First of all, how many ushers is too many? I have three brothers, so if I include the lot of them, I'm already up to four with the Best Man.
How many people do you plan on inviting?
Rule of thumb - one usher for every 20 people.
Denise and I had about 90 people at our wedding, and I had a best man and two ushers....
On the topic of ushers, is it customary to include the spouses of ushers and bride's maids (ie a bride's maid is married, should her husband automatically be an usher)?
Nooooooo! With my wedding, by best man (Brian) was married - his wife sat with the guests.
Denises two bridesmaids were her sisters - and their husbands were with the guests as well.
And just general suggestions about a good time of year for the wedding. August is the front runner right now for us, but I'd like to hear others take on it.
Mine was in May - nice weather - no rain.
I've been to a wedding in Aug. HOT, Sticky, and people sweat alot.
I'd say a late Sept. or Early may would work best. (But that's just me!)
Also, 1 word of advice, do NOT include children in your wedding party unless OVER the age of 10-12.
My nephew was our ring bearer - and while he did look cute and all doing it - he horsed around for most of the actual wedding. He was 4.... so that was our fault.
Mike