SO my parents are divorced. By the wedding date, they will have been been apart for about 3 years.
When I got engaged, my mom said her only request was that my dad walk me down the aisle, but "we BOTH give you away."
I haven't been to a lot of weddings, so I don't really know what it means when someone "gives you away". What does that part of the ceremony look like? What words are said? Who stands where? How can I include my mom?
If you didn't do the "giving away" part -- why? (The phrase rubs me the wrong way...but I want to make my mom happy...)
100% SECULAR ceremony, if that matters. Thanks so much!!