It is a serious action to fire your bridesmaid and not one you should take lightly to ask your friend to resign from this honour. It’s not only that you’re asking them to leave their position in the wedding party. Your action is a clear indication of how you perceive your friendship with your friend.

In my opinion, de-bridesmaiding a friend simply because you’re less close than you once were is not the way to go. In my experience, the most common reason for a bridesmaid to be fired from a bridal party is when they engage in dishonest, abnormal, or bitterly betraying behaviour that makes them unwelcome during the final stages of your wedding planning.