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aimes8609aimes8609 member
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I was wondering about your thoughts on Grandparents being escorted by the Ushers.  As all of my Grandparents have passed, I want to make sure my Fiance's Grandparents do have a part in the wedding.  I know how to handle with just one Grandparent escorted down the aisle but how do I handle both his Grandma and Grandpa?  Does just his Grandma walk with the Usher or can both of them be escorted to their seats?  I'm not sure what the protocol is on this one...

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    erinlin25erinlin25 member
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    Our reverend wanted the grandparents to be a part of the processional.

    my brother is escorting my grandma.
    FI brother (best man) is escorting their grandmother then taking his place up front next to FI.
    FI other set of grandparents will walk down together.

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    Simply FatedSimply Fated member
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    aimes8609 said:

    I was wondering about your thoughts on Grandparents being escorted by the Ushers.  As all of my Grandparents have passed, I want to make sure my Fiance's Grandparents do have a part in the wedding.  I know how to handle with just one Grandparent escorted down the aisle but how do I handle both his Grandma and Grandpa?  Does just his Grandma walk with the Usher or can both of them be escorted to their seats?  I'm not sure what the protocol is on this one...

    Thank you and happy Friday! :)

    Do you mean he has one paternal grandparent and one maternal grandparent? Don't sweat it. If the want to be part of the processional just ask them who they would like to be escorted by. They can always walk in together, too.
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    MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    You can arrange your processional any way that you like.  It's customary in some areas to honor the grandparents by including them in the 'formal seating,' if they are able to participate.

    Traditionally, the parents, except for the bride's father are seated immediately before the processional. I would suggest: Grandparents walk together after all the other guests have been seated, followed by MOG and FOG, MOB and her escort (assuming that your dad is walking you). The *MOB's entrance is the cue for musicians to switch to the processional music. Or you could be escorted by both your parents. In that case, MOG and FOG would be the last people seated before the processional. 

    If any of the parents/grandparents are remarried, they should each walk with their spouses. Widowed or divorced parents/grandparents should have an escort of their choice or walk alone, if they prefer.

    *Edit - changed MOG to MOB
                       
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    MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    @CMGr - thanks, you're right. That's what I meant to say.

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    MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    I'll be looking for the picture. I wish it could be a scratch and sniff picture. That baby smell is heavenly.
                       
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    Tami87Tami87 member
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    You may want to ask FI's grandparents if they even want to be part of the processional. While between the two of us we still have 4 living grandparents all of them preferred not to be part of the processional partly because of mobility issues and also my grandfather who is not very religious already felt out of his comfort zone at our church wedding so didn't want to be in the spotlight.

    If they do want to process in, you can have them walk anyway they are comfortable with as previous posters suggested.
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    MairePoppy said:
    You can arrange your processional any way that you like.  It's customary in some areas to honor the grandparents by including them in the 'formal seating,' if they are able to participate.

    Traditionally, the parents, except for the bride's father are seated immediately before the processional. I would suggest: Grandparents walk together after all the other guests have been seated, followed by MOG and FOG, MOB and her escort (assuming that your dad is walking you). The *MOB's entrance is the cue for musicians to switch to the processional music. Or you could be escorted by both your parents. In that case, MOG and FOG would be the last people seated before the processional. 

    If any of the parents/grandparents are remarried, they should each walk with their spouses. Widowed or divorced parents/grandparents should have an escort of their choice or walk alone, if they prefer.

    *Edit - changed MOG to MOB
    This is what I see at weddings far more often than not when g'parents are still living.
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    Latham101114Latham101114 member
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    My FI and I both have one grandmother and I have my grandfather. I know the grandmothers will want some sort of recognition so we are going to ask our uncles (who are just there as guests) to walk them each to their seat before the formal processional starts
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    aimes8609aimes8609 member
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    Thank you all for your help! 
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    Personally I'd ask them what they'd rather do.  Hubby's grandma is in her 90s and we had a REALLY long aisle.  Asking her to walk that far would be terrible for her (and a long wait for the rest of us) >.<    We had the grandmas take their time and sit earlier.  They had corsages and had fun sitting while everyone walked up to say hi prior to the ceremony anyway =)

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