My sweet and creative fiance made our wedding programs last night. They looked great BUT...they included "Parents of the bride" and then my mom and stepfather's name. That made my stomach churn. He is NOT my father. They married when i was in college. He did NOT raise me. He is NOT a father to me. My bio dad was estranged my whole life. I only met him a few times before he died a couple of years back. He was NOT a father to me either. Should i list just my mom under parents of the bride? Is there a better way to word it where it is not plural sounding? I don't want to hurt stepdads feelings, but need to stay true to myself. I don't want to take it away from the program either bc it was important to FI to include his on it. Note we are paying for wedding ourselves and have no financial help from either family. I have dealt with being fatherless for nearly 32 years and now i find myself a teary eyed mess over this. I am planning to walk down the isle myself and am doing away with the "giving the bride away" but i am also concerned about father and daughter dance. I would do away with it if it were up to me, but i don't want to take mother son dance away form FI if he wants is. I don't want to dance with fil (i don't feel i know him that well) or stepdad, no positive male figures in my life.What do i do? How does being a fatherless bride work? Are there other father traditons i am forgettign about I will need to paln around? This is getting depressing and i want it to be happy. Please help, thanks.