What to wear...

Rehearsal/ Rehearsal Dinner:
Typically this is a dress-up occasion. Double-check with the bride, but more often than not, you'll want to look nice. I typically assume Sunday best. Occasionally, this is very casual- so again, double check with the bride.

Day of/ Pre-putting on the dress:
The one thing I always forget... a button up shirt. Or a shirt with a very large neckline. Easier for not messing up your hair or makeup.

Reception:
Check ahead with the bride, but almost all are willing to let bridesmaids change into other shoes (ie, flip flops) for the reception. I typically last as long as I can handle in the heels, then I change into the flip flops. The hardest part is getting the shoes into the reception without looking goofy!

Wedding Day Playlists

So, The Knot tells you that a Wedding Day playlist is fun for getting ready. And surprisingly enough, I agree with them. Sort of.
See, they've got some good songs on there. But if that's all that was playing while we were trying to get married... well... it wouldn't be pretty. There's only so much sappiness and complete cheese that you can deal with while getting ready. So here's a few of my suggestions (feel free to comment with other suggestions). I will be the first to admit that several of mine fall under the "cheesy" category. (These are in no particular order either):

1. Crazy in Love- Beyonce & Jay-Z
2. Love Me Do- The Beatles
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand- The Beatles
4. Wedding Dress- Matt Nathanson
5. Kiss the Girl- The Little Mermaid (Colbie Caillat's version is cute too!)
6. The Way You Look Tonight- well... anyone (though my latest favorite is Maroon 5)
7. Little Moments- Brad Paisley
8. All I Want is You- Barry Louis Polisar
9. Ever Ever After- Carrie Underwood
10. The Way I Am- Ingrid Michaelson
11. Everything- Michael Bublé
12. Marry Me- Train
13. Long Slow Beautiful Dance- Rascal Flatts
14. Marry You- Bruno Mars (or the Glee version)
15. I Do- Colbie Caillat
16. Any of Taylor Swift's happy songs... "Love Story," "Today Was a Fairy Tale"
17. Be sure to throw in some energetic songs (I have "Hey Ya" by Outkast and several from Glee) to get everyone excited and moving around
18. And if the bride's mom or dad will be in the room and everyone can handle these songs without crying? "Stealing Cinderella" by Chuck Wicks or "Mama's Song" by Carrie Underwood

Current Dilemma: Hair

Wedding number 5 is coming up- and after that... there are no weddings requiring my bridesmaid services on the horizon. (Seriously, this deserves a gasp. This hasn't happened since December 2008).
For the life of me, I can't figure out what to do with my hair. I'm not very adept with hair styling (it should say something that I only learned how to successfully use a curling iron 3 months ago), so when I'm left to my own devices, well... I curl it. I mean... it's better than paying $50+ for my hair to be done, right?

• Wedding #1, I got lucky. The maid of honor was awesome and did everyone's hair, makeup, and nails. 
• Wedding #2, hot curlers... for like an hour. And lots of hair spray. And some help from other bridesmaids to pin it back with bobby pins.
• Wedding #3, paid hair stylist. I gave her a picture of a hair style that I loved... a low bun, with lots of weaving in and out of hair. What I got: Cinderella bun on the top of my head, then lots of twisting and who knows what else at the back of my head. Got lots of compliments. NOT what I wanted though (it's been almost a year and I still don't love that hair style). Also, there was so much hair spray in my hair that she told me not to fall because my hair could break, or to get too close to fire. It took 5 shampoos and 2 conditioners to wash it all out. Oh- and like 40-50 bobby pins (not so bad, since I needed some).
• Wedding #4, curling iron (this is why I started practicing 3 months ago) and sparkly headband. 
• Wedding #5..... Unless I can figure out something, it's going to be a repeat of Wedding #4, without the headband. Tried a side ponytail (maybe with curls?), and the layers in my hair just won't participate. I've got a few weeks to figure this out.

A few months after wedding #3, I chopped off 10 inches of hair for Locks of Love (my 3rd time doing so), thinking it would be more than long enough for wedding #4, and it was, but unfortunately, it's not long enough for me to figure out something for #5. Looks like I'm going to the dreaded The Knot website (or even worse, googling "Simple hair styles" (did I mention that I'm not good with hair?)).