Wedding Party Line up

[KMac]

Hi Ladies,
First, congratulations to all you new brides to be!
I am in need of advice, as I am not sure on how brides handle this. When pairing up the attendants in the wedding party, other than maid of honor and best man, how do you decide on who follows. (i.e-relationship to bride or groom)? Second-if a married couple is standing in the wedding party, do they have to stand with eachother.
Thanks for reading.

[Tiggerprincess]

I really do not think there is any specific "line up" rules...I do know that the MOH stands nearest to you..If your FH has a sister you may want her to come next...As for married couples, if they are attendents, then no they do not stand toghether......Congrats on you wedding.best of luck!!!!!:goodluck:
D.D.

[rainbowtreat]

The line up is up to you. Some would say go by how tall they are. but me it is about who I see as the better firend. Not to sound mean. I love them all dearly and they know this. My sister is the MOH so naturaly she is next to me. but for the rest, I am closer to a couple of my friends then i am the others. So for just my sake, no one else knows this or has to know about it, the ones who i am closer to are closer to me. Like my best firend in Ohio, she is all the other girls in one. The reason for lovign these girls so much are all different in their own ways but this one has a piece of each one of those reasons in her. She of all of them is my BEST friend. So she is next in line and then so on. I have 6 girls all together. ( maybe just 5 now but have not made that phoen call yet lol ) This may sound difficult or hars but i hope you understand what i am trying to say here. I dont like one better then the other. There are just things about the friendship that makes them closer to me then some. Am I making since here? lol

[usahgrad]

When we were planning our line up, we planne more towards the people who would look slightly decent together. Problem we ran into was that at the end we had one very short girl and one very tall guy...so that should be interesting...but as far as rules go, the only thing I have ever heard was that the closer the girl is to the bride or guy is to the groom (or visa versa for those who are non-traditional) the closer they are in line. Good luck!

[KMac]

Hello Ladies,
I appreciate the advice from you guys. And I am seeing a lot of the same answers as to how to line people up. So, pretty much, most of you think (as do I) that the line up depends on your relationship with the person that is standing. I am still pondering this, however I think I have made somewhat of a decision.
Thanks for helping me out, my mind is at ease now!
TTYS-KMac

[bnd94]

I guess I am a little different, I would do it by height.

But if you do do it by how well you like them I hope they don't know that. I would feel terrible if I were asked to be in a wedding and knew this and was the last to come down the aisle.:(

[KMac]

Hi Becky,
Thanks for the advice. I am not choosing the order based on how well I like them, more so on my relationship with them. My MOH is my best friend who I have known for 20 + years and have been best friends with for 15 yrs. The next to stand is my bridesmaid who is my to be sister in law, who I have been great friends with since I started dating my FH, and last is by brother's GF, who I have known for as long as they have been dating, am close to her, but have only been for the last yr. or so.
I appreciate your advice on this situation. I would never let them know why I placed them in the order I did. As for my FH, he has lined up the guys in order of his relationship as well. His bro as BM, then my brother (who is also very close to him) and last, an old friend, who he has known his whole life but sees and talks to periodically.
Thanks again
KMac

[Tiggerprincess]

Hi Becky,
Thanks for the advice. I am not choosing the order based on how well I like them, more so on my relationship with them. My MOH is my best friend who I have known for 20 + years and have been best friends with for 15 yrs. The next to stand is my bridesmaid who is my to be sister in law, who I have been great friends with since I started dating my FH, and last is by brother's GF, who I have known for as long as they have been dating, am close to her, but have only been for the last yr. or so.
I appreciate your advice on this situation. I would never let them know why I placed them in the order I did. As for my FH, he has lined up the guys in order of his relationship as well. His bro as BM, then my brother (who is also very close to him) and last, an old friend, who he has known his whole life but sees and talks to periodically.
Thanks again
KMac
Its the truth the person you love and know the most is most often the one that stands nearest to you ...Or (MOH)...Its no prob sweetie thats what we are here for! we love helpin out!!!!!

[KMac]

THANKS, MICHAELS BRIDE!!!!!:D .....It's reasuring to know that there are tons of other ladies in this position!!!!!

[Tiggerprincess]

THANKS, MICHAELS BRIDE!!!!!:D .....It's reasuring to know that there are tons of other ladies in this position!!!!!
Not a prob girl!!! I was so lost when i 1st joined..and there are some things im still learning not to do....Oh yes this is my new name....
D.D.