Seating of Parents/Grandparents

Do what works best for you.

No grandparents were able to make it to my wedding, so that was not an issue for me.

As for parents, my dad walked me down the aisle, my brother (who was not in the wedding party) walked my mom down the aisle (my parents are divorced). My husband's mom was walked down the aisle by her husband (my husband's parents are also divorced and his mom remarried). And my husband's dad did not attend.

My dad also remarried, but my stepmom was already sitting in the audience and didn't walk down the aisle.

When it comes to divorced parents there is no ettiquette. Do what works best for you.

You *can* announce the parents... or you can just announce the bridal party. I've seen it both ways. Usually, the Bride and Groom are introduced last... and I usually see it followed up with the first dance. Since we're having our ceremony and reception in the same place, we're probably going to be 'introduced' rather than 'announced' by the officiant.

We didn't have any grandparents attend our wedding. The brides mother should be the last of the parents down the aisle whether she has an escort or is by herself. We had an outdoor wedding with a hill so my mom needed an escort (we didn't have ushers) and my dad couldn't do it b/c he has a bad hip. My husbands parents are divorced and both are remarried so we went with the following order.

Groom's father escorting stepmother

Groom's mother escorted by stepfather

Bride's mother escorted by one of her brothers.

I have never heard of including parents in the grand entrance, but it is your day. If you want them included, I say go for it.

My husband and I as parents of the groom will be walking down the aisle together. We live our life side by side and the wedding will be no different.

Funny story 15 years ago when younger son got married..... during the engagement party discussion came up about ushers for escorting guests to their seats....... well hubby "acted" huffy and said well where's our guys escorts? Ex Dil had a TON of sorority sisters who couldn't be in the BP, so they all went together bought matching black dresses and acted as usherettes along with the ushers! Their idea and the bride loved it. You never saw so many beaming 40 plus year old males in wedding pictures. The ushers would escort the ladies and then the usherettes would escort the men right behind them.

Do what works for you. Many of my grandparents do not want to be part of the procession.

Keep it simple.

My parents are divorced, neither remarried. My dad will walk me up, my two brothers (both GM) will walk my mom up. FH's mom and dad will walk up together.

We're not having our parents announced at the reception and we will be announced last after the bridal party.