How many is too many bridesmaids? Let's be clear: I haven't asked anyone yet, but I have a close family and a lot of friends. My sister has to be my MOH because she's my best friend and has been since we were kids. I was a sorority girl and have a number of very close friends that I would like to honor. Right now, I have 7 on my list in addition to my sister, which makes 8. Then I have two very, very close male friends who I love like brothers, so if I ask them to be bridesmen, that would make 10 people on my side. My Fi has 4 groomsmen, but I don't care about uneven sides.
The kicker is, due to budget reasons the guest list is 100. Of the 100, we expect only 50-70 will come because of the date/location (we have the money and the venue has the capacity for 100% attendance just in case, but I don't see it happening).
I've read that you can have your bridal party walk down the aisle, then take a seat in the first row. Has anyone seen this? Does it look weird? I'm thinking about doing that so that we don't have a big crowd standing at the altar with such a smallish wedding.
Thoughts?