Have you been to weddings where the bridal party sits during the ceremony?

I'm not in America so here, pretty much every wedding I've been too and every time I've been bridesmaid everyone include the couple sat, the couple in the middle and the bridal party on either side in the front row, but they were catholic weddings. The three civil ceremonies I've been to including my own everyone also sat. We stood for the exchanging of rings and vows, and other important bits.

My friend's wedding was in the middle of 4 concentric circles. The BP sat for the entire ceremony. Unconventional but it was very intimate. You got to see other guests reactions which was a nice touch.

Catholic weddings do this and have the BM and MO come up to sign the witness form.

You're overthinking it by a lot. Just let them stand.

Yeah I was a bridesmaid at my brother's wedding and we all walked down the aisle then sat down up front on reserved seats

I was in one wedding where all 20 of us were sat in the front rows. It was in a church that was 2 1/2 hours long between the ceremony and the actual church part. I've been to two other church weddings, one there was no church included so everyone stood next to the bride and groom and everything was done in 30 minutes. Another one I went to they had the WP sitting up on the alter

I sat for my sisters wedding. She got married at a church and they had the wedding party in the first row. My other sister was the MOH, so once my sister walked down the aisle, she fluffed out her train, took her flowers and then sat in the row with us.

I had an uneven number (3 BM's and 5 GM's) and they all sat during the ceremony in the front rows. We also had our guests remain seated the whole time because DH and I met in the middle of the aisle. We're both tiny people and I wanted us to have clear views of each other when I finally came out. I've also sat in every church wedding I've ever been in. You should be fine!

I was just a bridesmaid in one of my best friends wedding. she had two ceremonies the same day, one in the morning at a catholic church and then one in the afternoon outside at her venue and then the reception follows. for the catholic ceremony, everyone except the MOH and BM sat. then, for her more informal ceremony, we all stood.

ps. she did two ceremonies since her now husband is catholic (but she is not) and she knew it was important to him, but she still wanted the non-religious ceremony too. it worked out beautifully!

I was in a Catholic wedding where the entire wedding party stood with the bride and groom for a fee minutes until instructed to sit down. We stood after the kiss the followed them down the aisle.