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Order of bridesmaids...

WedMe14WedMe14 member
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How are other deciding the order that their bridesmaids are standing in?
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  • mlg78mlg78 member
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    I let my fiancé choose his order and then I matched the girls up with who I'd want them walking with...do whatever you want. Don't over think.

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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    Do something random, like age, alphabetical order or birthday, or just let them figure it out.  Trying to put them in order is going to make it feel like you're ranking their order of importance, which can be really hurtful.  
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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    Pull their names out of a hat.  Seriously just make the order random.  By trying to do it with who you have known longer or anything like that you could possibly hurt someone's feelings.  They are all your nearest and dearest and the order shouldn't show your favoritism out of those closest to you.

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  • pheebs3pheebs3 member
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    Every wedding I've been in, they've done shortest to tallest (except obviously MOH and BM are at the front).
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  • itzMSitzMS member
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    pheebs3 said:
    Every wedding I've been in, they've done shortest to tallest (except obviously MOH and BM are at the front).


    Please don't do this. It's incredibly elementary school-ish.

    We let our bridal party stand however they wanted. Or maybe our wedding coordinator put them in some sort of order. I don't know, and I don't care.

     

     

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  • KatWAGKatWAG member
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    I think my wedding planner put them in so random order. It was a none issue for me.

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  • southernbelle0915southernbelle0915 mod
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    Mine were random. Maggies idea of drawing them out of a hat is a good one.
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  • WendyAHSWendyAHS member
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    Mine will be in height order, because I'm the tallest and it's something we tend to do naturally on our own anyway.  I agree with birthday or matching them with who you want them to walk down with.  If you did a mix of friends and family, I think family would naturally come first...am I wrong?
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  • KeptInStitchesKeptInStitches member
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    Not necessarily. I would still say, even in a mix of friends and family, it's better to pick something random. What if a bride is closer to her friends than her sister(s)? There is the potential for hurt feelings if she puts her sister(s) closer to her at the altar than her friends.
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  • NYCMercedesNYCMercedes member
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    Our church's wedding coordinator just turned and said to the first girl, when you hear this, go. Then she turned to the second closest and said your turn, you go now. No one paid any attention to the order. I suggest you not try to rank them in any way other than random.
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  • WedMe14WedMe14 member
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    Thanks for the advice!!!!  Since 3 of the girls on my side are married to 3 of the guys on my fiancé's side they will walk in with their husbands.  Also, since one has mentioned she'd feel more comfortable in a certain color that helped in deciding order as well!
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  • davisse3davisse3 member
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    We just tried to pair everyone by who they would be most comfortable walking with since not all of the wedding party knows each other. Other than best man/maids of honor (I have two), the order was random. 
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