Bridal party size

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I am pretty big on do what what works for you. If you are happy with the number then go for it! We are having a smaller bridal party 3 for me and 2 for him but we are also having a much smaller wedding, 75-100 people. I have been to weddings with much larger parties and they look amazing.

It seems grand and glamorous and I love it!

I’m not having a wedding party but love to see how other folks are designing their day.

What’s your inspiration? Are you following any black bridal/wedding sites/hashtags? I’m obsessed with looking ideas on IG and Pinterest.

Our Bridal party:
12 groomsmen
10 bridesmaids
2 flower girls
1 ring boy
😂 You're fine girl

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LOL me too, I was thinking of more, but quickly realized no one would be in the seats if they were all next to me! Happy planning!

I don't think the size of the party needs to increase with the guest count; it should be the people you know supported you two in the past, present and in the years to come. If that consists of 16 people then you are a very fortunate young lady!

You know the personalities best, is it going to be too much stress to "manage" 16 opinions, schedules and personalities? If not, then go for it! If it is just going to cause you pain, I would rethink the size . In the end, it is what YOU want, not you living up to others expectations.

He has 4, I have 3.

I think it is up to you and your preference. For our wedding it would have been too many people. Whatever works for you is what you should do. I do think you may come into some problems trying to coordinate everyone for things but you could also have that trouble with 2-3 people.

I also have to ask...what is a mini bride and mini groom?

We have 8 + 8 as well. It has been good, but organizing things for them has been challenging. I've been bugging my FH to get their suits and it's been 4 months and they still haven't been able to organize anything. Our wedding is 3 1/2 months away now. On my side, organizing timing for hair and make-up has been difficult. Some girls want to DIY certain things, or go elsewhere, they change their mind, I change the appointments and so on, haha. Meh. In my case it has added a lot of extra stress, but I couldn't imagine excluding anyone.

I think it's fine! If it works for you both than go with it!

I know someone, 400 guests and they both have 8 and 8 on their party!

But I have to ask... what is a mini bride/mini groom???

That's the size of our wedding party and we only have 150 people attending. People tried to convince me not to have that many but it's been great and I don't regret it. One thing I didn't realize though: organizing with 8 BMs takes skill, and if you're doing gifts it can be pricey. Other than that I've loved having a big bridal party!

That's a huge wedding party, but if you know that these 16 people will be there and help you guys plan everything then go for it.

You both seem happy with the numbers and party, there shouldn't be anything to stop you to proceeed with it. You have lots of people attending and it will be nice to see the line walk down.

I think it’s fine since you are having a large wedding! Don’t want to exclude anyone close to you just to keep your numbers down.

I say go for it! I bet it will look beautiful, I love the look of a lot of bridesmaids! We only have 3 each for a 100 person wedding, but I’m considering adding more.

For me, that would be way too many but we're only having a small wedding (50-60 people). The main thing for me is could I handle it if they all had different opinions on what they should wear, what I should wear, who gets to stand where etc. Sometimes more people doesn't mean more help, it means more headaches!

Definitely up to the two of you. I don’t think it will look out of place especially with your guest size. My fiancé and I agreed very early on of just standing with a Best Man and Matron of Honour. Our guest size is under 100 so I was super happy and comfortable with that. But you do you! I can see that being wonderful for photos!

My honest opinion. For ME thats way too much, but for OTHERS/YOU it may be perfect! It depends on if that's what you really want. For our wedding it wouldn't work because we're having just a small intimate thing and we are both more laid back, low key people. I mean my fiance has 5 and I think that's a lot lol I have less than him. If you look at all the people in your wedding party, including the flower girl/ring bearer and the mini's and you're happy and you love it then obviously that's perfect for you! As long as at the end of the day you're happy with what you picked and you have no regrets then that's great. I know people who have had 10+ on each side, PLUS more than two of flower girl and ring bearer plus jr bridesmaids too. So I'd say there is no such thing as "too big".

Thanks Jennifer

I think it’s totally up to you guys! We have similar sized weddings but we’re doing 5 on each side plus the flower girl and ring bearer. I’ve never heard of a mini bride and groom before! As long as you’re both happy that’s the most important thing. I would pick people you couldn’t imagine not standing up there with you on your wedding day and if that happens to be 8 each then so be it! I don’t have that many close friends and I’m an only child so if I had siblings I’d probably have a bigger bridal party. I’d probably cap it at 6 or 7 myself but you definitely don’t want to cut out anyone whose important to you!