Wedding party - Odd numbers?

Every couple is different in the way you choose your wedding party numbers. Even or odd all works out end of the day.

I have had cousins who had even numbers as much as 2 MOHs in that case as they had different styles for them to wear from the bridesmaids. I will be attending a wedding next April in Cancun whom the couple have odd numbers and they are fine with it and that being mostly family.

We had only one each of MOH and BM (Best Man) for each side to keep simple.

Uneven numbers between the two sides have been a thing for a while. Not weird at all.

As for asking people to be a part of your bridal party and the pressure for out of towners, as long as you set expectations that they're willing to meet, there's no harm. A bachelorette close to the wedding would be fine but expecting them to physically join you on a number of pre-wedding events would be pushing it. But if they do decline, don't take it personally.

Since one of them is in New Zealand, I would use an online retailer for their bridemaids dresses, especially if you're particular about colour/styles matching. This way they can order based on their own measurements and get it altered locally as opposed to the person in New Zealand trying to coordinate all of that with your local David's Bridal or something. And with online retailers, they can do it at their own time.

I'm also only having my MOH stand up for me

I don't think there is anything wrong with having an odd number for your bridal party! Anything goes these days!

Hi Katie - this is funny... I'm in an almost identical situation! I have 5 bridesmaids and my fiancé has 7 groomsmen. We haven't totally figured out the procession but we'll likely have the groomsmen walk on their own and then the maids walk on their own, and it won't look wonky. We're also having only our siblings (2 on each side) stand with us, and the rest of the bridal party will be seated in the front row, so the uneven number won't really be noticeable.

My best friend and bridesmaid is in Ireland. She's amazing and taking the entire month of June to come home and be a part of the wedding festivities. I am currently in BC, and the rest of the party is in Ontario right now, so we've been planning from afar. I've attended bridesmaids dress fittings via FaceTime and it's still been fun.