The Western bridesmaid tradition is thought to have originated from Roman law, which required ten witnesses at a wedding in order to outsmart evil spirits (believed to attend marriage ceremonies) by dressing in identical clothing to the bride and groom, so that the evil spirits would not know who was getting married. (quote directly from Wikipedia)
Here are the profiles of my "Protectors" who will be by my side on our big day in order to protect me from danger (in chronological order).
It can be said that Veronica and I have known each other for a long time. We met just before Nicole was born when we were 3 years old. Our mothers brought us to Nursery School and we’ve been friends ever since. We always enjoyed playing together and even managed to get the Chicken Poxs at the same time “coincidentally” so that we could play during our sick leave from school! Recently, she has been my Martha Stewart Wedding expert and has been pouring over magazines on my behalf and passing on all the good stuff.
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younger sister and will be my Maid of Honor in July. While we were kids we spent our time playing with dolls, watching Disney movies, running around the neighborhood, and dressing each other up in our mother’s clothes. Now that we are older, we have different ideas of fun. For Nicole it is scouting out the nightclub scene in the club district of Toronto, while I enjoy the quaint Martini bars of Little Italy. Even though we have different tastes, she is always loads of fun to have at a party and it will be great to have her by my side on the big day.
Kate and I swam together for the UofT varsity swimming team for 5 years and lived together at Borden for 4 years. We initially met in New College Residence where we bonded over Cafeteria food and commiserated about our sore muscles from swim practices. We have learned many life lessons over the years, for example: that burying things under rugs is always a bad idea, how the offering of pizza can be utilized to have dead mice removed (Thanks Scott!) and for moving furniture (Thanks Dave and Scott!), and finally the importance of having dozens of Arrested Development jokes on hand at all times. She is guaranteed to bring “sexy back” to the dance floor in July.
Sarah and I met during the 2nd year of our B.A. 
degrees at the University of Toronto in the campus student group Athletes in Action. She moved into Borden house the next year where she lived with Kate and I for 3 years (technically a three way common law deal). While living together we always encouraged each other to aspire to greatness, such as: flossing our teeth on a regular basis, daily abdominal workouts, evening bible readings, and giving up sugar for a week (my least favorite one!). She is also getting married this year (June 26th) and so I have a wedding buddy to share ideas with!
