Hi, I will be having an engagement party within the next two months and I want to announce my wedding party beforehand. I have five sisters all of whom will be bridesmaids. I have about five close friends who I would also like to be in the wedding. So is their a limit on how many bridesmaids a bride should have? Is ten bridesmaids too much? The wedding will be about 120 people and formal. Thannks
2006-10-20 03:18:55 · 28 answers · asked by nefertiti186 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
You guys are all giving me such good advice. I was so focused on my bridesmaids that I didnt even think about the number of groomsmen. I think I will just stick with the sisters. Now how am I going to choose a maid of honor out of them? I guess thats another question.
2006-10-20 08:15:25 · update #1
% Bridesmaids (your sisters) would be more than enough. you can include your friends in the wedding by letting them do other things, like attendant, being in charge of something else, etc. Just because they arent going to be up in front doesnt mean they still cant help you to celebrate the biggest day of your life! You can easily assign them VIE (very important extras) jobs. my big sister is helping me with the planning because she physically cannot be the bridesmaid with all of the standing. My nephew will be handing out programs, and my son is walking me down the aisle. His younger brother will be one of the ushers and so forth- we just wanted everyone to have a place in the wedding even if they couldnt be up in front with us.
Good luck and congratulations!
2006-10-20 03:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by glorymomof3 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Too Many Bridesmaids
2016-11-14 19:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by eaddie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 really is a lot but it's your wedding so do what you want! If you opt to have all 10 as bridesmaids you may want to consider only keeping your sisters in the receiving line, otherwise it is going to get really long. By the way, have you asked all these people if they are interested? Not everyone feels like putting up $200+ and all the commitment that goes with being in a wedding. Whatever you do, make sure you have a good maid of honor, you will need someone dependable to keep that many people up to date and on top of their duties. You may find that many bridesmaids stepping on each other's toes with planning the shower, etc.
2006-10-20 03:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by Meems 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
HELLO BRIDE,
Something that I had to learn really fast about planning a wedding. It is YOUR day. NOBODY else's. You can do whatever you want to do. If you want to have 10 bridesmaids go for it. Because if you don't have all of them then you will probably regret it. I had 5 bridesmaids and 2 flowergirls for 250 guests at our wedding and that was because that was how many really close friends we wanted but if we had more then we would have had more! It is really just how many you want. Think about it this way: let's say you only put your 5 sisters in there okay and not your best friend in five years are you going to wish that she had been in there? Probably so why not just put them all in there to begin with? It is not going to hurt anything is it? There is no such thing as too many if it is what you truly want. I hope you have a great wedding and that it all works out for you. If you have any other questions please feel free to email me (just click on my aviator)
2006-10-20 05:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by glitter3317 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Normally 150 is considered a formal wedding. And normally a formal wedding has a lot of bridesmaids. 120 is not that far off, so go for it. Then no one will feel left out!
If you need bridesmaid dresses, I highly suggest www.PromDressShop.com . These are dresses they can cut short and wear again. It may state prom, but it's for everyone.
2006-10-22 17:52:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Although there is not technically any "limit"-- I think 10 is way too many bridesmaids for any wedding. It affects your logistics and your budget a great deal, to have so many. People start to raise their eyebrows if you go over 5 or 6.
In your situation, I think the 5 sisters as bridesmaids sounds like a perfect amount-- 5, for a 120 person wedding, is plenty! Ask your 5 significant friends if they would like to do ceremonial readings or poems, rather than making them bridesmaids (actually, in some families it is tradition to never choose non-family to be in the bridal party).
You do not have to match # of bridesmaids to # of groomsmen. No one cares about that matchy-matchy thing anymore.
2006-10-20 16:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes 10 bridesmaids is too many. Remember YOU have to buy every bridesmaid a gift before the wedding (like a nice necklace or other jewelry).
I would say use all 5 sisters only as bridesmaids or use all 5 friends only. Friends will understand if you use just all of your sisters. Or maybe all your sisters and 1 friend (best friend) to be your maid of honor.
2006-10-20 03:31:19 · answer #7 · answered by Educated 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Wow, that's a lot. My husband and I didn't have any bridesmaids in our wedding - we wanted to keep it simple.
My old hair stylist had 17 stand up - on each side!
So if you want to go with 10, by all means do it - but keep in mind it's going to be hard to decide on one dress for 10 different women. For less stress, have less bridemaids.
2006-10-20 03:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by Rachel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can have as many bridesmaids as you want but you do have to realize that longer it will take you to get to the altar. Congrats and good luck. but i have seen some with more than 10.
2006-10-20 03:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by snoopdizzal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 is a lot. You can do honorary bridesmaids for your friends and give them each a flower of some sort and invite them to be involved ahead of time in all the stuff. The only difference is they will not be wearing matching dresses unless they want to and won't be standing up with you. You can also list these friends in your program if you want to honor them that way as well. They should understand since you have so many sisters. You want to try to keep it in balance with your fiance's # of groomsmen too. You're having a relatively small wedding so that is my suggestion.
2006-10-20 05:38:20 · answer #10 · answered by Kelly S 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋