Rarely does a bride-to-be get rejected when she asks one of her friends to be in the wedding. But does it totally violate etiquette rules to say no if asked to be a bridesmaid? The short answer: No, it doesn't. There are certainly circumstances that free you to gracefully decline, and one of those is simply being a mother.  The (Short) History of Bridesmaids We can trace the origin of bridesmaids all the way back to Genesis, the first book in the Bible, and the story of Jacob in which his two wives were attended by their handmaidens.

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