When a fine friend is getting married; chances are you're going to be asked to be a bridesmaid. It's an honor to be part of her wedding, but it's also a responsibility, so don't make the decision to accept or to decline lightly. Make sure you count this event in a real sense and do not believe it as any bridal shower or any bachelorette party. There are some expectations of each bridesmaid, so be sure to realize that before you dive in into the pre-wedding craze.

Being a bridesmaid starts long before the big day, it starts long before the shower gets in the planning phase. So your role starts the moment you say yes to your friend for her marriage. And the moment you give your consent make sure you start involving yourself in the wedding preparations and get into a couple of things which bride goes for it. She wants you to be her supporter in myriad difficult decisions, she wants you to talk her out of things and agree with her, depending on her mood, she wants you to accompany her on dissimilar occasions, whether it's shopping designer wedding dresses, compiling wedding registry or going over photographers' portfolios. You need to give yourself to your friend and expect your schedule and priority to hamper to some degree and remain there wherever she needs you.

As far as the big day, the expectations can be divided into three separate parts. Before the ceremony even starts, you'll be expected to join the bride and the other bridesmaids in the process of getting ready. Hair, makeup, manicure, putting on the bridesmaids dresses and finishing the appearance off with shoes and accessories, these are all imperative parts of the big day, and you can't just get ready at house and meet your friends at the location. It's a bonding qualifications and a moment the bride needs most support on her big day, and so you will be expected to join in and at least pretend like you're having fun.

Because of all the preparation before the bride walks down the aisle, you will be expected to appearance you’re topmost in that bridesmaid dress. To assure that, don't wait until the big day and be sure to try the dress on some time before so you can have any required alterations done, put the shoes on so you have the time to break them in, practice your make up so you can put it on in minutes. You are not supposed to be appeared like a star, however, you are expected to appear cool and fresh and come out prepared and groomed in a proper way, so better do these effects.

Weddings bring out the topmost and the worst in people. A couple of them swoon with a romance and others move with a drink at one go. As a bridesmaid, you'll be expected to have fun at the reception, to dance and pose for pictures, but you'll also be expected to behave and to help the bride if need be. Hence in this way you maintain yourself in a proper way and keep away from turning out to be a party animal which takes time to get rid of her hangover the succeeding day. So when you are asked to play the role of bridesmaid, ensure you come over the expectations of the bride to play a suitable role in marriage with good bridesmaid dress.