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issues with no family

posted 2 years ago in Ceremony

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Blushing bee

almostduffy 3-12-2010 socal

is anyone else having issues with not having family? I only have a sister and cousin, my family was small and over the past few years the majority died.

My fiance's family is huge... 4 grandparents, mom, dad and so on.

I have 4 bridesmaids and he has 2 groomsmen

my sister and cousin are both bridesmaids and they are going to be walking me down the aisle

I am not sure what to do about having the family walk down the aisle. Any input?

what is your order of processional?

2 years ago

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mary-alice-me May 24, 2009 Kentucky

Did you want all the family to walk down the aisle?

I'd suggest this:

-Grandparents

-Any siblings (can be reversed with grandparents if you think that is better)

-His parents

-His groomsmen paired with your bridesmaids who are not walking down with you

-Groom

-You and your cousin and sister

That's basically what we did at my brother's wedding. The amount of family was also very lopsided, due to step parents and a ton of step kids... it is totally fine if the sides aren't balanced, and it's a nice gesture to the family to include them if you two want to.

2 years ago

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Sarah Ritchie NYC

Dear Almost Duffy,

It makes me sad to read your posting. I too did not have much family alive when I got married. I have since divorced, but decided to walk down the aisle with the groom. It seemed like the right choice for us, as we were forging ahead in life together.

You should do whatever makes your heart comfortable--if that is walking down the aisle with your sister, or even walking down the aisle by yourself. Don't let the "shoulds" and "everybody else does" get you down.

Good luck,
Sarah

2 years ago

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Laylabelle November 7, 2009

Aw girl, I only had one family member at my wedding. My cousin, and he is a relative by marriage, but a relative nonetheless. He walked me down the aisle and I am forever grateful for it. We didn't do a father/daughter dance since I don't have one, so my hubs opted to not have a mother/son dance. No one gave me away, no traditional family stuff. His family totally understood. There were a lot of them too, and they were so great to me, totally accepting me into their family. Is your cousin male? If so, maybe have him walk you down. Or if your sister isn't a BM, have her walk you.

2 years ago