Number of bridesmaids and groomsmen

There aren't any hard and fast rules except for whether the people truly mean something to you. If you have seven that deserve the honour, then seven it is.

I have my MOH, three bridesmaids, and one junior. All of whom are family members but, it consists of exactly who I picture in my bridal party.

Don't get too fixated on numbers. Go with what you feel is necessary.

I have two, FH will be asking six.

I had my 3 best friends on my side and my DH had 2 on his side which was perfect for us.

That's way too many cats to herd for me and my FH. We are doing two on each side.

You can never have too many people standing by you to support you! I have 6 BMs, FH has 5 GM.

I have 6 and FH has 6 his idea not mine but it's all family and my best friend of 15 plus years

I have 7 and 7 also! 3 of the bridesmaids are siblings and 2 of the groomsmen are as well. Just do whatever works best for you! Keep in mind the more you have in your bridal party, the more expensive it gets.

Try not to get too caught up in the numbers. I've seen a lot of people on here say something like "I have 3 best friends who I want to include, but I really only wanted 2 bridesmaids so I have to cut someone. What do I do?" This makes zero sense to me. We had 8 on each side, plus 3 junior bridesmaids, 2 ring bearers, and a flower girl. It was absolutely fine.

We decided to have 0. I think it's less stressful and an easy way to cut costs.

I live in the south. It's not uncommon to see bridal parties of 20. Do whatever you want to do and can afford to do.

We plan to have 4 on each side

My FSIL had 9 on each side. I'm having 3. There's no rule!

I have 2 MOH's my best friends and he has 2 groomsmen and his Best friend as Best man.

I could've easily had 9, but FH wanted even amounts and he felt like he could only handle 5. There's no hard and fast rule; it depends on what is best for you. Some people would feel like bigger parties are harder to wrangle, especially if they're spread all over the country. If they're all local or from the same friend group even, I don't feel like big BPs are as big of a deal.

One thing to keep in mind is your guest list. If you're having a wedding of over 100 guests, 14 people on stage wouldn't seem like that big of a deal. If you're only inviting 25-50, chances are your venue would be smaller too and 14 people up there could look cramped.

I have 7 and my FH has 9

0. No wedding party. One of our best decisions :-) Less stress for us AND our family/friends, since they can just be guests and not worry about being in a wedding party.

My party includes my 2 sisters, and FH has his brother & best friend. Small & simple!

Just be sure there is enough room in your ceremony space for all these fine folks. If they all fit have as many as you'd like. Best wishes!

I have 4, FH has 5. It's a personal decision.

I have 1 MOH and 6 BMs my FH has 1 Best man and 4 GM.... It's not that bad and alot is family of best best friends

How did you "get to 7"? That doesn't happen by itself.

My personal feeling is that many of these BP's are out of control; you don't have to have EVERY friend you have standing with you. The theory would be that everyone at your wedding is there to support you. How special would you feel if you were one of 16 BP members?

For you, it's expensive (flowers, bouts, gifts, RD invites with SO's,) and on the day, it's way more chaotic to get the processional and intro into the room organized.

For what it's worth, I'm seeing more and more couples with smaller BP's. And I have a hunch that many people asked are not as thrilled as the askers hope; it's expensive to be in a BP.