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questions about bridal party

posted at 2/9/2012 9:28 AM EST on theknot.com

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Does there have to be the same number of bride's maids as grooms men? My fiance has 5 or 6 close friends and doesn't want to chose between them. I don't want to have that many brides maids.

The other option is that we don't have any, and just have 1 maid of honor and 1 best man. We were originally planning on doing this. My fiance is Dutch and they do not do this wedding party thing in europe (except the UK). The don't even have a M and best man. They just have witnesses.

I'm having second thoughts though. I think it would be cool to have a couple other girls be brides maids. I just don't want to have 5. My wedding is in europe and most of my girls are in america, so having that many would be painful to coordinate with. Some of them might not even be able to come because the plane tickets are so expensive.

any advice?

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posted at 2/9/2012 9:33 AM EST on theknot.com

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It is totally fine not to have the same number of people on both sides.

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posted at 2/9/2012 9:51 AM EST on theknot.com

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1. It definitely does not need to be even. Each of you should have the people you want and if the number matches, it's cool, if not, that's cool too.

2. If you want to just do a BM and an MOH then that's fine, no one will think anything of it.

3. If you want to ask a couple of your girl friends just let them know when you ask them where the wedding is going to be and if they can't afford it they'll tell you.

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posted at 2/9/2012 10:31 AM EST on theknot.com

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Uneven sides are fine. And if you only want an MOH and BM, that's fine too (and what we did for ours). Given the travel cirumstances, I (personally) would lean towards just having MOH/BM.

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posted at 2/9/2012 11:11 AM EST on theknot.com

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Uneven sides are fine.

Having only a BM and MOH is fine

Not having any wedding party is fine.

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posted at 2/9/2012 11:56 AM EST on theknot.com

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As PPs said, uneven sides are fine.

I would only ask who you truly want to ask. And if the women you want to ask aren't in the country, I would still honor them by asking. If they can't commit to it, they may have to decline, but it will still be nice for them to know you wanted them.

I'd rather be asked and need to decline to be in a close friend's WP than not be asked because my friend didn't *think* I could make it, KWIM?