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Gen
Champion June 2019

Bridesmaids and groomsmen walking together or not?

Gen, on February 19, 2019 at 3:57 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 14
I always thought the bridesmaids and groomsmen walked together down the aisle during the processional but our venue coordinator is adamantly against that, saying that we (and they) will want to have pictures of them individually rather than with another person.

But on the other hand, we have 4 bridesmaids and 4 groomsmen and I feel like it would be quite long and unnecessary and possibly boring to watch 8 people process down the aisle individually?

Does it really matter if we get photos of each of them alone...? I feel like it looks so much better and is so much more efficient to have them walk together 2 at a time...

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Latest activity by JustKidding, on February 19, 2019 at 5:14 PM
  • Chandra
    Master May 2019
    Chandra ·
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    I was on the same page as you. I thought they walked in together but my mom told me yesterday they normally only walk out together. That the groomsmen and groom all come in from the side and the bridesmaids walk the aisle solo.
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  • Kelly
    Champion October 2018
    Kelly ·
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    This. This is what we did and what pretty much every wedding I’ve attended has done.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    We are having our attendants walk down the aisle separately, but I can see why most people do them in couples. In all the weddings I've been in, I've always walked with someone else and never thought "wow, I wish I had a photo alone." It's not like I'm going to have a photo of myself walking in my friend's wedding as my Facebook profile pic lol. I would definitely have them walk in pairs if that's your preference.

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  • Nisa
    Super March 2019
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    I say do whatever you're comfortable with. But I don't think watching 8 people walk one by one is too much, honestly. It depends on your distance, but that's still probably under two minutes total. And it may not matter to you whether or not they're photographed alone, but maybe it matters to the wedding party?

    We have odd numbers (because I have a junior bridesmaid) and I don't want her to have to walk alone while everyone else walks in pairs, so they'll all be walking individually.

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  • Megan
    Super May 2019
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    Hmm I've never heard of the groomsman walking down the aisle by themselves? I've seen where the groomsman are at the altar already and the bridesmaids walk down by themselves, or where they walk down side by side.

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  • Katelyn
    Dedicated April 2019
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    I've never been to a wedding where they walk in alone. We're going to have ours walking in together. Plus, walking by themselves might be a little awkward for them.
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Haha yeah right, that’s exactly what I was thinking! It’s not going to be a *great* photo anyway because they’ll be moving? Lol. I mentioned the photo thing to one of my bridesmaids and she also thought it was unnecessary... I just didn’t know if that was a thing anyone cared about or if it was just my coordinator apparently haha
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  • Danielle
    Expert March 2019
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    Our guys aren't processing down the aisle, they will come in from the side with the groom. Once they are in place, the parents will process in, then the girls and me. For the recessional, they will pair up to walk out.

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    I was thinking it would be awkward too, especially for the groomsmen who won’t have bouquets like the bridesmaids...... like what do they do with their hands? A couple of my FH’s groomsmen are very introverted/don’t like being in the spotlight too, I feel like they would probably prefer to have another person so everyone is not JUST starting at them
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I've never seen them walk in together. Usually the groom & groomsmen come down the aisle or in from the side prior to the formal processional, then the processional comes down to music. Then the groomsmen & bridesmaids exit together.

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  • earias
    Champion December 2017
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    This is a matter of preference. I've seen it done (and participated) in weddings both ways - where the wedding party is paired up and walks down the aisle together or where the guys come in from the side and are already up at the altar when the bridal party walks down. At my wedding I did the latter. But as for the time - it goes quickly. I had 2 FGs and a FG with RB plus 3 BMs walk down and it didn't take too much time. Also, for the picture, the BMs shouldn't be walking so fast that it is hard to get a picture. Here is a pic of each of my girls as they're walking down the aisle.

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  • L
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    Ours walked together. It's really whatever you want. I don't think you will care that much about having individual pictures of your wedding party. It's unlikely you will frame those ones, you know what I mean? In my album I have one nice picture of each pair walking down the aisle.

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  • Danielle
    Master June 2019
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    It can be done either way. I've been to weddings where: 1) groomsmen & bridesmaids walked separate, 2) groomsmen stood up with groom and only the bridesmaids walked, and 3) groomsmen & bridesmaids walked together. There is no one/right way. It is all personal preference. If you prefer your wedding party to walk together then that is how you should make it.

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  • JustKidding
    VIP April 2018
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    Groomsmen walked in with my husband. My girls walked in right before me, then they paired up to walk out. I think that worked the best.

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