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Just Said Yes July 2018

Walking down the aisle with 2 dads???

Margo , on June 3, 2016 at 5:17 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 10

My daughters bio father will be at the wedding. Her adoptive dad will be there too. How do you have both walk you down the aisle? Can she have her bio dad walk her to the first line of chairs and then her adoptive take over from there? When they ask who give the bride away, her adoptive dad can say, "her family and I do" Thoughts? Is there a better way to handle this?

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Latest activity by Hadley, on June 3, 2016 at 6:16 PM
  • Mrs. RATR
    Master September 2016
    Mrs. RATR ·
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    Is there a reason you couldn't have combined both these questions into one post?

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  • Erin381
    Master September 2016
    Erin381 ·
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    Well I think this is really up to your daughter.

    They can both, or one or the other, or neither.

    I am not being given away - but I am letting my dad escort me down the aisle

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  • RealLindseyO
    Master October 2017
    RealLindseyO ·
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    She can do whatever she feels comfortable with. Don't get too involved.

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  • LoLo.P
    VIP May 2016
    LoLo.P ·
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    I had my Dad and stepfather both walk me down. It's really up to the bride. My Dad said "I do" (to giving me away) and my stepdad said "her mother and I do too".

    But again, it's up to the bride and what she wants.

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  • M
    Just Said Yes July 2018
    Margo ·
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    The problem is, she doesn't know what she wants. She really wants them both to walk her down but doesn't want the drama.

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  • BlueHenBride
    Master March 2017
    BlueHenBride ·
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    The good news is that she has a ton of time to figure out what she'd like to do. Let her know that there's no rush to decide this right now because her wedding date is two years away.

    What you described sounds good. I think having her walk the whole way down with bio dad on one arm and adoptive dad on the other sounds good, too. It's really all about what she decides is best for her. Hopefully both dads will go along with her wishes.

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  • C
    Expert August 2016
    colombiana_ac ·
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    They should both walk her...one on each side

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  • Teaowl
    Super October 2016
    Teaowl ·
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    It's her decision. She may take a while to decide (I know I am!), but at the end of the day she gets to choose whether to have both escort her, one or the other, you, someone else, her FH, herself, or a combination.

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  • RealLindseyO
    Master October 2017
    RealLindseyO ·
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    There shouldn't be any drama because everyone involved is an adult. They should put aside their differences and both walk her. At the same time, if either of them decide not to do it she needs to be able to accept that and move on.

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  • Hadley
    Expert June 2017
    Hadley ·
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    I've seen it done where either the stepfather or adoptive father walks his daughter about mid way through and the biological father finishes and gives her away. But she can do whatever she chooses

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