How many people are walking down the aisle before you?

I actually think you can add the grandparents in without escorts. Why not just have the couple walk down together? To answer your question, we are having the BM and groomsmen, FHs parents, my mom escorted by my brother (a groomsman), and then possibly our flower girl. Not sure if we are having one yet, we're going to ask her soon.

Do what you want!!!! It's yalls day!!

Most of the time I see grandparents seated; very often they don't want to walk down the aisle.

Thank you Celia! I am getting all this wedding input from people who either have never been marred, got married at JOP, or got married 30 plus years ago and had 14 bridesmaids. I just don't want to come off as a brat.

I've seen it done, but certainly not at every wedding. We aren't having grandparents walk down the aisle due to mobility issues on both sides. If nothing else, you could make a mention of the grandparents in the program (if you're using one) and that's their special recognition. Nothing big, just listing their names basically.

I'd have them seated.

If grandparents (plus escorts), parents, and the bridal party all had to walk down the aisle it would add up to almost half my total guest list! No way! Honestly, you can do it however you want to. I have never seen grandparents walk down the aisle except once at a REALLY large catholic wedding and then it wasn't to the same music and it was sort of just a step up from being the last ones seated. We are doing it that the groom and groomsmen will be out mingling before it starts and then they will just take their places up by the officiant when it's time. Then my mother will be seated (though not sure how much show there will be to this, likely the officiant will just ask everyone to be seated and after that she will walk in and take her place). Then the music starts, the 2 bridesmaids walk in followed by me and my dad. That's it.

I have the same issue, I only have like 1/2 hr for the ceremony, so I'm having my mom walk down, my soon to be hubby's parents walk down then my daughter who will be my MOH, and my son is walking me down the aisle. I'm worried about the music? what to play and when? I don't want the traditional wedding march, maybe a nice acoustic guitar piece.. my question is, does the music have to be different when my daughter walks down the aisle to when I walk down? its not a big wedding and the aisle isn't that long.. it seems silly to have 2 songs for such short moments?

Like every other issue, this is one where you put your foot down and say, "No, I'm not doing that". Long processionals, especially outdoors in the summer, are brutal, and I've had some that have taken an extra five minutes. It doesn't sound like a long time, but it is if you're sitting in the sun with a whole ceremony coming up.

@Debbie; a lot of my couples with small or no bridal parties use one song. The group still needs to be told to 'all rise' though!

Thanks Celia ! as usual I'm stressing when probably I don't need to be.. you'd think after going through this once before it would be a piece of cake! lol..