Who was in your wedding party, if you had one?

“Who was in your wedding party, if you had one?” is a practice question about wedding for a marriage-based green card interview at a USCIS field office. A real officer may ask it in other words, ask something else, or skip it. Practice can help you explain your own facts. It cannot tell you what USCIS will decide.

What is the officer checking with this question?

The officer may want to know who had a role in your ceremony beyond attending as a guest. Wedding party members and witnesses may be different people, depending on the ceremony you had. The answer can help explain relationships shown in wedding photos or records without assuming you used titles such as bridesmaid or best man.

What might the officer ask next?

• What role did each person have during the ceremony?
• How did you know those people?
• If you had no wedding party, who witnessed the ceremony?

The next question usually comes from the words in your answer. If you name a person, a place, or a month, expect a question about it. The guide to green card interview follow-up questions explains how to practice past the first answer.

How do you prepare to answer it?

Recall whether you had a formal wedding party and which roles people actually held. Separate those roles from the people who signed or served as witnesses, if applicable. Review each person's name and connection to you or your spouse rather than assigning a title after the fact. If you had no wedding party, state that; if you cannot remember a witness's full name, explain that limit without inventing one.

Answer from your own memory, in your own words. Do not learn a script or a sample answer. If your spouse remembers a detail differently, first check whether you mean the same event. Ask your lawyer about any concern with your forms or documents.

Can you practice this question out loud for free?

Yes. Choose "Answer it now, free". The officer asks this question first. You answer out loud, and the officer follows up on what you said. You can try 3 questions free, and you do not need documents. Feedback comes after the session, not while you speak.

More wedding questions

• When and where did you get married?
• Who attended your wedding or ceremony?
• Did you hold a reception or shared meal after the ceremony? What kind was it?
• Did you go on a honeymoon? If so, where did you go?
• Why did you choose that location or type of ceremony?
• Were any of your spouse's family members unable to attend? How did you include them, if at all?
• What did you wear on your wedding day?

Read the wedding topic guide, or see all 91 interview questions.