Groomsmen

Mutz

Hi all,

I just wanted to put out a few feelers here and get some other peoples opinions on this matter.

We are getting married soon and my Fiancée is having three bridesmaids.

I, on the other hand, am thinking of only have two grooms-men (the third person who I asked can't make it).

There are a couple of mates who I could ask but I wouldn't class them as best friends and this is why I am reluctant to ask them.

So what do you think? Is it acceptable to only have two grooms-men or will it look strange up on the alter?

Cheers

trixie11

totally acceptable I would say. you dont have to conform to tradition if you dont want to. I was at family wedding and there were 2 groomsmen and 1 bridesmaid. then at the top table the bridesmaid had her b/f sitting with her and 1 of the groomsmen wasnt at the table but at the family table with his g/f. didnt look odd or anything at all, in fact i thought it was really nice that the g/f's and b/f's could still sit with their partners for the meal...im thinking of doing the same for mine!

tinkerbell

Perfectly acceptable, there is no need to match up bridesmaids and groomsmen, no need at all.

Dostoevsky

Mutz wrote: »

We are getting married soon and my Fiancée is having three bridesmaids.... Is it acceptable to only have two grooms-men or will it look strange up on the alter?

Cheers

Good luck to you with that.

Yours,a guy who has had to find five - yes, that's the number after four and before six - fellas to stand beside me.

Edit: In a rational world, your idea is perfectly acceptable - intelligent, even.

TimMac

Ha Ha Ha brilliant, I bet you didnt think there was a bridezilla lurking underneath when you popped the question???

Jesus man five best men and bridesmaids where is the priest going to stand, on top of the altar

Dostoevsky wrote: »

Good luck to you with that.

Yours,a guy who has had to find five - yes, that's the number after four and before six - fellas to stand beside me.

Edit: In a rational world, your idea is perfectly acceptable - intelligent, even.

Mutz

Thanks for the replies. That makes me feel a lot better now, as I was feeling a small bit of pressure to ask someone I didn't want to!

leap

My brother had four groomsmen and his wife had two bridesmaids because that was the number of brothers and sisters they had between them. It was lovely to have their family around them in their ceremony.

One of the brides friends almost passed out with the shock though, she was heard to comment several times that it was (shock, horror!) an "uneven number". There are some mad people in the world though!