Is it weird to have an uneven amount of bm's and grooomsmen? I'm worried that it might look funny...
treilly13
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I don't think it's a big deal either, we are having 7 girls and 8 guys. I have seen people focus more on their party being even than who actually the party consisted of. They ended up asking people they didn't care much for just so it evened out. I'd personally rather have a bridal party of people who are important to me and have the numbers be uneven than have an even amount made up of 'fillers'... JMOO.
hbradio
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It is not odd at all - I have 7 BM & he has 8 GM - I am not going to just pick another girl for the sake of being even!
wenndypoo
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Mine is uneven, 4 girls, 5 guys. Like the others, I was more concerned with having people I wanted in the BP, not the numbers. It's pretty common, I don't think most people think twice about it.
Boop2704
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Mine was uneven, not by choice, two BMs cancelled on me two days before the wedding. I was so worried it would look stupid, but it looked fine. I'll try and post a pick later of my uneven BP. It really was fine, as long as you have the people you care about and want there the most, it doesn't matter how many or uneven it is!!
ETA: I had 7 groomsmen and 4 bridesmaids and it looked totally fine!!
lax431
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What about if it's a difference of 6 bm's to 4 guys. Is that too big of a difference? It seems like 1 isn't a big deal, but what about 2?
HearzBellz
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We were uneven, and my photographer just had to be a little creative when taking our pics.....we didn't do the tradidtional line up pic. It did not look weird in the church either, and that's what I was worried about.
Stacey04
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I know someone who had 11 or 12 girls and 6 guys....thats how things go. Each guy walked with 2 girls and I think the BestMan and MOH were the only 2 walking in two's. That was fine
Basically it comes done to doing what you want and having who you want.....
Boop2704
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Here are some pics of our bridal party. We didn't take too many with the whole group. I think it is fine to have however many, there is no rule to having even numbers, you should have who is important, not have people just to make it even!!JMO
2 groomsmen and 6 BM's. Yup. Way uneven. Who cares. We are going to have a great time and I want all my friends to share in the intimate part of the wedding. Who the heck cares what the pictures look like. We are going to have a blast. Are you going to look back on a few pictures and say WOW, look how great that picture came out or do you want to have the great memories of a great day and how much fun you had!
saccotobe
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i have originally 4 girls but then one got pregnant and is due week of wedding down to 3. FI definitely had 4 was thinking of adding 2 or 4 more. so the final decision was to have 6 based on our relationship with everyone and the the other2 are actually walking FMIL down the aisle since she has no significant male to walk her down.
nov2004bride
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We have 6 BM's and 9 GM and 1 ring bearer. I really don't care if it looks weird because that's the way we want it
krwm
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I had one more girl than guy so one of my groomsmen walked with two girls, I've seen that kinda thing plenty of times with more than one person and it looks fine.
jcova1019
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We have an uneven bridal party (7 to 4). In the end we decided that it was more important to have the people that we care about in the BP rather than just trying to make it even so it would look nice.
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I've seen it, to me it does not look odd... I would choose my bridal party more on the basis of who is most important to me and who I would want in it, not just based on the #'s, JMO.
I agree
thiadora
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We're very uneven also. 1MOH, 1BM vs. 1Best Man, 3 GMs. It doesn't bother me at all. We asked the people that were the most special to us.
AJARD
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I had one more bridesmaid then groomsmen. No one noticed. Two gals walked down the aisle with one guy.
IMO the bridal party is for your nearest and dearest who you want to participate in your day. I personally wouldn't invite an extra person or two just to even things out. I think pictures with an uneven bridal party will look just fine simply b/c you care about all the people there! To me, that's what matters most.
shelly3950
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I have 3 girls adn 1 guy in my party, FH has 2 guys. We are also inviting his sisters to be in the BP, but I think only one will accept (they are from another country and its not a big deal to them- they don't like the idea of wearing a set dress). I think it definitely better to have the important people there than have an even number.
