Wedding Party

Lisag72

This will be my first wedding and my fiance's second.  I have 5 woemn in my party. 3 friend, and my 2 nieces. My fiance is only having his 12 year old son because over the years he hasn't kept in touch with alot of his friends.. Should I cut down my number so we don't look so off balance ?  Ughh.

itzMS

Agreed with Stage.

I've been in an "uneven" wedding party and it was just fine. Choose the individuals that mean the most to you and your FI.

Maggie0829

I had 2 girls and H had 5.

Does our party look odd or off balance to you? (Oh, our friend officiated so he is on the left end)

Maggie0829

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[QUOTE]I have always said uneven sides don't matter. <strong>But I have to be honest that a 5 to 1 difference would be a bit odd. As a guest I would probably wonder why the groom doesn't have any friends.</strong> I  know it's a bit catty but I'm trying to be honest about what I would think sitting at the wedding and seeing that unevenness.
Posted by scribe95[/QUOTE]

Really?  Really?  smh

OliveOilsMom

I had 6 BMs and H had 3 GM.  My neice, the youngest BM, walked with her cousin - the RB.  The other BMs paired up with the GM until the last 2 girls.  They walked back down the aisle together. 

Honestly, I wouldn't think the groom has not friends, just because his son is the only one standing up for him.  I would think its great at how he values the relationship.

itzMS

<div align="left">In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_wedding-party-33?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:7dbd87b3-3499-4b26-9c1c-d652695df4e4Post:135ead6e-1644-4dda-a24a-e79b3bfc7e85">Re: Wedding Party</a>:
[QUOTE]I have always said uneven sides don't matter. But I have to be honest that a 5 to 1 difference would be a bit odd. As a guest I would probably wonder why the groom doesn't have any friends. I  know it's a bit catty but I'm trying to be honest about what I would think sitting at the wedding and seeing that unevenness.
Posted by scribe95[/QUOTE]

Oh, geez. As with anything in life, there's going to be <em>someone somewhere</em> who doesn't like it. If you have 5 bridesmaids and FI has one groomsmen, it's not the end of the world. It's certainly not something worth adding "fill in" groomsmen or you not including some of your close friends.

Now the bride from some wedding tv show who had 23 bridesmaids or some ungodly number, that's something to worry about. Having five women close enough to stand up in your wedding to your FI's one is nothing to worry about.</div>

cdteal

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Party : Oh, geez. As with anything in life, there's going to be someone somewhere who doesn't like it. If you have 5 bridesmaids and FI has one groomsmen, it's not the end of the world. It's certainly not something worth adding "fill in" groomsmen or you not including some of your close friends. Now the bride from some wedding tv show who had 23 bridesmaids or some ungodly number, that's something to worry about. Having five women close enough to stand up in your wedding to your FI's one is nothing to worry about.
Posted by itzMS[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I agree with this. You can have the girls walk by 2s and then the MOH walk with the son. 

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loca4pook

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[QUOTE]I have always said uneven sides don't matter. But I have to be honest that a 5 to 1 difference would be a bit odd. As a guest I would probably wonder why the groom doesn't have any friends. I  know it's a bit catty but I'm trying to be honest about what I would think sitting at the wedding and seeing that unevenness.
Posted by scribe95[/QUOTE]

I agree. I know it's not the "politically correct" answer, but it's more of an honest one. ...People might think it's odd....

Should people think its odd? NO...but people do notice these type of things.

MyNameIsNot

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[QUOTE]I have always said uneven sides don't matter. But I have to be honest that a 5 to 1 difference would be a bit odd. As a guest I would probably wonder why the groom doesn't have any friends. <strong>I  know it's a bit catty b</strong>ut I'm trying to be honest about what I would think sitting at the wedding and seeing that unevenness.
Posted by scribe95[/QUOTE]

<div>Not so much catty as it is childish.  </div><div>
</div><div>Who cares what someone thinks, if this is what think?  </div>