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I don't think that's too big... although we had 6 bridesmaids, 6 groomsmen, 2 jr. bridesmaids, and 2 icon bearers (kind of like ring bearers). It drove my priest crazy too, but I thought it was fun!
I have 5 GM and BM
2 Jr's (A BM and GM)
2 Flower girls and 1 ring bear
My church is GIGANTIC, and I'm not even kidding a little - it could hold a 15 person party on each side with out even coming close to looking cramped up there - yet my wedding coordinator about passed out when she heard how big my party was.
Your's sound just fine! And your pictures are going to be awesome with that group!
I have a weird one... 2 female attendants and 4 male attendants and 2 ushers (we cant decide to do with our 2 younger brothers 
).
FI has no female relatives at all...and I dont want random friends in my wedding party that I may or may not still talk to in a few years...so we're very lopsided! 
we each have 6 attendants, and i think we're going to end up having 2 ushers. i've also gotten that it's "too big" for our wedding (we have 150 guests) from some people, but whatever. the most important thing is that you honor the people who mean the most to you, and that you have an awesome bridal party!
I don't think that's too big. I haven't officially selected my bridesmaids (most of them know I'll ask, though) but I'm either looking at 5 or 6 depending on if one will be in the country at the time of my wedding since she and her husband will be stationed in Germany at the time. There will most likely be 6 groomsmen, too. I will have a flower girl, a ring bearer and a page. We plan on having 200 - 250 guests.
I was in a wedding once where there were 7 BM, 7 GM, a jr. bride, jr. groom, flower girl and ring bearer. The bridal party seemed too big ONLY because there were more people standing in the front of the church than sitting in the pews.
One of my friends was one of 15 BMs in a wedding that also had 17 GM, 2 flower girls, 2 ring bearers, some jr. attendants and a partridge in a pear tree. 
It was for some crazy huge wedding with over 650 guests so maybe it didn't look like it was too much. Although, if I was a guest at that one, I would probably feel like the processional was never going to end.
I truly think the number doesn't matter as long as you believe it's important for each and every one of them to be a part of it.
Hmm... no bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls, or ringbearer here. Fairly small wedding, and we just figured it'd be easier this way.
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We are having, I guess, a bridal party of two. My sister will stand up for me, and his brother will stand up for him. It is only a pseudo BP, as we are not really calling them BM and MOH. We just didn't want the added issues concerned with getting everybody in matching clothes, making the girls buy dresses they would never wear again, etc. The rest of our very good friends can just come to the party, have a great time, and be happy for us!
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A woman in my office has thirteen bridesmaids and thirteen groomsmen-- now that's a lot!
I have 6 groomsmen and 5 bridesmaids (including honor attendants) 2 flower girls and 2 ring bearers. I don't think your party is too big. My friend will be having 10 on each side!!! But either way, who cares, it's YOUR day. If those are the people you love and want to recognize by making them a part of your bridal party, then I say go for it:)
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13 *is* a lot!
We have one MOH, 3 bridesmaids, one best man, 3 groomsmen, 2 ushers, one officiant (our close friend who got ordained online), a flowergirl, and a ring bearer. We'll probably have between 125-150 at the wedding.
4 bridesmaids (all of them are my maids of honor)
4 groomsmen
4 flowergirls
1 ring bearer
3 couples as Filipino sponsors
We had 1 maid, 1 man, 1 flower girl and 1 ring bearer.
We're having 2 bridesmaids & 2 groomsmen. That's all.
I've been in a wedding with 12 of each and ushers and attendants also! It was a huge bridal party, but it worked well for my friend and for the space.
3 BM, 3 GM, no ushers, and I really don't want to deal with a FG and RB- not that I don't love the kids who would do it, but our wedding is so small with a short ceremony, it seems overdone to me to have everything!
3 on each side, for us. No ringbearer or flowergirl (I tried to persuade my ubercute cousins but no go... wah!)
I love our party, they are all different but complimentary. Personally wouldn't want more than that, but I also wanted to be able spread the duties around a bit so it didn't all fall on one or two people - it's a lot of work!
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Oh no...the more I hear about huge bridal parties, the more I second guess mine. It just sounds so ridiculous, but sometimes it is better to ask certain people than to start your marriage them angry with you.
I'm having 6 or 8 bridesmaids depending upon if my sister and FI's sister partake. My best friends Sara, Catherine, my friend who is like a sister, one of my sorority sisters, my two younger cousins with whom I am very close. Minus my sorority sister that's the bridal party I always thought I would have!
My niece and nephews will serve as flower girl and ringbearers. Most of FI's groomsmen are officers in the Air Force which means their participation will be up in the air until the day of!
FI's sister kind of throws a wrench into my plans, as she and I aren't close, but I feel she will be offended if I don't ask her. Then I have to ask my sister who I would rather be have sitting with my family (partially to be available to hold one of her children that might be fussy). Sometimes I just want to run down to the courthouse and get marrried!
6 Bridesmaids (2 are his sisters ) and 1 jr. Bridesmaid, his niece.
6 Groomsmen and 1 little Groomsman, his son.
I am having 3 bridesmaids, (FH's sister, my roomate from college, and my friend from high school & college) 1 matron of honor (my brother's wife) , and 1 flower girl (my niece).
FH will have 5 groomsman (all childhood friends) and his best man. (his dad)
The numbers are uneven but we don't care. We asked everyone that we wanted to participate.
I am also having 2 program attendents who are dear friends of the MOG. She had orginally wanted them to be junior attendents, but we did not want that, so we came up with this arrangement and everyone's happy!
2 men, 2 women. We haven't decided about little ones yet...
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Hi girls,
I'm a newbie to this website! I have 1 Matron of Honor, 3 BM, 1 BM and 3 GM!!! A FG and RB.
i have 1 moh, 5 bms, 1 bridesman
he has 1 bm and 6 gm
we also have 1 additional reader
i consider our officiant part of our bridal party too since he's a good friend of mine.
we have 3 ushers who are participating in bridal party events...
i think our wedding party was on the larger side hehe.
1 moh, 1 best man (our siblings)
5 bridesmaids, 5 groomsmen :)
1 flower girl
10 BMs / 10GMs
1 Jr BM/1Jr GM
3 FGs / 1 RB
6 sets of Godparents
YIKES........I am scared to say from you answers, but, I have a VERY large family (extended and blood) and I also have 3 nieces and 1 nephew that I am VERY close to. I couldn't have one and not have the others in there.
2 MoH (my sister and best friend from 7th grade)
8 attendants
2 junior attendants (my two oldest nieces)
2 flower girls
1 bell ringer (my youngest niece)
1 Best Man
8 Groomsmen
1 junior groomsman (my nephew)
1 ring bearer
OUCH 
6 BM (my closest friends)
6 GM (his choice)
2 candlelighters (my cousins)
3 flowergirls
2, maybe 3 ushers
Grand Total: 19 or 20
omg. i just realized how many people that was. i think i might faint.
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I don't think it's big either. Everytime I say I have 6 bridesmaid, people say, "WHOA!"...what is the deal!? geezz!!
6 Bridesmaids
3 Groomsmen
1 Flowergirl
1 Ringbearer
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It looks like we are going to have 5 bridesmaids, 5 goomsmen, 4 ringbearers (the 2 younger may end up being banner bearers) and 4 flowergirls. It may even end up being more because I'm thinking of asking one of my fsils as well since we are getting very close. We both come from large families and wanted to include most of our siblings and if we asked a nice and nephew from one side we needed to ask one form the other and then some would be left out so we just did all of them. They are the easiest and since we want a siple summer shift for the girls and slacks and a buttondown for the boys it won't even cost that much.
4 Bridemaids
4 Groomsman
2 Jr. Bridesmaids
1 Flower Girl
1 Ring Bearer
And possibly another Groomsman...
2 maids of honor
2 best men
6 bridesmaids
6 groomsmen
2 jr. bridesmaids
2 jr. groomsmen
3 flower girls
1 ring bearer
1 bible bearer
1 coin bearer
12 primary sponsors
6 secondary sponsors (candle, veil, cords)
bride and groom :P
So that's 44 people... =X .. not including our parents and grandparents
OK, I feel alot better now!! ha
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so i heard somewhere that the general rule of thumb is to have 1 attendant on each side (bridesmaid/groomsman) for every 50 guests. but i don't know who would ever follow that rule, as the number of bridesmaids/groomsmen should depend on who you want standing up with you when you get married, not how many people are watching! anyway, i don't even remember where i heard that from, but just thought i'd share. =)
our wedding had 3 bridesmaids/3 groomsmen.
I'm having 6 BMs (including MOH,) 6 on his side, a ring bearer, and two flower girls. I originally wanted four on my side but not having my 2 FSIL was not an option. I don't think people should assume they're going to be in their sibling's wedding just because you're family.
Reason I did not choose for them to be in our wedding is b/c I am not even remotely close to them (even though we've known eachother for well over 7 yrs now.) The four other girls I've been BF with since childhood. Oh well, I'll just hold my breathe and hope everything runs smoothly that day.
You can imagine how hard it was to find a florist that would cover all of our attendants for the right price. =X
4 groomsmen
4 bridesmaids... Like NiftyBa, all of them are maids of honour, I couldn't choose between them! In the program I think I will list each one as "Maid of ____", like Fun, Adventure, etc., to go with their unique and amazing personalities!
1 girlfriend doing a reading
No kids
Amen, NorCalBride! FSIL is screwing up everything, but I know FMIL will spit fire if she isn't included. Once we actually started talking wedding, FMIL said, "Well FI has always wanted to have his sister as his best man." I wanted to look at her and say, "Really because just yesterday we were discussing which of his buddies he would choose." I held my tongue...
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My officiant told me I had the largest bridal party he has ever seen, with 8 bridesmaids and 7 groomsmen! But with such a large family we would either have no bridal party, or a huge group, and it just wouldn't be fun without my everyone involved!
So how many bridesmaids does everyone else have?