I don't have anyone to give me away...

sapphiredaizy

So no one in my family is going to my wedding (except one of my sisters, maybe) so I have no one to give me away and I'm starting to feel a little weird. How strange is it for me to walk down the aisle by myself? I could walk down with the Reverend (he's a friend who was ordained online so he could marry us) but it seems like he should already be at the alter when I get there, right? Am I going to look funny walking down the aisle by myself? Is anyone else walking alone?

Future.Mrs.H.

It is not weird at all. I've seen a lot of weddings (real and on tv) where the bride walks down the aisle by herself. This is actually what I wanted. You know I'm independent, lived by myself, now I live with FI and I'm divorced, so I didn't like the idea of my dad "giving me away"...I can give myself to whomever I want; but I figured it's gonna hurt his feelings, so I'll let my dad do it.

FraggleRock10

Plenty of people walk down the aisle by themselves. It will be ok. You can have the officiant skip the part where they say" Who gives this woman away" or Have all your friends and Sister chime in from the audience and say "We Do".I have seen the audience do that and I thought it was touching. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that you get married. Not follow all the traditions. HTHTiffany

NYHarleyBride

I do not think it is weird at all, especially for a destination wedding. That was actually my original plan (intentionally) but since my brother is now coming and we have been close, especially when we were younger, I decided to ask him.

natalee215

I don't think it's weird at all!  If I didn't think it would have hurt my dad's feelings, I would have been all about walking down the aisle by myself.  Your wedding day is your one and only chance to be the star of the show!  Take full advantage of all eyes on you!

ginaherman6

I don't think it's weird at all. That's part of the great thing about DW's, we don't have to follow the traditional rules of weddings.

FutureMrs.McC

Ditto PPs.  I would actually prefer to walk myself.  Like others have said, I'm independent and don't need someone to "give" me away.  I've lived on my own for almost a decade and 4 years with FI.  But I don't want to hurt my dad's feelings so he'll be walking me. 

suzannepdc

I may be walking down by myself.  I sort of find the whole being "given away" a bit odd, especially since I am 34 and have been independant since I went to college.   Right now, my plan is to go down alone, but if not, my Mom will walk with me.  So, no, I don't think it's strange at all.   And if you want someone with you, if your sister is there, you can ask her too.

caymans_christy

I wouldn't feel weird about it at all.  You are going to look great and, let's be honest, all eyes are going to be on you and not the person walking with you.  If I didn't have my dad, I would walk by myself - my BMs are going to walk by themselves...  why can't the bride!  Its your day and your moment.  Stand up straight smile big and start walking!

DanielleB1978

I'm actually going to walk down the aisle to the officiant with my FI.  We are in a bit of a different situation because we are eloping.  But I don't think it is strange at all that you would walk down alone. 

mastistyle

I agree with all the pp. I think the bride should only "folow" the rules that are important to her. I am walking down the aisle on my own-so I def. don't think it is wierd.

CNN in 2010

It is not weird at all.... I would totally walk down the aisle by myself then that means the spotlight is definately all on me )

AprilJT

I agree whole heartedly with pp's.  I don't think its weird at all.  I would rather walk myself down the aisle but my father has already talked about giving me away, so I didn't want to hurt his feelings.  I think in this day and age it is quite common to see a bride walking herself down the ailse.

hlbman

I agree...not weird at all! I only had my sister come to my wedding as well. At first I was going to walk by myself, but then thought about asking my husband's dad. I asked my husband what he thought and he said it was a good idea. When I finally asked he actually almost cried and said he would be absolutely honored, which made me ball as well. I did remind the officiant to still not ask :who gives this woman away". Husbands dad just gave me a hug and kiss, then kissed his son and we were all set.

sapphiredaizy

Thank you all so much for your support and for making me feel normal again. I was starting to feel like a loser...but no more! And you're right, us destination girls don't have to follow traditional rules

sweetestlife28

lol - i think its funny how almost everyone was posting that they are being given away, but sort of wish they weren't! i too, would prefer to walk down the aisle myself... we'll see what happens. consider yourself lucky!