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    bridepower    August 14, 2010  

    Other than my MOH coming in last, is there some sort of way you order up your bridesmaids when they procede in?  I don't mean which guy they'll be paired with, I mean in what order they walk in.  Also, the groomsmen will come in from the side by the altar, how do you decide what order they'll be in?

    Thanks! :)

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    i don't think there are any rules or anything but i may just do it by height. (shortest first, to tallest) it just so happens that my sis is def the tallest so she will be last (My MOH). i also thought about doing the order by "closeness" in my relationships to them. 

    another idea may the order they came into your life? friends, then sister...etc. whatever you think works best!

    the guys will be in the order that they are paired with the girl when they leave. that way after me and FI walk down the aisle the MOH, and bestman will walk next, then BM and her groomsman shes paired with and so on. so that is how the guy order will be determined when they walk to the front of the altar. (i hope that makes sense)

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    Purquez2011    August 15, 2011   Ellensburg, WA

    all of my bridesmaids are my friends (i'm the only girl in the family). after we agreed that three was our max, i choose the three friends i've known and maintained a friendship with the longest, with my MOH being the one i've known the longest. as for aisle walking, they will go down in the opposite order from how long i've known them regardless of height. 

     
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    bridepower    August 14, 2010  

     lol. i met all of them (except for one) at the same time (high school).  i have 6.  my MOH i met in kg but of course she's already got her spot.  i think i'll just go by size order so no one's feelings get hurt. :)

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    We're going by height for both the bridesmaids and groomsmen (with one little tweak so that the married couple in our wedding party escort each other out).  With that arrangement, my FSIL will be right next to my sister (my MOH) even though she's who I'm least close to in my bridal party (just haven't gotten to spend nearly as much time with her as I have with my closet friends - I do love her to death though!)

    I think if you start trying to put people in order of your "closeness" to them, you run too great a chance of someone's feelings being hurt.  What if the person you rank last in closeness considers you one of her absolute best friends?  Ranking people who all obviously mean a lot to you if they are in your bridal party just starts asking for trouble and hurt feelings.

     
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    mamaof2brides    December 4, 1977   SC

    I agree.  It's probably a good idea to arrange by height with the exception of the MOH who should be the last bridesmaid to enter.  I would start with tallest first in the processional and have her stand the farthest to the left once she reaches the front.

     

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