Bridesmaid backed out 2months before

Don’t replace her. There’s no way for the replacement to not be a rebound.

I agree, don't replace her for numbers sake. If you were 6+ months out still I'd say maybe, but not this close.

I am not sure there is a way to ask without her knowing she is a rebound.

Yes I would leave it. Numbers don’t have to be even.

I definitely don't think you have to replace her, that being said I was in a wedding where someone had to back out the week of, and they did replace her. Because it was last minute the bride paid for the dress, and the person seemed just as honored to be there as everyone else. I would say you know your friends better than us so your friend may not react badly.
I don't have any advice for how to ask her I just wanted you to know that asking her wasn't necessarily a bad a thing.

She will know she's a rebound that this point. It is too close to the wedding. Maybe let her know the situation? Offer to pay for her dress and any other expense she may incur during the wedding to help make up for it if you really need another person?

2 guys to 1 girl.
Unless it's a family member you're asking like the grooms sister or something and they dont really care.

I had this happen too; a bridesmaid, who already had her dress and everything, just informed me she could not make it to the wedding. My FH asked me if I was going to ask anyone else; I said no because if I wanted someone else to stand up there with me, I would have already asked. It's not a big deal; the numbers will be one off, but I can get creative. I'm sure one of the girls won't mind walking with two guys lol

If she doesn't mind filling in, then I would just explain the situation to her. She may be more understanding than you think. I had a bridesmaid just drop out, 45 day before my wedding. Luckily a groomsmen did too, so our numbers are even still lol. I know numbers don't matter, but I prefer even. But it really doesn't make a difference!

I was a "rebound" for a wedding a few years ago. My friend who was getting married's sister unexpectedly got pregnant and couldn't travel to the wedding. My friend asked me with maybe 3-4 months left and I was actually really honored. I ordered my dress ASAP and was very happy to be apart of it in any way. I guess it just depends on the friend if they were upset from the beginning (I was not when I wasn't asked to be in this wedding at first) that they weren't included. But a lot of the times, people are excited to help in any way and this is such a great way to be involved.

Thanks for you feedback. But I really wanted another bridesmaid because I already had everything set for all of them. So I went ahead and asked her and she said she’s honored to be apart. So it al worked out and I’m happy! 🙂