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u can always have your Dad walk you half way and then both of them the rest of the way. My dad will be giving me away if we decide to have a ceremony and not elope.
yeah i've always looked at it like its your time with your father..... but after hearing about other people having both parents and when my sister did it, now i'm considering it.
its actually customary i thought in some religious ceremonies - and you can always have them both walk you down the aisle, and then have your mother sit down and have your father do the "who gives this woman" part? (if youre doing that part?)
I havent really thought about it yet! Glad you brought it up! I think I will probably have both walk me down!! My parents both mean alot to me & if it wasnt for them I wouldnt be able to have the wedding I am having!
mallorynjmf.....your 100% correct if it wasn't for both my parents i wouldn't have all the things i have today and i wouldn't be getting the wedding im having without them!!!!
Wgy wouldnt my mommy get the honor of giving me away too? If anything I am closer to my mom than my dad but I am having both of them walk me down the aisle
Both my parents walked with me down the aisle. My mom was on my left side and my dad was on my right side.
I'm having both my parents. not only is it customary in my religion but I feel like it's only right as my parents are both equally responsible for who I am today and for the amazing life I've had. I love them both dearly and want to make both of them feel special.
I struggle with the thought of who will walk me down the aisle. I'm not very close to my dad but if I asked my mum to walk me I know he would be upset. I wanted to walk down the aisle with FI but he didn't like that idea, he wants me to walk down towards him (I really don't want a super traditional wedding but hey, if that's what's going to make him happy and I guess there will be some awesome photos of his face when he sees me). I might just walk myself and have my parents and fi's parents give their blessing for us to be married. (this way its less like I'm owned by my father)
theres another solution if you want to honor your mother but dont want them to walk you down the aisle - in catholic ceremonies, they do the prayer to Virgin Mary (the ultimate "mother") im taking that a step back (FH is catholic im not) and having an honor moment for both my mother and FI's mom, by having the minister say a few words about the works of mothers, and how they shape and mold us etc, then handing them both bouquets along with my grandmother while ave maria plays.
My mother and my step father are walking me down the aisle. I was always afraid of how silly that would look until I realized (thank you weddingbee) that lots of people do it, phew! I just couldn't figure out a different way, my mother is my best friend and has been the best mom ever, and my step father has been a great guy the last few years, I wanted to honor them both.
Both of my parents are walking me down the aisle. It's also customary in a jewish wedding, but I loved the idea anyway. They both played a part in raising me and dad gets the dance alone so why not include mom too.
i'm definitely having both parents walk me down the aisle. i've been set on this from the get-go with my wedding planning. i even made that a requirement in a church... had to have a large enough aisle for three people to walk down, side by side!
I am! I'd thought about it but I was undecided. Then my FI, FMIL and I were talking about the entrance and entrance music and my FMIL said that where she's from it was customary for both the groom's parents to escort him down the aisle and for both the bride's parents to escort her (me!) down the aisle. And I really liked that. Since our ceremony will not include the traditional elements of our culture I thought it was a nice way to include our parents in the ceremony. Once our parents walk us down the aisle they will light their respective candle for the unity candle ceremony.
i had both my parents walk me down, because like others said it's jewish tradition. i'm so glad i did, they're both special to me so i loved having them both there.
Wow. My mom is my best friend and I never even thought about doing this... talk about conflicted! I know my dad was excited that I told him he could pick our father/daughter dance song but I don't recall ever seeing a mom walk with, and what better way to include her. Thanks bees for the lovely idea!
in jewish traditions, both the brides parents walk the bride down, and the groom's parents walk him down the aisle. i love it. it's so symbolic of the two families coming together, i think i would want to do that even if we weren't having a jewish ceremony
Ooo I like even the groom's family walking him down too. Guess I need to check with our Catholic Church to see if that's okay.
Both of my parents walked me down. It was such a special moment between me and my mom-- she really appreciated my asking her to do it, since we're very close and she's always been there for me. I wouldn't change a thing, except to practice walking down the aisle at the rehearsal, since we didn't really FIT down the aisle, three by three. :) (My dad skipped the rehearsal, so we couldn't practice.) So, just make sure you can all fit down comfortably, or find a way to do it if you don't (I held my dad's hand, and he walked a tiny bit in front of us, and I had my arm with flowers linked through my mom's arm).
We're doing it too! We're honoring my FI's Jewish roots (as well as the fact that his stepdad, and now mom, are Jewish). He'll be walked down the aisle with his mom and dad, with stepmom and stepdad walking behind him (thankfully everybody gets along beautifully). Then I'll walk down with both of my parents. The way I look at it, everyone gets honored during the religious ceremony, and my dad still gets to be the one making the toasts, and we'll have our one on one moment during the father daughter dance later.
FI's parents are both walking him down the aisle, and they are SO excited! Then, my mom will walk me down the aisle. Were my father still living, I would definitely have both parents walk me down. I love the tradition of including both parents!
I did & am SO glad I did!
I told my mom that I wanted them both to walk me down the aisle, and she thought that my dad's feelings might be hurt because she thought he wanted to walk me by himself. BUT, when I told him I would like them both to walk me, he loved it! My parents both raised me and he loved the idea of not all the eyes being on him ;)
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I must be dence or something. I didn't know it was a jewish tradition. I'm going to have both of my parents walk with me and he is having his parents walk infront of him. He thought it would be better to have them "lead" him there instead of walking him down. Why? I don't know why. :)
Oh definitely! And it was one of the best wedding decisions made! Like others have said, I wouldn't have been there without both of them. I highly recommend it! I love the pictures and the look on my mom's face when I told her what I wanted to do was priceless. She was so honored and thrilled.
I am thinking about having both parents walk me down the aisle. I saw in one of my wedding books where they had both walk you and then I realized it was Jewish tradition and then I thought "so what. I can do it to!" lol. I havent talked to my mom about it yet though.
I would love it, but I don't know if we all fit down the aisle. (im a plus size bride size 22-24) my mom not tiny neither is my dad... i hope we all can fit.
It's a Jewish tradition and it's one of 2 things that my mom *really* wanted. She asked for so little, how could I say no to that!! I love my dad and hope it doesn't step on toes, but my mom did the bulk of the raising after they got divorced so hopefully he'll understand.
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i know alot of people who have had there mom and dad on one arm and it looks good. Is anybody doing this? My sister did it and its a great experience for your parents plus the bride to have with the parents. I don't know what i'm going to do yet because i know my mom wants to be on one arm but i also want it to be just me and my dad, let him have the special moment of giving his daughter away. what are you girls doing?