If you've chosen someone to be in your bridal party, she should be a good enough friend that she does not want to upstage you.
Georgina ChapmanI didn't finish my dress until about three days before my wedding - I had the flu and was stitching it from my bed. And the tulle came back from India all brown. We had to wash it for hours, but that didn't dissuade me from wearing it.
Georgina Chapman