Hi y'all!
I just got engaged 3 weeks ago (ahhhhh!!!) and I've already secured my maids for the big day. I'm the youngest of 4 girls, and originally I wasn't going to ask my 3 sisters to be in the wedding party. I'm 25, and they are 35, 41, and 42. My family is pretty tight knit, but I never envisioned having my sisters standing up at the front of the church with me. It just felt weird because of the age difference. So yesterday, my oldest sister asked if they were going to be included in the wedding party. And I had already (privately) decided with my fiance that I should include them (he has already lined up his 10 guys), so I said yes. Today I relayed this information to our mother who responded with "that's way too many." She thinks 6 or 8 is a good number, and I definitely agree. I don't want to reduce my sisters to being "guest book attendants" or something like that, but I'm not sure how to keep them specially included without offending. Any advice?