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Last Minute Aisle Walking Drama

Sorry in advance for the long post.

I have never met my biological father. My mom was a kick-ass single mom, and we have always been close. The man I consider my dad is a person she dated (and lived with us) from when I was 11 until I was 21. He was there through my formative years and acted as a father figure. He introduces me to people as his daughter. We had falling out for about a year and didn't talk. It was stupid petty drama on both our ends.He reached out to me, and everything has been fine since. My mom even said she thought it was good we were talking again.

Several months ago the issue of who will walk me down the aisle came up. I asked them both walk me. My mom said she would do whatever I wanted because it's my day. My dad said, "Your mom isn't going to like that." I told him she said she would do whatever, and so he agreed.

Nothing has been said on this topic since. We are getting married Saturday. Last night my mom text me "So what's the plan on who's walking you down the aisle? We haven't talked about it in a while." I told her I still wanted them both to do it. She said, "Can we talk about? Is there a good time tomorrow." I said we could talk tonight. My mom never schedules a time to talk to me, so this is going to be a serious discussion. She obviously has changed her mind, so I'm thinking she is going to say she doesn't want to do it, or she is going to ask me to have my dad not do it. 

I am pretty annoyed/hurt by mom that she has had 7 months to discuss this if it bothered her, and she instead waited until we are 4 days out from the wedding. But I thought some objective/neutral opinions would be good here. 

I would like the original plan to stay. If she says she doesn't want to do it, I will get over it. But I am not okay with asking my dad to step down. Am I okay to stand my ground here with my mom? She is paying for about half our wedding, but does "she who pays has a say" apply to things like this? I don't want to cause family drama, but I also don't feel like I'm being unreasonable.


Re: Last Minute Aisle Walking Drama

  • kat1114 said:
    Sorry in advance for the long post.

    I have never met my biological father. My mom was a kick-ass single mom, and we have always been close. The man I consider my dad is a person she dated (and lived with us) from when I was 11 until I was 21. He was there through my formative years and acted as a father figure. He introduces me to people as his daughter. We had falling out for about a year and didn't talk. It was stupid petty drama on both our ends.He reached out to me, and everything has been fine since. My mom even said she thought it was good we were talking again.

    Several months ago the issue of who will walk me down the aisle came up. I asked them both walk me. My mom said she would do whatever I wanted because it's my day. My dad said, "Your mom isn't going to like that." I told him she said she would do whatever, and so he agreed.

    Nothing has been said on this topic since. We are getting married Saturday. Last night my mom text me "So what's the plan on who's walking you down the aisle? We haven't talked about it in a while." I told her I still wanted them both to do it. She said, "Can we talk about? Is there a good time tomorrow." I said we could talk tonight. My mom never schedules a time to talk to me, so this is going to be a serious discussion. She obviously has changed her mind, so I'm thinking she is going to say she doesn't want to do it, or she is going to ask me to have my dad not do it. 

    I am pretty annoyed/hurt by mom that she has had 7 months to discuss this if it bothered her, and she instead waited until we are 4 days out from the wedding. But I thought some objective/neutral opinions would be good here. 

    I would like the original plan to stay. If she says she doesn't want to do it, I will get over it. But I am not okay with asking my dad to step down. Am I okay to stand my ground here with my mom? She is paying for about half our wedding, but does "she who pays has a say" apply to things like this? I don't want to cause family drama, but I also don't feel like I'm being unreasonable.


    Oh, man, that sucks. I would stand my ground with her, personally. She agreed to do it and seemed like it was no big deal, so if she's having second thoughts now, it's on her to step down and not to ask you to have your dad step down. She should know how important he is in your life. 
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    I would tell her that she needs to act like an adult and follow through with what she told you she would. It is not fair to you and they can be around each other long enough to walk on opposite sides of you for 30 seconds.

  • It's really shitty of her to do this to you right before your wedding. You should stand your ground. As you said, she had 7 months to speak up. 
  • I believe you should absolutely stand your ground.  "He who pays, says" doesn't apply to who walks you down the aisle.
  • I agree with above PP. Yes, (s)he who pays gets a say. But, this is a very personal decision that is not "purchased". You need to stand your ground, this should have been flagged as a problem when you first mentioned it.

    Maybe your mom is having her own sort of "pre-wedding jitters/stress" and this is what she decided to take it out on?
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  • Thank you all for the advice and sympathy! I didn't feel like I was being unreasonable, but I know in wedding planning, we can all go a little crazy. I just wanted to hear from some neutral third parties before I talked to my mom. Thank you Knotties for all your help!
  • Everyone pretty much covered it, but I hope that it works out with your mom today. Definitely stand your ground!
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  • If she really is going to step down over it, you might consider doing what I did- have your dad walk you to the end of the aisle, then have your mom give you away.
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  • Just an update since you all took the time to give advice. I talked to mom last night, and she explained her issue. I don't feel comfortable sharing it on a public forum, but I could see where she was coming from. She doesn't feel comfortable sharing the job with dad. She said she definitely should have shared her concern sooner, but just didn't know how. Ultimately, she said she loves me, it's my decision, and she will respect whatever choice I make. She just wants me to be happy. 

    Thank you all again for your support!
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