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Recessional Order?

azdancer8azdancer8 member
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Alright, I'm hoping you ladies have advice on this one...

We have three attendants on each side of the wedding party, so in theory having them pair up as they leave would be simple and easy. But the third "groomsman" (HA) is female, and FI and I feel it would be awkward for everyone involved to have HA and my sister walk arm in arm like the other pairings. Do we have them just walk side by side, or should we have one walk in front of the other as they leave? Also, should HA have something to carry, so she isn't empty-handed?
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Re: Recessional Order?

  • AutumnFairAutumnFair member
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    edited December 2011
    If you have groomswoman, it's usually ideal that she also has a bouquet (I've seen it matching or it being a similar shade of a BM's bouquet). 

    As for walking down, the wedding I was in with a groomswoman, she and another BM just walked side by side, but you can easily just do one then the other. 
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  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    edited December 2011
    Ask her what she wants to carry.  Our groomswoman opted for the same corsage that the mothers had.
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  • noodle_oonoodle_oo member
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    edited December 2011
    We had a groomswoman as well and we just let her and the bridesmaids decide how they wanted to recess!  Truthfully, I don't even know how they did it.

    For you, you have 4 women and 2 men, so you could have each groomsman take 2 girls if you wanted.  1st guy would take 2 BMs, then the second guy could take 1 BM and your groomswoman.  But it really doesn't matter.

    We got our groomswoman a bouquet that matched the BMs, it was just a little smaller.  We just told the florist we had a groomswoman and that was what she suggested.
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  • suz62984suz62984
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    edited December 2011
    I agree with Autumn.

    You can have them walk side by side or you could also do alternating (GM1, BM1, GM2, BM2, GW3, BM3) as the recessional.
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