Bridal party.

Nope! It’s all about what you two want. If the numbers are uneven, it’s helpful to space the bridal party apart evenly, meaning that each side extends out the same distance. It looks better in photos.

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It definitely looks more uniform and organized if the numbers are equal, but it's not mandatory at all. If you have a bridal party of 6, while your hubby has 8 groomsmen, it won't be the end of the world. As long as the important people are there, do whatever you please. Most photographers will tell each member of the party how to stand to somewhat camouflage this. Good luck!

I have 4 bridesmaids, and he has 2 groomsmen.... so ours is even but not equal. I originally planned on my 2 sisters and best friend. He only has 2 brothers and just isn’t that close to anyone else to add a 3rd. Everyone in my family suggested that I just ask my 2 sisters (exclude my friend) to make things equal. But I really wanted my friend as a bridesmaid, so I ended up asking my cousin(who I‘m close to) to be my fourth and final BM... that way in pictures it’s balanced. I know it would bother me if it wasn’t at least even. But, I am something special when it comes to those things.... *normal* people it might not bother. It’s really up to you. My suggestion is if you’re debating it, look at pictures on Google/Pinterest and see if you mind it being uneven... that’s what I did.

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View Quoted Comment That’s what I meant equal number.

I have 6 on my side of the bridal party and my fiance has 8. It doesn't have to be equal!

No it doesn't have to be equal. Yes most people do it that way but I've seen uneven wedding parties before. Here's some pictures of uneven wedding parties and how they made them look good in photos

They do not have to be even !

Nope! I have 4 and she has 3. It felt more important to have people we love and support us as a couple than to just ask another people to make it "even."

Not at all. Hubs has 10 guys and I have 6 BMs. We're pairing up the first 4 BMs with 2 guys each down the aisle, then the last two guys and BMs are normal pairs.

There is absolutely no good reason to make the sides equal, JUST for the sake of having equal sides. But there are plenty of downsides to adding extra people just to fill spots (read any of the 10,000 posts on this site complaining about problems with bridal party members who were chosen for the wrong reason).

Your photographer will know how to arrange people for nice photos, no matter what the numbers are.

View Quoted Comment All of this. I have 3 bridesmaids and he has 5 grooms people. I have zero concern it will look off in pictures.

We had 1 more GM than BM and it was totally fine. I was in a wedding with 2 more BM than GM and it was also fine.

View Quoted Comment How are they gonna walk down the aisle?

View Quoted Comment I was wondering how that would work.

View Quoted Comment How will that work walking down the aisle?

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View Quoted Comment I’ll have the bridesmaids and groomsmen walk down separately. For the recessional, I’d just have one bridesmaid with one groomsman, one bridesmaid with two groomsmen, and the maid of honor with the co-best people. I guess the way the recessional looks doesn’t really mean much to me. I’d rather just only have the people closest to us up there, without anyone holding a place just to make things even.

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2 of my bridesmaids will walk with 2 groomsmen instead of 1! You could also have someone escort family (grandmothers, etc) down the aisle and go to the alter after!