Can a child have two godmothers?

[questions1]

Please help. My husband decided his sister should be the godmother of our first child but I decided it should be my best friend. Both would make wonderful godmothers. We talked about the reasons, etc., etc., but it came down to us truly wanting two godmothers as we feel they would be the best for our child. Is this accepted? Please provide me with some guidelines.

[Michelle Arnold]

Canon law specifies that one godparent is sufficient, but, if there are two, there must be one godparent from each sex:

One sponsor, male or female, is sufficient; but there may be two, one of each sex (canon 873, Code of Canon Law).

This means that you cannot have two godmothers for your child. Only one of the women you have in mind can be this child's godmother. You'll just have to find another way to honor the other woman. One way might be to agree that she will be the godmother if you are blessed with a second child.