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Small wedding processional

Carol, on April 24, 2018 at 2:57 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 4

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This is strange probably. Which I recognize. We are having about 16 people in our bridal party. (Total) we are only expecting about 40-50 guests. So half of us will be standing at the alter, I tried to get to have the bridal party sit down, but FH wants them up with us....

so my question is about the processional.

Litterally half of the guests will be in the processional, our nearest and dearest, and immediate family. Two divorced sets of parents this is the line up I have planned at the moment:

FOG and Grandmother of the groom
MOB and My brothers, followed by grandfather
MOG and best man (her second son)

Pairs 1-8

break while my song begins, curtains close and I get set, and gets to the specific cue (50 seconds-ish)

My father and I

okay now for the questions:

1) is this order/pairing okay?
2) will 3 minutes okay for everyone except my song?
3) will this entire processional be weird because like litterally half of the people at the wedding are walking down the aisle?

i May be overthinking- so your opinions will help! I can give more details in timing if I didn’t give enough info!

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Latest activity by GoodMOB, on April 25, 2018 at 4:17 AM

Just Said Yes May 2018
Shannon · on April 24, 2018 at 3:44 PM
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We are having a small wedding also. So I am going to answer #3 on your list of questions:
Our venue only allowed 40-50 people max. This turned out to be a blessing for us so no one could get too upset about not getting invited. After a lot of discussion, we decided to be the only ones standing at our wedding (plus the officiant marrying us). We thought it would look ridiculous to have 1/3 of our guest list standing. Let me just say, that decision turned out to be one of the best decisions we made. It cut out a lot of unnecessary stress and drama. We chose a color scheme and let everyone pick out whatever they want to wear as long as its our color. No one is upset about titles because everyone there is extremely important to us. No one is upset about who they are getting paired with. No one is complaining about clothes. We aren't worried about our wedding party getting fitted in time or any of that. It's so nice! When asked about our wedding party, we tell people how excited we are to have the most important people in our lives there to be a part of this special day, but if we had our wedding party standing up with us there wouldn't be anyone left to watch.
I'm only sharing this so you know its perfectly fine to have your wedding party sit in the seats at your small wedding instead of standing. I've also been to weddings where only the MOH and BM stood with the bride and groom. The rest of the wedding party walked in pairs like normal, but sat in the two rows (leaving space for the parents in the very front row).
So yes, I think it'll be weird to have half your wedding standing and the other half sitting. BUT, your wedding day is YOURS. So do it the way YOU want it. If other people don't like it or suggest something you don't want, kindly remind them that would be a great suggestion for their own wedding and you will support them fully when its their turn.
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Pina · on April 24, 2018 at 6:48 PM
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Do what you want. We only have four pairs of BMs and GMs, but we are getting married in a small chapel so there is not room for them to stand. They will go down the aisle and then sit in the second pew on each side. Our MOH and BM will only stand for a portion of the ceremony.
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Pirate & 60s Bride · on April 25, 2018 at 3:21 AM
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We too had a small wedding (15 guests) and opted for no wedding party. Easy, drama-free. We walked down the aisle together!
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April 2018
GoodMOB · on April 25, 2018 at 4:17 AM
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My son & dil had a 17-person wedding party at their smallish (80-90) wedding 5 years ago, and while I thought it was a little crazy, it was what they wanted, and it worked for them.
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