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    Applestar13    January 8, 2011   Phoenix, AZ

    Hi! I've been engaged for about 3 months now and for the last 3 months, I feel like I've been hounding my FI about his groomsmen. We both agreed to have 2 each for our party. I have chosen my two sisters as bridesmaid. I'm not having a MOH because I can't chose between them so there is be no best man. techinally, everyone up there will be best people but we are just calling it the wedding party. My FI was really having trouble picking only two since he doesn't have any male siblings. He didn't want to tell me how many GM he wanted until today. He wanted to have 4 guys and the most I want to do is 3 girls, my two sisters and his sister. Would this look awkward to have 1 extra groomsmen? How would you suggest them to walk down the isle? As a couple or solo?

    Thank you!

     
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    Applestar13    January 8, 2011   Phoenix, AZ

    bump!

     
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    TinyTina    June 2012   Albany, NY

    I'm having an uneven party too.

    6 girls, 4 guys.

    Walking into the ceremony the guys will be standing at the altar and the girls will walk in alone. Leaving the ceremony a groomsman will leave with 2 girls... one on each arm. I know others on the 'bee are doing this too. I don't think it will look awkward at all!

    Hope that helps!

     
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    shaydenise    October 30, 2010  

    You don't have to have even sides.  No one will think it looks weird.

     
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    MrsPinkPeony    June 4, 2011   Charleston, SC

    To add, I only wanted 3 bridesmaids, FH wanted 5 GM;s. We are now having 6 each :) With as much as EVERY ONE kept telling me uneven bridal parties are fine and no one would notice it just bothered me, I kept looking at pictures and I just really wanted them to be even. I knew FH wouldn't go below 5 and I couldn't ask 2 girls w/o asking another, so I asked 3 more and we are now at 6. Which is a crazy amount if you ask me, but all my girls especially the 3 new additionals are all super exctied and I get my even party now :) Moral of the story, its perfectly fine but if it will bother you (as much as it did me) than make some changes.

     
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    ktisthatbees    May 1, 2011   Atlanta GA/Charleston SC

    I asked an extra girl to make it an even 4 and 4 for us. But then one of his groomsmen is getting deployed to Iraq, so now we are back to 4 and 3. Oh well, it doesn't have to be even, no one will think it's weird. Only even it up if it is really going to bother you.

     
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    MissShork    July 30, 2011   Canada

    These days its pretty common. My wedding party is probably gonna be 3 girls, 4 guys. Don't pick extra people just to even it out. Less close friends might be flakey and end up causing drama. Personally, Id just keep my closest buds and let my SO choose who he wants.

    Also, if your let your photographer know ahead of time he/she can think of group arrangements that won't show off the uneven numbers.

     

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