Non-traditional processional ideas

I walked down the aisle myself so if you want to skip the part where anyone gives you away, that is totally fine

We're not having a wedding party either. Currently the plan is for my FH to walk my step-mother down come back up and escort his mother, and then come back up once more and escort my mother down before stepping up to the front.

I'm still having my dads walk me down, but not doing the whole 'giving away' thing because I don't like it either.

At the end we'll walk up the aisle and then make our way back around and dismiss each aisle, giving us a chance to say hello, sort of like a receiving line, but not quite. Still kind of debating on this one, because I think it might screw with our timeline a little lol.

I've seen plenty of brides walk themselves down the aisle, but if you have a better relationship with your mom or another adult, you could always have them escort you down to if you're uncomfortable going alone.

If you want to walk down the by yourself that is always something you can do. I've seen weddings where the couple walks down together, and I've seen weddings where the bride walks halfway one her own and then their SO meets them halfway and they finish walking together. If you have a DOC, wedding planner or venue coordinator they could also give you some input on what you could do. You really could do anything you want

Since we are doing a vow renewal, we also have no wedding party and I would not have had my dad escort me.

My husband and I will be entering together. It will be a very short processional, but I am fine with that.

We're skipping the wedding party. Our current plan is my fiancé will walk himself down the aisle first and then I will walk myself down the aisle second. I like the symbolism of us both going to the altar independently, representing our individual life paths and freely joining together, and then walking out together as a married couple afterwards.


I've also heard of people just kind of mingling with guests until the officiant says it's time for the ceremony and casually walking over.

Hi Meghan! I was wondering if you ended up doing the weekend summer camp concept, and if so how it went. My partner and I are in the middle of planning a 3 night summer camp wedding during Labor Day weekend of 2024 and would love to hear more about how your's went! Would it be okay to DM you for more info? Unfortunately, our rental venue requires that you rent the entire facility, which means we've prepaid for guests to be able to stay onsite, and turns out many are opting to stay off-site, so we are in a tricky position for coming up with the funds needed to pull this off! I've got a few questions Thanks for any insight you can provide! And congratulations!