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Erin
Expert May 2020

How many people are in your wedding party?

Erin, on July 25, 2019 at 1:16 PM

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Curious to see how many people are in your wedding party! Did you decide on a certain number of people and then pick your party, or the other way around? If you have a small wedding party, are you having a smaller wedding? Are the larger wedding parties having a larger wedding? Let me know!

Curious to see how many people are in your wedding party! Did you decide on a certain number of people and then pick your party, or the other way around? If you have a small wedding party, are you having a smaller wedding? Are the larger wedding parties having a larger wedding? Let me know!

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212 Comments

  • Jess
    Expert October 2019
    Jess ·
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    We picked people based on who we wanted to stand beside us on our big day. We have 3 each and about 85 guests. We didn’t adjust guest list or wedding party based of the size of one or the other. The biggest thing for us was making sure that those people standing beside us are 100% for us and supporting us. If that’s 1 person or 12, i don’t think the number matters as long as it’s your people for your big day.
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  • Sarah
    Just Said Yes August 2020
    Sarah ·
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    We decided on 6 on each side so a total of 12! We are inviting 150 people so descent size wedding!
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  • Isheka
    Just Said Yes January 2020
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    I have 5 bridesmaids
    Guest list still working on it so far 270
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  • Staci
    Beginner December 2019
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    I wanted to keep it so simple. I have so many best friends and have been in 13 weddings! I have a sister and a brother and he has a brother and a sister so we decided to keep it to that! Simple and way less stressful for me to choose and worry. We have 120 people coming.
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  • Autumn
    Just Said Yes December 2019
    Autumn ·
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    I guess our Wedding would be considered small- approximately 75-85 people. I have 5 bridesmaids and he has 4 groomsmen. We decided who we wanted to stand up with us. The numbers weren’t important (obviously because we have an uneven number.)
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  • Yvette
    Just Said Yes November 2019
    Yvette ·
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    I have 4 on each side and my guest list is 100 people. I kept my wedding party small to keep it simple for me...I think when dealing with alot of people in the wedding party it can become a bit stressful.
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  • C
    Just Said Yes November 2019
    Courtney ·
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    0!! I'm skipping the wedding party all together! I didn't want our friends and family to have to spend money on an ugly dress they hate and will never wear again, plus makeup, hair, etc... Plus it saves us lots of money! No bridesmaid boquets! No wedding party gifts! Less time needed for getting ready and more time for photos and celebration! And less drama/hurt feelings too! We are doing a smaller wedding and only inviting our nearest and dearest, so all the ladies who would have been in my bridal party are going to be there anyways and we'll still get plenty of photos together! Our wedding guests are our wedding party!

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  • Yvette
    Just Said Yes November 2019
    Yvette ·
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    Whoa! Big wedding! 😊
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  • Kirstin
    Dedicated June 2021
    Kirstin ·
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    My FH didn’t want a big wedding. I suggested 3 plus our honor people, he agreed to this. We then agreed on the people together. My brother, a 3 friends that have been there from the beginning of our relationship, his godfather is going to be the best man, my best friend my maid of honor and our officiant is going to be the 3rd groomen actually!
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  • Brittany
    Just Said Yes October 2019
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    My wedding party consists of 8 girls, and my FH has 6 guys. Our invites sent out totaled 126 people!
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  • Jamie
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Jamie ·
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    I have 3 bridesmaids, 1 maid of honor, 3 groomsmen, and 1 best man. So a nothing big.
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  • R
    Just Said Yes August 2020
    Rachel ·
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    I couldn't narrow my list so I am having 8 bridesmaids and my FH is having 5. We will have the first two (maid of honor and matron of honor) walk with 1 groomsmen. Then the last 6 will walk in groups of three (2 bridesmaids and 1 groomsmen). Our wedding is going to be 300ish people - so large wedding party for a large wedding!

    Since I am having so many in the bridal party (and many are married), we decided the head table will only be me and my FH. Makes things more intimate for us and my girls can sit with their husbands.
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  • Diana
    VIP December 2019
    Diana ·
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    I have three ladies my two teenage daughters and my FH niece. He’s have his brother as his best man. Also my two sons.
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  • J
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Johanna ·
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    I chose the closest people in our lives that supported both of us. It's a little different because my man of honor is my brother and my bridesmaid is his girlfriend. My fiance's best man is his brother and his groomswoman is his brother's wife. We will probably have around 130 guests.
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  • N
    Just Said Yes April 2021
    Nikita ·
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    Originally said we were just doing MOH and Best Man then he decided he didn't want to leave the brother he's closest with out so I added my best friend. Then we wanted my brother included some how but didn't want hurt feelings of not including his younger brother as well (had talked about possibly having them before We said just one and one. Now he will have 4 and I will have 3. Our son will be our ring bearer. Probably aren't doing a flower girl since we dont know anyone and we have a guest count of 50
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  • BREE
    Beginner October 2019
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    My fiancé has 5 groomsmen - 3 family members and 2 friends. I'm an only child, so I have the 7 "sisters that I chose" plus my 2 new sisters-in law, for a total of 9 bridesmaids. Three of my bridesmaids are married to the groomsmen, so it's a real family affair. We are inviting about 280 guests.
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  • Kate
    Devoted November 2019
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    We're having an average sized wedding party: MOH + 3 bridesmaids, BM + 3 groomsmen. I would have liked to have a smaller wedding party, but all of our siblings are sisters (I have 1 and FH has 2). Our wedding will have 175 guests at most (reception capacity), though I'm crossing my fingers that it ends up around 150.

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  • Julianna
    Savvy October 2019
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    My FH came from a family of 6 boys, and I have 4 brothers. (One is our ring bearer) So I have 8 bridesmaids to match his 8 groomsmen. And one Jr bridesmaid. So the reason why our wedding party is so big is because we both come from large families LOL!

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  • Kayley
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Kayley ·
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    I have six bridesmaids and my fiancé has seven groomsmen. We’re expecting around 300 guests!
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  • Megan
    Expert October 2019
    Megan ·
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    Our wedding party consists of 1 MOH, 2 bridesmaids, 1 Best man, 1 groomsman, 2 usherettes and our (unofficial) ring bearer (our son). We wanted to keep our party small. We have an odd number of bridesmaids to groomsmen because we only asked people that we couldn't imagine NOT being there. There are plenty of people I love who I could have asked but if they weren't there, it wouldn't break my heart. Minus my best friend (MOH) all of the bridal party is our close family (my cousin and our siblings).

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