How many bridesmaids did you have? How many do you think is TOO many?

I had 4 bridesmaids and 3 jr bridesmaids, and I thought that having 7 people on my side was a lot! I did the flowers for my 2nd cousins wedding this weekend, (I used to work as a florist but have gotten out of it) and she had 14. I thought that was just crazy! Not to mention it was a huge pain making that many bouquets. Her photographer said he was doing a wedding in late June where they had 32 bridesmaids and 32 groomsmen. I thought bridemaids were supposed to be your closest family and friends?! I just don't see being that close to 32 girls, lol! To each his own I suppose, what do you think?

How many bridesmaids did you have? How many do you think is TOO many?
I'm having 2 ring bears, 2 flowers girls, 5 Jr.bridesmaids and Jr. grooms man. 2 bridesmaids and grooms man.
Reply:Wow, if I had to work with and organize 32 females for my wedding I would go nuts! I had my best friend as maid of honor and my two sisters as bridesmaids and that was plenty (what with everyone having to put their two cents in on everything, it got pretty trying at times). I thought it was the perfect number for pictures though. I definitely wouldn't go any more than 4 girls on my side.
Reply:I am having 3 girls on my side and 3 guys on his. I was in a wedding where there were 7 guys and 7 girls. i thought that was almost too many. Once you got all 14 people, the bride and groom, and then the parents, it was way too many people for pictures. I think that 3-4 are good numbers for bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Reply:32 people that is ridiculous. I swear some people will do anything just so that they can show off. I mean I know A LOT of girls and when I was gonna get married I didn't even think about putting all of them in my bridal party just like you said only the closest ones. I would have had seven all together as well. But 32 on each side that is just trying to show off for people IMO.
Reply:Wow, I don't think I even KNOW 32 girls- I'd have to start pulling people in off the street, LOL. I have 4 bridesmaids, which I personally think is too many for my small, 50-guest wedding, but I couldn't leave any of them out. Besides, my fiance has two best friends he's known since like middle school, one best friend of about 4 years, and a new friend whom he really likes, so 4 seemed to be my target number so he could have all the groomsmen he wanted.
Reply:Lol, like you said, to each his own. I have always thought six should be the max, even in huge weddings, but hey, I am the type to never even want a huge wedding. I plan on having only around 30 people at my wedding, with just three people per side in the wedding party (four/six will be kids)



Congrats on your wedding!
Reply:lol yea those are some crazy numbers! i'm in two right now, one is just us 4 girls which has been going very very well. the other is 9 including juniors and it's been much much more complicated. so based on these experiences a lone i'm thinking 4 girls is a good number. it also depends on how far apart the girls are geographically. teh further away you all are the harder it is!
Reply:0. Yeap, I had zero. We had the best man and maid of honor... and a little flower girl and the ring bearer. I didn't want to put people through expense of a dress they will only wear once, same with guys having to rent a tux. I just invited friends to the wedding and reception and they can spend as much or as little as they like on their outfits. It was just great having them there. It was perfect.
Reply:That is ridiculous. I have 5 and I think that is a lot. I think that sometimes people just add maids to make it look like they have a lot of friends.....



I think that it really depends on the size of the wedding and who is CLOSEST to you, not just random acquaintances!
Reply:I have four girl walking down with me.

MOH- I have know seance brownie / girl-scouts

Bridesmaid 1 I have know seance i was 6 month old and she was a year

Bridmaid 2 Soon to be SIL

bridmaid 3 A good friend that i have know for 5 years.

I think that the 32 girls is nuts and is way to many but some days i think my four are to many.
Reply:32? I mean at that point, was there anyone in the audience left to watch the wedding? Thats so stupid.

I dont know how many is too many, but I think the size of the wedding should be considered. If youre only having 100 guests, then 32 attendants seems like a tad too many!

I had 2 bridesmaids.
Reply:We've got 4 attendants each (MOH, Best Man %26amp; 3 bridesmaids/groomsmen).



I think a wedding party much more than 5 or 6 people is large. Anything more than 10 on each side is ridiculous to me - - - unless they are all siblings, in which case I'd let it slide 'cause you had no control over how many kids your parents had.
Reply:Wow.... 32 people on each side.... that must have been a MASSIVE venue to have that many people lined up..... wow... I don't even want to think about the costs involved with that.......... wow.....

Well, IMO, any more then 6 is too much, I'm only having two, my best friend and a close cousin.
Reply:oh wow, we had a very small wedding, I had a maid of honor, a bridesmaid, and flowergirl, and a best man, groomsmen, and a ringbear. 32 is insane, 14 is even a little too many
Reply:I'm having a maid, a matron, and 3 bridesmaids. My co-worker who is getting married next year has 12 bridesmaids! I think that is just way too many. IMO, i think 3-7 is just fine.
Reply:I had four bridesmaids and four groomsmen and I thought that was a lot!
Reply:I think any number over 8 or 9 is waaay too pretentious.
Reply:crazy wow i had on matron of honor and he had his best man his son and my best friend he gave me away. and that was perfect for me.
Reply:when you hear news of a floor collapse at a wedding in June, you'll know.
Reply:In m opinion.. more then one is to many. I hate congestion at the altar. that's why I didn't have any bridesmaids. good luck. :)
Reply:i think whoever you love, and trust, i wouldnt go more than about 8, even though im 14

but i couldnt have alott!!!!!
Reply:I'm having 5 ladies on my side....and I think that's PLENTY!!! I wouldn't want more than that!
Reply:I had six bridesmaids. I didn't think that it was too many, I loved them all very dearly. My maid(s) of honor were my cousin (who is like my sister), and our little neighbor girl who was also like a little sister to me, the next two in line were two of my cousins who I am very, very close to and love dearly, and the last two in line were my two best friends. I think that it worked out very well. I would have liked to have one more (I had to leave one cousin out, and she was very, very hurt), but my husband didn't want 7 attendants on my side because then he would have had to have had my brother as a groomsman and he didn't want my brother to be one of his groomsmen, so, yeah. But I wish that I would have had 7, because then my other cousin could have been included. Anyways, yep. It's just whatever works for you - don't let anyone tell you - there's no set number - whatever you want to do in your heart!



I'm getting married again in 2009, and this time, it's just going to be my husband and I. We're going to Guam - I can't wait!
Reply:We had 2 bridesmaids, 2 groomsmen and no one else! I thought that was perfect. I just don't see the point in having more than 3 or 4 max. For one, it costs more money cause you have to get gifts for all of them. Secondly, half of them won't even have anything to do (my bridesmaids really didn't have to do a whole lot at all - and since there were only 2 I can't imagine spreading their duties even thinner!). Thirdly, it's unlikely that you have that many CLOSE friends. I mean really - I had my 2 best friends and that's all we needed. My other friends didn't even make the guest list - we just had mostly family. And lastly - what a pain for organising. I mean photos and tables and all that?! Why bother!