My best friends wedding - recruitment
Part 2…am I the woman for the job?
OK, I’m the chief Gremlin-deflector, so what do I do, and am I the woman for the job?
Actually, the Gremlin-deflector is pretty interesting stuff, and apparently this decoy bride idea continued right into the 19th century. In early Victorian photographs, it’s pretty hard to ascertain who the bride and groom are in relation to the other guests as they all wore pretty similar clothes to keep the you know who at bay….
However, at Marina’s wedding it will be all to clear – champagne coloured voile equals bride, while Prince of Wales morning suit equals groom. Chocolate and pink (32 year old variety) equals the non-bride, very single, Chief Bridesmaid.
OK I sound bitter, but actually bile aside, I’m happy for my Gremlin-proof best friend-rival to have found a soul mate. I just wish I didn’t feel so chocolate and pink by contrast. I must rise to the occasion! So apart from flirting with the best man and getting hideously drunk, what is it that a chief Gremlin-deflecting, decoy does, and then more importantly, (envy aside, friendship to the fore) how do I rise to the occasion?
Myself and Austin, (asexual neighbour with child that he sees once a month – never asked, always feel it’s a no-no area) spent a couple of hours on the Internet looking at the world of wedding etiquette. My God, I didn’t realise being a CD (chief decoy) was so demanding.
After plodding through a great number of Wedding sites, Wedding hints, tips and tricks books, it seems that the job description for a CD is pretty intense.
For starters, I have to be a font of emotional support (“It’s your wedding, of course your mother is wicked and insensitive to insist on white rose button holes”).
Then I have to have the wherewithal to become a sort of tour operator as it’s me who organises the:
- Hen Night
- Hen Weekend
- Hen ‘let’s all go shoe-shopping in Milan for a week’ extravaganza.
There’s general shopping support, administrative support, creative support(“Yes, no worries I can turn raffia into beautiful and exciting 3D table decorations.”)Oh and there’s helping to organise the bridesmaids outfits, then the rehearsal dinner. At the wedding itself, one has to mingle and be a sort of nuptial ambassador as well as paying attention to the best man, jumping up straight away to ensure the dancing takes off, and then elbowing everyone out of the way whilst running to catch the bouquet. You know what, I wonder if one should be able to do an NVQ Level 1 in Bridesmaiding – there certainly seems to be plenty to it, with many skills transferable to civilian life. to be continued….
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