My good friend is getting married next weekend, and I’ve been super involved so far with helping her make choices, I designed her invites & all other wedding stationery. I’ve gone to appointments with her etc etc.

On the Saturday, I am hosting her Bridal shower, then after cleaning that up, I am going to the reception venue to help her set up, then it’s the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

On the Sunday, the wedding will be all go from 6am - at least 6pm.

I’ve blocked myself out this week so that it’s practically empty, but I’m not making myself super available to the bride to do stuff for her because, knowing my limits, if I want to survive the weekend, I need to have a very quiet week. Obviously if she has important urgent stuff I can help, but otherwise no?

I’ve turned down a couple of last minute requests from her, like going to have a facial together, (because it doesn’t seem that important to me especially when my skin is suuuuuper sensitive while I’m pregnant) and allowing her to sleep at our place the night before her wedding (I am going straight to bed, there’s going to be no time for girly hang outs)

Her only other bridesmaid lives in a different city and only arrives morning before the wedding.

She’s being super understanding that things are a little different because of me being pregnant... my husband and my mum are on my case about trying to do too much and I just wanted some more opinions 🙂