How to Ask a Male Friend to Be Your Bridesmaid

Just because your best friend is a guy does not mean he cannot be your bridesmaid!

Planning your wedding should be a fun and exciting experience, and selecting your bridesmaids is an important part of the process. These women should be your best friends and people you can rely on when you need a helping hand. They may have been in your life forever or only a little while, but no matter what they should all be your close friends. However, sometimes a girl's best friend is actually a guy, and it may be very important to you that he stand with you at your wedding. Asking a man to be a bridesmaid is still a very big honor, but it is important to make sure he knows how important it is to you or he may think you are making a joke and say no. In this article, we will discuss how to ask a male friend to be your bridesmaid.

Things You'll Need

• Notepad
• Something to write with
• Pizza
• 6 pack of beer

Instructions

How to Ask a Male Friend to be Your Bridesmaid

1. 

   Make a list of 3 or 4 things that have brought you closer together. These should be things like how you met, a particularly fun or exciting experience or funny incidents in your past. If you have a romantic history with this friend, do not include things from that time period.

2. Invite your friend over for a casual evening of beer and pizza. If you watch sports or have a mutual favorite television show, invite him on a night when something like that is on TV.

3. Talk over dinner about the good times you have had. Remember, most men -- even the ones who are your best friends -- tend to talk less than women, so do not be surprised if he does not get as sentimental about past good times as you do.

4. Ask him to be your bridesmaid. Say something like, "We've had such a blast so far, won't you help me keep the party going at my wedding?" If you want to be more serious than this, try, "Your friendship has meant so much to me, it would be great if you would be in my bridal party."

5. 

   Hand him a beer.As you do, say, "See, now you can practice your toasting!" Your answer will almost certainly be a resounding "Yes!"

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid calling him a "bridesmaid" at least until after he has already said he will do it.