Memberso I pretty much have no family nor friends. I did ask my cousin to be my maid of honor but if she gets accepted for a student exchange (meaning she will be aboard) she’s backing out. I have no clue what to do. I sorta just want to call the whole brides maid thing off. I feel like a loser. Has anyone else had a wedding with no bridesmaids?
Memberi’ve been to weddings with no bridal party. actually, my cousins wedding that i went to last weekend had no bridal party. i didn’t find it odd at all.
MemberYou don’t need to have bridesmaids for your wedding at all but maybe you should branch out and make friends in general. It’s not healthy to have such a large amount of your happiness and social interaction depending on your FH.
MemberWe won’t be having a wedding party. I don’t have to worry about bridesmaids dresses, coordinating people’s schedules or anything. It will be lovely without them (and would be lovely with them if I planned on having bridesmaids).
MemberMy sister was my Maid/Matron of Honor but I didn’t have bridesmaids. It’s absolutely not necessary to have them in order to get married!
MemberMy long time best friend had no bridal party and she could have asked me! I dont think its weird because its less stressfull.
Question- Does your Fiance have groomsmen in mind? Is he okay omitting the wedding party?
MemberWe didn’t have a bridal party and it worked out just fine. I don’t think anyone thought it was odd, and if they did no one said anything. Besides, ceremonies are usually the quick part, it’s the reception that everyone remembers!
MemberI attended a beautiful wedding this weekend with no wedding party. Not necessary and much less stress!
MemberNo u ll be fine
MemberNo bridesmaids or wedding party at all is absolutely fine .
Feeling ‘like a loser’ and having no friends at all sounds not fine though. Is there anything you can be doing better to meet some people ? What about at work /college/uni or wherever – are there any clubs or associations etc?
MemberOmit the wedding party entirely? If neither of you have bridesmaids or groomsmen then people will just figure you made a decision to not have a wedding party for whatever reason. If your Fiance has groomsmen and you don’t have bridesmaids they may wonder about it a little more. If he does want groomsmen perhaps they could be seated in the front row rather than standing up next to him.
MemberMemberBee, I know we as women have been inundated with pictures of 10+ bridesmaids in a bridal party on Pinterest. Personally, I believe that being a bridesmaid is a honour that should be given to your closest, most supporting and dearest friends, and I find it hard to believe that someone can have such meaningful relationships with so many people (Not that it doesn’t always happen).
That being said, having a large bridal party is stressful. You have to run around all these women making sure that they have ordered their dress, making sure that they will attend the pre-wedding events and paying for all their accessories and bridal gifts, etc. It is a business. Plus, there will inevitably be a LOT of drama.
I attended a wedding this year where there was no bridal party, no groomsmen, best man or maid of honour, and I have to say I have been envious. I would have preferred if my wedding was the same way, though with a maid of honour and best man, but my Fiance really wanted to have his childhood friends standing with him. So now I have nearly 5 bridesmaids, nearly 5 groomsmen, 2 flower girls and a dog as a ring bearer.
Large wedding parties are not necessary. Nobody will judge you for it. That being said, I do agree with other posters that you should attempt to reach out and make friends for your own social and mental well-being. Humans are social animals.
MemberI didn’t have a wedding party and it was great. It removed an entire area of stress that typically exists with wedding planning. No one thought it was weird.