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Just Said Yes August 2018

Late Entry Groomsmen

Hannah, on March 4, 2018 at 1:35 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7

Quick background story: I am 22, my FH is 21. My FH has a really good friend that is 32. He has 2 kids and a busy life, so we don't see them often but love our time when we do. He talked about having him as one of his four groomsmen in March of 2017 when we chose, but decided against it due to the age gap. He thought that said friend would think it was weird because we don't see him as often as we do our 21 year old friends. He looks up to this guy like a big brother or even a dad since his relationships aren't great with his own. Within the last two months, FH has helped this friend with at home projects and has seen him a lot and is saying that he wishes he was one of his groomsmen. I am super picky and want even sides, so adding a groomsmen would mean adding a bridesmaid, ordering another bridesmaid dress, and adding to the flower order. Should we add a groomsman/bridesmaid? Or leave it? We are 5 months out and our other groomsmen/bridesmaids were asked a year ago.

What are some other really important roles that this friend could fill? I want to make him apart of it in a special way for FH if he can't be a groomsman.

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Latest activity by Ashley, on March 4, 2018 at 12:28 PM
  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
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    You'd choose even sides over your FH getting to have someone important to him? Or you'd pick a BM to maintain even sides, even though she was someone not close enough to you to make the first cut? Seriously, I think you need to rethink your priorities here. Uneven sides are fine.

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    Just Said Yes August 2018
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    No. My OCD says "I NEED EVEN SIDES!!", but my heart says it's fine to have uneven sides if that is what he truly wants. I just didn't know if it was too late to add a groomsman. Will he feel like he was a second thought, even though he really was a first thought that FH let his social anxiety get the best of him about. I probably wouldn't add another bridesmaid, because honestly I can't think of someone that I would truly want up there other than the 4 I chose.

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  • Erica
    Expert August 2018
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    Honestly he might feel like it was a second thought. But an Age difference should of never been in the decision factor. If your future husband really want him to stand by him then he should be up there. Uneven side would be fine.
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  • Anna
    Expert June 2019
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    Add him! You don't need to overthink this. And you definitely don't need to add a BM. One of my bridesmaids asked to wear a tux and stand on the grooms side so now our sides are off by two and I'm TICKLED by that. I think it is going to make pictures more interesting, personally. Regarding the age difference, I am almost 30 and my two best friends are 22 and 42. My FH is actually 23. Age is but a number.
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  • Ariella
    Super March 2018
    Ariella ·
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    As someone diagnosed with OCD, that's not quite how that works but anywaaaaay ...

    You don't need even sides, you need to have people that are important to you. My fiance and I just so happened to have chosen the same number. And he could approach it as, "the amount of time I have spent with you recently has shown to me that I would be honoured if you would be one of my groomsman." Along those lines but worded more eloquently. If people are walking down in pairs, he could always walk down with two ladies, one on each side.
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  • Nemo
    Master August 2018
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    OCD has nothing to do with even sides, and even sides don’t really matter.

    My sister will likely be dropping out of the wedding and will make the sides uneven. I’ve been asked if I’m going to replace her to make the sides even and that is definitely not something I feel comfortable with. It’s about having people up there that you love, not about having even sides.
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  • Ashley
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    I’m the same way as far as continuity and everything being equal, but we were having uneven sides until a week ago and now we’re even. I want a fan but it was more important that we have who we wanted by our side. If you have someone that you were on the fence about having as a BM, you could do that, but I for sure wouldn’t say he couldn’t be a groomsman.
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