I am a little worried about my wedding.
I don't have very many female friend's who I am close enough to to ask to be in my wedding. What can I do?
2007-11-08 12:07:53 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
You don't really need bridesmaids. I was the matron of honor at my daughter's wedding and my husband, her step dad was the best man. You can have an all children wedding party. That would be so precious. Any way weddings should reflect you and your partner forget the traditional.
I wish you all the best
2007-11-08 12:38:27 · answer #1 · answered by MDC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to have bridesmaids or groomsmen. If you each have 1 close friend or family member just have a maid of honor and best man. Your wedding party really can be as big or small as you want it. You best man and maid of honor serve as witnesses and sign the marriage certificate as such so it is important to have at least that, but you could even have his parents and your parents serve as witnesses and stand on either side if you wanted.
Good luck!
2007-11-08 21:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by Reba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't have any. My fiance and I are going to the courthouse and have our parents as witnesses. We decided if we did want to have a wedding we'd have our immediate family up there with us. No bridesmaids or groomsmen. There's nothing wrong with that. With some couples, the bride asks her mom to be her maid of honor and the groom asks his dad to be his best man. Some weddings just have a maid of honor and a best man and no one else. Nothing wrong with that.
2007-11-08 20:49:46 · answer #3 · answered by Rockit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have alot of friends that had no groomsmen or bridesmaids. Several others were like you and weren't close enough to any friends to ask, so a cousin or sibling stood up for each. I have also seen people from the church the couple belongs to stand up as well. I am a firm believer that it has to be the way YOU want it or you won't have fond memories of it.
2007-11-08 22:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest, I was in the same situation as you. I didn't really want any bridesmaids at my wedding, I wanted the day to be really just about me and my husband. To me, simpler is better. Instead, I let those around me convince me that bridesmaids are necessary for a wedding. I had my stepsister and a women who I worked with as my bridesmaids. Turns out, they didn't even do the things bridesmaids are supposed to do (help plan, create a bachelorette party, or even help out day of...). In fact, they just created more stress for me. I think the major problem is that I'm not that close with them. So I say, if you don't feel close enough with someone to invite them as your bridesmaid, don't feel as if you have to just because of some people's definition of "tradition"
2007-11-08 20:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by adello 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could just opt for a maid of honor and a best man, or one more bridesmaid and groomsman after that then the flower girl and ring bearer. And if you just have guy friends have them stand behind you but walk up in pairs. Who cares how the format is done anyway its your wedding, have it done your way.
2007-11-08 20:20:49 · answer #6 · answered by S75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fiance and I agreed that we would just have a best man and maid/matron of honor. We don't want the added stress. I have a handful of close girl friends, but I love them too much to make them my bridesmaids. One of them actually told a friend of ours that you can make her do the reading, just don't make her a bridesmaid at our friend's wedding. I said something similar. It's just not in our (my fiance and I) personalities to have all that fuss. It's perfectly fine.
2007-11-09 02:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by doktorangbaliw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi and congratulations!
You don't have to have friends only. What about family? Do you have any sisters, cousins, sister-in-laws? What about your groom's side....again, any sisters, cousins? Many brides DO have friends, but many simply have family. Also...you don't need a huge wedding party! Many brides simply have a maid of honor and that's it!
Good luck!
2007-11-08 20:24:48 · answer #8 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no rule you have to have bride's maids. All you need is for two people to sign the marriage license. You need to have the wedding you want you only get one.
2007-11-08 23:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by kewpie003 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to have friends for bridesmaids. It could be your sister, his sister, your cousin, an aunt, and so on. I had my mother and I loved doing so.
Or, if you have close males friends, you could have one or more of them stand up for you.
None of the guests really care about the wedding party. They care about the couple getting married.
2007-11-08 22:17:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋