Bridesmen and Groomsmaids

dvdplayer · January 2015

What is a good way to set this up - as in walking down the aisle, walking in at the reception, what to call them.

My groom has a few women friends that he would like to be in his party.
I have a guy friend that I would like to be in mine.

levioosa · January 2015

Single file, walking in together, it really doesn't matter how they walk in. Don't overthink it or you'll make things really complicated for yourself.

Lauderdale Pink · January 2015

levioosa said:

Single file, walking in together, it really doesn't matter how they walk in. Don't overthink it or you'll make things really complicated for yourself.

This!!! I really do love that this generation of brides has shaken up the wedding party so much. If a new tradition of having grooms maids and brides men is really taking hold, then make a new tradition of how everybody walks down the aisle. Once you are creative enough to step outside of the box, anything you choose should be great.

novella1186 · January 2015

I have a guy on my side and FI has a girl on his side. I don't really care how they walk down the aisle and back, as long as they're not made to feel uncomfortable (like if one person got stuck walking alone but everyone else was paired off or something.)

They can walk single file. They can walk in pairs. They can pair 2 guys together and/or 2 girls together (Which might be what we end up doing). It doesn't matter too much. I agree with levioosa, don't over-think it. You'll drive yourself nuts for no reason (trust me on this one cuz I'm pretty much the queen of over-thinking and in the end I always realize I was stressed for nothing)

[Deleted User] · January 2015

People walk side by side down the street next to each other all the time. Sometimes, I might grab the arm of the person I'm next to, most of the time I don't. Line them up by height, by how long you've known them, put them in alphabetical order, let them draw straws. They can walk side by side down the aisle together, they can take turns single file (his side, her side, his side, etc.), just don't over think it, like, at all.

aurianna · January 2015

As everyone has said, there's really no right/wrong answer here.
You can pick whatever you just like the look of.

FWIW this is what I did:
Groomsmen all walked in with groom in the front of the church
Then each bridesmaid came through the door and started walking down the aisle
at the same time, a groomsman started walking up the aisle
they met half way, and then the groomsman escorted her the rest of the way down

My BP sides happened to be even, but it would have worked fine even if not. Extra groomsmen, some could have just stayed at the front of the church and not escorted anyone. Or two could have walked up to meet a bridesmaid. Extra bridesmaids, then a groomsman could have made extra trips since he's in front anyways, or one could meet and walk with two bridesmaids.

But as everyone has said, there's lots of different ways to do it. Whatever you and your FI like, assuming it's not something overly complicated that the BP has trouble with.

amarie688 · January 2015

I was a groomsmaid in a wedding. The groomsmen were already up on the altar at the beginning and the bridesmaids entered by themselves. Exiting the church, I did walk arm in arm with one of the bridesmaids and we just had fun with it - my fiance thought it was hilarious and took a million pictures lol honestly we didn't even think of just walking side by side as others are suggesting but we had a lot of fun! I don't think there is any right or wrong way of doing it - really just depends on both you and your fiance's comfort level, as well as the people you are pairing up!

[Deleted User] · January 2015

Knottie2189685 said:

I was a groomsmaid in a wedding. The groomsmen were already up on the altar at the beginning and the bridesmaids entered by themselves. Exiting the church, I did walk arm in arm with one of the bridesmaids and we just had fun with it - my fiance thought it was hilarious and took a million pictures lol honestly we didn't even think of just walking side by side as others are suggesting but we had a lot of fun! I don't think there is any right or wrong way of doing it - really just depends on both you and your fiance's comfort level, as well as the people you are pairing up!

I was a groomswoman once too. I processed down the aisle side by side with a bridesmaid. She had her bouquet to hold, I just walked like a normal person. Same thing during the recessing, though we walked a little faster. Now, as we were introduced into the reception, we held hands and skipped.

thisismynickname2 · January 2015

We had a groomsmaid.

The attendants on the groom's side stood up at the front while my attendants walked in.

The filed out side by side, and the bridesmaid that was next to the groomsmaid ended up walking out spontaneously with the Reverend (we weren't in a Church). I didn't know until I saw pictures later and it was really cute!

Also, in the program, we just listed "Bridal Party" with all names in alphabetical order by last name. Although we had a best man and a matron of honor, this just worked best for us. If someone can't tell that the MOH and best man are the people standing right next to the happy couple, well, who cares!

AddieCake · January 2015

We only had 3 people, so they just went single file. One of my bridesmaids really wanted to walk with my husband's groomsmaid, though. Haha!

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