{"id":423,"date":"2011-09-12T10:30:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T10:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=423"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:42:55","slug":"be-my-bridesmaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/be-my-bridesmaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Be My Bridesmaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your sisters, friends and cousins will certainly be thrilled to hear you say, \u201cWill you be my <strong>bridesmaid?\u201d<\/strong> It\u2019s a very big moment for the ladies who are asked, since being invited into a bridal party circle is a great honor, a sign of great admiration, one of the biggest thrills that you can share with each other.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s world of wedding planning, especially in our northern New Jersey region and in the surrounding counties of our tri-state area, brides are taking extra steps to make this invitation even more special to their future <strong>bridesmaids. <\/strong>Here are some of the creative ways that brides are planning unique ways to ask, \u201cWill you be my <strong>bridesmaid?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Send your <strong>bridesmaids<\/strong> flowers at their homes or offices, with a hand-written note from you (if possible, since long-distance flower-sends will produce computer-printed notes) asking the big question.<\/li>\n<li>Send your <strong>bridesmaids<\/strong> chocolate-covered strawberries or chocolates from one of our award-winning <strong>NJ chocolatiers, <\/strong>with a note inviting the <strong>bridesmaid<\/strong> to make the bridal party a sweeter circle of friends with her involvement.<\/li>\n<li>Send a voice-recording greeting card, especially to a far-away friend, so that she can receive an indulgent gift and your voice-added greeting card inviting her to the bridal party circle\u2026and serves as a keepsake of your relationship and this big moment.<\/li>\n<li>Send your <strong>bridesmaid<\/strong> a stuffed bear, outfitted to look like a bridesmaid, with a hidden voice player that you\u2019ve used to record your invitation message.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule a Skype meeting with your friend so that you can ask her in a high-tech way.<\/li>\n<li>Buy each of your ladies a <strong>bridesmaid guidebook<\/strong> or a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramsheadinn.com\/usnew-jerseyweddings-south-jersey.html\">New Jersey wedding<\/a> <\/strong>magazine and send them to your <strong>bridesmaids<\/strong> with a personal note from you, inviting them into your <strong>bridal party<\/strong> group.<\/li>\n<li>Invite your <strong>bridesmaids<\/strong> to a VIP <strong>dinner party, cocktail party, <\/strong>a <strong>fine dining restaurant<\/strong> or your favorite <strong>gourmet cuisine<\/strong> spot, or simply out for cocktails at your favorite <strong>cocktail bar <\/strong>or <strong>family restaurant<\/strong> as a celebratory get-together where you ask the big question, then clink cocktail glasses for the first time as bride and her <strong>bridesmaids.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>Michael Mahle, Director of Communications, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pleasantdale.com\/weddings.html\">Pleasantdale Ch\u00e2teau<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your sisters, friends and cousins will certainly be thrilled to hear you say, \u201cWill you be my bridesmaid?\u201d It\u2019s a very big moment for the ladies who are asked, since being invited into a bridal party circle is a great honor, a sign of great admiration, one of the biggest thrills that you can share 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