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    bridetacular    September 25, 2010  

    I confess. I couldn't pick a maid of honor. My two best friends are complete polar opposites - K is super organized, very much like me, and we work well together when planning. Actually, that's when we get along best. J is very much like my artistic, emotional side. She's super busy, but she'll put everything she has into something, if she knows it's important.

    So, when it came down to choosing a maid of honor, I knew I'd have a hard decision, and I knew someone would get hurt. Thusly, I created the deputy maid of honor. Now, K lives far way, but as MOH, can delegate certain tasks to my DMOH. Most of my bridesmaids live far away, so this works perfectly for us. J was a little sad, but all in all, is enjoying the label - and all of the jokes that go along with it.

    How did you handle your MOH situation? Have any of you been in the same situation?

     
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    daydreamwanderer       DC

    My MOH is married to J's best man. Since BM is his BFF and has been since like, 11th grade, it was an easy choice to let her walk down the aisle with her hubby :) since I have two close friend and a cousin in my party!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    I couldn't choose either, so I have a Matron of Honor and a Lady of Honor.

     
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    lauren810c    August 21, 2010   NYC

    I just decided to go with two Maid of Honors...

     
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    amandab    April 9, 2010   FL

    I didn't have the problem, but I know someone who did and she chose to have 2 MOH

     
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    Miss Sapphire    December 2009   Seattle

    I had a MOH that wasn't organized.  Big heart but just wasn't up to the task.  So come wedding week I ended up with a deputy of sorts.  She totally stepped up and I'll thank her forever for it.

     
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    twalila    May 2010   Ohio

    I was going to have to decide between my sister my best friend.  Family trumps a lot in my book, but my sister's only 20, 9 yrs younger than me, and my bf had me as MOH at her wedding this past summer, so I was really torn.  I solved it by having them both!  My sister will be my MAID of Honor and bf will be my MATRON of Honor since she's now married.

     
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    bridetacular    September 25, 2010  

    @Miss Saphire - that's totally what I envisioned happening if I had J as my MOH. She would have tried, but she definitely would have been overwhelmed. Or will be, anyway.

    @noritake22 - Lady. I like that. Sounds much less "Wild West"-ish. I'm half tempted to get my ladies badges now haha

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    my  moh lives far away, and my bridesmaid lives here. my bridesmaid just gets stuck doing more wedding stuff than she probably should have too! oh well.

     
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    SoonToBeMrsV    July 3, 2010  

    I have 2 - a maid of honor and a matron of honor.  ha ha.  I haven't decided what order they will walk down the aisle yet though.

     
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    I just went with one MOH.  I was going to have two, but then the other one flaked out on the friendship.  She kind of made the decision for me!

     
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    MissTruffle    August 28, 2010   Philadelphia, PA

    I have one of each a Matron and a Maid.  They have been my best friends since freshman year of college, so I couldn't chose between the two on my big day!

     
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    michelle86    April 17, 2010   Saint Paul, Minnesota

    I'm having my sister (who lives out of state) be my maid and my friend (who lives in town) do the duties.  They're both fine with the arrangement.

     
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    sloth    May 14, 2011   Philadelphia, PA

    I don't have a MOH and the boy doesn't have a Best Man. We each have three attendants who will be treated equally.

    The reasoning was simple. He didn't want to have to choose one brother over the other. And I'd have chosen my sister over my two friends, but she lives in Europe and won't be too involved. So we just decided to scrap the idea and have everyone be equal.

     
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    beachbride0810    August 21, 2010  

    My sister is my maid of honor ... my best friend is my matron of honor.  :)

     

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