Are ushers really necessary?

I am not having ushers. I was at one wedding in a church and she had ushers (she also had a lot of siblings). Another wedding I went to they had no ushers but two greeters (outside wedding). I don't think they are necessary.

But without ushers, who would ush? nope...not necessary.

We didn't have them either. Didn't miss them. Didn't need them.

We skipped them. Part of me wishes we had them because the guests on DH's side all sat at the front pews behind his family. Everyone on my side sat several pews behind my parents. It looked really strange and it looks like no one showed up from my side.

I'm not having them

We aren't having them, we figured our guests could figure out how to sit since we are in a small church so they won't have any other options but the pews

Sometimes with larger guest lists it's nice, but we're having the wedding party escort the mothers and grandmothers to their (reserved) seats, then anyone else can sit wherever they want. Adults can figure it out

In a church setting, not needed. We're having one or two because our venue is more of a compound, and guests may need directing to get through it to the ceremony site.

I wouldn't call it ushers but in korean tradition we have our family and parents in the front greeting guests and helping guests out.

Ask your groomsmen.

We are having two people hand out programs and greet guests. We decided not to have ushers.

Nope. We're not using any.

One thing I like about ushers is that they kind of force people to sit further up. Every wedding I've been to that didn't have ushers, everyone is trying to sit in the back, and have 3 empty seats between people, and then there are like 4 empty rows toward the front. It's not school, people, you're not going to get called on. Lol. Usually, someone comes out and asks everyone to move up. So, everyone gets situated and then they have to get up again.

They also can encourage people to enter the pews or seating from the outside rather than walking up the aisle and messing up any decor you have on the aisle, or bunching up and shifting the aisle runner (if you use one). You'd think people wouldn't be tipping over or breaking your decorations, but somehow someone always manages to. Lol. I know some people will put ribbon or something to block of the inside of the seating but that usually just means people won't notice it until they walk up the aisle and try to walk up the row. It reminds me of those videos of stores that have giant colorful signs that say "use other door" and 9 out of 10 people try and use the door anyway. Ushers just cut out the confusion.

Most people have been to a wedding and know the "sides" are not really a thing anymore and not to sit in the front rows which are traditionally reserved for family, but if you are worried about that you can always put a nice "reserved" sign on those seats.

Definitely not necessary. I'm most likely going to choose to have the groomsmen assisting/greeting people when the arrive

I have been to quite a few weddings without ushers. Didn't really find them necessary. We are going to have our groomsman guide a couple of our more elderly guests like our grandmothers to their seats, but that's about it.