Being a bridesmaid in your best friend’s wedding is a lot of responsibility. I mean, you want your BFF to have the perfect day, right?
When 23-year-old Sharilyn Wester was asked to be the bridesmaid in her best friend Rebecca Foster’s wedding, she went the extra mile, ultimately creating a hilarious set of wedding photos that have since taken the internet by storm.
Sharilyn explained that she and Rebecca have been best friends since after high school. “I’m originally from Canada but am living in the USA now, so we knew that being together again at her wedding, we had to do something memorable.”
And Rebecca’s wedding photos were definitely Sharilyn’s time to shine.
If you notice that Rebecca doesn’t look too shocked, it’s because she was in on Sharilyn’s plan.
Sharilyn explained, “[the photos were] based off a photo Rebecca saw that we both decided we had to recreate.
“This was two years before the actual wedding!”
The photographer, Ashley Hempel, and Rebecca’s husband James, however, were caught completely off-guard by the Sharilyn’s antics.
Ashley described the event, saying, “Sharilyn was like ‘Oh we want to do this one photo of me tossing her veil […] So, I posed Becca and James, and then Sharilyn started HER posing and I died. It was so funny.
“The whole bridal party was cracking up.”
Sharilyn explained, “We had been outside in the 36°C weather in the sun all day in formal attire for house, and we figured we could try and perk everyone up and make them laugh”
Sharilyn and Rebecca’s photos were shared online, and they quickly went viral. People loved their hilarious take on the classic veil toss photos.
Interestingly enough, although the veil has become a standard part of weddings, experts believe they date all the way back to ancient times. The Richmond Times-Dispatch explains, “Many surmise it has to do with ancient Greek and Romans’ fear of evil spirits and demons.”
“In fact,” they continue, “This is where many of the bridal traditions actually come from, including bridesmaids wearing similar dresses in order to serve as decoys for the bride. In an effort to frighten away or disguise the bride from evil spirits, brides-to-be were dressed in brightly colored fabrics like red and obscured by a veil”
Neat, huh?
Either way, regardless of where the veil toss tradition comes from— I’m going to be the one to say it: these girls did it best.
Not quite what I meant when I asked for a veil toss ;)
Posted by Ashley Hempel Photography – Bonnyville AB onThursday, October 26, 2017
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