Bridesmaids struggle

Do you have any close friends you’d like to ask to stand up with you? They don’t have to be women. If you have a close guy friend, he could be your Bridesman or Man of Honor.

View Quoted Comment No, i don’t sadly.

You could always just have a wedding without a wedding party! Your fiancé knows your friend situation, would it really be a big deal to him to not have groomsmen? I know plenty of couples who don't have anyone standing up there with them! I almost went that way myself!

Awwww... do you have any cousins or siblings to ask? If not, just have no bridal party. I have the opposite problems, I have 5 girls, but my fiance has 1 GM.

Hmm maybe if you become friends with groomsmens girlfirnior wives? That could always be a good thing anyway! Or any family members ! Aunts, cousins, coworkers? You don’t need to have anyone !! You could have some groomsmen stand on your side !!

You don't have to have anyone stand with you. His groomsmen can walk down and then sit down so only the 2 of you are standing. I actually love the idea of having the maid of honor and best man be the only ones standing or just the couple.

I had a similar issue, but we both have siblings we'll have in the bridal party. I have my sister and his 2 sisters but he wanted a huge bridal party. He has all the friends and cousins and wanted to have about 9 or 10 guys. I had to just sit down and tell him I only wanted our family and his close best friend because I dont have any friends to stand up there with me. He was a little upset but now he's happy we're just having family up there with us. I'd say if you have any close relatives or siblings you can do that or don't worry about having a bridal party. I've been to many weddings with no bridal party and it really made it a little more intimate to have just the bride and groom. Honestly if we didn't have siblings I wouldn't have a bridal party and I would be totally fine with that.

You can also absolutely have an uneven bridal party! I’m having 4 bridesmaids to his 2 groomsmen.

I like what PP said about you don't have to have anyone and the groom's party can walk but just be seated rather than stand up there too

"I’m supposed to have bridesmaids..." Why are you supposed to? There are no rules for this. You can absolutely have a lovely wedding without a bridal party. And whatever you do, don't try to force relationships just for the sake of even numbers or photos. This site is littered with stories of that ending badly. You are much better off embracing your independence and enjoying the planning with your future spouse.

View Quoted Comment I have two younger sisters and they declined.

View Quoted Comment It’s just sad. I always imagined having my closest friends as my bridesmaids when i was younger.

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I'm literally in the exact same boat. My girlfriends and I all drifted apart over the years, now my closest friend is my fiance. He's lost friends over the years too for the same reason, so we're just not having a wedding party.

Honestly I'm really happy with the choice anyways, no need to spend money (or stress) on their suits/dresses/gifts/florals/etc. The even better thing about it is there's no pressure to do specific things with specific people, you can still let people know they're important to you, but you can do it in whatever way you like. I'm having a small bachelorette party with a few gals from high school, I'm going to get together with my sister/SIL the morning of when I'm getting ready, and I'll likely plan a special outing with one of my good friends from out of state for another time, but I'm not confined to doing the traditional "wedding party" stuff with a set group of people. I get to choose who I spend time with and in what way.