# Wedding party, Party. (question about modern weddings) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-party-party-question-about-modern-weddings/1033613 "2026-10-06T04:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 61
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-party-party-question-about-modern-weddings/1033613/61 "2026-11-02T13:55:18Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > The groom, then the bride. There. Worked out. You think that a wedding party in these traditional wedding-processional type weddings consists only of the groom and the bride? Look, if this is trying to be some kind of humblebrag about _”hey, I am such a simple down-to-earth person that I don’t even get the concept of ceremonial formality and ritualized actions in a multi-participant ceremony”_, okay, great, congratulations. But if you actually want to understand how a wedding rehearsal works and why it’s often done, maybe instead listen to the descriptions people are giving you instead of just insisting how unnecessary it all is? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-party-party-question-about-modern-weddings/1033613)._