Do I have to?

catelynp · October 2010

Do I have to have bridesmaids? I dont have that many really close friends and the one really close one I have will be having a baby the week before the wedding.

redheadfsu · October 2010

Nope. Bridesmaids/WP are not required.

trix1223 · October 2010

Nope. My sister and BIL had no WP, and had I not already been married, I would have seriously considered it. I loved the simplicity of just the two of them in the front of the church.

Our mom and his dad signed as their witnesses, and I'm not sure what she did with her flowers during the ceremony~maybe handed them back to our mom to hold until ceremony was over.

LauraT25 · October 2010

I didn't have any and I thought it worked out really well - plus it was one less thing to plan/stress over.

staceytaylor0704 · October 2010

Nope! Like pp said, its one less thing to cause you unnecessary stress

megjm.614 · October 2010

I'm not having any and my close friends/family are still planning the bachelorette party and bridal shower.. they understand that the whole wedding party just isn't for me.

cakegirl.73 · October 2010

We are not having any attendants- much less to deal with and more relaxed

lalap69 · October 2010

No, just need somebody to witness (in most places anyway) - and that's something any adult can do.

LauraT25 · October 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_customs-traditions_do-i-have-to?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:36Discussion:d21c6754-1b10-46fb-976a-2bd021c1218aPost:48d84201-66b2-478b-9e54-2b13b07d2d2e">Re: Do I have to?</a>:
[QUOTE]No, just need somebody to witness (in most places anyway) - and that's something any adult can do.
Posted by lalap69[/QUOTE]

We actually didn't need anyone to witness, but I just wanted to ditto the idea that you can have other people take care of the little things like witnessing, holding your bouquet (I handed mine to my mom when I got to the end of the aisle), etc. And most of the other 'duties' of a WP are actually optional and should be on a volunteer basis, anyway, so things like showers and bachelorette parties will probably be hosted by close friends/family since they know you don't have bridesmaids - and if no one offers, it's really not a big deal since that happens sometimes even when people DO have bridesmaids.

FWIW, I still had a shower and a b-party, and my husband's brothers volunteered to do toasts. That's the only things I can think of right now that are usually handled by a WP.

sweets18 · October 2010

It sounds so great to not have anyone! I only wanted a MOH but FI sisters had to be in it so I just added more friends to balance it out. Don't get me wrong though I love my WP... just not the stress that comes with them or having to get gifts, etc.

Do I have to?

Re: Do I have to?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards