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Hi girls,
So my dad passed away a few years ago, and I am torn about walking down the aisle. I have a stepfather who I love and get along with but my dad and he did not get along when he was alive (essentially my mom left my dad for my stepdad). I have two uncles and a grandfather on my dad's side, as well as a little brother (18). Then there's always walking alone...
I want more to honor my dad instead of remind everyone that he died. As of now, I think I'm going to ask my brother.
What are you doing?
My dad passed away a few years before our wedding so I had my mom walk me down the aisle.
My father is out of my life and my grandfathers are deceased. I am not close enough to any other male in my life to have hm walk me down the aisle. My mom does not want to do it-she feels awkward. I am instead walking down with my daughter who is also our flower girl. She will be seven
My niece is getting married and has asked her brother to do the honor of walking her down the aisle. She said if he couldn't do it (he was joining the marines) she'd have my dad do it.
My dad passed away when I was 19. I think I'm going to walk myself down the aisle. Or maybe I can do it with my mom.
A family friend walked me down the aisle. My dad passed away when I was 20 and neither my mom nor I wanted her to walk me down the aisle. She had her own role in our ceremony.
My stepdad passed away 15 years ago and my mom and I don't speak so I was going to walk myself down the aisle...no big deal. But literally as we were getting ready to start the ceremony (on the beach so it was a little untraditional) the wedding planner didn't know who the old man with us was (my husbands father) so she assumed it was my dad and told him to get over next to me. He ended up walking me down the aisle and I think it was really great and made him very happy so I'm glad it went the way it did because he seemed so proud at that moment.
My dad passed away about nine years ago, so I had my brother walk me down the aisle. For me, it was the next best thing to having my dad do it. We also did a brother-sister dance at the reception.
@redbullfanatic: I love that! I considered having my FI's dad walk me since he's amazing and SO excited to finally have a daughter. In the end I thought it might make my stepdad feel a little forgotten.
Thanks for your guys' input, even thinking about this stuff makes me teary.
Im jewish, and it is traditional for both parents to walk the bride/and groom down the aisle.
My dad is no longer in my life...and I had the next best thing my grandfather and my mother walk me down together ;) it was beautiful and I could not stop crying!
My brother is doing it. I thought about having my mom walk me but she wants to actually see me walk down the aisle, but can't do that if she's walking with me! She's going to meet my brother part of the way down and finish the walk with me.
If my Grandad was still alive there'd be no question that he'd do it as he was my Dad really. I'm not close to my Dad, there is my stepdad but I want my Mum to walk me down the aisle and give me away as she's bought me up.
My stepfather walked me down the aisle. It meant a lot to me because he and I are close (my dad died when I was 13).
My dad and I are not very close. He will be invited, but my son will walk me down the aisle. I thought it would be more meaningful to me and a way for him to be part of the ceremony. I'm also an encore bride and I wanted it to be about us and not tradition. It should be what you want it to be...for you.
My husband and I walked together! It was beautiful - we presented ourselves to each other, and walked to the altar hand in hand.
My dad and I have no relationship, but I have an uncle who is pretty much like a father. He will be walking me down the aisle.
My mother and biological father have been separated for about 15 years. I have absolutely no relationship with him. My mom has been dating the man who I refer to as my "Dad" for more than 10 years now. He is the person who's been there for me through thick and thin and as far as I'm concerned he is my father, regardless of if he contributed to the making of me. My "Dad" is walking me down the aisle.
My dad is alive but not really a part of my life. But even if I was close to my father I'd be very reluctant to be walked down the aisle by him. To me, the symbolism of being handed from one man to another is very strong and not something I want to be part of on my wedding day. I am an independent person and I want to it to be clear that I enter the marriage on an equal footing with my FI, so either I'll be walking down the aisle myself or together with my fiance.
My grandma raised me more than my mother or father, so she is the one who will give me away.
My mom AND my brother are walking me down the aisle. It is perfect for us since we have been a threesome since I was three, when my father passed away. I am really pleased with this decision and I think my father would be too!
My dad passed away. I am having my 6 year old baby boy walkk me down!
My father and I didn't have a relatiopnship at all up until his death when I was 9. My grandfather was my father figure. I am worried about hurt feelings though as he is my step grandpa and my biological grandfather will also be invited. There's also my step-dad but we have never been close. Because of all of this I chose to ask my brother to walk me down the aisle. I don't want to walk myself and honestly I don't really want my mom to either since she was never there for me during my childhood.
Don't have bio-family. My best friend and my FI's mom are both walking with me; one represents the closest to family I have, the other is family I'm joining. I love them both and it feels right.
My dad is not invited to the wedding. All my grandparents are dead except my mother's father (mi abeulo) and he is trying to make it to the wedding from Bolivia. If he makes it, he will walk me, if not, my older brother would love to. :)
My dad passed away when I was 18 so my mom walked me.
@ harleyanastasia- i think that's beautful that you could walk with your grandmother. I wish my grandmother could have been at my wedding.
I no longer have a relationship with my Dad so he's not invited to the wedding. But I have an amazing stepdad! Both he and my mom are walking me down the aisle!
I am a 42yr old first time bride. My 21yr old son will be walking me.
My dad will never have the chance to be part of my life again (drugs).
I got the short end of the stick with him but I was blessed with an amazing stepdad. He cried when I asked him to walk me down the aisle :P
My dad passed away a few months before the wedding...my DH and I walked down the aisle together.
At this time, I can't imagine asking anyone to do it. There isn't a father-figure in my life that I think deserves that honor to be honest. I have imagined that my FH would meet me half way down the aisle, since he's the only man thats been consistantly in my life.
I have no father figure, and my grandfather passed away 30 years ago. I also have no brothers or sons. I asked my closest adult male relative to me, which is my 60 year old cousin. He and my FI are very good friends, and he has been like a brother to me my whole life.
When I asked, he said yes; however, now he found out his license renewal for work is at the same time. 8 weekends of classes and the first part of the exam is the weekend of our wedding. He can not miss this class as it is only offered once a year, and his license will expire Deember 2012. I will now ask his mom, who is like a mom to me my whole life. My mom was a single mom, did the best she could with me and passed away 11 years ago. I spent a whole lot of time at my aunts growing up, living with them for a few years even. At times I was more her daughter than my mom's. My aunt is going to be 80 in January, and I will wait until then to see how her health is before I ask her. I don't want to make her anxious about it as well. She gets a little stressed sometimes if she has too long to think about something.
I had my two grandfathers walk me and it was a very special moment for all 3 of us.
My friend who has been there for me through some tough times and everyone jokingly calls him my 'dad' is walking me down the aisle... We've called each other dad and daughter for years and he made me promise long before I met my FI that he could walk me down the aisle one day. tehe.
My dad passed away when I was 13 and my grandpa stepped in and has been there ever since. I even named my second son after him. He will be the one to walk me down the aisle. I do have a bouquet charm with my dad's photo, this way he'll be with me when I walk down the aisle.
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