The Wedding Party?

Question

Hi I'm getting married in December & I have all my bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girl and ring bearer. I was just wondering if there is anyone else that we are supposed to have in the wedding party that i forgot? like some people mention ushers, but what do they do? and are they male or female?

thanks! sorry if i sound dumb :(

Answer 1

the groomsmen are the ushers!

Answer 2

Ushers can be male or female.  They escort your guests to their seats.

Groomsmen can double as ushers . . . or in some communities, bride and groom will have groomsmen and ushers both.

See bridal party responsibilities here

http://www.aweddingministers.com/wedding...

Answer 3

Usually (as everyone else has been saying) the ushers show guests to their seats.  The tend to seat the mothers during the processional.  And, they unroll the runner before you walk down the aisle.  The ushers are typically male, but you could have either.  Some people have readers for any readings during the ceremony.  In some weddings (I think it's catholic) the couple has someone (usually cousins or kids that are relatives who are not in the wedding) present the "gifts".  I'm not really sure what the gifts are (I'm not catholic), but it's right before the communion.   Other people have a "hostess(es)" to hand out the programs and things like bubbles or whatever and to basically give information to the guests as they enter or leave (time of ceremony, directions to reception, etc).

Answer 4

We had a kinda small wedding (100 people) and we weren't going to have ushers and then about a month before the wedding my fiance's little brother (15) and sis (12) were sad bc they didn't have a part in the wedding so we decided for them to be our ushers.  Which was actually pretty lucky bc about 1 week before the wedding on of our groomsmans got a new job and dropped out of the wedding so his little brother ended up filling the spot as a groomsmen bc luckily he had the same tux.  And then I just asked my moms oldest foster care son (13) if he would be our other usher.   Worked out perfect!  You don't sound dumb, sorry if I sound confusing! Congtrats!

Answer 5

Well, I'm not sure if you consider them part of the wedding party, but you may have readers or a soloist or organist as well. They should get mentions in the program, too.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Ushers typically "usher" people to their seats, showing them where to sit depending on available space or whether they are a guest of the bride or groom.  Sometimes groomsmen double as the ushers.  I've never been to a wedding that doesn't have some sort of usher available.  My husband and I had 4 ushers, as it is reccomended that you have 1 usher per 50 guests (even though we had more than 200 guests, this was pleanty!).  People chosen as ushers are usually cousins, uncles, or the guy that didn't quite make the cut as a groomsman!  For me, all of the ushers were my close guy friends that I wanted involved in my wedding but didn't make "bridesmaids."  Other people to think about are guestbook attendant(s), people passing out programs, and readers.  Those are not necessarily required, but you'll probably want someone there to distribute programs.  They aren't exactly considered a part of the wedding party, but they do serve a purpose.  Hope this helps!

Answer 7

You can make up your wedding party of whoever, whatever, how ever many you want. It's your day. Ushers are not needed but they are the people that greet people, hand out phamplets (if you have one), and seat people etc. They can be male or female. You pretty much got everyone. You could also have a Jr. Bride and Groom, little kids dressed jus like you.

Answer 8

best man

Answer 9

Ushers are typically men who wear tuxes who help people find their seats at the wedding.  At my wedding, they also opened the doors for me to make my grand entrance.

Other people in my wedding party: a couple friends passed out programs before and helped with receiving gifts that were brought to the wedding, one friend read scripture during the wedding, another ran a video camera for us.

I ordered corsages for the girls and boutineers for the guys.

I had just two bridesmaids so this gave my other friends a chance to help with the wedding and be more a part of it than just be a guest.

Answer 10

Ushers are typically male, but could be either male or female.  They show people to their seats for the ceremony, but in my mind it's kind of a made-up position to soothe the hurt feelings of anyone who wasn't chosen to be in the actual bridal party.  It's maybe necessary to have ushers if you're having a huge (over 250 guests) wedding, but it's a little extraneous for anything smaller than that.