Here are bridesmen and groomsmaids at a wedding. Photo by Johnny Knight.
Tradition dictates bridesmaids to surround the bride and groomsmen or ushers to stand up with the groom. But plenty of people have good friends of the opposite gender and they ask those friends to stand up with them in their weddings. And why not?
I’m not one to stomp on tradition for the simple sake of overthrowing it, but I do think it is good to keep an open mind. And I have seen some lovely incarnations of this kind of changing thinking.
A couple of times I have seen the groom’s sister as the “best man.” When siblings are close, it only makes sense. I have also seen close male friends of the bride stand up with her. So, if you’re wondering who to ask to stand up with you at your wedding, don’t let tradition narrow your options.
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