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I_Found_Mr_Wright
Expert August 2012

Is It Weird to Only Have One Maid of Honor & One Best Man and No Other Wedding Party???

I_Found_Mr_Wright, on February 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM Posted in Planning 1 44

So these days I'm seeing all these brides with a huge bridal party---7-8 brides maids and 7-8 groomsmen. Personally, I want something a little smaller. I want just one maid of honor and one best man but I don't know if that will look right? I also want my little cousins to be my flower girl and ring bearer. Just wondering if anyone else was doing something similar? Any ideas/advice would be great, thanks! Congrats to all the brides & grooms out there! :-)


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Latest activity by Bob, on September 12, 2019 at 4:09 PM
  • Mrs. Lesenski
    VIP September 2010
    Mrs. Lesenski ·
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    I have never seen a requirement that says you have to have X number in your BP. If what you want is a low key thing, go for it.

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  • Jessica
    Super April 2011
    Jessica ·
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    I sure hope not, because thats all we're having! Although I do have 1 Jr. Bridesmaid because my eldest niece is "too grown up to be just a flower girl".

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  • Brandi ♥'s Chris
    Master November 2013
    Brandi ♥'s Chris ·
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    I have been to a wedding where there was only a moh and best man. I don't think it really matters. There are quite a few people that do that

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  • Konichiwa
    Master January 2010
    Konichiwa ·
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    Originally we were only going to have 1 MOH and one best man. But then DS decided to add his other son and my son to the wedding party, so we ended up with 3 BMs and 3 GMs. I don't think it's odd to have only 1 each, after all, one the MOH and Best man sign as witnesses to the marriage.

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  • J
    Dedicated July 2011
    Jodi ·
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    I'm having 2 maids of honor and he's having 1 best man. Don't worry about how it will look to others; it's what you want. There are a lot of people who go the smaller route.

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  • I_Found_Mr_Wright
    Expert August 2012
    I_Found_Mr_Wright ·
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    Thanks for all the advice!

    Yeah, I wanted to go the smaller route because selfishly I want the focus to be on me & my future hubby lol

    Plus, I've heard such horror stories about having a large bridal party and all the drama it can cause!

    I just don't want it to look funny to my guests that we're only have a MOH and Best Man, plus I want the pics to look good! Smiley smile

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  • Mrs♥In♥September
    Master September 2011
    Mrs♥In♥September ·
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    Nope not at all! My best friend only had a MOH and the BM, which was her husband's father! It was small and intimate!

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  • Julie
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    Julie ·
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    We're only having a MOH and Best Man. I don't have many friends, and to use my female cousins as BMs, would've made my bridal party way too big for the number of guests we're having.

    It made dress shopping for MOH soooooo easy. We just bought a dress off the rack at Macy's. And we don't have to worry about it matching anyone else's dress. Cuts down on floral costs too.

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  • I_Found_Mr_Wright
    Expert August 2012
    I_Found_Mr_Wright ·
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    Whew! I'm so relieved to hear that alot of other people do this too! Smiley smile

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  • sailingnurseMD
    VIP September 2011
    sailingnurseMD ·
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    We're not having any attendants- just the bride and groom!

    Like you, we want the attention to be on us- LOL :-)

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  • Andrene
    Master October 2011
    Andrene ·
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    I don't think it's wierd at all. I'm also having only 1 MOH and 1 BM. FH and I just didn't want to do the supersized wedding party. We want everything to be small and intimate. We're also fortunate enough to have my big brother serve as our officiant.

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  • Fonsetta
    Super July 2011
    Fonsetta ·
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    No I don't think so. That is what I wanted but FH wanted groomsmen.

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  • M
    Just Said Yes March 2011
    March ·
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    Not weird at all, that's what we're doing.

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  • Mrs.B-Baby!!
    Master May 2011
    Mrs.B-Baby!! ·
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    It's just me and FH!

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  • Sharon
    Master June 2010
    Sharon ·
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    I only had the MOH and the best man. I think i saved myself a lot of stress from what I read on here about bridesmaid drama Smiley smile

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  • L
    Dedicated September 2011
    Liz ·
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    I'm having 1 MOH and 1 Best man and 4 flower girls. Smiley smile

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  • Amy
    Super February 2011
    Amy ·
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    1 MOH and 1 Best man is what I am having. It is just right and no headaches.

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  • D
    Just Said Yes June 2011
    dcd922 ·
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    We are also having 1 MOH and 1 Best Man with 150 guests. I have considered two more pairs, but opted for simplicity and cost savings on flowers.

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  • Kimm
    Master October 2012
    Kimm ·
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    Hey we're only 1 MOH and 1 BM... no headaches that way

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  • Mrs Cupcake
    VIP January 2011
    Mrs Cupcake ·
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    Aww it was just my MOH, best man and one groomsmen since he is my brother. It still had drama :/ they all are bad with money that they asked me right by Christmas which was two weeks before wedding to pay for their outfits. I asked them last summer to save but whatever...they also make more money than me..

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