Yes I know the song lyrics are actually "Always a Bridesmaid, never a Bride," but our Book Club opted to read an autobiography this time and (because I'm a Vicar of Dibley fan) I suggested Dawn French's book 'Dear Fatty'.

It's very easy to read because she has written her memoirs in the form of letters to various characters in her life, but one of the things that jumped out at me was her desperate desire to be a bridesmaid...

As a firm believer that we should re-invent ourselves at regular intervals, I’ve recently embarked on a career change - running a ‘Confidence and Self-esteem’ course for Adult Learners. Today I had ‘tutor observation,’ and the feedback report says that I know my stuff but spent too much of the hour talking. Gutted!

My husband will probably joke that they got off lightly with an hour – after all he’s lived with that problem for 35 years - but clearly I’ll need to learn from this when I’ve stopped sulking into my coffee.

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When it comes to getting married Bridesmaids can cause complications for any bride based on them wanting to choose their own dresses, choosing the colour of the dress and then the old favorite of who pays for who.

So what should you expect from your bridesmaids? Well, all brides are different, some want their bridesmaids to be there to choose the dress, organise the hen night and be involved in every step of the planning process. Others, on the other hand need them to turn up on the way and provide support as needed.

Ahhh .... so your little girl has finally grown up and is going to be a Bride. Its a difficult time, you want the best for her and make sure shes happy, but you still remember her saying her first word, picking her up when she'd fall over and scrape her knee, and cuddling her whilst she fell asleep after a bad dream.

Shes met a person that shes convinced that she wants to spend her life with. You might or might not like them ... its her choice really, but still you want her to always be happy and so you're involved in the Wedding.

The order in which you present the speeches is Father of the Bride, Groom then the Best Man. Sometimes, other people like to speak too, keep it to a minimum, you don't need 3 hours of speeches - and if the Bride want to make a speech, let her .... she is the Bride! She should speak either before or after the Groom depending on what her preference is.

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