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Just Said Yes August 2018

Thinking about not having a bridal party

Stacey, on September 8, 2017 at 11:42 PM

Posted in Wedding Attire 34

I am seriously considering not having a bridal party. What are your thoughts or advice

I am seriously considering not having a bridal party. What are your thoughts or advice

34 Comments

  • Vicki
    Super August 2017
    Vicki ·
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    I only had my son and daughter along with husbands son. We were an older bride and groom. All are adults and it was perfect!

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  • FutureMrsBoo
    Devoted September 2018
    FutureMrsBoo ·
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    We're not planning one. We never felt that strongly about it, so when we started doing our budget, we realized we could save a lot of money cutting the BP between gifts, hair/makeup, and rehearsal dinner. There's just not much of a value add that we can see.

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  • andrea
    Super September 2017
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    I only have a maid of honor and a best man. We decided this from the beginning and the MOH is my sister and BM his FHs brother

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  • Stephanie
    Expert October 2018
    Stephanie ·
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    Don't do it!

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  • Celia Milton
    Celia Milton ·
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    Smaller or non-existent BP's are less stressful, less expensive and less chaotic on the day. Presuming that all your guests are honored guests, I personally would not feel the need to assemble a BP, and I bet that they would love to bypass the expense and time it takes to be in one.

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  • Mrs_J
    Super September 2018
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    We originally said yes let's do this extravagant WP. But then I was in my one of my friends wedding where she had 13 BMs and fuck was it the most drama in my entire life. So I said hell no and am only doing 1 MOH, my sister and 1 BM, FSIL. FH will have his 2 brothers.

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  • lorelli992
    Expert July 2018
    lorelli992 ·
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    Both of us will just have our siblings on either side of us (2 each).

    I'm thrilled to have them up there with us, and neither of us had to deal with deciding which friends were close enough to be standing up front with us.

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  • Vivian
    Dedicated July 2018
    Vivian ·
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    My sister will be my MOH and my FH's brother will be his BM. That's it for our WP.

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  • Katherine
    Devoted July 2018
    Katherine ·
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    I'm just having my sister as MOH and FH is having a BM. I didn't want to have a bunch of girls that would cause drama when all I really need are the most important people in my life (FH and MOH)

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  • FutureMrsR
    VIP May 2018
    FutureMrsR ·
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    I'm not having one and no one seems to mind.

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  • Kelly M.
    Super October 2016
    Kelly M. ·
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    I didn't have one, and it was great. Much less stress (and less planning and money). No one minded at all.

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  • karen
    Master October 2017
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    I am an only child, my DH did have a brother who passed away. It would be too painful for DH to deal with selecting a best man. We are going with no bridal party.

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  • Lauren
    Expert September 2024
    Lauren ·
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    I did not want a wedding party and FH did. I gave in and I'm fine with it. It'll be nice to have my friends and family stand with me that day. The reasons I didn't want a party was because (1) it's an added expense to friends and family that I know they can't afford and (2) I wanted it to just be the two of us. He has always imagined his wedding day with his very good friends by his side. I always imagined my wedding day with my FH and I, just us two. There's nothing wrong with not having a party and there's nothing wrong with having one. You still have time to figure out what you want to do but don't want to wait too long, especially if dresses need to be ordered.

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