Do you have to have a maid of honour?

This is your day, have who you want to stand beside you that's what counts. Have everyone work together to help you out and if someone is good something use their talents as required.

I do not have a MOH. i cant decide between all my girls i love them all. so i picked my cousin just to sign my marriage licence certificate

No need for a MOH - that role is just usually given to your right hand man, if you don't have one or you have more than one then it's completely fine to have none or have more than one. I had one MOH, but my DH had 2 Best Men

I picked four bridesmaid and no maid of honor. I decided to divide the duties evenly so not one person would have to do everything. With 3/4 of them being out of town, this has worked well.

Since I only have one person standing with me she is my MOH. FH also only has a BM

We did have 2 MOHs and 2 BM (Best Man) only in our wedding party.

Do whatever you want! We're not having a wedding party at all. I asked my sister to be my witness, and my oldest friend to plan the bachelorette. Everyone is thrilled to help.

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Perfect, thank you for the info!

View quoted message Most provinces require two adults as a witness. So it doesn't need to be your bridesmaid and groomsman but that is the most common. It could be anyone!
We aren't having a wedding party so we will simply each ask someone to sign with us.

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This is what I was wondering, so one of them will have to sign the marriage license?

I just don't like making one of them feel like the other is more important you know?

We are having a small, simple wedding so I really don't need anyone being in charge or anything like that!

You don't have to if you dont want to.
Typically they sign the marriage certificate and help plan events, so if you're clear with both of them about what you need them to do then you'll be fine!

There's no need for maid of honour or best man. It just distinguishes them from the rest in that they'll have slightly different responsibilities from the rest. They'll be more of the planner for your bridal shower, bachelorette, and usually the go-to person if people have questions about the wedding so you (the bride) are not getting bogged down with too many things on and around your wedding day. They're also typically the ones to give a speech at your reception, but some get stage fright so it's sometimes handed over to another bridesmaid or not done at all if the bride is ok with that.

I'm not having a bridal party at all, but I have my 2 closest friends that offered to take on the role as bridesmaids but neither has the official maid of honour title.

It's your wedding. If you don't want to have one, nothing says you can't. The MOH is supposed to help you with the planning, plan your bachelorette party/bridal shower, calm your nerves, be the point person on your day when dealing with the little details as much as possible so that you can focus on you & your SO. My sister is my MOH, although it's basically just a title as she's 2 provinces away & often adds to my stress. My friend did a small wedding party & didn't have a MOH.