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Originally Posted by cuteASAbug
what's the difference?
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The main responsibility of groomsmen is to attend (basically stand with) the groom during the ceremony. They may also have informal responsibilities -- planning a bachelor party, being responsible for decorating the get-away car, acting as escorts for bridesmaids at pre-wedding events or the reception, etc.
Ushers show people to their seats before the wedding. Often (as in almost all the time, in my experience), the groomsmen act as the ushers.
I had no ushers aside from my groomsmen. I have been to a few weddings where the groomsmen acted as ushers but where there were also a few extra ushers. My nephew's wedding last year was the first wedding I ever attended (in 40+ years) where the ushers were an entirely different group from the groomsmen.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
Groomsmen just walk up the aisle w/ the bridesmaids - they are basically male bridesmaids.
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Maybe it's a regional thing (or maybe I'm reading your post too literally-- quite possible, I admit), but I've never seen groomsman walk up the aisle with bridesmaids. I'm used to seeing (and doing, the times I have been a groomsman) the groomsmen come in first, followed by bridesmaids. They do escort the bridesmaids out, though.
Side question: Although I don't always see this tradition followed, it is very much the tradition in these parts for the groom to ask his father to be his best man. Do people see that elsewhere?
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