escorting down the aisle question

kiskra

I just realized I have no idea who walks who down the aisle. Other than my father walks me down last. Here is who I have:

my Mom

groom's Mom

my sister is my Maid of Honor

my other sister is my Matron of Honor

Groomsman is his brother

Best man is his bf

My two nephews (carrying a "Here Comes the Bride" sign)

His nephew (with a ring pillow-? that I haven't bought yet?!!)

 ps do I have to? They run $12-$24 and they are used for 2 minutes. I could use that money for a nice bottle of wine (or two!) which is sounding really good right now!

My niece is a flower girl and his niece flower girl (note: this one is not quite 2 so I am not sure if she will make it down the aisle)

and my littlest nephew is also about 18 months so he is a super Jr. ring bearer that may not make it down the aisle. 

so.... can a groomsman walk down the aisle with the little flower girl? he is her father. Might make things easier? And my sister could walk with my littlest nephew-? (she is his mother).

What do I do with the stepfather and father of the groom?

Who escorts my Mother?

Tomorrow we have a meeting at the Church to work out all of the ceremony music, so I imagine I will have this all straightened out by then.

Cackle6

There are a lot of different things you could do - this is just one that I came up with:

*Groom and his father walk down, groom then takes his place at the altar

*Groom's stepfather walks groom's mother down

*Your mother walks down escorted by another male family member (could possibly be escorted by groom's father as well)

*Ring bearer walks down

*Sister, GM and newphews with the sign walk down

*Other sister, other GM and flower girls walk down

*You and your father walk down

You don't have to have a ring bearer pillow - I actually think the sign is way cuter than the pillow, so maybe the 3 of them could all walk together? But there are lots of different ways you could do it, and the church might have suggestions too, but ultimately you should do what works best for you and your wedding party!

paprika28

normally, the men are waiting at the front of the church (depending on your religion).
You could have the groom and the men walk down first and take their places. The groom's mother usually is escorted by her husband, and then you could either have your mom walk down by herself or with a close family member. (I think an usher would walk her down.
Next, whichever sister will be standing closest to you would walk down second.
The flower girl & ring bearer could walk together or alone. (if you do it. Just remember it's super easy to DIY a pillow... or a book. Or a ring box.)
the boys would walk down last before you- since they're carrying a sign announcing you, it would be silly if anyone else walked down before you.
Then, you and your dad.

HTH!

brennashae

Are you going to include grandparents?

I agree that the groomsmen are usually already up front (although we had the best man escort my grandmother, DH's grandparents walked down first).

Cackle6

In all but 1 of the weddings I've been in/to, the GM have walked down the aisle with the BM's. Maybe it's a midwest thing, but to me it's fairly common and is what I plan on doing. Honestly, if the church doesn't have a set way they want you to do it, it's your day and you should have people in what ever order you want!