Wedding Planner Introduction Letter

Simply line up your bridesmaids from shortest to tallest or tallest to shortest (up to you!) aside from your maid of honor, who should stand next to you regardless.

By How Close You Are Of course, you'll start with your maid of honor, followed by your sister or sister-in-law, and then from there, it tends to vary. You may have your best friend, followed by your cousin and then another close friend, or you may swap the order around.

The Officiant, Groom, Best Man, and Groomsmen enter first, typically from the side of the ceremony site but sometimes up the aisle depending on preference. Following them are the grandparents, the parents of the Groom, and the Mother of the Bride. Finally, the Bridesmaids, Maid of Honor, and Flower Girl enter.

They should be the last to arrive around 5-15 minutes before the ceremony is to start. The bridesmaids will get lined up, followed by the Bride for the big entrance. Arriving too early risks the chances of being seen by all the guests.

Across America, the average number of bridesmaids is 4.39.

In general, formal weddings have a half dozen or more bridesmaids in addition to the maid of honor (it could be as many as a dozen, but that is very rare). Semiformal and casual weddings can have just one bridesmaid - the maid of honor - but typically have about three to five.

On average, North American brides have between three and five bridesmaids. Some have way, way more than that; others forgo the bridal party altogether. If you're considering going above average (six bridesmaids or more), first consider some pros and cons of having a big bridal party.

The size of your guest list may determine the size of your bridal party. For smaller weddings with 50 guests, choosing two to four bridesmaids should suffice. Weddings with more than 150 guests generally call for greater numbers of bridesmaids-typically anywhere from five to 10 women.

That said, the average wedding party size is roughly five on either side, so you can use that as a guide when you decide how many bridesmaids to have, and how many groomsmen to have. Depending on formality, go larger or smaller.

Embrace the Group Mentality. Set Up a Group Text, Email, or Facebook Page. Make the Introduction. Create a Guesterly Book. Try to Set Up an In-Person Meeting. Learn Something Together. Find Common Interests. Do a Food Crawl.