Has anyone got married without a bridal party, or a small one (3-4)?

No bridal party for me! Most of my friends live in my homestate and I didn’t want to fill slots just to say I had bridesmaids. It should be the people you love the most.

I’m having a small bridal party. My 2 sisters will be my bridesmaids and my niece will be a junior bridesmaid.

Many people don't even have a bridal party, or have 1 or 2 people stand up with them, which is perfectly fine!

I'm personally going to have 4 girls (2 family, 2 friends), and always planned on having a relatively small group.

I only had two bridesmaids! People suggested I ask people I wasn't very close with (coworkers, future sister-in-law, etc) but I felt that defeated the purpose of having my nearest and dearest standing next to me on my wedding day. No regrets! 💕

I'm not having a bridal party! I'm just going to have some of my friends in my room to get ready together!

We are having a best man and a matron of honor. That’s it.

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience.
This has been bugging me for a few days now.
You guys response has eased my mind a little more and I know now that it’s whatever works for me on my big day

We only had a MOH and BM and a small guest list and it was amazing. Don’t worry about the number of people.

I'm only having 3. Whatever works for you is what matters.

I have 4 now.

MoH: 2
BM: 2

I originally started planning for 6.

Well one died and l I’m no longer associated with a few. There's only 1 left from the original 6. People grow apart or move away.

I’ve also had to swap out 2 people from the latest group.

Only ask those that actually understand what it means to be married, and comprehend the commitment to and value of it.

These people should be able to encourage you to work things out when the going gets tough.

We had 2 on each side. It was prefect!

I had a small bridal party and it worked well. I do think it should be people you truly want to remember your day with. One of my bridesmaids was my cousin’s wife and she really made the whole process about her and I regret it so much.

There really is no norm with how many people you have in your bridal party or if you have one at all. For my first wedding we both just had one person on each of our sides. For this wedding, I had my 3 dearest friends as bridesmaids and he had his brother as his groomsman. Whatever you decide, only choose people who are your dearest loved ones.

We decided not to have a bridal party and let everyone wear what they want and make it easy. That way it is more focused on the couple and our upcoming marriage instead of a “production” and I want to be as inclusive as possible!

My best friend is going to be my Matron of Honor and his brother will be the Best Man. Our wedding will be small, so it wouldnt make sense to have a big bridal party.

View Quoted Comment Thanks Izzy for sharing with me.
The thought of me not having as big of a bridal party intimidates me.)) but you are right, I will just ask who I am closest with and that’s it. It should be about US.

View Quoted Comment Aww. I love the color.
It is true what you say. It should be what I decide to do and who I decide to have .
Congratulations on your wedding

View Quoted Comment No problem! I think you should do what you will be most comfortable with (: I mainly did it to cut costs and my FH didn’t want to pick between his friends/brothers

I’m not having a bridal party at all! Less stress and less drama.

My bridal party are my three best girl friends and I’m very happy with my choice