Wedding Etiquette Forum

Escort for single Gpa and/or Godmother?

Ok, so I have a bit of a dilemma on how to best have my Grandpa(who's wife is deceased) and my Godparents be recogonized as important persons to me.  The seating in the front row of the wedding will be (from outside to isle) Godfather, Godmother, Grandpa, Mother, and Father.  I would like to have them come in and be seated after all the other guests, but my mother and I can't agree on the best way to do this.  My mom thinks we should have my Godmother be escorted in, with her husband and my Grandpa following behind.  I fear this will make it appear that she has 2 husbands or something wierd.  I was thinking either all three can just walk to their seats just before the escorts start walking with the moms, or the Godparents can seat themselves and then an escort can just walk next to my Grandpa as he goes to his seat.

Thoughts?  We are totally open to ideas here, just don't want to commit a total faux pas!  And of course, the wedding is a week from today, so I'm in panic mode anyway!! 

Re: Escort for single Gpa and/or Godmother?

  • It is really however you want to do it. There is no right or wrong way. Can your Grandpa process in alone? Or does he have any daughters that could walk him down the aisle? I really don't see a problem with him walking in himself.
  • My mother is divorced - twice - and both exes are my "dads" and were there.  One is remarried.  I had all my honored guests escorted in at the beginning of our procession by ushers like this:

    Groom's mother
    Dad#1 + his wife
    Bride's Mother

    Then my maid of honor and bm's etc...

    Dad#2 escorted me in.  It was cute because my young nephew and my sons were able to be the escorts for these important people in our lives.  Good luck

  • my mother is being escorted in my her godson (my cousin) as my father is walking me in...

    my FI's grandma (husband deceased) is being escorted in my her grandson (my FBIL) and FI's mom (husband deceased) is being escorted in by her grandson (FI's son, my FSS)

    I think its acceptable for grandpa to walk in himself... he is probably much older than godmother and its on her other arm...
  • I would ask your grandfather about this.  My FI's brother got married last summer, and their grandfather didn't even want to wear a boutonierre, nevermind walk down the aisle, because it was so hard for him to be at a family celebration without his (deceased) wife. 
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