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Just Said Yes April 2022

Please help!! Need serious advice!!

Jewell, on January 9, 2020 at 5:35 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 1 14
So my fiancé doesn’t think that their parents will walk together down the aisle for two seconds at our wedding and get over whatever is wrong between them at our wedding! My parents don’t get along at all but are definitely willing to suck it up on my big day....what do I do ?!

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Latest activity by Judith, on January 12, 2020 at 4:45 AM
  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    I'm assuming they are divorced? It seems super weird to have divorced parent's walk down the aisle together. My husband and I both have divorced parents. He escorted his mom down the aisle, my dad escorted me, my stepdad escorted my mom, and his dad escorted his stepmom. I'd have a cousin, brother, uncle, etc. escort your fiance's mom instead.

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  • Kathryn
    VIP August 2020
    Kathryn ·
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    Well, do they have any siblings? Maybe you can get them to walk down with siblings or aunts or grandparents instead?
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  • Leonides
    Savvy February 2021
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    Switch the parents. One of yours with one of your fiancé’s and the other with the other. Problem solved both parents still get to participate and don’t have to go down together. Hope that helps.
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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
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    Honestly, I’m divorced from my daughter’s father and there’s no way on this earth I would be escorted by him at a wedding if she gets married in the future. If she wanted both of us to walk her down the aisle I’d be ok with that but I wouldn’t walk alone with him. They can walk with another family member or solo if there’s no other options.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    They can walk separate.

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  • V
    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    Why do they have to walk together? My husband's parents are separated and have been for 15 years. My mother-in-law was escorted by my husband's younger brother and my father-in-law was escorted by his fiancee. My dad walked me down the aisle so my brother escorted my mom. Couldn't the parents walk either with their significant other, a close family member like their son or daughter, or by themselves? I wouldn't force a divorced couple to walk down the aisle together.
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  • J
    Just Said Yes April 2022
    Jewell ·
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    They ARE NOT divorced, the step parents think they should walk together.
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  • V
    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    I'm confused by this.
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  • J
    Just Said Yes April 2022
    Jewell ·
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    Welp... apparently their parents walked together even though they didn’t get along and think they should walk together too.... I just asked if they would just walk with their spouse and they said yeah so problem solved
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  • Caitlin
    Devoted September 2021
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    I love this idea.
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  • MOB So Cal
    January 2019
    MOB So Cal ·
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    SIL's parents are divorced and things are not pleasant -- especially from his mom's perspective. However, thankfully for his sake, they were at least willing to both be at the wedding. His dad did not walk down the aisle, he just took his seat in the front row at the same time other guests were being seated. SIL escorted his mom down the aisle at the beginning of the processional. She sat in the same row as his dad, but they were separated by two other family members. At the end of the ceremony, his mom followed the bride's parents out during the recessional, walking by herself. I'm not sure, but I assume his dad just mingled with other guests as they moved from the ceremony to cocktail hour. Thankfully, they were willing to stand on opposite sides of him/the couple for photos, and we made sure to seat them on opposite sides of the room for the reception. If they don't want to be together, just try to keep them apart.

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  • J
    Just Said Yes October 2020
    julie ·
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    My ex and i had just divorced (rough) right before our oldest sons wedding. They came up with the following:


    The brides dad escorting me down the aisle, then went back for the bride. My ex escorted the brides mom down the aisle, then took his seat down from me. Brides dad walked her down and then sat next to his wife. It worked out very well and thought it was a great idea.


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  • Courtney
    Super September 2019
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    My husband walked his mom down to her seat and then went to alter. His dad is very low key and just took his seat before the processional. My brother walked my mom to her seat as my dad was walking me down the aisle. I think it just depends on the preferences of everyone involved!
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    Judith ·
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    I am confused too. Who are the step parents who think they should walk together?
    No reason to. If they are separated, it does not matter if they are divorced or not. They don't get along, so they are escorted to seats, separately.
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