This Bride Shocked Everyone By Having 34 Bridesmaids

Sarah Weinberg
Photo credit: Instagram.com/iamcasme
Photo credit: Instagram.com/iamcasme

From Women's Health

I am getting married in less than three months. (Oh, thank you for your congratulations! That was so sweet of you-and completely unprompted!)

Admittedly, this stage of life is 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 quirks. Same goes for landing on your group of bridesmaids. I know people who have had none, some who've had just a couple family members, and a few who 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 a local news story and a source of utter bewilderment for fellow brides 🙋-posted a photo of herself to Instagram standing in front of three dozen women. According to CNN, Casme' originally planned on having 50 bridesmaids, but a number couldn't make it for family reasons (and an army deployment for one).

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I really can’t say nothing more than..”this is love”! Periodt #celebratingthecarters photo by @homeland_photography_ #34bridesmaids #instalove #viral #blackgirlmagic

A post shared by CASME’ CARTER (@iamcasme) on Jun 24, 2019 at 2:33pm PDT

And in an interview with TODAY, the bride shared, "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, her friends. There were doctors, and performers, and lawyers.

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 G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.

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We have each other’s back!!! My sistahs were there for me and I’ll never forget it!!! This is 1/2 of my bridesmaids 😍 #celebratingthecarters Life is like a box of CHOCOLATES 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Stay tuned! Bridesmaids was on FLEEK!!! Turn on notifications!!#celebratingthecarters #destinflorida #engaged #married 📸 @homeland_photography_ FEATURING MY GIRLSSSS @24ceasons @sa_miyyaheart @iam.amberlight @jamila_energy @gwendy901 @decreaclothing @javaportdesign @thesophiechanelle @sherblissevents @lindab.1 @makaelah__ @valcha82 @cathykattann @cisholmes @queen.of.2.kings @cekell_ @crrystallite @chontelcarterfrank @hopelaw @theaprillane @flymusiq @iamaija @gabbytvfilmdirector @ingriddanyelle_ @malikaent @godsgirl_81 @algiersdiamond @melissa_mcclendon @chiclifestylz @moshualoriel @b.daniellespeaks @bsherrienola @Gorgymorgyy @lynnettejones_

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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 the groomsmen, while the rest of the crew walked down the aisle as if it were the runway of a fashion show.

Honestly, more power to you, girl.

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