Who Should Be a Bridesmaid? Use This Handy Point System to Help You Pick Your Bridal Party

You are siblings: +10 points

She and your fiancé are siblings: +4 points.

As a general rule, you should try to include his sister unless he asks you not to.

You've been BFFs forever: +1 point for every five years you've been close.

You're BFFs now:+2 points. Add five if she was the first person you called after saying yes.

She was a bridezilla at her own wedding: -3 points

Being around her just makes you happy, plain and simple: +5 points

You'd trust her opinion in any dressing room: +1 point

You were a bridesmaid at her wedding: +2 points. Unless the statute of limitations—five years—is up. Then there's no obligation.

And the winners are...

1 to 6 points: Someone has to do the readings, right?

7 to 14 points: Makes the cut!

15+ points: By a landslide. Maid of honor?

—Written by Amanda MacMillan for Brides

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