Don't have enough brides maids!

[Courtre]

I'm having a "large", formal evening wedding, and I really like to stick by the book on tradition and ettiquette. However, I don't have enough close friends to ask to be brides maids! My fiance doesn't have a problem at all! Are there people that I should be thinking about asking? I'm an only child, he has only brothers. I've got my best friend from high school, and best friend from college. Who am I missing?

[avid bride]

There are a couple of things you can do.

Just have a maid of honour and one attendent and dress VERY formally.

then if there are young cousins, have 2 Jr. Brides maids (4 if you want more) they do not have to have escorts

if there are children ages 3, 4. 5, 6, use 2 to 4 of them.

Your future brother in laws will a best man, groomsman for your bride's maid. Very formal wedding use to have ushers and grooms men. The ushers sat the guests and did not have females to go along with them. You did not say how many guests but I think I remember something about one usher for every 50 or more guests. If you have say 4 ushers, they can sit at the bridal table. So it would be,
Bride groom Center
Maid of honour to your side, Best man to his side,
then Groomsman to the side of the Maid of honour and Bride's maid to the side of the best man. Then your Jr Bridesmaild and ushers accordingly. If you have children depending on their ages they can sit with their parents. I hope this helps.

[periwinkle]

are you close with your mother? my mom is going to be my matron of honor, and my friend and sister are going to be co-maids of honor. "etiquette" probably says that isn't the "right" thing to do, but really... those are the three closest people to me. hope this helps...
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