Cue the sound of Belieber hearts breaking around the world: Justin Bieber is working with Neil Lane to design a million-dollar engagement ring for Selena Gomez. At least that's what the (hopefully untrue) word on the street is.

From Hollywood Life: "Justin is planning to go through final designs with Neil in the next week," a source close to the designer told the Daily Star. "At the moment his favorite idea is a huge, canary yellow, princess-cut diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds and set in white or yellow gold."

(Sounds a lot like Kelly Clarkson's engagement ring.)

The site says that Justin, who I guess is currently touring, doesn't have a concert scheduled for July 22, Selena's 21st birthday, and he's planning to fly back to L.A. to celebrate with her. I'm hoping that the million-dollar ring is just a ridiculously over-the-top birthday present and NOT an engagement ring. (I suspect Taylor Swift feels the same way.) I mean, are Justin and Selena even officially back together?

Read the full story here.

Do you think Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez will get engaged? Do you think she'd say yes to his proposal? And do you think this engagement ring sounds like a monstrosity?

I do. Clearly.

Photo: Corbis.

Damn you, gay summer weddings. With all your posh style and your pastel patterns. How's a straight girl supposed to cope?

I'm still giggling! When did SNL get funny again?!

Video: Courtesy of Saturday Night Live.

Obviously everyone loves dancing and cake, but the REAL reason you, your groom, and a hundred or so of your nearest and dearest "are gathered here today" is for the wedding ceremony. You know, the "marriage" part of the wedding. Yes, time-wise your ceremony will probably take up only a small chunk of your day. But it's an important chunk, so don't overlook the details here.

1. Do a Dry Run. Most couples have rehearsal dinners for a reason. And the reason is REHEARSING (not pre-gaming or catching up with your college friends), if that's not abundantly clear. I'm not saying you need to do a minute-by-minute run-through of the ceremony, but let your wedding party know where they'll be entering, where they should stand, and how they should exit. (Alone? In pairs? Doing a funky dance move, perhaps?) If you're going to be handing a bridesmaid your bouquet, or if you expect a groomsmen to hold on to your rings, give them the heads-up now. Otherwise your wedding party's going to wait until five minutes before your wedding to figure out who goes where, and that's going to stress out everyone, especially you. And if you're busy refereeing the wedding party in the hallway before your ceremony, it will also probably delay your big entrance. Which brings me to No. 2.

2. Show Up on Time. Many people will urge you, on the morning of your wedding, not to rush. "It's YOUR day! Nothing's going to start without YOU!" This is true, but while you're taking your sweet time, your guests are left waiting. And waiting. And waiting and waiting and waiting, in some cases. I understand that traffic exists or you want to wait 10 minutes after the scheduled start time to make sure you don't get upstaged by guests who wander in late, but after 15 minutes, you're no longer being fashionably late to your own party, you're being rude.

3. Consider Their Comfort. The advent of "rustic-barn chic" brought us weddings with bales of hay at the ceremony site in lieu of chairs or benches. Totally cute and SO on-theme. Unless the ceremony was an hour long, and the bride and groom didn't think to throw something over the prickly hay. Sitting with no back support and hay poking your butt through your silk dress for an hour is decidedly un-cute. Of course as the bride, you'll be so blissed-out that you could probably endure a midceremony hail storm and not notice. But your guests won't be QUITE so distracted, so make sure they're given appropriate seating and also that the temperature isn't furnace hot or freezing cold. (That means, even if you've dreamed of an oceanside ceremony your whole life, if the weather report says a drizzly 40 degrees, you move the party indoors.)

4. Make Sure They Can See and Hear. If your guests can't hear what's going on during the ceremony, they're going to start zoning out or playing Angry Birds. (Seen it happen.) Triple-check that your ceremony site has the proper sound equipment and that you test it the day before. And remember: It needs to be a setup that works for your officiant, who is probably used to projecting his voice, as well as a soft-spoken bride, groom, or guest who's giving a speech. Similarly, your guests will be more engaged in your ceremony if they can see what's going on. If they're seated on benches, they'll naturally shimmy so they have a decent view. If you're doing a prearranged chair setup, ask whoever's arranging them to stagger the chairs like this, so everyone gets a decent view:

(Obviously you'd have more than two chairs per side, but you know what I mean.)

As a guest, what annoys you during a wedding ceremony? Have you been to a wedding where the bride was majorly late or the officiant forgot the microphone?

Photo: Nadia D. Photography.

Writes Save the Date reader Cindy:

I saw my boyfriend's email and read that he is thinking about proposing to me on a trip we will be taking soon. I'm not ready to take the next step, and I have told him this multiple times. What should I do?

Here are my thoughts:

Usually I edit readers' emails, but I copied and pasted yours word for word, so naturally I'm wondering how you "saw" your boyfriend's email. I'm also wondering how old you are and how long you've been together.

If you're 20 and you've dated for five months and you're just not "there" yet, I'm totally with you. But if you're 30 and you've been together five years, then I'm kind of scratching my head.

I think either way you need to sit down with your boyfriend and have a talk about your future. Maybe start with, "It was so fun planning our vacation together; I can't wait to take it! Where do you think we'll go next?" And then segue into, "Where do you see us in a year? In five years?"

Assuming he already has marriage on the brain, he'll mention that in the convo. At which point you need to spell out exactly when you think you'll be ready to get engaged. Whether you've been together for five months or five years, if you're not going to want a ring for, say, two years, he deserves to know that. If there are certain "life deadlines" you want to meet pre-engagement, let him know about those. Do you want to be graduated from college? Out of debt? A black belt in karate? The more information you BOTH have about each other's plans for the future, the better off you'll be.

I think the only problem is if you don't see yourself marrying this guy ever. There's certainly value in dating guys you DON'T want to marry {Let me tell you about the DJ I dated pre-Rory. And the bartender. And the…well, you know what I mean. }, but if you don't see a future with this guy ever, you need to let him know that, stat.

Ladies, what do you think? Should Cindy confront her boyfriend? Or wait to see if the proposal happens? Should she just say yes and then drag out the engagement?

Have a wedding-y dilemma of your own? Email me!

Photo: Thinkstock.

Considering the ridiculous assortment of goods you can already get from Target {My last online order included a sports bra, blueberry muffin mix, and a makeup bag }, it's not surprising that you can now get wedding dresses from Target too. The brand-new four-dress collection includes two dresses for $129.99 and two for just $99.99. Granted, the styling on the website leaves a LOT to be desired. (Stop shooting white dresses against white backgrounds!) But when they show the dresses on models, they totally look cute.

Wedding Dress 1

Tevolio Soft Satin Cowl-Neck Bridal Gown, $99.99.

Wedding Dress 2

Tevolio Soft Satin Ruched Bridal Gown, $129.99.

Wedding Dress 3

Tevolio Soft Satin Strapless Bridal Gown, $99.99.

Wedding Dress 4

Tevolio Soft Satin Cap-Sleeve Bridal Gown, $129.99.

I'd definitely have to see these dresses in person before making a judgement call, but if I were in the market for a super-simple wedding dress, I would 100 percent order all four (for less than $500!) just to give them a once-over, since Target is so awesome about returns. How amazing would it be to get your wedding dress for $100 and then upgrade it with a super-bling-y sash and majorly fancy-pants shoes? And I'm not gonna lie, I have a bunch of clothing from Target that I adore—including the world's best running pants—so why NOT check them out?

Would you give these wedding dresses from Target a try? Which do you think you'd like best?

Assuming it looked as good on me as it does on the model, I totally would've worn No. 1!

I looooove a bride wearing a gorgeous, cathedral-length veil. Or even a shoulder-dusting "blusher." But as a bride, I wasn't going to wear a traditional veil any more than I was going to wear a jewel-encrusted ball gown. I just wasn't a veil-y bride. If you're not feeling the whole "traditional veil" vibe, either, here are eight awesome alternatives.

Veil Alternative 1

Veil Alternative 2

Veil Alternative 3

Veil Alternative 4

Veil Alternative 5

Veil Alternative 6

Veil Alternative 7

Veil Alternative 8

For more alt-veil inspiration, check out the Alternatives to Veils bundle on Loverly!

Do you want to wear a veil on your wedding day? Do you like any of these alternatives?

My college partner-in-crime Allison is getting married this weekend, and she's so hyper-organized and naturally beautiful that I am certain it'll all go off without a hitch, and she'll be the picture of perfection. However, she is having one small-but-irksome last-minute beauty challenge that I'm trying to help her solve.

The situation: Allison rented diamond earrings from Adorn (I did the same for my wedding—see me model several sets of bling here). But only when they arrived yesterday and she tried them on did she remember how her ear holes react badly to earrings sometimes, getting instantly red and irritated. I experience the same thing, even after several decades of having pierced ears, and I bet lots of brides encounter this last-minute glitch; if you don't change up your earrings often, it's easy to forget about your sensitivity until you try to wear a new pair for your big day.

To help Allison out, I emailed a couple of my favorite dermatologist sources to see what emergency beauty advice they'd dispense. What Allison is experiencing is probably an allergic reaction, replied Ranella Hirsch, M.D. "Any mixed metal likely contains nickel, which can be the source of the allergy," she said, suggesting that Allison visit a jewelry store and get some platinum backs to put on the earrings to help minimize the issue (these could be re-used on other culprit earrings in the future, too). Dr. Diane Berson suggested applying ice and then cortisone cream to zap swelling and redness.

I'll let you know how things work out; here's hoping Allison gets to rock her beautiful wedding bling, but even bare-eared, she'd look perfect.

Do any of you have sensitivity to earrings? Got any short-term fixes to share with Allison? Also, what kind of last-minute beauty snafus did you ladies experience before your weddings? Share below!

Photo: Mark Leibowitz

Thank God that Rory wasn't waiting on me to buy the engagement ring and propose, because engagement ring shopping seems akin to the ninth circle of hell to me. I mean, you're buying a big-ticket item and often you have no idea if the recipient will even like it. AND you've got a hairy salesman breathing down your neck. (In my mind, it's always a man and he's always hairy. Just roll with it.)

So I was super-psyched to hear about Ocappi's One & Only program. Here's how it works: Your guy can go on the site and pick six of his favorite engagement rings, and the company will mail him CZ replicas. Then he can check out the rings in person, and ask you (or your sister or your BFF) to weigh in on the designs. Five days later, he ships the fakes back to Ocappi (they give you a return label) and then he can order the ring with the real-deal diamonds online. All without ever crossing paths with a heavy-breathing, hairy salesman.

Oh, and the whole program is FREE! (Except for the part when you order the diamond ring, of course. It's not THAT good.)

It kind of sounds too good to be true, right? Which is why I asked Ocappi to send ME six of their CZ rings, just so I could test-drive the process. Here are the six rings I picked:

Engagement Ring 1

Solitaire, $9,950.

Engagement Ring 2

Celeste, $11,950.

Engagement Ring 3

Alda, $12,375.

Engagement Ring 4

Regale, $13,000.

Engagement Ring 5

Heritage, $11,275.

Engagement Ring 6

Victoria, $13,300.

The only bummer I can find with the One & Only program so far is that all the CZ rings they send out are in silver-colored metal. This is great if your guy is looking to buy a platinum or white gold ring. But if yellow or rose gold are on his shopping list {I'm currently obsessed with rose-gold engagement rings! }, it will be a little tougher to envision what the final product will look like. Regardless, I'm still SUPER-excited to get my box of bling in the mail and share the pics with y'all!

Oh! One more thing: Since 6.5 is the most common ring size, that's what size the CZ rings are, but they're sent with a spacer to make sure the samples fit girls with small fingers! (My ring finger is a 4.25!)

Are you as excited about Ocappi's One & Only program as clearly I am? Do you think it would be easier for your guy than shopping in person? Or do you think it just further complicates things? Which of these engagement rings do you like best?

Pre-try-on, I think I like No. 5 the best.

P.S. If you're curious about Ocappi's stance on using ethically sourced diamonds, here ya go.

It's no secret that I love wedding dresses AND proposal stories. Combine the two and I'm over the moon!

Don, on the left, is super-duper tall in real life! That's his groom on the right!

You guys all know and love Don O'Neill—you just don't know you love him! He's the creative director behind Theia, a.k.a. the genius behind to-die-for wedding dresses like these.

Well, just after Bridal Market, Don and his partner, Pascal Guillermie (owner of floral boutique Fleur De Pascal!), were in Miami celebrating 20 (TWENTY!) years together. And Don had this little ol' banner flown overhead:

Awwww! I like that it's a major statement, but the guys got to have their privacy, ya know? Like, a million times better than a Jumbotron at a sporting event, where suddenly 40,000 eyes are on you. (I'd just die!)

Don and Pascal are planning to exchange vows twice in 2014, first in New York, and then in Don's home of Ireland. After 20 years together, they deserve two parties!

Congrats, fellas! I'm dying to know what you'll wear!

Would you want a proposal in the sky?

If I were the one doing the asking, I'd be SO nervous about the weather! And that the person I was asking would, like, go to the bathroom or decide to take a nap or something! But I have control issues. Clearly.

It's easy to make your wedding ceremony exit just as exciting as your entrance with a little help from your guests. From sparklers to streamers, these exit ideas are definitely wow-worthy.

1. Pillar Candles
A nighttime ceremony creates the perfect opportunity for guests to light the way out with romantic candles.

2. Streamers
Get guests into full-on celebration mode by providing colorful streamers to use as you exit your ceremony. The vibrant colors will make for eternally exciting wedding pictures.

3. Balloons
If you're having a spring or summer ceremony in a church, provide guests with balloons to release for a truly uplifting moment.

4. Flower Petals
Move over, flower girls—blooms aren't just for tossing along the aisle anymore. A post-nuptial petal toss is a pretty and festive way to kick off the rest of the day's celebration.

5. Bubbles
Streamers and petals are pretty but require extra post-ceremony cleanup. Bubbles double as fun favors with less mess—just don't get too sticky!

6. Sparklers
A sparkler-studded exit is a great way to glam up a casual wedding or add a sense of whimsy to a formal celebration. Present extra sparkler sticks in custom wrappers with your name or monogram for an easy wedding favor.

7. Petals
Provide guests with petals to throw for a romantic, unforgettable ceremony exit.

—Written by Brides

Which ceremony exit would you choose?

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Photo: Landon Jacob

30 Rock's Katrina Bowden scored a new husband over the weekend—AND some serious bling. The actress exchanged vows with musician Ben Jorgensen at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden—which is right by my apartment, if you're curious.

From Us Weekly: The couple wrote their own vows to recite in front of their 127 guests, and Ben created a special slideshow/video presentation to show at the rehearsal.

So sweet!

Read the full story here.

Here are pics of the Blue Nile rings the two exchanged:

Cushion-Cut Diamond Eternity Ring from Blue Nile, from $10,800.

Low-Dome Comfort-Fit Wedding Ring, $936.

Would you want Katrina Bowden's majorly bling-y wedding ring? How would your groom feel about copycatting Ben Jorgensen's?

I'd like Katrina's ring as an engagement ring! I'd pair it with a plain band, to avoid blinding people!

Photo 1: Getty Images. Photos 2 & 3: Courtesy of Blue Nile.

I stumbled across a Dear Abby letter this A.M. that totally made my skin crawl. {No, we will not talk about how I stumbled across a Dear Abby letter. Roll with it. } Here it is, in all of its awfulness:

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I attended the wedding of the son of some old friends in another state. Rather than buy the young couple a gift, we instead gave them a check for $1,000. Imagine our astonishment when a month later the following arrived in our mailbox:

"Dear 'Loretta' and 'Evan,'

"Thank you for the generous donation. We really enjoyed spending that money. If ever you feel like you have too much of it, we would gladly take it off your hands.

"Love, 'Mason' and 'Candace'"

Abby, my husband and I have worked hard for many years in our business and have been blessed. We are not millionaires. We were happy and humbled to be able to share with them—until we received this. The money wasn't a donation; it was a gift.

— Stung in Sioux City

You can click here to read Dear Abby's response. Here's mine.

Look, I know writing thank-you notes is a totally un-fun task, but if someone took the time to travel to your wedding, sit through the ceremony, celebrate with you, eat the rubber chicken, AND give you a gift (especially a THOUSAND-DOLLAR gift) you take the time to write a nice, thoughtful, personal thank-you note. Otherwise you just kind of suck.

Obviously this bride and groom were trying to be funny, and humor is subjective, but I don't find their note even a teeny bit humorous, and neither did the couple who received it. Let's break it down.

"Thank you for the generous donation." Blech, blech, blech, blarg. Just ew. "Thank you for your generous gift." would have been a 100 times more appropriate. This just misses the mark.

"We really enjoyed spending that money." OK, that's a start, I guess. But my mother always taught me to let the gift-giver know know HOW you spent it. "We were able to put the money toward our honeymoon to Italy, which was so incredibly special. Our favorite part of the trip was the two magical days we spent at a castle in Tuscany. It was so serene and romantic."

"If ever you feel like you have too much of it, we would gladly take it off your hands." For the love of all that is holy, NO. NO, NO, NO. An easy way to close is by repeating your thanks, and letting them know that you appreciate the effort they made to be there. "Thank you again for your gift—and for taking the time to celebrate with us. It was wonderful to be surrounded by people who love us on our wedding day."

I'm even more annoyed by this letter because it was sent to friends of the groom's parents. Maybe, MAYBE if you want to flex your "funny" muscles, you could try something like this on YOUR friends. But if I got a note like this from a friend, I don't think it laugh.

Are you grossed out by this thank-you note too? Or do I need to lighten up?

Photo: Flickr/Tarja Ryhannen Mitrovic

1,159 Wedding-y Ideas

• Get your wedding dress for just 549 dollars. (I know this bride wore a dress from David's Bridal, and I'm pretty sure this is it.) —Inspired by This
• Skip these 10 things at your wedding. We promise you won't miss 'em. —She Finds
• Let your feet get in on the fun with these 16 pairs of polka-dot wedding shoes. —Offbeat Bride
• Want something more muted? Here are 28 pairs of rose gold wedding shoes. Brides
• Let the sunshine in with these 8 cheerful yellow wedding accents. —Brooklyn Bride
• Get inspired by 25 of the most beautiful movie brides of all time. —Bella Sugar
• Consider these 5 tips before you start your registry. —The Knot
• Go ahead and review these 4 tips for taking rainy day wedding pics, juuuuust in case. —Huffington Post
• Follow these 8 steps for a sexy-messy bridal updo. —100 Layer Cake
• Win a 500 dollar gift card to spend on Loeffler Randall wedding accessories. Yes, please! —East Side Bride

4 Spectacular Real Weddings

• To celebrate Memorial Day, loads of weddings with grooms in uniform. Thank you, soldiers! —Bridal Guide
• The floral arch (top photo) at this rural barn wedding made me gasp. —DIY Bride
• LOVE the tiny BEACH BALLS at this Florida wedding. —Ruffled
• Lots of inventive gray and yellow accents at this Florida wedding. —Wedding Chicks

Are you doing anything wedding-y this weekend?

I have nothing wedding-y on the agenda, besides stalking pics from a wedding Petra's in this weekend. Rory, Emmett, my dad, and I are headed to the new house to tear up some carpets. It should be very rock 'n' roll.

Photo: Teddi Yeager Photography via DIY Bride.

Three-day weekends? Love em'. The day AFTER a three-day weekend? Womp-womp. To help relieve my your Tuesday blues, here are five vintage (or vintage-y) engagement rings—ALL less than $1,650. Anyone smiling yet?

Engagement Ring 1

Bernadette Diamond Vintage Engagement Ring circa 1935 from Turtle Love Co., $1,615.

Engagement Ring 2

Replica Antique Engagement Ring from Leigh Jay Nacht, $595.

Engagement Ring 3

Art Deco Blue Zircon Engagement Ring from Leigh Jay Nacht, $850.

Engagement Ring 4

Linville Diamond Engagement Ring from Trumpet & Horn, $1,500.

Engagement Ring 5

Art Deco Diamond Dinner Ring from Doyle & Doyle, $1,400.

Which of these engagement rings is your favorite?

If you'd like to share a photo of YOUR ring on Save the Date, you can click here to submit it with the contact form. Or you can email a photo to glamour.weddings.girls@gmail.com. I try to run reader engagement ring posts often, so take your time and send a biggish, nonblurry photo! (Please DON'T send an Instagram photo or add text or special effects!) And if you've already sent a pic, sit tight—it's coming!

I know we mostly chat up girls who are about to be married on Save the Date, but today I'm looking for brides who have already walked down the aisle.

Much like I often share photos of reader's engagement rings, now I want to do a big ol' roundup of readers in their wedding dresses. I'm envisioning a monster slideshow with so much pretty that it might just break the Internet. [Insert evil laugh here.] To celebrate this upcoming outpouring of gorgeous, here are five crazy-pretty real brides who were recently featured on Save the Date.

Wedding Dress 1

More photos from Meredith & Harold's wedding!

Wedding Dress 2

More photos from Jackie & Andy's wedding!

Wedding Dress 3

More photos from Jennifer & Terry's wedding!

Wedding Dress 4

More photos from Alexandra & Kevin's wedding!

Wedding Dress 5

More photos from Indira & Shankar's wedding!

If you'd like to share a photo on Save the Date, you can click here to submit it with the contact form. Or you can email a photo to glamour.weddings.girls@gmail.com. Send a biggish, nonblurry photo! (Please DON'T send an Instagram photo or add text or special effects!) Please also send your name, your groom's name, and your wedding date. (Don't forget that info!)

Which one of these wedding dresses is your favorite?

I can't WAIT to see all of the gorgeous that y'all send in!

The problem with most long bridesmaid dresses is that there's generally just SO much there. Even when you have it hemmed, a long bridesmaid dress can make you feel like you're drowning in a sea of fabric. (Often ugly fabric. What a way to go.) To the rescue: These seven long bridesmaid dresses from the Spring 2014 runways. All are elegant enough for a Saturday evening wedding, but none would make a girl look like a kid who's playing dress-up in her mother's closet.

Bridesmaid Dress 1: Alvina Valenta

Bridesmaid Dress 2: Amsale

Bridesmaid Dress 3: Jim Hjelm Occasions

Bridesmaid Dress 4: Jim Hjelm Occasions

Bridesmaid Dress 5: Lela Rose

Bridesmaid Dress 6: Monique Lhuillier Bridesmaids

Bridesmaid Dress 7: Watters

Do you like wearing long bridesmaid dresses? Which of these dresses is your favorite?

Evert long bridesmaid dress I've worn has been a disaster on a stick, but I'd be willing to give any of these a shot!

Wedding bells will be ringing in Tennessee this fall! Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock's save-the-date reveals that the two will say "I do" on October 20 in Nashville.

Click here to see it—but don't click if you don't like creepy stalkerazzi pictures. (It looks like a guest [former guest?] sold a photo of the save-the-date to Radar.)

The save-the-date asks guests to "Bookmark the date," and it looks like it was sent with a grosgrain ribbon bookmark featuring a cameo on the bottom. Super cute. There's a sketch of a building on the card itself that might tells us more about the location, but I don't recognize it.

Thoughts on Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock's save-the-date?

I like it!

P.S. Click here to see Kelly Clarkson's engagement ring, and click here to see the Vera Wang wedding dresses I chose for her. (The dark ones WOULD look good at a fall wedding, Kells!) Also, have you heard who's officiating the wedding?

Photo: Getty Images.

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus have called it quits for realz, it seems. Us Weekly's cover story this week announces, "It's Over! Miley is crushed as Liam calls off the wedding. What tore the two of them apart and why his family is so relieved."

I always warn that we should take tabloid reports with a grain of salt, but given how tumultuous their four-year relationship has been over the past few months—AND the fact that the news is in Us Weekly, which I trust—I'm going to call this turkey cooked. Or overcooked, as it were.

The fact that Miley's not freaking out and fighting the rumors on Twitter, as she has in the past, also tips the scales in favor of "done-zo," IMHO. Further proof: Billy Ray Cyrus said a few months back that he wasn't sure if the two would make it down the aisle. And Snoop Llama Lion hinted last month that the wedding was off.

According to Hollywood Life, which appears to have gotten its hands on the issue, Liam's brothers, Chris and Luke Hemsworth, encouraged him to call off the wedding because he was "miserable."

From the site: "Liam reportedly ended his engagement with Miley at the end of May, and his family couldn't be happier. 'They are definitely over,' says a source, but Miley has yet to return her engagement ring. Miley confirmed the breakup to a friend by saying 'We're done.'"

Read the full story here.

Thoughts on Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus' reported split?

Assuming it's true, I 100-percent think it's for the best. I feel like they've become different people over the course of their relationship, and there's no shame in saying, "This isn't working for either of us anymore." I wish more Hollywood couples would do that instead of having a quickie wedding followed by a quickie divorce.

Photo: Getty Images.

Yesterday I pointed out that long bridesmaid dresses often resemble curtains, which is SO not cute. But I think we all know that short bridesmaid dresses have the potential to be just as fugly. (I'm looking at you, shiny strapless, satin sausage-casing dresses.) The key to choosing a short bridesmaid dress that your friends won't secretly hate is finding a silhouette that everyone's comfortable in. Depending on your friends' shapes and comfort levels, that might mean, say, picking a dress with straps, or one that's not snug across the hips. Here are five contenders:

Bridesmaid Dress 1: Jenny Yoo

Bridesmaid Dress 2: Monique Lhuillier Bridesmaids

Yes, the dress below reveals a lot, both up top and down bottom. But they assured us at the show that the dress would be WAY more conservative when it hits stores, so try to envision a less sassy version!

Bridesmaid Dress 3: Noir by Lazaro

Bridesmaid Dress 4: Watters

Bridesmaid Dress 5: Wtoo

Do you like wearing short bridesmaid dresses? Which of these dresses is your favorite?

I'd have to see the "conservative" version of No. 3 before buying it, but I love both the color and the pattern on the skirt!

Writes Save the Date reader Amy:

My husband is one of three brothers. He is married to me, obviously. Another brother is married to a woman I'll call Keira—so, my sister-in-law. And the third is about to marry a woman I'll call Nancy, my soon-to-be sister-in-law.

Nancy chose to ask Keira to be a bridesmaid in the wedding, and she didn't ask me, which I'll admit stung a little. Her big "Will you be my bridesmaid?" request involved writing a letter describing all the wonderful memories they share and how those memories "make Keira number one."

Of course all of this is sweet and personal and came with the best intentions, but here's the problem: A) I was there for 90 percent of the wonderful memories! And B) the only reason I know about the letter is because Nancy displayed it. On the living room wall. In the vacation home we were all sharing.

So I'm wondering: Is it OK to ask one future sister-in-law to be a bridesmaid and not the other? And if so, is it OK to rub it in my face like that? Part of me wonders if I'm just being sensitive, but her behavior seems bizarre to me. Help!

Here are my thoughts:

Obviously it sucks to be the odd girl out, but in this case, I think you're the luckier future sister-in-law. I would NOT want to be a part of this bride's wedding party!

I do think it's OK for a bride to ask one of her future sister-in-laws to be a bridesmaid and not the other. It's certainly possible to be close with some family members and not others, and I hate when a wedding party gets out of control because a bride feels obligated to include every last cousin to avoid hurt feelings.

That said, this bride is being obnoxious. Clearly she's trying to get a reaction out of you—or at least get another member of the family to ask, "But why isn't Amy in your wedding too?" Her rationale could be totally legit ("I'm just closer with Keira") or maybe she's being a petty brat ("Amy never hugs me first at family gatherings!"), but either way, it seems she's incapable of conveying her feelings like a normal human being.

If you MUST know why you weren't included, I think you'd be fine to ask. (Clearly she wants you to.) I'd just say up front that you're OK with her decision, but you're wondering what shaped it and you want to make sure things are cool between the two of you. But if you can let her case of the crazies slide, I'd just ignore it. Put on a happy face, but keep your distance, especially while she's caught up in wedding planning. Engaging someone who's basically picked a fight with you for no reason isn't going to end well, so I think it's safer to stand back and watch her self-destruct.

Ladies, what do you think? Should Nancy have asked both future SILs to be in her wedding? And how weird is it that she displayed that note?!

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