We had two of our three ushers bail on us. The wedding is in two weeks. What are some solutions?

Question

Two of our three ushers bailed on us. Well, they have mandatory drill that weekend. Will we be fine with my brother being the only usher? Or can any of the groomsmen help or will that be tacky? Any solutions? We don't have anybody we can really ask on such short notice, the wedding is in two weeks. Help!

Answer 1

It wouldnt be tacky for a groomsman to be an usher. My brother was the usher for my side and a groomsman was the usher for my husband's. It worked out just fine. I wouldnt suggest using the Best Man though, he has a lot of responsibility already.

Answer 2

It will be fine to have your groomsmen to help usher. At my wedding, we didn't have ushers. Our groomsmen were the ushers.  It will all work out.  

Answer 3

in weddings I've been to, the best man stood up front with the groom while the other groomsmen seated people until the wedding was about to start.  There is no problem with the GM's helping to usher.

Answer 4

groomsmen sounds logical

make the bridesmaids walk down the aisle girl & girl - ive been to wedding where there were lots of girls and not enought guys so they paired up the girls

no big deal

COngrats!

Answer 5

Being an usher isn't that hard ... and for that matter, neither is being a groomsman ... so I don't think there's anything wrong with asking them to double up. They already have the suits on anyway!

Answer 6

Hi.  Yes, it's perfectly fine to ask 1 of the groomsmen to also usher.  That is what we did at my son's wedding.  

To be perfectly honest, years ago when I was married...we never had separate ushers.  The groomsmen WERE the ushers.  

Perfectly fine...just snag one of the groomsmen.  Unless you are having a huge guest list, 2 ushers should be fine.

Answer 7

It honestly depends on how big your wedding is. The rule of thumb as you probably know is one usher per 50 guests. I had about 75 guests at mine and was happy to have the two ushers. If you overburden your one usher, you will have guests piled up waiting to be seated.

It's not at all tacky to have groomsmen double as ushers. I have seen it many times when there were just not that many guys in a family or the guy cousins/ fraternity brothers/whatever had moved far away.

Have a blessed marriage and lovely wedding.

Answer 8

sure, have the groomsmen do it.  I don't really see the point in ushers, I can seat myself and it doesn't matter what side of the church you sit on really.  just put the programs on the pews so people can pick them up when they sit, if you don't have an usher to hand them out as people come in.

Answer 9

I think your groomsmen can help, no problem.  They don't really have too much to do before time to be at the altar and escort your bridesmaids in.  But I agree, the best man should not have this extra duty.

Answer 10

Why can't the groomsmen be ushers?  That's what I did at my wedding.  Don't have the best man do it, though.

Answer 11

Quite often, the groom's men are the ushers anyway. So just ask them to help out!

Answer 12

I would have just one usher.  That sounds perfectly fine.  I think that the groomsmen would have too much on their plate to also usher - I don't think it's tacky (er, maybe a little) but more just too complicated.  Have fun, that'll be fine.  Ushers just offer their right arm to the woman and her date walks behind them, so one should be fine.  If several women arrive at the same time, oldest gets escorted first (don't say this to them, of course!).