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Iysha40
Devoted May 2022

Married couples in wedding party

Iysha40, on September 16, 2016 at 9:36 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 79

I keep having this debate with my mother and I am really undecided of what I will end up doing. Both of my FSIL's are BM's and their husbands are GM. I wanted to match everyone up according to height and have them walk in tallest to shortest. My mother however feel that my FSIL's should walk with...

I keep having this debate with my mother and I am really undecided of what I will end up doing. Both of my FSIL's are BM's and their husbands are GM. I wanted to match everyone up according to height and have them walk in tallest to shortest. My mother however feel that my FSIL's should walk with their husband regardless of how the heights match up. What are you ladies and gents thoughts on this?

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  • Must Love Cats
    Master October 2017
    Must Love Cats ·
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    I think couples would be fine walking apart. I always believed that bridesmaids and groomsmen should be next to the bride or the groom according to how close they are. My friend's wedding that I just went to last weekend there was a couple in the bridal party but guy was the best man (brother of groom) and his girlfriend was the bridesmaid at the end. No one complained or anything and even when there was the bridal party dance which I'm personally against they danced with the member of the bridal party paired up with them. It's not a big deal.

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  • Mrs Abbey
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    The whole height thing would never work for my group they are all different heights. My sis which is my MOH is one of the shortest and my FBIL is the BM and he is the tallest so they will be walking together.

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  • EM
    Master April 2017
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    I never would have even considered splitting a couple just so the heights would match. That is totally bizarre logic. They are people, not props.

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  • Laura
    Master July 2017
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    I would think it's weird if they weren't walking together.

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  • Ashley M
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    Ashley M ·
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    Walk them together

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  • GymRat
    Master May 2017
    GymRat ·
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    Meh not even worth it

    No one was rude - you're just too sensitive. BYE FELICIA!

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  • Iysha40
    Devoted May 2022
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    Lol..... Like I said happy planning!!!!!

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  • mlw
    Master December 2016
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    I'm sorry, I see the height things as being a tad ridiculous... and controlling. If they, and their husbands are both in the wedding, why can't they walk together?

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  • Christina
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    No one was rude to you. I didn't call you a bridezilla. I never said you didn't care. You're right, you care, which is why you posted. As the saying goes, "no one cares about your wedding as much as you care about your wedding." You asked for our opinion so I gave you mine. Like I said, NO ONE (other than you to clarify) will even notice if they are lined up by height. I also said that I don't think any of your friends would be upset, I just think they would be a little perplexed about your reasoning. You don't have to accept my advice/opinion, but you did ask for it.

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  • GymRat
    Master May 2017
    GymRat ·
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    OP: What are you ladies and gents thoughts on this?

    WW: We think it's silly.

    OP: FORGET Y'ALL! I'LL DO WHAT I WANT.

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  • Sarah
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    Walk the couples together unless your maid of honor and his groomsman are a married couple. Then you need to pair your maid of honor with his best man, obviously. But I think I understand what you're saying about matching heights. You don't want a bridesmaid walking with a groomsman who's shorter than her. I agree that aesthetically, it's nicer. (I'm taller than my fiancé so it is what it is lol) But other than your maid of honor/best man and any married couples, pair them by height.... That's what I'm doing.

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  • Z
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    Zoe ·
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    While I quite agree, "It doesn't matter", I think that YOUR preference should win out, not your mom's. Or, alternatively, you could check with your friends and see if *they* have a preference. FWIW, I was just in my baby brother's wedding (DH was not, so this isn't exactly your situation) and I walked down with Some Random Guy. He seemed nice enough, but who cares? It's not like we even got to chat-- we walked down, stood in front, walked out.

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  • SarahAnn1015
    Super October 2016
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    Do the couples care?? since neither you nor your mother have to do the walking maybe leave it up to them?

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  • soon2bemrs2017
    Super October 2017
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    Sorry, I agree with mom. Couples should walk together. Nobody will care about the heights of your wedding party.

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  • GymRat
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    I'm the one who needs their nerves calm? Who is the one arguing with their mother over the height of the wedding party?

    This is my life to keep coming back to your post, but then what does that make you? The person who said they were done? You said you were "staying off", yet you're still here sooooo....


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  • Brianna
    Dedicated November 2016
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    I personally would be upset if I was paired with someone other than my husband if he was in the wedding... Just saying

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  • MrsMelissaP
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    I would watch everyone with their husbands and SO's. Height is not important.

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  • FutureMrsWhitman
    Expert December 2016
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    Most of my bridal party is couples and I'm having them walk with their spouse/SO. Aside from the fact that they would enjoy walking together and sitting together at the reception, I like to think of how much they would enjoy having a new picture of themselves walking down the aisle together dressed up nicely. I never even considered pairing by height. Couples is definitely my choice.

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  • SarahAnn1015
    Super October 2016
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    Flagged your comment targeting GymRat OP because that was more rude than anything anyone else said to you.

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  • Chrissy4985
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    I think I would have to agree with majority here. Let the couples be together. I know this may be a thing for you, but on the grand scheme of things, this is probably not that serious. Wedding are stressful enough lol. Good luck!

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