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Bride Gets Married with 30 Bridesmaids!

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When the time came for bride Joyce McDevitt, 64, to choose her bridesmaids, she was faced with quite a dilemma. She comes from a large family; plus, Joyce and her husband, David, have seven kids and eight grandchildren between them.  "I had 22 bridesmaids from my side of the family, plus David's two daughters Ruth, 41, and Katie, 30, and his granddaughter," she told the Daily Mail. Plus, she couldn't see getting married without her five lifelong friends by her side. The result: 30 bridesmaids, two on stand-by, and a ceremony spot picked special to accomodate this super-sized bridal party. 

bride with 30 bridesmaids


Photo via The Daily Mail

Read the full story here. 

What do you think—how many bridesmaids is too many?

—Kristen O'Gorman Klein

P.S. Joyce didn't even come close to the world record, set by Jill Stapleton in 2010 with 110 bridesmaids.