Man of honour

Pretty sure one of the Otters had a bridesman....will direct her here.

I have two 'bridesmen' they are two of my closest friends and I wasn't going to pick girls to be conventional. All my family know therm really well so were fine with it. I think some of OH's family and friends found it strange though. Go for it I say.

I had just my male best mate as my 'bridesman' with no bridesmaids. He walked behind me and my mum, who was giving me away. Close family and friends understood why and not sure if others had an opinion. I wouldn't have cared! It was important he had a key role in the day and eased any fuss over dresses and make up or which female cousin to ask and so on.

My eldest brother was my chief bridesman and witness. My other brother did a reading and my third brother did a pre-dinner speech. They were desperate to have a proper role in the wedding and they all did a great a job.

My oldest friend just happens to be a bloke, so it made sense for me to ask him to be my Man of Honour. I don't see why you can't have a man in your bridal party ?

Go for it! If you want him have it and don't worry about anyone else we are in 2013 and life is more modern where we don't have to be so stereotypical anymore.

My brother was a bridesman. I know a lot of grooms will have a future brother in law as an usher, but to me it made more sense to have him on my side. I stood up as a groomswoman in both my brothers' weddings as well.

theres nothing wrong with having a man on the brides side of the bridal party!

I tried to get one of my best and oldest friends to be a bridesman... But he said no! Point blank wouldn't even consider it! Promised he wouldn't have to wear a dress or anything!!

Seriously I did ask him and he wasn't comfortable with it so I left it at that!

I still would like him to be involved... Going to give him a button hole and possibly ask him to do a reading at our blessing!

Very popular now to have a Man of Honour. This was our daughter's busy organising the photo call:-

Whoops he's gone sideways! He also walked me down the aisle which was lovely.

My H2B has just proudly announced to me that he has researched male bridesmaids and apparently the are officially called brides attendants and are becoming more and more popular. Bless him he's so chuffed with himself lol

Definitely do it. No one but no one should be left out because they do (or don't) have dangly bits.

And they cost less too! When you weigh up the cost of bridesmaids' dresses, shoes, flowers, hair and make up versus the cost of hiring a suit.... and there never seems to be any 'issues' with men either. What you see is what you get!

I had two male 'bridesmen'. They were chuffed to be asked and I only had a couple of people giving me strange looks when I told them! Though one of mine threw the biggest strop of the day when he couldn't do his tie up properly, so maybe there isn't always less issues with men like RF says!

Lol no tie issues for me. I was my bridesmans plus one for his brothers wedding and he had to go round tying the grooms, best mans and all the ushers ties lol.

You'll be fine then! They all came already tied but for some reason most of the lads untied theirs!