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Procession for very uneven wedding party



My fiance and I have a very uneven wedding party. I have 3 bridesmaids and 1 bridesman on my side, and he has 7 groomsmen. We are also having our dog in the wedding
Obviously even pairs will not work. Should we have everyone walk down alone? Should we send down 3 at a time (2 guys with 1 girl, and then 2 guys - my bridesman and a GM at the end)? What would make sense here? I don't want the processional to take forever if everyone is solo but maybe that is best?
What did some of you with very uneven wedding parties do?
Thank you!

What did some of you with very uneven wedding parties do?
Thank you!
Re: Procession for very uneven wedding party
The processional is a place where you can get creative. There are lots of ways to do this. You could:
1) have all GMs standing up front to before the processional starts, then BMs walk solo
2) all GMs and BMs could stand up front before the processional starts
3) all GMs and BMs could be seated up front before the processional starts
4) Have the bridesman and best man escort any single/widowed grandmothers/mothers and wait up front; and then each BM walks with two GMs
I'd probably do 1 or 4. And these are not your only options. Just ideas.
Someone will need to walk your dog down the aisle on a leash and keep it under control during the ceremony. Maybe one of the GMs can be in charge of that?
I like @southernbelle0915's #4.
A traditional recessional has the bride and groom walking together, with the bridesmaids pairing up with the first three groomsmen. After that, the groomsmen pair up and walk together. with the last one walking alone, followed by the officiant. Then the guests are dismissed, usually by the ushers, or by the groomsmen, front rows first.