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Ashley
VIP December 2018

How did you arrange your bridesmaids?

Ashley, on August 23, 2018 at 11:43 AM

Posted in Wedding Ceremony 26

I'm stuck on how to arrange my BM once they get up the aisle. I don't have a MOH- I didn't pick one because the girl who would have been my MOH and I didn't speak for a year due to a spat, however we made up early this year and it's like nothing ever happened. But since there was that gap year, I...

I'm stuck on how to arrange my BM once they get up the aisle. I don't have a MOH- I didn't pick one because the girl who would have been my MOH and I didn't speak for a year due to a spat, however we made up early this year and it's like nothing ever happened. But since there was that gap year, I thought it would be best not to have her as my MOH- but she's a BM and I'm very happy. So, any one of them could stand next to me. My first thought was just randomized and I'd pick any order, but I had one BM (not the one that would have been the MOH) make a joke about how if she wasn't the one standing next to me, she wouldn't "help me pee" in my dress. I laughed and said it would be random, but then she said it again, and then once more later on- all as a "joke." While I don't think I'll need help going to the bathroom in my dress (I have a hoop skirt that I've found should actually makes this very easy), I was caught off guard by this, since I thought not having a MOH would make it so the order wouldn't matter at all?? I don't know if my other BMs are thinking this way- I really don't think so.


So now I'm stuck on how to arrange them- my thoughts are either by height or they all draw straws- no hurt feelings. Has anyone else had anything like this?


TL;DR: How can I arrange BM to avoid drama of who stands next to me because there's no MOH?

26 Comments

  • B
    Super March 2019
    Bailey ·
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    My cousin did hers of how long she’s known each of us. Her sister, me, then her friend.
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  • Kay
    Super November 2018
    Kay ·
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    I thought it was always done by height and if you had a MOH they would be next to you and then it would be height organized after her...so if there is no MOH then it would be height...you just need to decide if you want to go from tall to short or vice versa.

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  • J
    Expert May 2018
    J ·
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    My husband had two best men, he had them guess a number and the one that was closest got to stand next to him and the other one signed our marriage license.
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  • xRApril
    Expert May 2018
    xRApril ·
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    I chose my 16 year old sister to be my MOH. The friend H wanted to be his best man was too nervous for the role so he asked if he could just be a groomsman. When my sister found out a certain guy was going to be a groomsman she begged to walk with him so H asked if he’d mind being the best man lol. He was flattered and didn’t mind at all 😂. Next was H’s brother and his wife (we are close friends so it worked out perfectly). Third was our childhood friends and 4th was our 2 work best friends (including the one H wanted to be his best man).
    I would arrange by height if you don’t want to have a MOH!
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  • Toline
    Dedicated June 2019
    Toline ·
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    I'm trying to figure this out too! My brother will stand next to me, and then I have five bridesmaids and I don't want to "rank" them in any way. I was thinking of putting then in alphabetical order either by first or last names? That way the order clearly isn't based on anything personal
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  • Chariece & Sterling
    VIP January 2026
    Chariece & Sterling ·
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    Wedding party not complete however I have two MOH 's. However my 16 year old daughter who is my junior bride will be standing next to me. Because she is the closest to me.
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