How many groomsmen can you have

Traditionally, women are bridesmaids and men are groomsmen; however, what about all the men who have close female friends and vice versa? If you have close female friends, why not ask them to be a groomswoman?

A guy standing with the bride can easily wear a tie that matches the color of the bridesmaid dresses. For some reason, couples have gotten it in their heads that both sides of their wedding party need to be the same size, which they absolutely do not.

If you have 10 groomsmen and your spouse has eight, it will not matter. This is especially true if your friendship has changed or grown apart since you stood beside them. If you were closer with someone a few years earlier, it might have made more sense back then to be in their wedding party.

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Ideally, it seems the perfect number of groomsmen to have in a wedding is anywhere from 2 to 4; larger weddings typically select 5 to 6 groomsmen to be in the wedding.

This also equates to more groomsmen gifts to purchase. If not, we recommend downsizing your bridal party. And I recommend, if you do like a bridal party, to keep it to four groomsmen and four bridesmaids. It seemed to work perfectly for us. Brides do it all the time with the Maid of Honor and sometimes, you just need to give two people the honor. If you need help narrowing the field, read on.

In the weddings we have outfitted, the average number of groomsmen tends to be around 6 handsome humans. Who Makes the Cut? How do you narrow down your friends into a select group without making anyone feel left out? All that you can really control is how carefully you evaluate your options, so that you feel nothing but good vibes and zero regrets about the people standing up with you at your wedding.

This is how to do it. In fact, depending on your target number of groomsmen, you might find it easiest to make your wedding party a family affair, including only the sibs and close relatives. Who do you actually hang out with today? Follow up question: What did they do to deserve a phone call? Your most active friendships should take priority in populating your wedding party, no matter what your mom says.

Give it up! It might be better to keep your wedding party small than climb in the time machine.