Always a Bridesmaid.....well you know the rest!!!

Greetings Fellow Wedding People!

I am the BridesmaidDIVA, but to some people, I'm just Kate. I decided to start a blog to document this experience. The experience I'm referring to is becoming a Bridesmaid. Now, I have thought about being a bridesmaid my whole life. I always thought to myself just how fun it looked (hey, maybe I was 9 years old at the time watching my cousin get married, but it looked fun) and I couldn't wait to be in a wedding. Well, Karma is a bitch. Currently, I'm in 5 weddings, between November to October of next year.

To some people, this is INSANE. When I tell people that I'm in 5 weddings, I first get the shock and horror look followed instantly by the overwhelming pity. Lately, I've been getting, "Hey, you know that movie 27 Dresses?? That could become your life story". Thanks.

So yes, on to that movie. I saw when it first came into theaters and saw it with my engaged friend thinking it would spark excitement for both of us! Well it did and afterwards we headed to B&N to gather Wedding Books and Magazines. During the movie, I never felt bad for the main character but I thought hey, it's not so bad. (I had been a MOH by that point already). Well.....now 6 months later, and 5 weddings planned, I relate to that character.

Now, don't get me wrong. Every person that has asked me to be in their wedding, I have said yes because I want to be. I'm not a (big) pushover! And, every time I've been asked, I have felt so special and loved. But I have to be honest.....when I was initially getting asked out of the wazoo, I started to feel well.....like a big "oh crap" coming on.

I don't do Kabalah and I'm not in Scientology, but I have to tell you, this wave of calmness came over me one day and I decided that....I would embrace what has happened to me. I can either kick and drag my feet through this whole process or be, a kick-ass bridesmaid and have fun with it. So that is why, I decided to blog my experience. I want to share with every girl who has recently been asked or has been asked 27 times already to be a bridesmaid, the emotions, the struggles, the joy, and most of all the fun. Also, to share tips and stories and recommendations b/c we bridesmaids tend to have some clever ideas up our sleeves.

So that's me, and my decision to become....bridesmaidDIVA.

Now, it's time for the fun to begin.....