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Just Said Yes May 2014

Who walks the mother of the bride and mother of groom down?

Adair, on March 26, 2014 at 10:24 AM Posted in Planning 0 17

I am getting married outside and I am not having any groomsmen or ushers. Who should walk the mothers down the aisle? The ceremony is being held in an area that is right beside a restaurant. I am walking from a side door to the alter and so is my daughter, the flower girl. Should the moms walk from there or just from the seats? Also I do not have any brothers nor does my fiance. Ideas?

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Latest activity by Jessica, on March 26, 2014 at 1:02 PM
  • Shannon S.
    Master March 2011
    Shannon S. ·
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    Are there any family friends who could walk them down? Or uncles?

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  • Julia Beth
    VIP July 2014
    Julia Beth ·
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    I think my brother will walk my mom, and my FBIL will walk FH's mom. They're both groomsmen anyway.

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  • TheOGJesse's Girl
    Master March 2014
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    My brother walked my mom down the aisle.

    Jesse's mom was escorted by her husband.

    If these aren't options for you,ushers would work.

    There is also no rule that they can't walk alone.

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  • GrayCatVintage
    Master October 2015
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    At my FSIL's wedding my FH and I (we were just bf/gf then) were chosen at the 11th hour to walk my FBIL's mother and my FMIL down the aisle. No one even thought about it! We did not match the rest of the bridal party, but no one cared - we walked them down and sat them, then stepped off to the side so we could be seated.

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  • Myra
    Devoted May 2014
    Myra ·
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    I am having FMIL walk FH if she comes, I will have my nephew walk my mom

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  • kaylarae
    Master April 2015
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    My FH mom & dad are walking down together... My mom will just walk alone.

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  • Tricia
    Expert April 2014
    Tricia ·
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    My Dad is walking my Mom down and my FH's Dad is walking his Mom down. Do you have fathers/husbands to walk them down?

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  • .
    Master October 2013
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    My mom and his mom walked together. We didn't have ushers either and my Dad was with me. We considered having UIL walk MIL (She is not married) down but had no one to walk with my mom. So we asked them what they wanted to do and they wanted to walk together. Worked great and looked cute.

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  • A
    Just Said Yes May 2014
    Adair ·
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    Thanks for all the feedback! Yes, I will probably let their husbands walk them or they can walk alone. I will leave it up to them.

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  • Briana
    Savvy June 2014
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    I agree with @Stephanie- If your fiance's mom doesn't have a significant other (does she?), it would be cute if your mom and your fiance's mom walked down together. I saw two grandmas do this in a wedding once and it was a sweet photo op!

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  • Nonna T
    Master April 2014
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    As Stephanie suggested, they could walk together. That is what we did at my son's wedding.

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  • Tricia
    Expert April 2014
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    @Adair..my Dad is walking my mom down and the just circling back around to pick me up!

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  • CeCe
    Master May 2014
    CeCe ·
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    FH is walking his mother down the aisle, although his dad could do it as well (his dad is walking his sister down). If I didn't have a brother my mother would just walk alone.

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  • Gamecock Mrs.
    Master October 2014
    Gamecock Mrs. ·
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    Mom is walking with me. Since FFIL is the Best Man, FMIL will be escorted by her other son, FH's brother (who is in the wedding)

    My grandmother will likely be escorted by my male cousin who is not in the wedding.

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  • Nancy Taussig
    Nancy Taussig ·
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    If the moms don't have anyone else to escort them, the groom can walk down the aisle with one on each arm.

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  • Kaegurl
    Master June 2014
    Kaegurl ·
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    My brother is walking my mom down the aisle. My FH's dad is escorting his wife, while FH's step-father is escorting his mother down.

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  • Jessica
    Master July 2012
    Jessica ·
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    The groom escorted them in our wedding! Exactly as Nancy suggested.

    Our families are rather small so we didn't have any brothers or uncles or grandpa's to escort. So, the officiant took his place, then hubby walked his aunt and my grandma down, then returned and escorted both moms down, then took his place up front. Then GMs/BMs, and my dad and me.

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