Bridesmaid
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Bridesmaids are members of the bride's party at Western wedding ceremonies. A bridesmaid is typically a young woman and often the bride's close friend or relative. She attends to the bride on the day
Four bridesmaids wearing gagra cholis, the traditional dress of North India
Junior bridesmaid in North Carolina, dressed in white like the bride.
The bride (center) with her maid of honor (third from left) and bridesmaids. The maid of honor can be distinguished by her dress, which differs somewhat from that of the other bridesmaids, as well as by her position in the traditional place of honor at the immediate right of the principal party. From 1929, in Minnesota, US.
Maid of honour
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A maid of honour is a junior attendant to a queen in royal households, ranking below a lady-in-waiting. The equivalent title and office has historically been used in most European royal courts.
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…spend US$1,700 or more, with travel to destination weddings and pre-wedding parties usually being the biggest expense. In the United Kingdom, the term "maid of honour" originally referred to the female attendant of a queen. The term 'bridesmaid' is normally used for all bridal attendants in the UK. However, when the…
Mary Fitton, 1595, a maid of honour to Elizabeth I.
The six maids of honour of Queen Elizabeth II appear with her on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after her coronation