How much input are you all allowing from your parents? My parents and my FI's parents are paying for most of the wedding and we are paying for the rest and the honeymoon. My parents normally let me make my own decisions and there is not really any exception to that for the wedding. Except, my dad and his girlfriend view themselves as a lifelong couple. They have been dating for about 3.5 years (my parents have been divorced since I was 8). I had a couple conversations with my dad about the role his girlfriend would play in the wedding. Basically I told him I felt comfortable allowing her to be in some of the formal wedding pictures, as I do not have to order those prints for myself. (Oh, I am not to fond of her BTW.) He wanted her to be escorted down the aisle, like my mom will. However, his girlfriend is not my parent. They started dating when I was in college, so I never looked to her for any parenting. I also think its a little disrespectful to my mom. My dad also thinks his girlfriend will get jealous if my mom and him are announced together at the reception. It would go something like Lauren's Father so and so and Lauren's Mother so and so. Not ike Mr. and Mrs. so and so, as they are not a Mr. and Mrs. anymore. So he wants to be announced separately, like not walk in together. To be completely honest. I don't care about hurting her feelings, as she has certainly been rude to my mother in the past at family events and the rest of my family. However, I am worried my dad won't even come if I don't allow her to be in some part of the wedding. It would make me really uncomfortable to allow her to be part of the wedding. What do you guys think about this situation?