Why is this so complicated! What is your processional order?

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I've seen to where an usher or groomsmen walks them to their seats! and a bridesmaid walks grandfathers!

Ours will be :

Rabbi - Groom with his dad - then his step mom - his best man - bridesmaid - maid of honor - me escorted by my mom and dad.

No flower girl or ring bearer (no kids at the wedding) but we will have a cardboard cutout of our sphynx cat with our rings around her "collar" already under the chuppah.

We have uneven numbers too. We plan to have the bridesmaids and groomsmen walk down in pairs, but there will be a few groups of three.

I have two MOHs (my sisters), who will both walk with the best man since I didn't want either to feel bad that the other got to go first. Also, the officiant is married to one of my bridesmaids, so I wanted them to walk in together. This produces a situation where I would have two groomsmen without partners. So I plan to match two of my bridesmaids with two groomsmen each. We have a wide aisle, so this will work fine. So our order is:

1. Grandparents escorted by young cousins

2. FH with his parents

3. MOHs and Best Man

4. Officiant and his wife (1st of the bridesmaids)

5. Groupings of bridesmaids and groomsmen

6. Flower Girl

7. Me and my parents

Hi Jazz! I'd definitely see if someone can fade out the song for you!

We had the officiant, groom, and all of the groomsmen enter into a single file line from the side of the church and line right up upfront! So they didn't walk down the aisle, just lined up quickly.

Then as part of the prelude (with it's own song), my brother walked my mom down the aisle and took their seats, then one of our ushers escorted my mother-in-law down the aisle. My father-in-law did double duty as the best man!

Then the processional was just my bridesmaids in order, then my and my dad! When you're looking at the bridesmaids lined up during the ceremony, the bridesmaid standing the farthest away from me walked down the aisle first (so the maids of honor walked in last).

It sounds complicated but it's really not that bad!!

I think it is fine, it is your wedding make it your own. I so believe people try to follow tradition all the time. This is your big moment make it stand out however you want it to. There is no right or wrong way to do it.

Mine is like this:

Officiant, Groom, and Best Man

Brides Mom & brother

Grooms Mom & brother

(1)BM & GM

(2) BM & GM

(3) BM& GM

(4)BM & GM

(5) BM & GM

(6) BM & GM

Ring Bearer

MOH

Flower Girl

Me & my Dad

Honestly you can do whatever you want. I personally never liked the idea that one part of the couple was just shuffled in without getting the attention of walking down the aisle so even if I married a man I would have wanted him to walk down the aisle and get his own moment.

We are having a full mass so we have a 3 part processional.

First the Liturgical processional - acolytes (Crucifer, torch bearers), then choir, then priest.

Then 2nd my fiancee's processional - Grandparents, mom, (dad maybe? if he isnt with them), Honor Guard, Honor Guard Captain and Best Man (only man, lol) then my FS possibly with dad.

Then my processional - Bridesladies - one with our usher, my oldest nephew with his mom; then the ring bearer and flower girl together - my youngest nephew and his sister, he will be 3 and will need her help; Lady of Honor, then me and my parents.

The only people who will be at the front before we start will be the organist and my sister who is our Herald and will be playing the fanfares for us on trumpet (she is amazing). We might have my sister walk in with the choir but she may prefer to come in right at the beginning before the processionals begin.

As for music there will be 5 songs - a hymn for the choir to walk in singing, one for my FS's people (organ), one for their entrance (solo trumpet fanfare), one for my people (organ), and a solo fanfare for me and my parents.

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So ours is
officiant ( my uncle)
grandparents escorted by ushers
groom escorting both moms down
BM and MOH
GM BD X5
flower girl and ring bearer
bride and father