Wedding Party - Necessary or Not?

Definitely not necessary. We considered not having one at all, but decided we wanted to include our siblings

Not necessary. We each had 3 bridal party members. I had 2 bridesmaids and 1 bridesman (same for my wife), but I would have also been fine with no bridal party members.

I'd say not necessary but I WANT them to be up there with us. One of them is the reason we even met so she will be his "Grooms-maid."

No i dontthink it is nessercey but i think it is preferred.

We decided not to have a wedding party. It cuts down on stress and it also cuts down on costs.

This is totally not necessary! As we get closer and closer to the wedding, I wish I ditched this all together.

It’s not necessary but i WANTED them

It’s not absolutely necessary but we knew that we wanted a couple people to stand up with us

No necessary but my FH and I are doing it. I have lately started to regret having a wedding party b/c there has been some major drama with my sister-in-law (my brother's wife).

Not necessary- wish we would have skipped this as it's been the main cause of stress.

For us having those really close people to stand next to us was a necessity. These are people that have been a part of our relationship since the beginning and they are like family to us. I couldn't imagine not having these people be a part of our wedding.

I had one but thinking about it now I also don't think they're necessary

Not necessary but we wanted them up there with us.

Not necessary. We only have a MOH, BM, 2 flower girls & 2 ring bearers. We talked about having a wedding party but my fiance had so many people he would have wanted to be groomsman and I wouldn't have had enough bridesmaids to balance it out, like it would have been very lopsided lol. We did still want to incorporate people so my best friend is the MOH, his son the BM. I wanted my nephew in it so hes one of the RB. I was getting stressed out about this at first but I'm glad we decided to do it this way. Plus it saves money, less bouquets and boutonnieres to buy lol.

Not necessary. We still have one but I don't think you have to have one.

I don’t think it’s necessary but it’s definitely an individual preference.

This being my second wedding (my fiance's first) we had different views on this in the beginning. He wanted a big wedding party full of friends and family - me, not so much...my first wedding we had a 12 person wedding party, of which I only speak to 4 of just 12 years later.

After visiting our venue and our planner spoke with my fiance she convinced him that a bridal party was not necessary - all those people are going to be at the wedding regardless of if they are in the party of just a guest. HOORAY! he agreed, we will have my sister as my MOH and his brother as BM and then my 2 children will stand with us as well. I have 3 brothers that we wanted incorporated so they will be escorting grandparents - and our 2 cousins will be officiating the wedding!

Not necessary but I couldn't imagine getting married without my best friends and sisters by my side!

Not necessary, but I want all my besties around hyping me up and all of us getting beautified together! Also--I will use any excuse to travel and party. (Bachlorette!! lol)

Or course!