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Just Said Yes September 2021

Bridesmaid/moh questions

Sarah, on October 21, 2020 at 6:52 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 4
Hello everyone,

First time poster, long time lurker. I've been engaged for a strangely long amount of time so I could finish my PhD, but we're finally getting married next September. I've been thinking about who I would pick as bridesmaids for a long time and I had been planning on using my 2 sisters and my FH's sister. However there is an issue. My FH's sister is still in college and doesn't have a job, so money is incredibly and money has always been tight for her family. Also with COVID, she basically isn't allowed to leave as someone in the home has asthma. I'd still love to have her as a bridesmaid, but I think she wouldn't be able to participate in a lot of the pre-wedding festivities and that she would feel left out. I don't want her to have a negative experience and she's the kind of person that would agree to be a bridesmaid, feel left out and stressed, but she wouldn't want to disappoint anyone. Should I still ask her?

Second question: I don't want to pick between my sisters for MOH so I was thinking of having 2. But if my FH's sister does join in, is it weird/rude to have 2 maids of honor and 1 bridesmaid? It feels kind of exclusionary. I'm really terrible at social situations and drama and with all the family drama that already exists, I just don't want to make it worse. What do you all think?Thanks for all your help!

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Latest activity by Kerin, on November 3, 2020 at 11:16 PM
  • mrswinteriscoming
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    mrswinteriscoming ·
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    If you really want to have your FSIL as a bridesmaid then I would go ahead and ask her. Your wedding is in 11 months’ time and a lot can happen between now and then so I think it is too early to worry that she might miss out on things. If you are worried then have a heart to heart with her and tell her you want to include her but that if at any time she feels things are too much for her, for her to let you know immediately without any hesitation.

    As to your MOH, you don’t need to have a MOH by any means. It’s a different title and not much else. If you feel conflicted don’t have a ‘MOH’, just have 2-3 bridesmaids.

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    Expert September 2022
    Allie ·
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    One option I'll throw out: Can you have 2 maids of honor and then one...wedding reader (not sure if that's the right name for it)? Like she could read a poem during the ceremony?

    Just throwing out an idea because I agree - that's a very delicate, multi-faceted dilemma!

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    I would definitely still ask her!! If she wants to decline for any of those reasons then that's her decision, but I wouldn't make it preemptively for her!

    Have you thought about ways you can lower the bridesmaids dress costs, or cover the cost of your FSIL's? And if she can always facetime in if she has to miss any pre-wedding events! Smiley heart

    And I'd just skip the MOH titles!

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  • Kerin
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    Kerin ·
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    Hey there, just checking in since there were only a few replies. Did your questions get answered or are you still struggling with this? 🙂


    IMO - if you want your FSiL, ask her. If it's too much, make it clear she can be honest with you about that and there will be no hard feelings. MoH is a title like any other, if you don't want to choose between sisters, don't. Everyone is a bridesmaid and arrange them in some east order like by age or alphabetically by middle name 😉
    Good luck, hun!
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