{"id":3483,"date":"2016-02-08T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2016-09-02T22:30:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T22:30:12","slug":"collaborating-with-your-leading-ladies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/collaborating-with-your-leading-ladies\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Work with your Bridesmaids for Happy Bridal Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have a guilty pleasure. I confess that I get up really early each morning to watch old episodes of reality TV shows where the brides behave badly and more than half of bridesmaids find themselves ejected from the wedding party at the last minute. It\u2019s fun TV drama, but hardly what we want for our own lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of managing your wedding party like a tyrant-zilla, join forces and work together to get across the finish line. Follow these simple do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for collaborating with your leading ladies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do ASK. Do Not Demand<\/b><\/p>\n

You know what they say about flies and honey\u2026live it! When you need something done, use your manners and ask instead of assigning it as an unpaid job.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do Act Courteously<\/b><\/p>\n

Remember that things like jobs and money change, and your besties might not think this is a good time to tell you that they\u2019re struggling. Keep expenses reasonable, timelines generous, and directions clear. <\/span><\/p>\n

Do Organize<\/b><\/p>\n

Nothing is more maddening than wanting to help but not knowing what to do, where to go, or when you need to be done. Don\u2019t push things like dress fittings off until the very last minute. Plan ahead and be diligent about communicating important information to your crew.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do Lead Your Team with Love<\/b><\/p>\n

Last, be rewarding \u2013 make friendship with you a reason others <\/span>want<\/span><\/i> to help. And don\u2019t forget to say \u201cthank you\u201d in a million ways every day. If you approach your wedding party with love and respect, your team will most certainly see you through your big day!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Featured Image:\u00a0Marlon Ming Photography I have a guilty pleasure. I confess that I get up really early each morning to watch old episodes of reality TV shows where the brides behave badly and more than half of bridesmaids find themselves ejected from the wedding party at the last minute. It\u2019s fun TV drama, but hardly what we want for our own lives. Instead of managing your wedding party like a tyrant-zilla, join forces and work together to get across the finish line. Follow these simple do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for collaborating with your leading ladies. Do ASK. Do Not Demand You know what they say about flies and honey\u2026live it! When you need something done, use your manners and ask instead of assigning it as an unpaid job. Do Act Courteously Remember that things like jobs and money change, and your besties might not think this is a good time to tell you that they\u2019re struggling. Keep expenses reasonable, timelines generous, and directions clear. Do Organize Nothing is more maddening than wanting to help but not knowing what to do, where to go, or when you need to be done. Don\u2019t push things like dress fittings off until the very last minute. Plan ahead and be diligent about communicating important information to your crew. Do Lead Your Team with Love Last, be rewarding \u2013 make friendship with you a reason others want to help. And don\u2019t forget to say \u201cthank you\u201d in a million ways every day. If you approach your wedding party with love and respect, your team will most certainly see you through your big day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3483"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5620,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3483\/revisions\/5620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}