How big is too big for a bridal party?

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How big is too big for a bridal party?

posted 2 years ago in Bridesmaids

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honeybun June 5, 2010 VA

I went to a wedding that did something pretty neat a couple years ago. Both bride and groom had several bros and sisters, so the bridal party was made up only of siblings. To include her friends, the bride had like 5 girls who lined the aisle, like 3 spaced out on the left and 2 on the right. Each girl had a flower, and the bride stopped at each girl on her way down the aisle and got a flower from each of them that then made up her bouquet. After she got down the aisle, they went to their seats. I don't know how you feel about that, but I thought it was way cool!

2 years ago

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naijabride August 14, 2010 Houston

I have never been a fan of large bridal parties. I think 3-5 bridesmaids look the best in photos, but now that I am engaged and had to pick my maids I realized that I am going to become one of those girls with tons of bridesmaids! I have 2 sisters, my fiance has 3 sisters and I have 5 very very very close friends who I couldnt not have in my wedding. So I've having 10 bridesmaids. There isn't going to be stress and drama from any of the bridesmaids because we are all very close and they are all super supportive. I'm just worried about how the group photos will turn out. I don't want things to look crowded....

2 years ago

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Miss Puppy Love June 11, 2011 St. Louis, MO

I don't know if it's a Missouri thing or if it's the age thing (we're all in college), but 6 out of the 7 weddings I've been to have had HUGE wedding parties (I'm talking the range of 10-14 on EACH SIDE). If that many people love and support you and are willing to dish out the obligations to be a BM/GM, then hey why not? And I disagree with previous comments that the pictures always look tacky...the pictures of the weddings I went to all turned out GREAT! The entire atmosphere just felt more fun and "party like". The only downside I could see is a) potentially more drama b) potentially more showers/bachelorette parties and c) more people to accomodate to (gifts, transportation, etc). But, hey, if you're willing and truly want all of them to be in it, don't let "numbers" stop you!

Granted, I'm only having 5 on each side...LOL

2 years ago

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MissAsB June 6, 2009 Married in CO, Living in AL

How many people are you inviting to the wedding? I think in order to make 11 each to seem reasonable you need to have at least several hundred guests. Do you think that you could give some of them other positions like honor attendants instead of having all BMs?

2 years ago

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MissLLC August 7, 2010 Los Angeles

Whoa! I left this thread alone for awhile, and didn't realize it had grown.

I've been thinking about giving some of the people I had originally put into the group of 11 to do readings during the mass (thanks to a tip on this thread!) I think that puts me at a "short" list of 9 on each side, LOL!

As far as the picture issues, I'm going to let my photog know ahead of time and hopefully he has some suggestions. Llike naijabride, these girls are very drama-free, so I'm not too worried about that

2 years ago

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missbouvier June 25, 2010 Oconomowoc, WI

My FSIL has 19 on EACH SIDE, for a total wedding party of 40! Needless to say, there was a bit of bathroom drama during the reception, but Luckily the bride was kept out of it. Some of the pictures were really cool, but they had to give inexpensive gifts, and had pizza for the rehearsal dinner. I chose to have 4 and my bridesmaids are having so much trouble coordinating their schedules that they are going to have a conference call! Glad you were able to come to a decision your comfortable with. Best of luck!

2 years ago