MOH/BM dillema

Knottie13820824

So I have heard of multiple MOH, and I have chosen to have 2. I have selected a bestie from the past and one from the present. My fiancée is having a difficult time over the fact that he has already asked his long-term friend to be the best man, but feels there is a friend whom he should have asked. Is it weird to have 2 best men? If not, what really is their role then?

Maggie0829

No it is not weird.  Their only role is to wear the proposed attire and show up on time and relatively sober on wedding day.  And smile for a few photographs.  Other then that there are zero requirements of anyone in the wedding party.

[Deleted User]

FI is planning on having two BMs and I am planning to have two MOHs, so it's all good.  Also want to echo Maggie0829 on their roles.

levioosa

Maggie0829 said:

No it is not weird.  Their only role is to wear the proposed attire and show up on time and relatively sober on wedding day.  And smile for a few photographs.  Other then that there are zero requirements of anyone in the wedding party.

^QFT

PrettyGirlLost

For the most part MOH, Best Man, and BM/GM all have the exact same roles, they just have different titles.

However, if you are having a Catholic wedding, then you can only have 1 MOH and 1 Best Man at the altar with you.  I can't speak for other Christian religions, but it may be similar.

Butterflyz419

PrettyGirlLost said:

For the most part MOH, Best Man, and BM/GM all have the exact same roles, they just have different titles.

However, if you are having a Catholic wedding, then you can only have 1 MOH and 1 Best Man at the altar with you.  I can't speak for other Christian religions, but it may be similar.

This is not necessarily true. My friend got married in a Catholic Mass and both of her younger sisters (who were co-MOH) were allowed up with her.

flantastic

Butterflyz419 said:

PrettyGirlLost said:

For the most part MOH, Best Man, and BM/GM all have the exact same roles, they just have different titles.

However, if you are having a Catholic wedding, then you can only have 1 MOH and 1 Best Man at the altar with you.  I can't speak for other Christian religions, but it may be similar.

This is not necessarily true. My friend got married in a Catholic Mass and both of her younger sisters (who were co-MOH) were allowed up with her.

Yeah, I think at all of the Catholic weddings I've been to, the whole WP was up at the altar. That may just have been a policy some parishes/pastors/wedding coordinators decided to institute after space concerns or a bad experience.

holyguacamole79

flantastic said:

Butterflyz419 said:

PrettyGirlLost said:

For the most part MOH, Best Man, and BM/GM all have the exact same roles, they just have different titles.

However, if you are having a Catholic wedding, then you can only have 1 MOH and 1 Best Man at the altar with you.  I can't speak for other Christian religions, but it may be similar.

This is not necessarily true. My friend got married in a Catholic Mass and both of her younger sisters (who were co-MOH) were allowed up with her.

Yeah, I think at all of the Catholic weddings I've been to, the whole WP was up at the altar. That may just have been a policy some parishes/pastors/wedding coordinators decided to institute after space concerns or a bad experience.

Ditto.  My sister had a Catholic wedding, and she had 2 MOHs and her husband had 2 Best Men.  Both of them wanted their brother / sister as well as their BFF.  There were 6 of us on each side total, and we were all on the altar.