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Honorary Bridesmaids?

kategorsuchkategorsuch member
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My fiancé has four siblings – two brothers and two sisters – and I have three brothers. My brothers are Ushers and his are in the wedding party, but I also want his sisters to be involved. We have a set bridal party of 10 – my girls will be wearing light gray and the sisters will be wearing a darker gray and walking down the aisle with the Ushers (my brothers)… but what do I call them in the program?! I just want them to be involved – 'Honorary Bridesmaids', 'Hostesses' …any suggestions?!
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    KatWAGKatWAG member
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    edited April 2014
    kategorsuch said:
    My fiancé has four siblings – two brothers and two sisters – and I have three brothers. My brothers are Ushers and his are in the wedding party, but I also want his sisters to be involved. We have a set bridal party of 10 – my girls will be wearing light gray and the sisters will be wearing a darker gray and walking down the aisle with the Ushers (my brothers)… but what do I call them in the program?! I just want them to be involved – 'Honorary Bridesmaids', 'Hostesses' …any suggestions?!

    There is no such think as an honorary BM. Its a crap title. Just have them be birdesmaids or dont. Its an all or none kind of thing.

    (Ushers walk down the aisle?)

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    JennyColadaJennyColada member
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    Artemischief said:
    Honorary kind of seems like a dig to me, like they weren't good enough.

    Why not just call them sisters of the groom?
    Agreed.

    I am not having any sort of role for my fsil, and I don't feel one ounce of guilt.
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    SteffJaySteffJay member
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    that seriously sounds like they're not good enough to be bridesmaids, but you still need to have them there.

    very rude.
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    MGPMGP member
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    If you have room for ten other girls, you have room for two more. No one wants to be second tier, and asking them to dress like the first tier without the title is a huge slap in the face. Especially when this is your future family.

    My vote is for bridesmaids or nothing at all.
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    Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    The only people who can be honorary bridesmaids are those who have passed away.  So if your friends and family members are still breathing then they are either BMs or they are just guests.

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    jneen101jneen101 member
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    I don't understand how they aren't bridesmaids if they are wearing the same dress and are walking down the aisle?
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    FiancBFiancB member
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    It won't kill them to be guests. You do not have to give a role to every relative and friend ever. They would probably prefer to sit with family and wear whatever they want anyway. 
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    ei34ei34 member
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    I'm confused- they're wearing a specific dress (dictated by you I assume?) and they're walking down the aisle...why aren't they just bridesmaids? 
    FWIW, I get along very well with both hubby's sisters, and they were both guests at our wedding.
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    ViczaesarViczaesar member
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    kategorsuch said:
    My fiancé has four siblings – two brothers and two sisters – and I have three brothers. My brothers are Ushers and his are in the wedding party, but I also want his sisters to be involved. We have a set bridal party of 10 – my girls will be wearing light gray and the sisters will be wearing a darker gray and walking down the aisle with the Ushers (my brothers)… but what do I call them in the program?! I just want them to be involved – 'Honorary Bridesmaids', 'Hostesses' …any suggestions?!
    This makes no sense.



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    NYCMercedesNYCMercedes member
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    Why are they walking down the aisle in your BM's colors with groomsmen (ushers are essentially groomsmen) if they are not bridesmaids?
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    lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    Those FSIL must be really nice sweet ladies.     No way in hell I would agree to buying a dress picked out by bride and being told I'm not even a BM.






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    CMGragainCMGragain member
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    Why not just call them "guests"?  Forget about the special dresses.  This all sounds like a horribly over produced stage show!
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    SammiNJonniSammiNJonni member
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    Thy are buying dresses like a bridesmaid and going down the aisle like a bridesmaid... am I missing something? Why are they not bridesmaids?
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    Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    If you want them to buy specific dresses, then make them bridesmaids.  You have no business dictating what guests wear.  And nobody wants to be involved by being given "honorary" roles.  Either they're bridesmaids or they're not.
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    SP29SP29 member
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    Agree with all the above. They are either bridesmaids or not. You can get them each a corsage. They could perform a reading at the ceremony, sign the marriage license as your witnesses, give a blessing before dinner, or just be guests.
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    Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    mysticl said:
    Maggie0829 said:
    The only people who can be honorary bridesmaids are those who have passed away.  So if your friends and family members are still breathing then they are either BMs or they are just guests.
    Let me add those who cannot be there through no fault of their own to that.  For example a friend's sister ended up being deployed for the wedding so she was unable to attend but was still considered to be the MOH.  
    See even in that circumstance I wouldn't list her as honorary.  I would list her as a BM/MOH. Same if someone got sick at the last minute, gave birth, just couldn't make it.  I guess I always just consider "honorary" for someone who is no longer with us.

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    InkdancerInkdancer member
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    Buy them corsages to mark them as family members and leave it at that.
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