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How about just bride's honor attendants? That's still what they are, it's just not specifying if they're a maid or matron... If you want things to "match" your best man could be listed as groom's honor attendant. It's not necessarily fun, but it gets the job done :-)
Can you just call them both your "maid of honor"? My "Best Man" was my best man regardless of whether or not he was married... so seems only fair that the maid of honor shouldn't have to incorporate their marital status into their name.
That was a thought, mrbee. I guess I worry a bit about perception of them in that respect, though, since they both have children and one has a husband. I'm not a prude in any way, and would never judge someone for having a child if they weren't married, but my fiance's family is part of a large religious community in Indiana, and several of the members will be at our wedding. I suppose I'm worried about referring to them both as being "maids" and then having people see them as being much more than that later on in the day.
MissBlushing, "honor attendants" sounds too...generic to me, for some reason. They are really special girls in my life, and I don't think that does them justice, if that makes any sense. But thank you for the suggestion! I really appreciate the answer...
According to thesaurus, another word for matron is "Dame". Dames of honor? Sounds very gangster film to me. :) Maiden? Confidante?
Honorable Confidante?
It just seems unfair that a Best Man can have kids and still use the same title... but a Maid of Honor has kids, and her maidenhood goes out the window!
Haha, maybe I am too much of a feminist about all this. Curious to see what other people have to say!
Yeah, I never understood the whole "Matron" vs "Maid" thing. Seems very insulting! Which is why I call my MOH a MATRON. It pisses her off! It's like the Best Man is always the best, while an honor attendant can turn into a round bosomy hag after marriage. Hag was another word for matron. Damn you, thesaurus!
ETA: How about Best Gals?
Best Women? Best Ladies? Kind of "goes" better with Best Man, anyway 
These are all awesome ideas! You guys are so sweet for helping like this...thank you! (And kiwi, I'm on a conference call right now - multitasking, as it were - and your comment about pissing off your MOH cracked me up! Trying to stifle the laughter over here!)
at a recent wedding i went to, there was a "goddess of honor"....i thought that was cute...and appropiate knowing the woman :)
I like "Best Women" -- Wish I'd thought of that. My MOH was technically a "Matron" and didn't object, but I HATE the word. No offense to anyone, I just don't like the sound...kind of when you don't like a food 'cause it feels weird in your mouth, not 'cause of the actual taste. 
I referred to her in conversation as my "Maid" of Honor and therefore most people did too...that was how I asked she be introduced at the reception. On the program, b/c I had to put something, and thought people might find it funny that a pregnant, married woman was walking down the aisle and listed as "maid" on the program, I put "Honor Attendants" above her name and that of the Best Man. (Also, that took up less space than MOH and BM spelled out...another factor.)
Just thought of something: What have people called married bridesmaids? (Mine were...like the MOH, we still said "maids.") I've never heard of a "bridesmatron..." All my girls were married, and either had a kid or was pregnant.
My sister and best friend both like the "Best Women" so I think we're going to go with that. Bucking tradition is so fun!
Thanks again, everyone. (And btw, I LOVE that another word for "matron" is hag. That made us all crack up a bit when we discussed it. I've warned them not to push my buttons for the next couple of weeks, because the programs haven't been printed yet! :D
I have an Executive Vice President In Charge of Bridal Affairs instead of MOH. You're welcome to use that. ;)
I just went to a wedding last week where they used Woman of Honor.
I love the idea of "Ladies of Honor".
In a recent converstaion with one of my best guy friends on the phone, I got tounge tied and said Man of Honor instead of Maid of Honor.
So he's decided to call himself the "Man of Honor", just because we got a good laugh out of it. Note: he's not even part of the wedding party, he's more of my friend than he is of my fiancee!
We were 90% sure we were going to have bridesmen and groomsmaids since we have so many mutual friends, but we scrapped it because it didn't matter that much, and it freaked my parents out.
How about avoiding the titles altogether? We were going to call everyone our "supporters" and the special ones would just be listed first in the program and carry special flowers or wear special boutonnieres.
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Hello all...I'm new to the boards, and I have a question that I think hasn't been addressed before. But if it has, just point me in the right direction and I'll check that thread out!
I have two Maids of Honor in my wedding. My twin and our best friend since we were 11 will both be standing by my side helping me celebrate this momentous occassion.
However, my twin is divorced and our best friend is a wife and mother. And both of them HATE the term "matron" and have asked me to find another way to refer to them. (I'm not even sure if we would refer to my twin as a "matron" though. GAH!)
Now, I'm a pretty easy-going bride, and have a serious sense of humor, as do most of our friends and family. My twin and our friend have suggested that I refer to them as the "Chicks of Honor" that day, as I commonly throw the term "chick" around on a regular basis when talking about women (not meaning it in any kind of derogatory way, mind you...just a habit for some reason), and they think it'd be a fine way to refer to them in the program, and when the DJ refers to them for the speach, etc, etc...
I don't know, though...I have a feeling we might inadvertantly offend some, since the term "chick" can be seen as derogatory by some.
So. I'm basically looking for creative and fun terms to refer to my sister and our friend by in the programs and throughout the wedding day. I considered putting them down as "Best Friends of the Bride," but I don't want my other bridesmaids, who I feel particularly close to, to feel like they aren't also considered to be very good friends when, in fact, they are.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance!