Wedding processional order

He can do whatever he wants. Every ceremony is different.

That’s perfectly fine. He can honestly do whatever he wants. We’re not doing our processional order the way it’s printed for the rehearsal. I don’t think him walking down with his best friend would be weird at all.

You can set it up however you like. It really is your preference. Just make sure to be clear with the Coordinator and review the order with everyone in the wedding party. Folks who work a lot of weddings tend to use their default order and will need to get on your page so they don’t go on automatic. And the wedding party tends to go where they’re told.


At my daughter’s recent wedding, the order was: 1. Groom escorted his Grandmothers then circled back to the processional line. 2. Bride’s Grandparents3. Mother’s of Groom and Bride walked together4. Bridesmaids5. Maid of Honor6. Officiant 7. Groomsmen8. Best Men9. Groom escorted by his Dad10. Flower Boy12. Bride escorted by her Dad

Processions, like just about every other wedding tradition, change according to the wedding. Yes, the officiant generally walks out first. Your projection of what you want actually sounds very similar to mine, except we didn't have any grandparents, my husband walked down the aisle with his mom, and the best man and maid of honor walked down the aisle together. I haven't been to a wedding in a very long time where the maid of honor walked alone.

I think your processional sounds great - mainly because that’s what you and your FH want to do! I feel like you should do what works for your configuration and comfort level. My mom is walking down the aisle with my nephew, ring bearer, after all the bridesmaids and groomsmen. It’s what works for you and I think it’s great! Good luck!

You could have it any which way. I also was worried about how I “needed” to do it for our church ceremony, but a Google search showed there are so many ways to do processions nowadays that nobody will think anything of it 🙂

There’s no wrong way to get down the aisle as long as you get down the aisle!