Bridal party vs no Bridal party?

My fiancé and I decided against a bridal party. I'm not fond of people being overly involved and didn't want the additional stress that comes with a bridal party (ex: bridesmaid doesn't agree with choice of dress or hair, etc). Our guest list is already small so singling out a group of people seemed silly.

You have to do what makes you happiest. It’s your wedding after all 😂

We had it simple and went one each MOH & BM thafs all. Too much bridal party means more cost and not everyone showing up every meeting or location.

No official wedding party for us! But I may enlist aome assistance from some of the closest kids in my family.

I’m only using my three kids. Too much hassle with a party

It sounds like you know what you want to do. If you’re leaning towards no wedding party, that probably means you don’t want a wedding party. That’s completely okay! Your wedding is about you and your fiancé and what the two of you want for your big day!

If you are leaning away from it then don't do it! I kind of wish we hadn't asked people to be in our wedding party. Having a wedding party has caused a lot of unnecessary drama and stress that we didn't need. Weddings bring out the worst in people, especially in your "best friends".

The way I look at it is if you expect them to help you with the DIY stuff and the day of stuff - they should at least get a title as such. You could always give them an exact hue of colour they need to match, a neckline, hem line or other for the dress fittings. Don't over think it too much

If it's something that's important to you and your FH, have the bridal party (it's your wedding after all!), but if you both couldn't care less, don't do it. I can totally see how it's a hassle to have a bridal party.

We are having a small wedding party. One MOH, two bridesmaids and a junior bridesmaid. He's having a bestman, two groomsmen and a junior groom.

I opted for no wedding party cause we're doing a small wedding - but my mom and aunt are a ton of help bouncing ideas off of and helping with decor.

Well you should try and do what make you happiest. 😊

I am getting married on July 10th and our children will be our only wedding party. We're keeping it as simple as possible, and I figured that would be the best way to go about it. Plus he doesn't have a lot of close friends and the ones he has didn't want the responsibility--so why put everyone through that? It's more cost-effective this way as we are saving for a house, and less hands in the pot so I'm free to plan and modify things as much as I want and I'm thoroughly on board with my decision!

View quoted message It gets to that point where if you put someone in you have to put others in also to not offend anyone. If it were 2 on each side then that would be much less stress but I genuenily would want the 7 of them if I had any.

Why do you need to each have seven? That’s a lot. Maybe just do two each?
We have five children between us. Three girls and two boys. So we have an uneven number but I don’t care. 😊.

Yeah we skipped the bridal party. We know that our friends and family will pull though if we need help. Plus is saves literally hundreds of dollars :p

We decided not to have a wedding party because of the added cost, stress and potential drama. We live across the country from most of our friends and the wedding venue, so it would've been difficult to make it work and try to coordinate everything. That being said, we have no shortage of helping hands!

Sometimes I do feel like I'd be missing out, by not having one, but then I remember that I can still celebrate with my girlfriends without having a wedding party!

My bridal party has been a huge help and his side of the wedding party has been great at keeping him organized, so they have been totally worth the extra work.
Honestly the dress fitting I told them all to give me a month that they were free and I would pick a weekend from there and it worked out great. For gifts, my friend is just going to pay for the hotel room for each member of the wedding party for the night of the wedding to keep it simple! We are thinking of doing this for our wedding party as well because it is so easy
I can't imagine doing everything without them lol, I highly recommend as long as you get people you can rely on

Only 2 of my 4 bridesmaid are helpful and 0/5 groomsmen. In all honesty it's like having no wedding party lol. I love my girls but they can be so useless at times.. I live across the country from them and where the wedding is so I need as much help as possible but it seems even when I suggest things the 2 that aren't helpful ignore the conversation.. But I wouldn't give them up because I am so happy they will be standing next to me know my big day, they are my best friends and I love them even when they piss me off lol

Congratulations!! I think its really is up to you and your fiancé and how you want your ceremony to proceed. Less people in the bridal party is less stress and cost. I myself started with 7 bridesmaids and ended up with 5. I also found it to be hard to coordinate and get everyone together, but in the end everyone that is a part of our wedding has been really helpful with different parts of planning in our wedding. If you can I would hold out making any decisions or asking anyone to be a part of your wedding unless your 100 percent sure. I wish I took some time before I asked!

We starting with one each and now we are doing 2 bc I didn't want everything falling on one person (his side is out of province so not easy to help)- is it possible to cut the number/stress but still have someone beside you and able to assist you throughout the planning process? I know hard feelings can ensue from that. Good thing is there is never a right or wrong way to do things these days!