls and too young to plan bachelorette parties, it makes sense.
How involved young bridesmaids are in the wedding planning process is up to them, their parents, and the bride- and groom-to-be. Exceptionally mature junior bridesmaids may feel comfortable taking on many of the roles undertaken by adult bridesmaids. Others may enjoy having some task to perform on the day of the wedding. In my father’s wedding, for example, I lit the alter candles just before the ceremony began.
Now, in my stint as an itty-bitty bridesmaid, I wore a scratchy electric blue dress my grandma made. No offense to grandma, but I would have rather worn this lovely kiwi junior bridesmaid gown by Jim Hjelm. What can I say? Even as a little girl, I loved the finer things in life.
September 17th, 2006 at 8:59 am
Generally, if it’s Jim Hjelm, I like it. I sit and drool over his dresses.
Now, I need to kick my love for the Henry Roth gown I found the other day, that’s twice my budget….
September 17th, 2006 at 10:21 am
I wore a handmade pick and white (brocade, I think) gown on my one stint as a junior bridesmaid.
September 17th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
I never would have thought that color would have looked so elegant. I guess there are more colors that pink and purple that bridesmaids can wear
Vicky
November 20th, 2006 at 11:25 am
EEEEK! What an awesome dress!