Choosing a wedding party can be the most difficult part of your engagement bliss, so keep it simple, and don't feel beholden to old friends or quasi-relatives.
Instructions
1. Give yourself time to select the wedding party, and discuss plans only with your intended.
2. Consider the type of wedding to determine the number of attendants. Traditionally, you'll have 8 to 12 attendants each for an ultraformal wedding; 4 to 8 each for a formal wedding; 2 to 6 each for a semiformal wedding; and 1 to 2 each for an informal wedding.
3. Include people through their spouses. If you are really close to a couple, by asking one of them to be a member of the wedding party, you automatically include the spouse for events such as the rehearsal dinner.
4. Ask young people 10 to 16 to be junior bridesmaids or junior groomsmen.
5. Choose flower girls and a ring bearer who are 3 to 6 years old.
6. Choose a train bearer who is 4 to 8 years old.
7. Ask a few people you want to include to mind the guest book, read a poem during the ceremony, pass out programs or do some other task associated with the wedding.
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