You have got your man, but you still need your girls! The decision to have bridesmaids, no bridesmaids or just a maid of honour can be tiring. However, if you decide to have have bridesmaids walk the aisle with you, the question of how many bridesmaids you may need comes into play.
It can be hard to decide when you have many family members or friends that are all potential bridesmaids. Well, if you aren’t sure how many to pick, or how to select your maids, here are some tips to help you make your decision.
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- All or nothing
Choosing bridesmaids can sometimes become an emotional minefield when selecting from yours or your future spouse’s family members. Sometimes the ‘all or nothing’ rule can be applied in this context – you may have to commit to asking eight cousins/sisters to be bridesmaids, or forgo the relative route altogether and instead opt for two or three close friends.
- Relative to the size of your wedding
From a practical standpoint, you could make the number of bridesmaids relative to the size of your wedding. It is customary to have one bridesmaid and one usher to every fifty guests, so if you are having a small intimate wedding just ask your best mate, and if you are having a flamboyant bash for three hundred, you can opt for six ladies!
- Odd numbers
If your groom has chosen three groomsmen, and you would like four bridesmaids, it can be a tricky situation to navigate. Whilst having odd numbers is completely fine, you may want make sure that your lone maid will be comfortable with riding solo on your wedding day before you designate her to an evening of unaccompanied dancing at the reception.
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- Blood is thicker than water
The expression ‘blood is thicker than water’ may be cliched but most friends will understand if you ask your sisters to be bridesmaids over them, and many will expect you to do so. Look at how many sisters you have, including any step sisters and future sisters-in-law. If that is the right number of bridesmaids for you it could be the simplest solution.
- Bridesmaid budget
Many brides wonder who pays for the bridesmaids dresses. If a bride has chosen many bridesmaids then she may decide to ask her bridesmaids to pay for their own dresses, as she may not be able to bear the cost of funding 10 or more gowns. However, if you are choosing to pay for your bridesmaid’s dresses, shoes, jewellery, hair and makeup, it can help to first consider how much of your wedding budget you would like to allocate to your bridesmaids before committing to a number.
- Follow your heart
When you are deciding how many bridesmaids to have, make sure you look for the ladies that you really want by your side on your wedding day. Don’t be too guided by practical issues such as the fact that they live out of town, or the fact that they may be pregnant by the wedding date.
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