Order for bridesmaids at ceremony

tiffgriffin7

Hello,

So I have my FSIL as my MOH and my other 3 bridesmaids are my best friends from college. I don't know how to line them up! I cannot say I am closer to one more than the other or known one longer than the other. They are all about the same height and the only thing I can think of is to arrange them by dresses (two girls are wearing one dress and two another) and to alternate them by dresses. But then I still don't know who to put on the end! Do I just let them choose or have them draw straws?? I could honestly see either of them not being super opinionated about it.

mags0607

I would put them in height or alphabetical order. Pick something arbitrary and put them in order according to whatever you pick.

Good luck.

Sunny0710

Our BMs and GMs are walking in the order of how long we have know them (ie, family-childhood friends-college-etc.)

mags0607

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[QUOTE]Our BMs and GMs are walking in the order of how long we have know them (ie, family-childhood friends-college-etc.)
Posted by Sunny0710[/QUOTE]

That is actually a really cute idea.

mm45737

we did the same kind of order... i had 5 BM and 1 MOH, so it went my MOH, then my 2 sisters, then my cousin, then my friend from elementary, then my friend from college.   i don't think people really think twice about order. 

blackfire5th

You don't need to pick an order.  You can just have them line up at the rehersal and leave it at that.  If you want to have an order before hand for a program or something, just list the names however they pop into your head first and leave it at that.

megk8oz

I don't think anybody will be offended by being on the "end". In my one friend's wedding, I was the girl on the end (And we, at the time, were way closer than some of her other BMs), and it was because I was the shortest. It didn't bother me, and if we hadn't been told it was height order and I was still "last", I wouldn't have though twice about.

One of my friend's orders was picked simply because during the rehearsal dinner, whoever was coordinating it (Some random relative that does the wedding-planning thing) couldn't remember everybody's name, and just sorta called people in line as names came to mind.

banana468

Height, alphabetical order or even birth date can all be arbitrary and fine.

There's no rule with how they need to line up as long as you don't say, "Get in order of who I like the most!"