2006-07-24 10:59:06 · 23 answers · asked by let_it_be_known1981 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
My matron of honor is married and three of my bridesmaids...so I say, do whatever you want. It is your wedding.
2006-07-24 11:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by settlingadebate 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, all the people who are in a wedding party are called "honor attendants".
This allows for a variety of individuals to participate as attendants to the bride and groom.
A single woman who is the bride's closest attendant is called the maid of honor, a married woman is called the matron of honor. A bride can have both a maid and matron of honor, and they can share duties as the most honored attendants. The rest of the women are called bridesmaids, whether they are married or not. So yes, a married woman can be a bridesmaid.
If a man is the closest attendant to the bride, or a woman is the closest attendant to the groom, they are called honor attendants.
If girls are in the groom's party, you can still call them groomsmen, or if you like, groomswomen!
On a side note, when my brother was married, he had only one attendant, our sister (to whom he is the closest), and his bride's attendant was the brother to whom she was the closest. In the program they were just listed as "sister of the groom" and "brother of the bride". Pretty simple and direct.
When my cousin was married, her husband's two grown daughters stood up for him on his side - they were just listed as his daughter, as well. One wore a man's tuxedo with a feminine blouse, and the other wore a black dress, and they wore boutinnieres, like the other men - so there really isn't any strict protocol.
Typically if something is done in good taste, it is pretty cool to see best friends stand up with their friends when they get married, even, or especially, if it means the wedding party "looks" un-traditional.
2006-07-28 06:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by lalalee63 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, by all means, she would be called a "Matron of Honor" if she is the Maid of Honor (the lead bridesmaid) or a bridesmaid if she is one of the other maids. Just because a woman is married, doesn't mean she can't be in the wedding party if the bride wishes her to be in it.
2006-07-24 11:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by Ex New Yorker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bridesmaids can definitely be married. My husband and I were the first of our friends to get married so I was never in a wedding before I got married.
2006-07-24 15:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a married woman can be a bridesmaid at a wedding, it's all how you and your bride want the wedding to be its your own decision, some people want that some people rather have unmarried woman be bridesmaids.
2006-07-24 11:56:39 · answer #5 · answered by MJS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I am married and have been a bridesmaid three times this summer alone.
2006-07-24 15:01:25 · answer #6 · answered by mrslang1976 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was married and 8 months pregnant at my best friends wedding. And I was the matron of honor. so what you want its your wedding.
2006-07-24 13:41:35 · answer #7 · answered by happy_jean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! don't worry about all the technicalities. do what you wanna do. It's your wedding.
Traditionally bridesmaids were young and not married, but married women could be maids of honours, and they are called MATRONS of honours.
2006-07-24 15:39:00 · answer #8 · answered by english_argie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the married woman would be referred to as a Matron of Honor????
2006-07-24 11:04:18 · answer #9 · answered by witchy1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, these things are becoming less formal. A married woman can be an "Attendant" or "Matron of honor" or "Bride's Attendant". It is perfectly acceptable.
2006-07-24 12:12:02 · answer #10 · answered by Sara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋