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What order are people having their bridal party enter? Bridesmaids before or...

What order are people having their bridal party enter? Bridesmaids before or after the bride? I’m so confused!

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Jessica Bateman
Jessica Bateman 2 Sep 2018

I’m having my page boy walk down, then my flower girls then maid of honour then bridesmaids then il follow

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids before is American, bride first is British. It's just aesthetic, and whatever you want. I'm going last because I prefer how that looks

Amy Vigor-Green
Amy Vigor-Green 3 Sep 2018

In the UK it's traditional for the bride to enter first. In America the bride enters last. So unless it a church where they will say the bride enters first. So it's entirely up to you how you want to make your entrance! Xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids are walking first. I think otherwise they barely get looked at and I want them to have their moment as well.

Belinda Ann Welbourne
Belinda Anne Bingley 3 Sep 2018

My wedding is in 13 days
My maid of honour goes in first , then bridesmaid and flower girl and I'm going in last want them to have their moment x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Before

Mark Humphreys
Mark Humphreys 3 Sep 2018

I'm doing my flowergirl(my daughter)
Then I have my oldest daughter and her boyfriend
My oldest son and his girlfriend
Then my maid of honour and her partner,
Then me and my dad x
When me and h2b talk about the wedding my daughter says when we get married haha it's so innocent and sweet so she goes 1st.... x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

I had my flowergirl link arms with page boy go first as my flowergirl had the rings. Then me with my mum then my bridesmaids

Danielle Ryde
Danielle Ryde 3 Sep 2018

Both of my bridesmaids walking down with my oh best man and one of my nieces x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

in British weddings it is tradition for the bride to go first. in American weddings the bride goes last but seems loads of people do that now. (I did it the traditional way).

Tanya Louise
Tanya Louise 3 Sep 2018

My wedding is in 11 days. My bridesmaids are walking in front of me x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

My flower girls are each paired with a page boy, they will go in first. Then my adult brides maid, then my MOH, then my three child bridesmaids (my daughter & step daughters) & then me last with my dad x

Natalie Casey
Natalie Casey 3 Sep 2018

My bridesmaids are walking first 🙂

Gillian Douglass
Gillian Douglass 3 Sep 2018

My two flower girls are going before me as I want them to have their moment and I get married on 12 days xx

Kirsty Charlotte
Kirsty Charlotte 3 Sep 2018

I got married on Saturday and had my bridesmaids walk first. You need those extra few seconds to compose yourself!!!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

We all walked together, holding hands, my mum, my 3 year old daughter and myself.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids walking in front, even my photographer recommended it that way.... x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids before me

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Before - Want the build up before I come in lol

Rebecca Bailey
Rebecca Bailey 3 Sep 2018

Before

Laura West
Laura West 3 Sep 2018

I'm doing bridesmaids then maid of honour then me :) xxx

Stephanie Wood
Stephanie Wood 3 Sep 2018

I was going traditional and having my bridesmaids walk in after me right up until the last minute when it all got changed. I got married on a terrace in the garden outside of a country house and our aisle was a lawn on a hill. We had to walk down a driveway behind some bushes to get to the bottom of the lawn for our grand entrance. It wasn’t until we got to the bottom of the bushes and the music started playing that the man who owned the venue panicked and told me that there would not be a lot of room for my bridesmaids to get past my dress to take their seats once we were on the terrace. I’m terrible at making decisions but had to quickly turn round and say “Right! Off you go girls!” This was just after our conversation about them being glad to be following me because they didn’t want to be the centre of attention 😂. What I’m trying to say here is that I was quite certain that I was sticking to tradition but then it didn’t matter in the slightest on the day. Do it whichever way you prefer.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

I had bridesmaids go first, then me

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Very American to have bridesmaids first

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

We had ours before, first was my page boy with 2 little flower girls, next was my 2 older flower girls and then my 2 bridesmaids followed by me and my dad

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

I had my sister (bridesmaid) walk down with my children (flower girl and page boy) then my 2 other bridesmaids and then me and my dad zx

Chloe Catling
Chloe Catling 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids first.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Speak to your venue and photographer as I was going to walk 1st with bridal party following until my photographer pointed out she may not be able to capture everyone walking in as her priority would be capturing me meeting the groom and the maids may still be walking in at this point. Other than that I really don't think it matters either way.

Hayley Jade Osborn
Hayley Jade Osborn 3 Sep 2018

My flower girl went in with my MOH and then my two bridesmaids went it, me and my dad last. I needed those extra few seconds to compose my trembling hands, also feel like the bridal party get the bit of recognition too.. also builds the suspense for you! However it’s your wedding and you should do whatever you want to do!

Rachel Dawes
Rachel Dawes 3 Sep 2018

I'm sending the bridesmaids first so that I can shuffle on behind them!

Becky Mitchinson
Becky Mitchinson 3 Sep 2018

I'm not having bridesmaids but I would go last x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids first. I was at a wedding where I was one of the bridesmaids, there was also a page boy and flower girl. The church beedle insisted that the bride went first even though we were adamant that we should go in before the bride with the two little ones. The page boy was a horror who would not behave himself, bride had on a long veil and said horror stood on the veil and pulled it and the brides head dress off. Fortunately my sister who was also bridesmaid was quick and managed to sort everything out but we had an upset bride as a result. So bridesmaids first, it is safer.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

Bridesmaids before me

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

We are having three child bridesmaids first and then my sister and best friend together to ensure the 3 girls get there and then i am walking with my daughter as i may have to carry her as she still isn't walking and then my dad is following behind me with my son and nephew, son will only be a few months old and nephew will be ring bearer x

Sian-Laura Webb
Sian-Laura Webb 3 Sep 2018

Ann Webb 🙂

Sophie Nosworthy
Sophie Nosworthy 3 Sep 2018

I'm going to have flower girl then bridesmaids, MOH and then myself and my Dad. Although that may change as the flower girl will still be quite young then x

Kathryn Leivers
Kathryn Leivers 3 Sep 2018

I had bridesmaids first then MOH then me and my Dad

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

I was going to go first, but then I got this for my daughter, so decided to have my maid of honour walk in with my daughter and page boy, then my flower girls with my other bridesmaid following to keep them going, then finally me and my dad.

A member uploaded image

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

bridesmaids first!

Nadia Elizabeth
Nadia Elizabeth 3 Sep 2018

When I was a bridesmaid last time, we were told by the vicar (quite rudely) that it’s American custom to send the bridesmaids first and that the British way is for the bride to go in first. He wouldn’t let us go in before her, which messed up her idea for her entrance music...😡x.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Sep 2018

I'm having bridesmaids walk 1st with both my parents giving me away

Amy Brown
Amy Brown 4 Sep 2018

I had both, flower girl and page boy walked together to set the pace and start off the ceremony, then my two little bridesmaids, me and my dad then I had my two older bridesmaids behind me. This was in a church xxx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 4 Sep 2018

You can do it however you want! Your choice! I’m walking in after my bridesmaid
Xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 4 Sep 2018

I had my flower girl, 2 bridesmaids and man of honour walk down together then I walked down with my uncle as I needed that extra moment and I wanted the smaller ones to feel special.
Do what’s right for you, I didn’t figure it out till an hour before.

Gemma Hulme
Gemma Hulme 4 Sep 2018

my bridesmaids are coming in before me xx

Sarah Milward
Sarah Milward 4 Sep 2018

When my sister got married she had her bridesmaids first, down a staircase entrance, then myself as MOH. I didn't actually know this was the American way but reflecting on it, it doesn't make much sense to me to have the bridesmaids last. You've already made your entrance everyone should be looking at you!!! Haha. I do think it looks nice when the bridesmaids follow the bride holding a train etc. It's really personal preference but I think I'll be sending mine first in case I change my mind 😂😂

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 4 Sep 2018

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 4 Sep 2018

I got married in may. I went first then my bridesmaids after. You don’t get to see your husband to be’s face if it’s the other way around. I guess it depends on how nervous and confident you might feel. Whatever it should be your choice, it’s your special day xx

Bethany Smith
Bethany Smith 5 Sep 2018

Flower girls, bridesmaid, Maid of Honour, then me :) personal preference though 😊

UKbride Member 20 Sep 2018

My Maid of honour/bridesmaid are going first. I want them to have their moment as well.

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