No wedding party advise

You could have your mother/mother figure fix your dress if you need something like that.

the venue I have has staff that will help seat my guests.

I wouldn't mind my mother helping me with my dress & bouquet during the ceremony, I just don't think she would want to.

Smox, I am glad to hear that, because I was hoping that I wouldn't regret my decision one day.

I had no BP. My mom held my bouquet, but it could literally be handed off to anyone. My officiant helped hand them off.

You don't need a BP if you don't want one! Honestly all ours did was get ready with us, walk in, and take photos with us. As far as ushering in family, our teenaged nephews who were not in the BP filled those roles (and wore whatever suit they wanted to). If you have a train, you can move in wider circles so your train follows you and you don't need anyone to fix it! If your flower girl is older, she could fluff it out too. My SIL (brothers wife) bustled my dress after my bridesmaids couldn't figure it out. Whomever is sitting at the end of the aisle at the front can hold you bouquet. It's totally cute that you're only having kids!

I too have decided not to have a BP. It was one choice that I wasn't willing to change even after all the advice and comments from other people. I had it pictured it would just be us two and really wanted to stick with it. My wedding is in two months so it's reassuring to read that I am not the only one

Only people in bridal party is our 3 adult children. FH son will escort him and my son and daughter will stand up together. After seeing nightmare bridal party posts on WW , I'm so glad a chose this route. No drama here....

We didn't have a bridal party. Had a cousin who went through a bunch of drama because hers. This was right after we got engaged. First thing we said was no BP.

No regrets that we didn't have one. My grandmother and mom helped me get dressed. My photographer bustled my dress after pics. Handed bouquet off to my mom who was in the front row anyway. People say themselves with my venue's DOC ushering them in to the ceremony room.

A lot of couples decide not to have a wedding party, or they might decide to only have a Bestman & MOH, or just the flower girl and ring bearer, or just one or the other--no rule that says you have to have both! There is no right or wrong way to do it, however big or small you want your WP, it's up to you and your FS.

You can hand your bouquet to your mom, or maybe to the flower girl (depending on age and if you think this could work). Usually the MOB and MOG are escorted down the aisle right before the WP, or in your case, right before flower girl/ ring bearer come down the aisle. The MOB and MOG can be escorted down the aisle by their spouses instead of being ushered by groomsmen--this is really the only 'ushering' the groomsmen could/would do, other than that, guests and family know how to seat themselves.

Do you have a DOC? They can help you decide how to coordinate your bouquet and the escorting down the aisle too. Having a DOC is a huge stress reliever--since you seem to be overthinking this a bit (hey, we all did at one time or another) I definitely recommend getting a DOC.

I only had a MOH & Bestman, and a ringbearer and flower girl (they were my new nephew and niece and both were super excited to be a part of the wedding). H and I didn't want a large WP and this worked great for us--way less people to coordinate.

Similar to Kari I plan to have a MOH, BM and Flower Girl only. My MOH is my sister. She will help me bustle my dress and run interference, where necessary. This was one of the easiest decisions I have made throughout this entire process.

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Wedding parties are not necessary. Do what feels comfortable to you

We aren't having one. I don't regret it now, and I don't think I ever will. I knew that for me picking a bridal party would cause drama, add extra expense, and extra coordination; It just didn't seem worth it. I will take photos with my closest friends, but they can come as guests in whatever they'd like to wear and just enjoy the day.

As far as the logistics go, I think that the officiant will hold on to the rings. I will probably hand the bouquet off to my mom, and she will help me when I get ready.

No BP here, and I echo RaeGin's sentiments of " I don't regret it now, and I don't think I ever will. I knew that for me picking a bridal party would cause drama, add extra expense, and extra coordination; It just didn't seem worth it. I will take photos with my closest friends, but they can come as guests in whatever they'd like to wear and just enjoy the day. "

We hired a DOC (mainly because I need help getting the venue decorated in time!) and she does the bustling and other fill-in tasks as needed.

We are only have a best man and matron of honor, nothing more, nothing less. When we first got engaged, we decided to try to keep things as simple and stress free as possible and definitely not traditional. We have absolutely no regrets and it will make the ceremony go by faster so there's more room for partying LOL.

One of my best friends didn't have a BP and she had a beautiful wedding! Honestly, it was nice to be a guest and not have to buy a BM dress, or pay for hair and makeup. I would've done it had she changed her mind, but it worked out really well the way it did. It was one less thing she had to worry about too. Her mom helped with her dress and bouquet.

My sister didn't have a party but that doesn't mean the people close to her such as me, my mom, close friends and cousins weren't around to help her out (and keep track of her son). Honestly it felt like she had an unspoken bridal party without having the obligations of having a formal bridal party

Thank you all so much! Y'all have definitely relieved my concerns. It's just confusing when you have people telling you that you need to "pick at least a couple people" for this reason or another! Definitely going to continue on with what I have planned!