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UKbride Member Request 26 Jul 2017

Hi there! I'd love to get some feedback from other brides. I was just...

Hi there! I'd love to get some feedback from other brides. I was just wondering, has anyone not chosen a maid-of-honour? I ideally want four bridesmaids, but as they're all so close to me, I don't want to choose one, especially as I want them all to be equal in my decisions, and have all helped me individually? I also am unsure of what to do, as I am future maid-of-honour for one of them, but I just simply don't want anyone to feel left out? I'd love to hear other peoples' opinions :-). TIA

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Rhiannon Robson
Rhiannon Robson 26 Jul 2017

I haven't asked mine yet but know who I want to ask. I won't be having a maid of honour for the same reasons, I couldn't pick! Just be honest with them I'm sure they will understand, it comes from a place of love :) x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm having my 2 sisters and my h2bs best mans girlfriend as my bridesmaids and I'm not having a maid of honour as I couldn't choose which one to have so decided against it xx

Alanta Emoh
Alanta Emoh 26 Jul 2017

I only have bridesmaids not a MOH forthe exact same reason xx

Emily Penrose
Emily Penrose 26 Jul 2017

Hi I have four close friends as my bridesmaids but I chose my oldest friend to be my maid of honour and the others are not upset by it! like you they have all helped me in different ways they all have the same dresses and gifts as good friends are they are just happy to be a part of your special day x

Victoria Elliott
Victoria Elliott 26 Jul 2017

I haven't chosen a maid of honour for this exact reason, my four bridesmaids are all individually incredible and I love them all! x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I have my sister as maid of honour an my h2b sister bridesmaid with my cuz only having a small wedding about 35 People xx

Jennifer Charlton
Jennifer Charlton 26 Jul 2017

Ill be having 4 bridesmaids.... 1 of those will be 10 years old and is my bestie so she is my chief bridsemaid (ssshhh dont tell the others)😉

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm not having a maid of honour as such but I've said to my two best friends I will toss a coin on the day and decide who will sign my marriage certificate!

Kimberley Abrahams
Kimberley Abrahams 26 Jul 2017

Just do what they do in friends and make it a deal. To all swap it around.. Well that's if you are all the same. Group of friends 😊 xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I do have a maid of honour but all my bridesmaids have equal say in everything that happens. We're all a very close group of friends but I've known my maid of honour for the longest. Noone has felt left out because it's just a title, they know i love them all the same :p

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I have 4 bridesmaids that are all close friends so I have no maid of honour and no one has ever mentioned it

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

Initially I had my bestie as Matron of honour and my daughter as bridesmaid....then got back in touch with other bestie (who I have known for over 30years!) And asked her to be bridesmaid....now my other bestie has split with her husband and so didn't want to be Matron of honour...so I now have 3 bridesmaids....even tho my daughter, who is 20, keeps telling me she is chief bridesmaid...lol
They are all big parts of my life and didn't want to single any of them out so ALL the same xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I have 4 bridesmaids and no maid of honor for the same reasons I grew up with 3 of them and the other is my SIL2B they have all been fab and I couldn't have done it without them. Im sure they will all be fine with your desision especially if you explain to then I get married in 2 days x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I didn't have a maid of honour, just my sister and a friend as my bridesmaids, I didn't feel either was more special than the other so left it as just bridesmaids x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I picked my niece as I didn't want to choose between the others.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I don't have one for exactly the same reasons as you and just have four bridesmaids who are all best friends of mine! I was maid of honour for one of them. Not sure if anyone of them weren't happy with my decision of not to have one. But I love them all and that was my decision xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I was my sisters 'chief bridesmaid' (as I'm not married yet!) and I'm only having her and my best friend. They are both equal in my eyes. But I'm going to give them different jobs to do etc! I just haven't said it officially so I will let them think whatever they want! I doubt it will come up at this stage! Hey are also having he same dress in different shades but I will let them pick between themselves on the colours!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I have four bridesmaids as I was in same situation. All from different friendship groups who I'm equally close to. One of whom I was maid of honour for last year but I don't think she minds at all. I've found that naturally one of them has pretty much stepped up to doing more like organising hen do etc but think she is fine that she doesn't have a specific title xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I don't have one for exactly the same reason, I love both mine equally and wouldn't want to seem like I'm favouring one over the other.. I'm sure if you keep them all just as bridesmaids that they'll just be over the moon that you've asked them to be apart of your wedding. X

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm not having a maid
Of honour just me my two sisters and h2b cousin. I didn't want the extra pressure of having to choose xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I asked my 2 best friends to be bridesmaids, neither is a maid of honour - why do you need to differentiate?

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I didn't have one :) it worked out great and nobody was offended, everyone understood
Every one of them stepped up and had their own little part to play and it worked beautifully. X

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

Only had my nieces, so no maid of honour, as none really old enough.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I just had 6 flower girls this last weekend and it went perfectly, no maid of honour as like you I wouldn't know who from family and friends to choose.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm having 4 bridesmaids and no maid of honour. Couldn't choose.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I have been bridesmaid to both of my sister and neither of them had one maid of honour, all bridesmaids were equal. At least that's what they told me ;)

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm not having a MOH as my adult bridesmaids are my daughters and neices. I will be assigning each of them an important task for the day, so they all get an equal role

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I've got 2 adults and a child as bridesmaids. No maid of honour. Didnt see any point as my H2B hasn't got a best man either he's got 3 grooms men x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I had 2 bridesmaids no maid of honour x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I had 3 bridesmaids and none of them were maid of honour. In my eyes all 3 were equal and I made it clear to them that they were all equal. But one of my sisters was a nightmare. Claiming to be maid of honor every turn round and causing absolute drama and forgive my rudeness but all the drama her and her husband caused were bullshit. I am now not talking to her or her husband because of all the drama. I should have had 3 friends doing bridesmaid's instead

Lucy Lewis
Lucy Lewis 26 Jul 2017

Hi I am only having 1 bridesmaid my H2B's Sister :)

Eve Rowe
Eve Rowe 26 Jul 2017

Im only having 2 flower girls. No bridesmaids as did not want any.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

You'll need to choose one as a witness, it's a legal requirement

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I have asked 3 best friends and my daughter, no one will be M of H, all equal, with daughter being a witness.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I don't have one, but I have given them all special tasks on the day that are usually covered by the made of honor. That way they all feel involved

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I had 4 put names in a hat in front of them and pulled one out at random x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I had my 2 sisters and 2 best friends I couldn't choose between them all so just had bridesmaids :)

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I've had my best friend as maid of honour and then family as just bridesmaids x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I haven't got one as I wouldn't be able to choose between my 2 sisters! I can't see it causing any problems at all.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm not having a maid of honour, just 3 very special bridesmaids

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I'm not having a maid of honour just 2 bridesmaids my sister and my sister in law, I didn't want a big bridal party

Mickie Button
Mickie Button 26 Jul 2017

I'm yet to even save up yet and start planning. I have asked people before but I think everything is going to change as some of the ladies I asked before we've now become distant. So I think when the time comes I'm going to do a rethink. But for my maid of honour it will be my big sister as she has been there for me growing up and I have always looked up to her as my role model.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I didn't have a maid of honour for the same reason but it meant that my three bridesmaids didn't really know what they needed to do as I wasn't bothered but it did mean I missed out on someone wafting my dress for the aisle etc so if you do choose not to just let them all know what tasks you want them to do for you if any

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

No I didn't x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I haven't chosen a maid of honour because I'm close to all my bridesmaids in different ways and I don't wanna hurt any of their feelings

Yvonne Stockwell
Yvonne Stockwell 26 Jul 2017

I am not having a maid of honour, do what you want its your day!

Emily Barnett
Emily Barnett 26 Jul 2017

I'm just calling all three of mine bridesmaids not bothering with specific titles everyone is being treated the same only really need the titles if you have a ton of maids with some married and some children etc

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I had this exact same problem. So I thought about who the one person who I absolutely couldn't be without on the day - my mum! So my mum is my maid of honour! She will be wearing a mother of the bride outfit but in the same colour as the bridesmaids

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

A matron or honour is usually a married friend that you want as bridesmaid, chief bridesmaid is someone special to the bride

Naomi Chappel
Naomi Chappel 26 Jul 2017

I am not having a maid of honour as I want all my bridesmaids to be equal x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I though the Martron of honour got the title as she was married. If not married was then known as the Chief Bridesmaid. Which meant they walked with the best man in the bridal party .

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 26 Jul 2017

I had no matron of honours and no groomsmen at our wedding. Simply because we didn't want to cause any upset and it wasn't a big deal to us to have them anyway. I wasn't having any bridesmaids either, until a few months before I decided on giving my 4 year old niece the role as she would never have the chance to do it as all others are married already. Plus at 4 she is old enough to remember the experience so we did that instead. TBH, the traditional way of doings is up for debate these days, you can change things around. We stripped lots of stuff out of ours as it pleased us more and did the things we wanted. None of it was out of place.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 27 Jul 2017

I had 3 bridesmaids and a junior btidesmaid. Was just easier not choosing a maid of honour and they all helped out equally.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 27 Jul 2017

I have four bridesmaids, and I haven't got a maid of honour. You don't really need one

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