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Not having attendants

  • 17-01-2009 2:11pm
    #1
    esharknz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭


    I'll be getting married later in the year. It's a destination wedding and 20 people are coming.
    For various reasons, we are considering not having attendants at all (the groom doesn't know many of the men coming that well enough to ask), and I'm now not sure as to who I'd ask.
    Anyone out there done this? I was almost thinking of giving some guests roles e.g. to act as witnesses. Any possible problems doing it this way?


Comments

  • #2
    smelltheglove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭smelltheglove


    I shot a wedding once where there were no bridesmaids and just the best man. It didnt really make much of a difference to the wedding but in a photographers eyes it cut a lot of the traditional shots out like bride and bridesmaids looking at her ring, groom and groomsmen in manly poses;)

    But no not much difference to the actual day.


  • #3
    CathyMoran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,458 ✭✭✭CathyMoran


    We just had a best man, no bridesmaids...it worked out fine and was a lot cheaper. Good luck with your wedding!


  • #4
    mdmacd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭mdmacd


    My brother and his wife had no attendants and it was a lovely wedding. Family and friends were involved in the ceremony as witnesses and readers and they had pictures taken with their close friends instead of a "bridal party" per se.


  • #5
    galwayfotogrfr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭galwayfotogrfr


    Hello
    I shot a few weddings and attended some that were similar in set up to the one you outlined. it makes no difference. once you have the witnesses etc sorted you are pretty much ok. if you are happy with the witnesses acting as best man or bridesmaid you will do just fine. With regard to photographing these events there is more scope to focus on the reportage style of photography on the bride and groom. From that point of view it makes for very interesting and great quality photographs.
    Good luck.


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