Uneven Wedding Party
May 26th, 2006 @ 3:35 pm by Mrs. Bee
Miss Piggy asks:
Speaking of bridesmaids… my fiance and I are stuck on how many to have. I want 4, he wants 5 in his party, but I don’t want an odd number (I think it looks strange in pictures). but we both think that 6 is too many. Any advice?
Uneven wedding parties are actually quite common. I wouldn’t worry about whether your pictures will look odd (they won’t). In fact, I attended a wedding last year where there were 10 bridesmaids and 8 groomsmen in the wedding party.
How to solve the walking down the aisle together issue? One bridesmaid on each arm!
And their pictures were gorgeous - you didn’t notice there were an uneven number of wedding attendants at all. What really matters, is that you have all the people who are important to you by your side on your wedding day.
But if you’re absolutely set on having an even number of bridesmaids and groomsmen, what about asking some of them to be ushers? gift attendants? read a poem? escort your mother? escort a grandmother? That way they can still have a special role at your wedding. 
Hope this helps!
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6 Responses to “Uneven Wedding Party”
In response to Joyce… i think the focus is naturally on the bride & the groom. So that makes them “the middle” aka “center” of the attention. Yes, maybe not “standing/seating arrangment” wise, but psychologically… and that’s all that counts :-).
yea i wouldnt worry about it. i went to a wedding and there were 10 bridesmaids, and 6 groomspeople (1 of which was a girl). most important is to have the special people you want to have beside you. and no worries about the photos.. not all photographers make you stand in a line and i’m sure your photographer can make you and your group look great. i actually think the less posed and formal photos actually turn out better.
I love the color of these bridesmaid dresses!!! Do you know where your friend got them???
I ditto the question on the BM dresses… i love the color! It’s not a tacky orange… =)
hey..i was wonderin gif anyone could help me ?
i have a wee dilema..my wedding was all planned and basically sorted, however i ad to do this all with out my best girlfriend..as she was going to be in mexico. Now she told me last minute just before she leaves today that she is going to be here now :S
I promised her i would have her as a bridesmaid..but now its uneven, and has upset my fiance, becuase she keeps changing things.
Also now i dont know what to do with my wedding table? have it uneven?
please help me
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The thing that I’ve noticed that may look a little bit odd is when there is an odd number of bridesmaids and groomsmen (3,5,7) because in the pictures with just the girls or just the guys, the bride and groom aren’t in the middle.