When you choose your bridesmaids, you might be worried about choosing friends who have conflicting personalities. This is your big day, though – you should be able to choose the girls you love most! Here are five tips for dealing with bridesmaids who don’t get along:

1. Plan one-on-one time. Instead of planning tons of group events, try instead spending time separately with all of your bridesmaids. Go tanning with Bridesmaids A and get your nails done with Bridesmaids B. Give everyone else gift certificates or pay in advance so they can do these tasks on their own time. That way, you can just come together once – on your wedding day.

2. Be honest about your concerns. Talk to each bridesmaid about your worries about conflicts, and ask them to keep the arguing to a minimum until after your wedding. Sometimes, they simply need to be reminded to remember that it is your wedding and it should be a happy day.

3. Find common ground. If you’re worried about bridesmaids not getting along, try to find at least one or two things on which they agree. Maybe they won’t become best friends, but that will at least give them something to talk about without getting heated.

4. Treat everyone equally. Bridesmaids often fight because they feel jealous about the time they spend with you. Make sure there is enough bride to go around!

5. Keep your bridal party small. The more people in your bridal party, the harder it will be to control conflicting personalities. Instead of having ten bridesmaids, stick to just three or four. It is your big day, and you shouldn’t have to spend it baby-sitting!

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