Casual Wedding With Large Wedding Party

Re: Casual Wedding With Large Wedding Party

• itzMS member

  

  October 2013

  Ehhh, I think large wedding parties are a little AW'ish in general, but the formality of your wedding has nothing to do with the numbers.
  
  

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  I wouldn't side-eye a large wedding party for any type of wedding - formal or not. If you want 8 people per side, great! 

  
  

  But some things to think about - it's a LOT of coordinating to have that many WP members, your head table will be enormous, gifts will add up quickly, etc. We had 4 on each side and it still seemed like a lot. It's an enormous honor to attend as a guest. Not every single one of your close friends needs to be in your WP.

  
  

  ETA: Also, you stuff like an RD will be more expensive because it'll be a bigger event with the whole WP and their SOs. Also, most B&Gs give the WP a plus one, so potentially that's 32 people. Again, just food for thought.

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• cowgirl8238 member

  

  October 2013

  There is nothing wrong with the size of your WP, and don't fret about the sides being even.  My favorite question that I've seen used is "It's midnight and you need to bury a body who do you call?".  If all of your girls fit then go with it.  (I do agree with SouthernBelle though, that having a larger WP means more to coordinate and more gifts.)

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• jedsc17 member

  

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  Thank your for your answers and honesty. I think its the coordination that's making me fret but they are definitely all people I would rely on to "bury a body". I'll definitely bring your points of coordination and gifts to FI and go from there. Thank you again.

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  October 2013

  I think it would only look odd if you had a Bridal party of 16 people and only 30 guests attending your wedding.

  Like prior poster said things to take into consideration with that many people

  -gifts for bridal party

  -flowers for everyone if you do flowers

  -With the BM's all the different tasts & styles they will have when it comes to their dresses

  -Cost of rehersal dinner (you technically should invite SO to rehersal dinner too)

  -Transportation on the day of the wedding for wedding party. Will everyone drive seperate, or will you get a bus large enough to include everyone & if so, will SO be included on bus or on their own

  By no means am I saying don't do the large wedding party, but you need to take the costs of these things into consideration because once you ask people you don't want to be going, omg what did we get ourselves into financially. They people you want to ask will be there for you no matter what, if they are part of the wedding party or a guest. 

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• tabathafaye member

  

  November 2013

  itzMS said:

  Ehhh, I think large wedding parties are a little AW'ish in general, but the formality of your wedding has nothing to do with the numbers.

  What does AW stand for? I have seen it before but I cannot figure out what it means.

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• KeptInStitches member

  

  November 2013

  @tabathafaye, AW = Attention Whore.

  

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• tabathafaye member

  

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  @tabathafaye, AW = Attention Whore.

  
  

  Stuck in box

  Thank you! Makes perfect sense now!

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