Wedding Party- #of bridesmaid and groomsmen

Not at all! It does not have ro be even

Uneven sides are completely fine. It’s highly unlikely that both halves of a couple has the exact same number of close friends.

Mine started out even but might end up uneven because one of my bridesmaid is due around the same time as my wedding date.

My FH is the same way as you. I told him it was completely fine. Having an uneven number doesn't matter. You want to make sure you're comfortable with who stands by you. Definitely don't feel obligated to find someone else that you hardly know or barely talk to just to be even. It will still look great no matter what.

It definitely won't ruin your wedding having uneven sides, no one will even think twice about it. I'll be having three on my side and FH will have two on his. Don't stress!

Don’t stress about that. Things don’t have to be even.

No. Never pick someone just to "even out the sides". Remember, people are NOT props. My fiancé has 6 and I have 5. It's super common.

I don't think it matters. Both sides don't need to match

We are doing uneven and I don't think it matters at all!

We are having the groomsmen walk down after the groom and then having each bridesmaid walk down separately. Walking back down the aisle after people don't need to link up, just having people keep some distance and filing back down the aisle.

For introductions at the reception, we are going to introduce the bridal party one by one.

Hope this helps!

Uneven sides are more common than even because not every couple has the same amount of important friends and family to ask to be in the bridal party. Choose people not numbers!

Our sides were uneven in my wedding and it was fine! One groomsmen was paired with 2 bridesmaids and it was all good!

We're having uneven sides at my wedding. My FH and I started with 7 each but one of my bridesmaids backed out last night due to family reasons so I will have 6 on my side and my FH will have 7 on his.

The groomsmen will walk out with my FH and the bridesmaids will walk down on their own. After the ceremony one of the groomsmen will walk back up with 2 of my bridesmaids; he will be in the middle. We're doing the reception introductions the same way.

It does not have to be even, but I had the same problem. I convinced my FH to pick 7 guys for his groomsmen (he could have easily had 12). I had 4 ladies I wanted to ask, then asked FH's sister, plus his 2 nieces to be junior bridesmaids. This way everyone has an escort for pictures, entrances and walking down the aisle after the ceremony.

We’re having a very small very uneven wedding party. I have my sister (maid of honor) and my “other sister” as a bridesmaid. My sister’s boyfriend is going to be the best man, and then no other groomsmen. Small wedding. Tiny guest list (at the actual wedding). And we’re happy about it.

The number of groomsmen and bridesmaids went ruin your wedding so dont worry about that at all. I would also suggest sticking to your instincts and only choosing people you want next to you on your big day.


My sisters wedding had 5 bridesmaids and three groomsmen. It looked fine and too of the bridesmaids walked each other down the isle.
Do things however you want and it will be fine. Just remember the reason you're having a wedding is to get married and the rest is fluff. Very few things can actually ruin your wedding, as long as you're married in the end it's a success.

We had 9 BM & 10 GM, no one noticed. I was in a wedding with 6 BM & 4 GM, it was also totally fine!

I'm in the same position! Ideally, I would like it to be even for aesthetic purposes, but it doesn't matter at all! FH is having 4 and I'm having 2 do whatever you please!

I went to a wedding in October and it wasn't even. I am having the same number for a couple of reasons:

1. My fiance and I had 4 people in mind each anyway

2. I'm OCD and want the pictures to be balanced.

But you don't have to be even! I also suggest not putting people in your bridal party that you really don't want in it just to get to the same number as the men. You will have much more fun when you're with the girls you really want to be with!

Nope I went to a wedding a couple months ago where the bride had maybe 4 and the groom had like 8. So it's not uncommon

No, not at all. You can have some bridesmaids escorted by two groomsmen.

Uneven "sides" is more common than you'd think! The last few weddings I went to had more groomsmen than bridesmaids, so instead of having them escort down the aisle in pairs, the groomsmen were already standing in the front when the bridesmaids came down.