Processional...who goes down the aisle?

PeachesKFG

FI and I have been going back and forth on this, so I wanted to get some other opinions. Should we have all of the groomsmen stand with FI at the "altar" and have each bridesmaid walk down the aisle alone? Or should we have all of the BMs escorted down the aisle by the groomsmen? If we do it that way...then FI will be the only one standing at the "altar" (besides the officiant) until the groomsmen start to come down the aisle, and I feel like that might look sort of lonely or awkward as our guests are taking their seats. I don't want FI to feel awkward up there! We have 6 bridesmaids and 6 groomsmen (technically, it's 2 maids of honor and 4 bridesmaids, and 1 best man and 5 ushers - so 6 each)

What do you all think?

MoonlightSilver

At my FI's cousin's wedding, the groom hid in a back room until the wedding was ready to start, and then came to stand in front of the alter when the ladies were ready to start walking. That way he wasn't awkwardly standing there while people sat down.

I think we're going to have everyone, including the groom, walk down the aisle? Since we're at the Aquarium, the "aisle" is a little different.

Whtara10

The best man is always suppose to be with the groom. So if you do have the gm walk down with the Bms the MOH would walk down by herself. We were thinking of doing it this way. But I think we are just going to have all of the gm at the "altar" and have the girls walk solo.

PeachesKFG

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[QUOTE]The best man is always suppose to be with the groom. So if you do have the gm walk down with the Bms the MOH would walk down by herself. We were thinking of doing it this way. But I think we are just going to have all of the gm at the "altar" and have the girls walk solo.
Posted by Whtara10[/QUOTE]

I am leaning towards this - and part of the reason is because I have 2 MOHs and 1 best man. So if the best man stands at the altar with FI, then one of my MOHs will walk down alone, but the other will be paired with a groomsman. If that were the case, she wouldn't stand out as a MOH, and people would think she was another bridesmaid. I would feel bad if that were the case. I don't want to favor one MOH over the other!

Carebear62584

I think we are having the GM's usher as well.  Since FI doesn't have a best man and 2 of his GM's are his dad/stepdad they will usher their wives, my brother will usher my mom, and he can have his stepbrother and cousin standing up there when they finish ushering the rest of the guests.  Then we will have all of the girls walk down by themselves.

jacki8788

hmm i never really considered that the best man was supposed to stay with the groom, therefore MOH would walk alone... but that makes sense! i just kinda feel bad for my MOH now lol. i was thinking my MOH & his best man would walk down together, last... would that be weird??
thanks for posting... we gotta think abut this now too

jacki8788

hmmm... i never thought about this. i always figured the bext man & MOH would walk down together...would that be weird?? It makes sense to have the best man w/ the groom though... i just kinda feel bad that my MOH would walk by herself lol.

thanks for posting! we gotta think about this now too

Jaridds68

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[QUOTE]FI and I have been going back and forth on this, so I wanted to get some other opinions. Should we have all of the groomsmen stand with FI at the <strong>"altar"</strong> and have each bridesmaid walk down the aisle alone? Or should we have all of the BMs escorted down the aisle by the groomsmen? If we do it that way...then FI will be the only one standing at the "altar" (besides the officiant) until the groomsmen start to come down the aisle, and <strong>I feel like that might look sort of lonely or awkward as our guests are taking their seats.</strong> I don't want FI to feel awkward up there! We have 6 bridesmaids and 6 groomsmen (technically, it's 2 maids of honor and 4 bridesmaids, and 1 best man and 5 ushers - so 6 each) What do you all think?
Posted by kfesta[/QUOTE]

<div>Are you getting married in a church? If not, I know the typical order of events is: officiant walks out/to his spot, then as a PP said, the groom walks out and stands at his spot. I've never seen a groom just standing there while we were taking our seats, the ceremony area is always empty. The officiant coming out marks the beginning of the ceremony. If you're in a church I can't help ya bc I'm not that familiar, and you would be best to talk to the priest to figure out the order of events.</div><div>
</div><div>As for the bridal party, I've most often seen the grooms, and then the bridesmaids process unescorted by the groomsmen (either alone or in pairs), and then recess with bm's and gm's in pairs. </div><div>
</div><div>Here's a link I found for typical ceremonies, for various religious situations:</div><div><a href="http://weddings.about.com/od/yourweddingceremony/a/Processional.htm" rel="nofollow">http://weddings.about.com/od/yourweddingceremony/a/Processional.htm</a></div>