Does my father have to walk me down the aisle?

In short, no. You do not have to have your Dad walk you down the aisle. As I was reading your story, I was thinking this could have been written by me or one of my sisters. My sister had our Mom walk her down the aisle. I'm walking alone.

Nope! My mom is walking me down.

Don't worry about 'making waves.' Your dad can hardly expect to walk you down the side if he hasn't really even been a major part of your life.

Absolutely not. If he wasn't there for you and didn't act like a parent when he should have, then he doesn't get to take part in such an honor. My mom and step dad are walking me down.

I'm walking alone even though I do have a relationship (albeit a strained one) with my dad. I'm just having him walk in with his wife, step son, and son (my half brother).

*aisle

If you don't want to "make waves" have them both walk you down the aisle. I had a "found out my dad cheated on my mother for decades" moment in my early 20's. I'm still recovering from it but it would have just caused a bigger rift with the family. I asked them both to walk me down because I said they both raised me and should both send me off.

Have your mom do it! Or another beloved elder (your uncle? Grandparents? Etc?). I am having both my mom and my dad.

Also, HEY DATE TWIN! Change yo profile pic so we can get to know you a bit better!

It's not a requirement for your dad to walk you down, not in the slightest. But if you are feeling like that's what you might want you should have a sincere talk with your father about why you guys fell off and if that's what you want, try to rebuild your relationship with him.

Walk alone or have your mom walk you

No I'm having my uncle cuz both my parents have not been the closest to me

Mrs BdeG said what I was going to -- have 'em both if you want to keep the peace.

Nothing wrong with having just your mom or going it alone, but I get that you want to keep the drama on low and to honor your mom.

Me, I'm walking down the aisle with FH.