Do maid of honor and best man have to be paired up?

k3ndruhh

Wondering if the maid of honor and best man need to walk down the aisle together? My sister is my MOH and my FI's best man is his best friend. But my sister's husband is also in the wedding and so is the best man's fiance. I would love for couples to be able to walk together, but how does that work if they don't match up? Help! Ideally this is how I want it:

maid of honor (my older sister) - her husband

my best friend - best man

FI's sister - my brother

my little sister - FI's friend

my friend - FI's friend

Dreamergirl8812

k3ndruhh said:

Wondering if the maid of honor and best man need to walk down the aisle together? My sister is my MOH and my FI's best man is his best friend. But my sister's husband is also in the wedding and so is the best man's fiance. I would love for couples to be able to walk together, but how does that work if they don't match up? Help! Ideally this is how I want it:

maid of honor (my older sister) - her husband

my best friend - best man

FI's sister - my brother

my little sister - FI's friend

my friend - FI's friend

I think what you have planned sounds perfect. Your loved ones will be much more comfortable walking down the aisle with their SOs.

flantastic

I had two MOHs and two BMs, and my FI had two best men and three GMs. The best men were married to the two bridesmaids. We basically reversed the order on one side walking in and had one group fill in outside-in and the other inside-out when they got to the front so the spouses got to walk together, and two GMs escorted one of my MOHs. What you have planned sounds fine too!

MyNameIsNot

I've never actually seen a wedding where the GM walk the BMs up the aisle at the beginning. All H's side was at the front of the church at the beginning of the ceremony. 

My MOH's [now] husband was not the best man, but he still escorted her out. The best man escorted a different BM. I don't think anyone noticed or cared. 

MairePoppy

What you have planned is fine. It's nice that you don't want to split up married couples at your wedding.

I have actually never seen the MOH and BM enter together. The MOH usually walks in front of the bride and her escort. The BM walks in with the groom. 

OwningAHome1981

MairePoppy said:

What you have planned is fine. It's nice that you don't want to split up married couples at your wedding.

I have actually never seen the MOH and BM enter together. The MOH usually walks in front of the bride and her escort. The BM walks in with the groom. 

Agreed. Usually the MOH isnt escorted - walks by herself. At least that is what I have seen.

lachattefatale

I've kind of been wondering the same thing, except our wedding party is still in flux. I think my solution is to not declare a maid of honor, put my future-sister-in-law next to her husband, and call it a day.

ladywell

k3ndruhh said:

Wondering if the maid of honor and best man need to walk down the aisle together? My sister is my MOH and my FI's best man is his best friend. But my sister's husband is also in the wedding and so is the best man's fiance. I would love for couples to be able to walk together, but how does that work if they don't match up? Help! Ideally this is how I want it:

maid of honor (my older sister) - her husband

my best friend - best man

FI's sister - my brother

my little sister - FI's friend

my friend - FI's friend

I did something similar to you-- so to answer your question, no they do not! Do as you wish. My MOH (sister) was paired with her husband (groomsman) and Best Man was paired with his fiance (bridesmaid),

BrinkyDink16

I'm glad that none of our bridal party our couples because my FH is being weirdly traditional about the bridal party and what order they go in.

I agree with some PPs that I'd never seen the MOH or Maids be escorted up the aisle.  I mentioned that to FH and he'd never seen it done any other way!  Just goes to show how varied wedding traditions can be.  I didn't have any strong feelings on it one way or another so I let him organize the processional.

SP29

Your processional can go in any form you like. Order often varies based by religious and cultural traditions.

I have seen both, where the MOH and maids are escorted by the GM and groomsmen, and have also seen them enter separately. 

lovesclimbing

k3ndruhh said:

Wondering if the maid of honor and best man need to walk down the aisle together? My sister is my MOH and my FI's best man is his best friend. But my sister's husband is also in the wedding and so is the best man's fiance. I would love for couples to be able to walk together, but how does that work if they don't match up? Help! Ideally this is how I want it:

maid of honor (my older sister) - her husband

my best friend - best man

FI's sister - my brother

my little sister - FI's friend

my friend - FI's friend

I think you can do it any way you want.

However, that being said, I was in a wedding once in which I was the MOH and my husband was a groomsman.  I walked with the best man and my H walked with one of the bridesmaids.  It was no big deal and neither of us minded.