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Just Said Yes August 2020

Uneven wedding party

Melissa, on December 21, 2019 at 9:38 AM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 1 10

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Our wedding party is drastically uneven. I have a maid of honor, a matron of honor and 2 bridesmaids. My fiance has two best mans and 8 groomsman (2 of them are my brothers). For those brides that had uneven numbers like this how did the pictures look? Did you have the entire bridal party stand with you during the ceremony. I am okay with the off numbers because we wanted to include those closest to us and I did not want to add someone just to try to even it out.

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Latest activity by Katharine, on January 28, 2020 at 5:39 PM

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Sexypoodle · on December 21, 2019 at 10:58 AM
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I think your last sentence says it all. It will be fine! Those are the people you want standing next to you because they’re meaningful to you, and not selected simply because you’re going for certain “look”.
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Kaysey · on December 21, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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I think it'll be fine. We have uneven numbers in our bridal party as well. I have 4 bridesmaids (including my MOH), and my FH has 6 between his groomsmen and best men (he has 2 best men). For our group photos I've looked on looking on Pinterest for ideas and have even spoken to our photographer and she has ideas as well. Photos with me and my bridesmaids and just my FH and his groomsmen will be fine. I'd say talk to your photographer and see if they have ideas to off-set the uneven sides you're going for a specific look for your photos.
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2d Bride · on December 21, 2019 at 3:35 PM
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It will be fine. However, if you want it a little more even, you could have your brothers on your side as bridesmen. That kind of goes along with having those closest to you, since presumably your brothers are closer to you than to him.
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Veronica · on December 21, 2019 at 5:10 PM
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It should be fine. I had even numbers, but that's just how it worked out. Like 2nd bride said, if it really bothers you could your brothers be bridesmen instead? My brother was a bridesman and my husband's female best friend was a groomswoman. It worked out well for us.
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Meghan · on December 21, 2019 at 5:19 PM
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Completely agree with this!
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Just Said Yes August 2020
Melissa · on December 21, 2019 at 6:15 PM
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Thanks everyone for all of the good advice!
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Kari · on December 23, 2019 at 2:53 PM
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It will be fine! I am having only a MOH and my FH has been waivering between 2-4 groomsmen because we too both wanted to only include people most important to us, so our wedding parties will either be a little different or a lot different in terms of size. A good photographer can arrange your wedding parties so there is plenty of visual balance in the photos.

Here are a couple photos I found of drastically uneven wedding parties to give you an idea of how photos might turn out:

Credit: https://www.insideweddings.com/news/planning-design/ways-to-make-an-uneven-bridal-party-work/4825/

Credit (and more good uneven wedding party photos): https://www.theknot.com/content/uneven-wedding-parties-mismatched-groomsmen-and-bridesmaids
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Florida Marlins · on December 27, 2019 at 9:24 PM
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Uneven numbers are all the rage now. I went to three weddings this summer, all had uneven numbers, as did my own wedding over two years ago.
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Taylor · on January 27, 2020 at 9:38 PM
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I'm dealing with this same thing! My FH and I both have our 3 very best friends standing up for us. However, I have 4 brothers on top of that that need to be included. Might have two brothers stand on my side and two on his... who knows! It'll all work out
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Katharine · on January 28, 2020 at 5:39 PM
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I'm in a similar situation. I have 6 bridesmaids & he has 10 groomsmen. We're having 2 groomsmen for escort first 4 BMs and the last two BMs will each have one escort. Other than that, they'll just stand up on either side of us and the numbers are what they are.

I'm sure the pictures will be fine no matter what.
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