Who escorts single mil down the isle/after the ceremony?

Do either of you have a brother that could escort her? A cousin, grandfather, uncle? There's also nothing wrong with her walking alone.

Have anyone that is important to you guys or her walk her down. One of my cousins will walk my grandmas down, and another will walk my mom down.

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Our grandfathers are wheelchair-bound and our siblings are both in the wedding parties!! I may try and have my brother who is a groomsman help? AH!

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Maybe I can suggest my FH's man of honor?

Typically the parents are not part of the recessional, as they take their seats after walking down. Can you hide behind a curtain for a minute while your FH gets his mom to escort her down the aisle?

Not sure why he would see you if he escorted her in— that’s certainly something you could work around/plan for if you wanted to do this...like him meeting her as she steps in to the ceremony area, or your staying around a corner until they’ve gone in, etc. As long as everyone knows to be careful, it shouldn’t be an issue.


At our wedding, we had my husband and my BIL both escort their mother down the aisle. We didn’t plan anything for parents in the recessional, tbh. Just regular filtering out of the rows after the bridal party left. What ultimately ended up happening though is my parents walked out together with my MIL, which was really sweet — so there’s an option if your aisle is big enough for 3!

Do you feel escorts are necessary? I have one MOH, my mom is single (my dad passed), my FH's parents are together, we have four groomsmen, and want to include our dog. We haven't figured out our procession yet, but I'm not overly concerned about anyone walking down the aisle by themselves, except for our dog, who definitely needs to be on leash and have a handler.

My mother walked down the aisle alone. No big deal.

She could come in with your mom. The person who escort your mom can escort both.

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Thank you!!! I guess it's also up to my FH to see what he wants to do with his mother, I just wanted a few options of things people have had experience with before I presented all the facts to him! thank you!