Turn a ho-drum pair of sandals into walking works of art!

Sharon Naylor shares some top tips for the Mother of the Bride.

We love it when bridesmaids take their roles to the next level by focusing on the bride’s joy level, so we’ve collected the top ideas on surprises you can plan for the bride on your own, or as a group.

It may be considered ‘normal’ for a bride to experience big mood swings, as in ‘Every bride goes through this,’ but you know it’s not normal for your friend the bride to be so tense and so miserable. So, as a fabulous bridesmaid, you’ll naturally want to find ways to de-stress the bride, to lighten her mood and help her return to the vibrant, smiling person you’ve always known. Here are our top ideas on how to help de-stress the bride:

For the junior attendant who is ‘stuck’ between the well-known roles of flowergirl and bridesmaid, we’ve collected the newest details on this evolving role in bridal parties.

Being in a bridal party is an honor that racks up extra costs, but you can cut them in half

(if not more) by keeping our top 10 budget tips in mind.

You’ve read what your roles are, and you know that you’ll soon have to either plan a bridal shower or a bachelor/bachelorette party, agree on what to wear (and pay for it) and be your most charming and elegant self on the wedding day. You may have heard some terrific stories about bridal parties who go above and beyond the call of duty – flying across the globe to attend the wedding, planning not just a bridal shower but an exorbitant bash that could have been featured in a bridal magazine, and making the wedding cake themselves (Sylvia Weinstock would be proud of the final product, too!). But what you might not have heard or read much about is the top ten bridal party mistakes: the errors, omissions and insensitive moves or comments that hurt the bride and groom and their families, or earn you a one-way ticket out of the bridal party.

Your college roommate announced her engagement and she has asked you to be one of her bridesmaids. You are quite honored but clueless as to what your responsibilities will be as one of the female attendants. The following list outlines the traditional duties of a bridesmaid.

The maid/matron of honor could be the bride's sister, cousin, college roommate, or best friend since grade school. It does not matter who plays the role of your MOH, the duties and responsibilities remain the same.

You've just been asked to stand next to your friend as one of his groomsmen. The following is a list of your responsibilities as one of the male attendants of the wedding party.