#1. There will be screaming. Lots of it.
When you first hear the news, you will be beyond thrilled. You won’t be able to stop jumping and clapping because hello?? Your favorite person in the world is getting married?? What’s a more appropriate reaction than that??
#2. The stress of waiting to be asked to be part of the entourage.
You’re 99.9% sure you’re going to be a bridesmaid. But then, she’s such an awesome human being that so many people love her and want to be part of her big day as well.
#3. And the relief at finally being picked.
She finally told you what your role is going to be: Maid of honor! And she can’t believe you even doubted for a second that she would think of only you. Awwwshucks.
#4. Planning for her big day will take over your lives.
Every single date night will be about finding *THE* wedding dress. You’ll be up to your eyeballs in errands, and talking to just about every florist in the city, but you do it anyway. No one wants your best friend’s day to be perfect more than you.
#5. You’ll start spreading the news better than Frank Sinatra.
Every one from your entire Twitter contacts list to your next-door neighbor will be hearing about this wedding. You swear to be the best stage BFF social media (and half of Manhattan) has ever seen.
#6. You make sure the bride looks picture-perfect on her wedding day — each and every inch of her.
You book an entire weekend of massages, facial treatments, and overly expensive manicures for the two of you. As a Maid of Honoor, prepping the bride is your job, and you take it very seriously.
#7. Hen Night will be a blast because, duh, you’ll be in charge.
All stops will be pulled. No (party) stone will be left unturned. It will be the Hen Night that all other Hen Nights will henceforth aspire to be. You aim for the Hen Night Hall of Fame.
#8. The bride’s last-minute jitters will be taken care of… by YOU.
Who better to rein in a scared soon-to-be bride than her all-knowing BFF? You have a PhD in her crazy, and managing her pre-wedding nerves is just a walk in the park for you.
#9. Then the long-awaited wedding day will come, and it will be magical.
Every minute of it will be just as you both imagined it would be.
#10. Suddenly realizing that you might be losing your other half.
Does this mean no more unscheduled bar crawls? No more slumber parties-come-wine nights? You get that sinking feeling in your stomach that Paul McCartney may also have had when Yoko Ono came along. What’ll happen to you now?
#11. And talking yourself out of the panic.
You grab a glass of wine (or two) and decide that this is one of the most important days in your best friend’s life. And you’ll feel happy for her, goddammit. You can wallow in your sadness later, maybe cure it along with the hangover you’re sure to get from downing in all that alcohol.
#12. You remind yourself that you won’t lose a best friend, you gain another one.
So what if you have to share your BFF with her new husband? You have been through too much together to let a little change in scenery get in the middle of your extraordinary friendship. And who knows, her hubby might even make a great third Musketeer if you give him a chance.
#13. You will realize this isn’t the end of an era, because you’re taking this major step in her life with her.
This is the day you both have been talking about for years. And here you are, right beside her, sharing in her radiance as she starts her journey towards her Happy Ever After.
Change is hard. But you know for a fact that no matter how busy she gets with her new life, your BFF will always be the same crazy, funny, amazing girl who you love like a sister. Not even something as big as a wedding can change that.
