No bridesmaids, or groomsmen, just maid of honor and best man?

Hi Taylor,

our wedding is 2 months away and let me tell u. Deciding not to have a bridal party has been an awesome decision! My daughter is my moh and my fw has a best man...we went with this option because of how some people can be. Late, judge mental, argumentative, drama starters...list goes on. We haven’t had any of this and my sister and bf were totally supportive of my decision. As long as they were able to be apart of our day, titles didn’t matter to them. It’s totally everyone’s personal choice but the more people u have involved the more opinions and feelings start to come out...less ppl less drama. So I think it’s a great decision to just do moh and bestman..u will be surprised of how many threads are on here about bridal party drama lol

We are only having a MOH and BM i thinks its perfectly fine. Uts ur day u can choose however u want it to be.

FH and I are not doing a BP or GM at all....but we've asked my sister and his brother to be our witnesses when we sign our license after the ceremony. I don't think it's weird at all to only have a maid of honor and best man...honestly every vendor I have spoken to with planning said it was refreshing to have a smaller bp or no bp just as they felt the focus was much more on us taking the next step.

I think it’s very common! Less drama and opinions too 😂

My best friend just got married and I was the only one in her party. So it was me and her husbands best man. I thought it was actually really nice because it made the event more intimate. You should only have people in your bridal party that are close to you otherwise i feel like it just gets messy and stressful. You don't necessarily have to have even sides.

It’s not uncommon at all. Don’t stress about it. If it feels right just do it.

Yeah, it’s not unconventional at all. Just saves drama and cost.

The best thing I could have done was have one on each side and it made it so much more intimate. So much less drama like ppl said...you do you. Plus it saves $$. No disrespect to larger wp planners.:-)

We have just a MOH and BM. Actually the last two weddings I went to did the same, so maybe it’s becoming more common. Honestly, I’m so glad we chose to do it this way.

View Quoted Comment You are so on point with this. I was so stressed out that i was in and out of the hospital. I got so many opinions that i didnt care about, but it was becoming to much. I would do it how your doing it.

My wedding is next month, and deciding not to have a wedding party has made everything pretty stress-free. I picked my best friend and my FH picked his best friend to be the witnesses, they have small roles throughout the day. We are having a ringbearer and flower girl but other than that it will just be my father and I walking down the aisle.

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Oh Bessie thats terrible....yea heavy opinions and drama brings on so much stress. I truly didnt want that....glad your ok dear

Im only having my sister. Great article on the topic! https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/fashion/weddings/no-wedding-party-no-bridesmaids-no-groomsmen.html?referer=https://www.google.com/

I wouldn't call it unconventional at this point, not having a BP has been AMAZING! Just read through some of the threads on WW and ask friends who have been in weddings. Its really not something I want to be honored to do again :x, it feels more like work than a honor, or atleast it did for me. So much money, time, stress, attitudes for all involved. No thank you. My dear friends are still putting together and epic bachelorette and bridal shower without all of the BP fuss!

I definitely agree with this and we’ve decided the same!

At first we had 15 people and I quickly shut that down. Now it's his bff and my aunt as our witnesses and our daughter as a junior bridesmaid. Our smaller children are involved too as ring bearer and flower girl. I have no drama and don't have to keep tabs on everyone. And now that are wedding guest list is 15 people it's so much easier too. I'm glad we went with simple and I don't regret it. Only downside to it is no one threw my a shower or anything. So I'm having a girls day of pampering with my mom and fmil and my girls.

View Quoted Comment Me 2, but that is the wisest thing you can do.

It's actually NOT uncommon! This is what we're doing too and it was the easiest wedding planning decision we've made.

We don't have a bridal party, and my brother and his sister will sign our license. I haven't regretted it for a second! My best friend is relieved she doesn't have to make a speech and she still offered to plan a bachelorette party for me so im not missing out in any way. My FSIL and FMIL are hosting a shower.

I am having my two kids as my attendants, he is having his cousin as his best man. Zero regrets. Less stress less drama. Go for your plan of one for each person.

Look up bridesmaid drama if you need further proof!!! LOL!