Do I need to have a flower girl or ring bearer?

You don't need either one!

You *need* a groom/bride, a legal officiant, and a marriage license.

I have 4 BMs, he has 4 GMs, no flower girl or ring bearer. We just didn't want kids in our wedding.

We aren't having either one. We don't have many kids in our families and well, I feel the same way..I don't want to figure out which one to choose and so forth...

We're probably going to have a flower girl, but we don't plan to have a ring bearer.

No, you don't have to have any. There is also no rule that you can only have 1 FG and 1 RB. We had 2 flowergirls and no ring bearer. You can have all 4 girls if you want. There isn't really anything to "teach" them. Just tell them what to do at the rehearsal. But by the way you are wording things, it sounds like you don't really want children in your wedding party, which is fine also!

Nope! If you did want to incorporate them, all four could participate, to do flowers or anything else. My cousin had many of our younger relatives ringing bells, which they quite enjoyed.

Children will definitely be at the wedding, just would prefer none in the wedding party thanks everyone!!!

I'm not having either!

You don't need anyone but a partner to marry and an officiant.

You don't need anyone but your partner and an officiant. Everyone else is optional.

Nope! Me either..

You don't need either of them!

Nope! I'm not having either at mine.

Nope.

Definitely not. My sister told me the other day that I'm lucky I have little kids (hers) to be in my wedding because she didn't have a flower girl or ring bearer. But you know what? I completely forgot that she didn't have either one and I was in the wedding! So if you don't have kids you hold dear to your heart, don't sweat it!

Thanks everyone! I know the technical answer is no, I just wanted to know if it was in bad taste or rude to not have them.

We're not having a flower girl but my darling little grandson has to be the ring bearer, I just want to see him in that tux!! It's no certain way things have to be done, it's your day, do it like you want to!!