Wedding Party - Necessary or Not?

For me it was necessary. but i can see those who have very small intimate ceremonies won't need one.

Absolutely necessary!! I couldn’t imagine my day without my girls. We haven’t really had anyone in a traditional role as far as helping with planning but my maid of honor is helping with the bridal shower and bachelorette party. Other than that it’s mainly been myself, my mom, and my FH taking care of all the wedding stuff. I couldn’t stand up in front of everyone without my girls by my side, though.

We are having a simple casual wedding only a maid of honor and a best man. We almost decided to have no wedding party. Cost is a big factor, dresses, tuxes, flowers ect ect it adds up. Weddings are too expensive these days

We have a small wedding party, 1 each

I have a small bridal party...sister, daughter, granddaughter, grandsons, his daughter(best girl)

So hard! I constantly go back and forth between having no bridal party, or asking my 3 closest girlfriends (2 of them are cousins and sisters) to be bridesmaids. If I do decide to ask them, I have NO IDEA who I would ask to be MOH. Although, is designating an MOH necessary?

I have thought about if it would be easier if I didn't have to deal with a wedding party.. haha. We have 6 BM's and 6 GM's... which means more people's schedules to work around, more gifts to buy, more opportunities for issues with any one of them. BUT, I wouldn't change it for the world. These are my people... my BM's have been so much help with so many things and since I don't have my parents here to help, this makes a world of difference for me.

Not necessary I think whatever you desire is what it should be

It's not necessary, but we are having a wedding party. If you don't have anyone you want by your side, you shouldn't feel pressured to have a bridal party. It is also not necessary to have even numbers on each side.

Definitely necessary!!!! I need to share our day with my #MoserCrew
I feel our wedding is "uniting families. So yes! It is ALL of our day!

I think the whole point is to be surrounded by people you love and who love/support you and your partners union. My fiancé and I each only have one maid of honor/best man, and one bridesmaid/groomsman. Two of my closest friends that I couldn't imagine being without, and my fiancé his his brother and best friend.

Ultimately it is entirely up to the couple.

Not necessary

Absolute necessity. If I didnt want a bridal party, I would have eloped.

Not necessary, only us!

Not necessary, but I wanted to have people stand by me on the special day. I only have a small number, as those I picked were the most important to me.

We definitely thought we weren't going to have them at all but once we were engaged we changed our minds. Just made planning so much easier!

I don't think it's necessary, but we will be having our siblings in our wedding party

I think it depends on the couple. A wedding party may make it easier to plan and get ready other times, they may just add to the stress.

We are having a wedding party, I do think it's necessary to have a maid of honor and best man because they have to help with the dress and the rings but the rest doesn't matter. I am happy to have our friends stand up with us though! But, not really necessary.

Not necessary...I've always thought that having a large bridal party is wayy over the top. We're having a small one--just two people each and a flower girl. We decided on two because I couldn't choose between two of my friends. I had originally just wanted one.