Who to have as bridesmaids

You should have whoever you’re closest to. Just because you have 5 sisters, doesn’t mean they all have to be bridesmaids. Do you have close personal relationships with all of them? Can you imagine getting married without them by your side? If your FH wants his sisters in the wedding, he could have them stand on his side.

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I am VERY close to my sisters. And I’ll be living near his. We aren’t ridiculously close, but talk often and I want to develop really strong relationships with them. I’m afraid leaving them out would slow down the bond if that makes sense. BUT I can imagine getting married with nobody by my side. I can’t imagine leaving our families out all together, but almost eloping is fine with me. This is where I think maybe no wedding party wouldn’t hurt anyone’s feelings as much as picking and choosing. But idk. I’m the type of person who worries about offending people a lot

Choose whoever you want and whoever you are closest to! My bridesmaids are his two sisters, my cousin and my niece. My two MOH are my sister and my bestfriend. He does have 1 more sister who isn't included in the wedding because neither of us have a relationship with her

Choose whoever you'd like to stand by you on your wedding day! Don't pick anyone out of feeling obligated. If there are others you want to include, but don't necessarily want them to be bridesmaids, they could be readers, ushers, guest book attendant, officiant, etc.

You don't have to worry about including ALL your friends in your bridal party. choose whomever is closest to you

Just because everyone mentioned is female doesnt mean they all have to be bridesmaids! Some can be groomswomen (a friend of mine has both groomswomen and bridesmen in her wedding party) if that is something your FH is open too also.

Other options include being ok with an un-even number of people on each side, with bridesmaids walking down the aisle in pairs or just sans-groomsmen, or having everyone walk down the aisle and then take a seat like the bride's father would do once he gives her away.