Is it wrong to not have bridesmaids?

Bridesmaids should be your closest most supportive friends. If you don’t have that then it is what it is. Nothing wrong with that. Just make sure you have 1-2 legal witnesses as required to sign the marriage certificate.

View Quoted Comment Ok thank you Michelle I appreciate that.

Not wrong at all. It’s actually a very wise decision, given that they’re

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… Given that they’re only “acquaintances“ and there’s no true depth to your relationship. I’ve read on here too often about “bridesmaids drama“ and believe that it’s because they selected the type of ladies you described. For some reason, certain brides feel like they MUST have bridesmaids, just because!!

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much! That makes me feel a lot better knowing that. It was definitely a burden. So thank you

View Quoted Comment Definitely! I have some longtime and very close friends (who are sisters to me). But FH and I decided not to have a wedding party at all. We want them to show up, relax and enjoy the wedding day without any tasks or “obligations”.

View Quoted Comment Thank you that actually sounds lovely. Makes sense too.

I chose to not have any bridesmaids. Ultimately my FH and I decided to skip having anyone entirely and it'll just be us, but if we were doing it I'd have bridesmen since I have close male friends but really no close female friends.

No bridal party here!! Really loving the decision and not having to deal with the drama you read on this forum.

View Quoted Comment Witnesses are not required everywhere, though.
For example in Ohio.

You are NOT wrong. "I never get to talk to them about my wedding plans or anything because when I do they hurry to change the subject.": just for that, I know I wouldn't ask them to stand by my side. Of course: no one is as excited by this wedding as you and your partner are but it sounds like they don't care at all, it even sounds like they couldn't care less if you didn't invite them at all. Those who want to be a bridesmaid(man) or groomsman(woman) don't act this way.
The bridesmaids and MOHs should be your closest most supportive friends and family members, including males if you want to have bridesmen and, why not, a man of honor instead of a "maid".
"And is it wrong to walk down the aisle alone even though my fiancé has his friends?",Short answer:NO. This is not common but it doesn't mean it's weird or that you have to have someone by your side. Your marriage WON'T be nullified because you walked down alone and FH had friends with him.

Not wrong but it may come off a little strange if you asked them already, to then say nevermind. Also although you can do whatever you like with your wedding, some people might be confused if there is a normal size groomsmen party, but then no bridal party...I've seen un-even sides, and I've seen no wedding party at all, but haven't seen where one side has a party and the other side has none. Do you have any female relatives (like sisters, cousins, SILs) that could maybe fill in? Or could your FH also forego his groomsmen. or keep it to just one or two so it's less stark?

View Quoted Comment I do have cousins but haven’t talked to them in awhile. The girls I asked don’t even talk to me anymore if they do end up calling me it’s if they want something, but I’ll consider asking my girl cousins. I’ll just have to pray about things first, before I make any sudden moves. Thank you.

View Quoted Comment Thank you I appreciate that a lot. This is definitely not easy for me.

Trust me! You are better off not having any! Less stress! Less you have to pay for! Less people you have to coordinate! You will really appreciate not having these acquaintances as bridesmaids once you’re closer to your wedding date.

View Quoted Comment After reading many discussions about wedding party drama on WW, I can tell you that girls (and guys but mostly girls) that are asked to be in the wedding 'out of obligation', because the couple is pressured or those who say yes but are known for making things about them like these girls do when you interact with them, are the ones who are most likely to cause drama during the planning process and on your big day. Sounds like these girls would cause many headaches and add unecessary stress by throwing a fit if your vision and theirs don't match,every dress appointment/fitting would turn into a living hell.

You can ask your mom and/or some aunts to help you out if you trust them, if you think they wouldn't try to make things about them and wouldn't pressure because of something they want. Some brides make their mom the MOH and some grooms make their dad the best man.

Good luck!

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much for your input. I don’t need any drama it’s already hard enough being the main character of my wedding day lol I appreciate it and definitely am going to pray over this. Thanks again.

Due to rescheduling because of Covid, my husband currently has three groomsmen and I have zero bridesmaids. I am having some friends get ready with me and help with some flowers and stuff that day, but they aren't going to be walking in our wedding, standing by my side, or doing wedding party photos. I'm mostly fine with it. I'm a bit bummed that our wedding colors won't be as fully realized without girls in bridesmaid dresses and that I won't have "girl" photos, but it's pretty minor overall. To me it was better not to have bridesmaids than to put "random" people in that role just to fill the void.

View Quoted Comment You are absolutely right. I’m sorry you don’t have bridesmaids but first off congratulations to you and second I understand how you feel. I don’t want random people in my wedding and yes I did always want girl photos but right now after all the replies and you sending this to me I feel at ease now. Thank you so much

Hi there,

I don't think this is an issue at all! One of my good friend's brother-in-law got married last year and his wife of had 8 bridesmaids that were more like "acquaintances" and she said it was kind of awkward because these girls really didn't know the bride all that well. I'd rather have no bridesmaids than have a few acquaintances that don't really know me. Does your fiance have any sisters you would consider having as bridesmaids? I think it's nice to include family - if you all get along.

Goodluck to you!

Sam