How many bridesmaids is a good number?

Question

what about grooms men?

also should you have the same amount of girls (maid of honor and brides maids) and guys (best man and grooms men)?

i wanna have my 2 bests friends, my cousin and my boyfriends 2 sisters.... but my boyfriend only has 2 good friends.

oh and i can't really get rid of any of my girls cuz My best friend is gunna be my maid of honor, my other friend and cousin are having me as thier bridesmaids, so I want them as mine, and i wouldn't wanna have one of my boyfriends sisters, but not the other. Is 5 too many???

oh thats a good idea, i can just have everyone walk down the isle alone

Answer 1

Well, speaking as a woman who had five bridesmaids at her side, I don't think there's any problem with that many! LOL!

I also had more attendants than my beloved did, and I'm not sure anyone even noticed.

The important thing is that you and your guy each have the people you feel closest to at your sides. If that's five for you and only two for him, there's still no problem.

Bridesmaids and groomsmen need not be matched two-by-two like animals entering Noah's ark. Many a wedding involves an uneven number of attendants, and it's no problem at all.

When it gets down to the time, your officient or wedding coordinator will help you come up with a way of getting everyone to and from the altar attactively, and your photographer will pose them all so the photographs look great. Trust me, they've seen this before.

How many is good? How many do you want? How many people do you feel close to?

When the bridal party begins to outnumber the guest list, then it's time to tone it down, but beyond that it's really completely up to you.

Answer 2

Here's the rundown of my wedding
Maiden of Honor- my 10 year old daughter
Maid of Honor- My fiances 18 year old daughter
Matron of Honor- my married sister
5 Bridesmaids
1 Best Man and 6 Groomsman
I have one less man. The best man will walk both of our precious girls on each of his arms.
So, do what you want. I am having a pretty big guest list so i can get away with having this big of a bridal party. Also, keep in mind that the bigger the party, the more gifts and attention that you need to give. On the other hand, you have all of these wonderful people by your side. Good luck

I marry my sweetie October 20, 07

Answer 3

Understood. I had my old college roommate, my best friend since 8th grade and my sister as my maid of honor/bridesmaids. My fiance couldn't have his best friend at the wedding because he was at summer camp (an instructor), so he asked my cousin to replace him. The camp instructor made it just in time to see us walk down the aisle, so he got to see our wedding, but there was no way he could have made it to the rehearsal and practice. It was a pleasant surprise that he showed up. He had to go back to the camp that very day, but it was nice of him to get some personal time off so he could at least see the wedding. My brother walked me down the aisle, or he would have been an usher. Instead, my husband chose his mom's best friend's son. Most of my husband's friends couldn't make the wedding due to graduations and other commitments they couldn't get out of (like ushering in another wedding that same day)...So things worked out for us to have three guys and three gals, a flower girl and ring bearer.

Two options that sound good to me:

Have the ushers each escort two bridesmaids. Have the bridesmaids go to opposite sides of the grouping up front, so you'd have bridesmaids on the right and left. Your maid of honor can walk alone.

Or have the ladies unescorted. You could have them come down in pairs and again, try to balance the grouping of people.

I've even seen weddings where the only people standing up front are the bride, groom, minister, ring bearer, best man and maid of honor. The "extra" people sat on the front row and exited just after the newly married couple. You could have the ladies escorted out two at a time and the maid of honor would just walk alone behind you, followed by the best man with two girls and the other usher with two girls.

Bring a digital camera so you can look at each grouping and decide on the best.

Congratulations!

Answer 4

5 is a little bit big of a wedding party, but not too big, and if that's what you want go for it. My sister is one of 7 bridesmaids in a wedding next month.

I think it works well if you have the same number of girls as guys, but if you want 5 girls and there are only 2 guys your fiance wants in the wedding you can always have the guys start in front with the groom and the girls can walk down the aisle alone. That's better than putting someone you don't want in the wedding in it just so that the number or guys and girls is even.

I think what you're planning sounds fine.

Answer 5

If you're having a super formal wedding with 200 + guests then 10 would be the max. Less than 200 guests and you're probably good with 5-6 ... depending on the kind of space you're working with at your church or venue.

Don't think that the ladies are only your friends and the guys are only his friends. While that is sometimes the case, it can be that some of the guys on his side are actually your friends. If you wanted to make it more even, then his 2 sisters could stand on his side instead of yours. They could wear black dress and sashes that match the bridesmaids' dresses.

Answer 6

You don't have to have the same amount but it is helpful. If you have four attendents and he has two, then two girls could walk with each guy. The only odd thing would be how it would look in pictures and stuff, but who cares right? To me, there are no "rules" that you MUST follow or it doesn't count. Do what you want, it is your weading! (Well unless you are paying for the dresses and have 10 bridesmaids...THAT might be too much!)

Answer 7

I think 4 to 6 is the perfect number. You don't have to have an even number. One man can escort two women and in pictures the photographer will just mix up the bridal party.

Answer 8

That's okay. I think the girls walking together with one guy could look really cute. And keep the best man and moh together. Enjoy.

Answer 9

i think 6 usually but it all depends on how many sisters you have and how many of your friends too, but your man probably has close family that's guys. Good luck!

Answer 10

All these are details that doesn't really matter so relax and enjoy your wedding. There isn't right and wrong your wedding should be unique ! Good luck !