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Who escorts separated parents down the aisle??

Brittany, on March 12, 2017 at 3:00 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8

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My fiancé and I have divorced parents. My dad will be walking me down the aisle and my mom is remarried (has been for several years) and will walk down with my stepdad.

However, my fiancé's parents are divorced and not remarried yet. Who should walk them down the aisle? They still get a long wonderfully so I thought they'd be ok walking down together, but I was told his mom is uncomfortable with it. She wanted her other son (my fiancé's brother) to walk her down, but he is in the party and walking with a bridesmaid.

I don't know what to do so that everyone is comfortable...maybe an usher could walk her down? But who walks his dad down then? With so many split families, someone has to have been through this before. Please help! Thanks in advance

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Latest activity by Brittany, on March 13, 2017 at 2:47 PM

Savvy October 2017
Kristin · on March 12, 2017 at 3:02 PM
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The parents usually walk before the bridal party. In my friend's wedding, the groom's brother walked their mom down, the Mom sat, and the brother turned and walked back (not down the main aisle) to re-walk with the bridesmaid
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Devoted July 2017
Samantha · on March 12, 2017 at 3:28 PM
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My parents are still married so my dad will walk my mom down and then just come back around to meet me. My fiancé's parents are divorced. So, his dad will walk with his new wife and his mom will be escorted by his brother and then his brother will take his place as best man up at the front. I'm not having groomsmen walk in with bridesmaids, only walk out. But even if they did, I don't think it's a big deal to escort someone and then walk on the side (not main aisle like PP said) back up to the top and join the processional.
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Erin Wood · on March 12, 2017 at 3:32 PM
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FH 2 brothers who are the GM's will walk down with my Mom and Aunt and FH is walking with his Mom. His Dad will walk with FH Grandma and Grandpa.
If you are set on your BP walking out together you could have one of them walk his mom down and then come to the back and walk again. Who's walking your FH ?
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Master July 2017
A. L. · on March 12, 2017 at 4:16 PM
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Do they need an escort? I think they could either be seated before the ceremony or walk alone.
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Devoted October 2017
Katelynn · on March 12, 2017 at 4:29 PM
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FHs parents are divorced and we discussed what we could do. This is what he came up with, and thought would be the less awkward, and uncomfortable for his parents. My FH is walking down with his mom and his dad is walking down with his Grandma.
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Sarah · on March 12, 2017 at 5:50 PM
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My my fiance's brother got married he was in the wedding and someone needed to walk his mom and stepmom down the aisle. So he waled his step mom down, ran around the church, walked his mom down the aisle, and then ran over to where the groomsmen were standing to walk in.
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Ashlyn · on March 12, 2017 at 6:49 PM
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I've only seen parents being escorted in by ushers, both of them. If you want your ushers to walk them down, put the usher in the middle, and they can walk on either side. Personally, I'd just tell them to suck it up and walk down together. Ultimately, it's your wedding, and it's your decision.
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Brittany · on March 13, 2017 at 2:47 PM
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Thank you so much, ladies! I didn't even think about who would walk my fiancé down the aisle! Lol His mom will LOVE having him walk her and his dad can follow behind them.
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