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Just me and my sister- how to do introductions/processional?

aliciashenryaliciashenry member
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Has anyone else only had a maid of honor and no other bridal party?

I'm trying to figure out how to do the processional. Our party consists of just my sister and me on my side and my FH's brother and my brother on his side. We loved the idea of having an intimate wedding party because the wedding itself is quite large. 

A few options I have thought of--
1. Have my brother walk alone, then my sister, then his brother. And then finally myself and my dad. 
2. Have the extended family participate. (Step Grandparents, followed by the Best Man and his Grandmother, followed by my FH and his Grandmother, then both sets of in-laws, then my mom and brother, then my sister alone, and finally myself and my dad). But as you can see- we have lots of family that would be included.
3. Have the immediate family participate (first set of In-Laws, second set of In-Laws, my brother and My mom, my Sister, my dad and me). This would mean the bestman and my FH would be up front already with the officiant. 

Is there anything I haven't thought of? Anything you all have seen and loved? 

Thanks so much!!!

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    atlastmrsgatlastmrsg member
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    Your wedding party is like mine.  My one attendant was my best friend.  My husband's was his brother.  Our processional wasn't traditional, but we were outside and didn't really worry about whether it was "traditional."

    H's brother seated their mother and stayed up front.  H's father is no longer alive.

    H and officiant walked up.

    My MOH walked up.

    Both my parents walked me up.

    The world didn't implode because we did it this way.

    Then at reception, H's mother and my parents were announced and went to seats.

    Then best man and MOH.

    Then us.

    In both processional and reception, the only time anyone walked alone is when my MOH walked in processional.  She was fine with it and it gave her a chance to show off her outfit--she looked fantastic.

    No big thing or choreographed deal, just some quick mentions before my dad and one of his friends offered some remarks and a blessing, and plated salads started coming out promptly.
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    southernbelle0915southernbelle0915 mod
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    aliciashenry said:
    Has anyone else only had a maid of honor and no other bridal party?

    I'm trying to figure out how to do the processional. Our party consists of just my sister and me on my side and my FH's brother and my brother on his side. We loved the idea of having an intimate wedding party because the wedding itself is quite large. 

    A few options I have thought of--
    1. Have my brother walk alone, then my sister, then his brother. And then finally myself and my dad. 
    2. Have the extended family participate. (Step Grandparents, followed by the Best Man and his Grandmother, followed by my FH and his Grandmother, then both sets of in-laws, then my mom and brother, then my sister alone, and finally myself and my dad). But as you can see- we have lots of family that would be included.
    3. Have the immediate family participate (first set of In-Laws, second set of In-Laws, my brother and My mom, my Sister, my dad and me). This would mean the bestman and my FH would be up front already with the officiant. 

    Is there anything I haven't thought of? Anything you all have seen and loved? 

    Thanks so much!!!

    I think you're over thinking it. I've been to a wedding where there was just an MOH and BM. The processional was the groom with his mom, the MOH/BM walked together, then the flower girl, then the bride with both her parents. 

    The processional is an area where you can really do what you want. If you're thinking it would be too short, you could consider doing this:

    - grandparents of groom
    - grandparents of bride
    - MOG w/ FOG
    - MOB w/ whoever (an usher, an uncle, a cousin, a friend)
    - MOH w/ BM
    - FG (if having)
    - you w/ your dad

    That processional is plenty long enough! As far as intros, some people don't even introduce the WP at all. We didn't. Our WP left pictures early and joined cocktail hour while we took some B&G photos. We got introduced when we joined cocktail hour - just us. 
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    AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    My husband and his groomswoman were waiting up front. We didn't do any special seating of the parents or my grandfather. My 2 bridesmaids walked in alone followed by our ring bearer. We didn't do introductions at the reception. 
    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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    climbingsingleclimbingsingle member
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    We had only a MOH (my best friend) and a BM (my BIL). For the ceremony, we had my husband walk down the aisle with his mom, then my brother escorted my mom, then the MOH and BM, and then me and my dad. 

    For the introductions into the reception, my brother escorted my MIL, my parents walked together, MOH and BM, and then us. 
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