Admittedly, a wedding can be very me, me, me, but, as every bride will tell you, there's also a lot of tiptoeing around other people, too. Guest lists, seating charts, pre-wedding events—they all require accommodating your guests' feelings and needs. Same goes for choosing your group of bridesmaids. I know people who have had none, some who've had just a couple family members, and a few who had almost reached double digits with their crew. I settled on five ladies—a mix of cousins and best friends.
Casme' Carter settled on 34. Safe to assume there were zero hurt feelings there.
The New Orleans bride—who has become the subject of many local news stories and a source of utter bewilderment for fellow brides—posted a photo of herself on Instagram last week standing in front of three dozen women. According to CNN, Casme' originally planned on having 50 bridesmaids, but a number of them couldn't make it due to family obligations (and an army deployment for one).
In an interview with Today, the bride said that, "Every lady was handpicked. I traveled for 18 years as a singer and made incredible friends along the way. I felt so loved and blessed to have them by my side." The group was a mix of ladies ages 21 to 50. Six were her sisters and the other 28 were her friends. There were doctors, performers, and lawyers, too.
To keep things simple, Casme' asked each woman to get a neutral, beach-appropriate dress (the wedding was in Destin, FL)—and the result was nothing short of breathtaking.
And if you were wondering just how long that processional took, the answer is: not as long as you'd think. "We had an acoustic guitar player and a saxophone going," Casme' told Today. “I think people were worried it was going to take forever, but it didn’t." A dozen of the ladies walked down with groomsmen, while the rest of the crew strutted down the aisle as if it were the runway of a fashion show.
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Sarah Weinberg is the deputy editor at Delish and has covered food, travel, home, and lifestyle for a number of publications, including Food Network Magazine and Country Living. She's originally from the Bay Area, has an unhealthy affinity for the Real Housewives of Anywhere, and harbors strong feelings about fruit salad.
