Wedding party size

I got married in April and my husband and I each had 7 attendants including our MOH and Best Man. We both have several siblings we wanted to include as well as very close friends, so we landed on 7 each to be able to include everyone who we were very close to.

My husband had six groomsmen, I had six bridesmaids, and we chose two ushers, one ring bearer, and one flower girl. The whole group was a combination of family members and our closest friends.

I only had 3. Those were the ones I could definitely say “these obviously should be bridesmaids.” For friends beyond that, there were a lot at similar levels of friendship where you can’t really justify including one but excluding another. I’ve never liked massive bridal parties anyway, so it worked out well.

My Mother has 10 siblings and my Father has 15 who all have children. I have 3 siblings that have 3-5 children each with some of those that have their own children. I’m very close to all my relatives on both sides. Our party consists of 9 on each side, 1 ring bearer, 2 ushers, 3 flower girls, and my fiancé’s eldest son is walking her down the aisle since her father passed away. I still didn’t include every single person in our party! I’m very blessed to have a big, close-knit family.