No Attendants?

You don't have to have them and your fh can have his buddies be witnesses, ushers, do readings and make a toast.

We got ready together at home. It was the best, and I think Elpha would agree to that.

My photographers were the best bridesmaids I could have ever asked for.

My son and dil gave toasts. My son and J's son were witnesses. My son and dil brought up our rings and did readings, as did my brother.

I've officiated many weddings that didn't have attendants, as well as elopement where there were no guests.

You may need assistance getting into your dress. Being the only woman around (the photographer & videographer were both men), I was drafted to help dress the eloping bride. That was a bit above & beyond the duties of a wedding officiant!

I've officiated many weddings that didn't have attendants, as well as elopement where there were no guests.

You may need assistance getting into your dress. Being the only woman around (the photographer & videographer were both men), I was drafted to help dress the eloping bride. That was a bit above & beyond the duties of a wedding officiant!

We are not having a bridal party. Probably won't have toasts, but that is still TBD. My FH has already said he is going to cram as many of his friends as he can into the room to help him get ready. I plan to have my mom, my FSIL, and one friend who is WAY too excited about this whole thing to help me get ready.

I didn't have a bridal party. No regrets. My mom was with me when I got ready. It was nice and a special moment together. My husband decided he wanted to have his father as his best man. However, my father in law had emergency surgery the day before the wedding and didn't get ready with him. It would have been the same regardless if my husband had a best man. My husband gave a speech, my mom, and my father in law. I also said a couple of words. Speeches were no more than 1 - 2 minutes. Honestly, I wouldn't have someone that you didn't feel strongly about being a maid of honor or bridesmaid. Let your FH have his friends as groomsman or have them get ready with him regardless if there is no wedding party.

We did not have a bridal party & I am glad that we didn't. Less drama, less cost involved, etc... We did a toast ourselves in honor of all of our guests. DH got ready with both of our Dads & I got ready with my mom & his aunt. (his mom didn't attend). We had our brothers sign our wedding license. We also had the DJ announce it so it seemed special, in order to honor them instead of having them be groomsmen. It worked out well. ETA - spelling

I am not having any but FH hasn't decided yet. As for toasts etc. we are having a non traditional reception that will be a pool party/bbq without a cake and all that jazz. Really casual and fun and then going out on the las Vegas strip with whomever wants to go. ETA-clarity

I was in a similar situation. I have a couple of close friends but that is it. On the flip side, my husband has 17 best friends and has been the best man multiple times. I had two bridesmaids and he had five. We had a smaller wedding and decided to have my maid of honor and his best man stand with us and everyone else sat. At the reception my husband spoke and his best man gave a speech. It worked out perfectly.

And you are so right - don't pick people just for the sake of having them.

I'm not having a bridal party. I gave my FH the option to have groomsman, but he declined since it would be one sided. He's still going to have a bachelor party with his friends, so I think he's happy. I think you are very smart to avoid picking people just for the sake of having BMs. I feel like a lot of the BM horror stories are due to picking people who aren't very close friends.

We will be getting ready separately. I will probably have my mom help me with my dress and he will get ready by himself or with his brother. I don't think we will have toasts, but I don't see why you couldn't. I don't think it would be weird to ask a parent, sibling, or close friend to give a toast at the reception.