Community› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Vows & Ceremony Discussions
Wedding Vows & Ceremony Discussions
New Discussion
Options

Wedding party enters together or separate?

CrystaH11CrystaH11 member
First Answer First Anniversary Name Dropper 5 Love Its
in Wedding Vows & Ceremony Discussions
Are you having your guys and girls enter separately or together?
Wedding Countdown Ticker
Report Reply to Post

Re: Wedding party enters together or separate?

  • Options
    Jen4948Jen4948 member
    First Anniversary First Answer First Comment 5 Love Its
    For most weddings they enter separately.  The groomsmen come in with the groom, and the bridesmaids precede the bride down the aisle.
    Report Reply
  • Options
    Gina0887Gina0887 member
    First Anniversary 5 Love Its First Comment Name Dropper
    Mine are coming in separate as PP mentioned, and they will be exiting together. They aren't couples so seems awkward for me to pair them off.
    imageWedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    CrystaH11CrystaH11 member
    First Answer First Anniversary Name Dropper 5 Love Its
    There are mixed reviews all over the internet, so I wasn't sure what the norm was.
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    JMalettasJMalettas member
    First Anniversary First Answer First Comment 5 Love Its
    edited May 2014
     Mine came in together. BM & MOH, then BMs & GMs together. (We had an even number on both sides, so it worked out to have them go down the aisle in twos). I think it's personal preference though. No right or wrong way to do it. :)

     *J
    Report Reply
  • Options
    NYCMercedesNYCMercedes member
    First Anniversary First Answer First Comment 5 Love Its
    Separate. Never, ever seen them enter together.
    Report Reply
  • Options
    JMalettasJMalettas member
    First Anniversary First Answer First Comment 5 Love Its
    NYCMercedes said:
    Separate. Never, ever seen them enter together.
     Dependant on certain areas, as to which is more popular, maybe? I don't see a problem either way, but I think I've only ever seen the wedding party go down the aisle together. Which is one of the reasons we had ours go down in pairs. 

     *J
    Report Reply
  • Options
    mysticlmysticl member
    First Anniversary First Answer First Comment 5 Love Its
    I was at one wedding where the groomsmen met the bridesmaids about 2/3 of the way down the aisle and escorted them the rest of the way to the alter.  
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    lovesclimbinglovesclimbing member
    First Anniversary First Comment 5 Love Its First Answer
    There is no norm, I would say.  It does seem like it's slightly more popular to do it together nowadays, and more common to do it separately a generation back.  My mom and her siblings all did it separately. Myself and my sisters are all doing it together.
    Report Reply
  • Options
    [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    First Anniversary First Answer 5 Love Its First Comment
    Our pastor had hubby & the guys walk up the side and get into place and then my girls walked up by themselves. I love the photos that my photographer got of the girls walking down the isle. After the ceremony they walked out together.
    Report Reply
  • Options
    theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
    First Comment First Anniversary First Answer 5 Love Its
    I've only ever seen them paired off. We MAY have the best man go with the groom, and then MOH walk alone after the rest of the BM/GM pairs, but haven't totally decided yet.
    image
    image
    Report Reply
  • Options
    Simky906Simky906 member
    5 Love Its First Anniversary First Comment Name Dropper
    At a wedding I was in last summer, we entered and exited as pairs. For our wedding the bridesmaids and groomsmen will enter separately. I really think you're fine either way- if you can't choose, maybe ask your attendants what they'd prefer?
    Report Reply
  • Options
    MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
    First Anniversary First Answer First Comment 5 Love Its
    It doesn't really matter as long as everyone ends up where they're supposed to be. Mostly, I've seen the bridesmaids and gm enter paired. The groom and best man enter with the officiant. My daughter had the best man and MOH walk together. I've never seen it done that way before. 
                       
    Report Reply
  • Options
    wrigleyvillewrigleyville member
    First Anniversary First Comment 5 Love Its First Answer
    edited May 2014
    I grew up going to a ton of Catholic weddings, and it was always set up with the groom and priest entering from the side and then the wedding party would walk up the aisle in pairs. Sometimes the BM would stand with the groom and the MOH would enter by herself, behind all of the pairs, but that was pretty rare.

    I never saw a wedding with the groomsmen waiting at the altar until I was in my early 20s. Despite this, the WP tends to exit in pairs, and I think this is where so many people get locked into the notion that the WP must have even numbers. (Well, the recessional and the head table, which often (erroneously) has just the WP and not their dates.)

    Personally, I love seeing the BMs "escorted" up and down the aisle, so even though we just had a BM and MOH, we had them walk in together. Plus, my MOH is really shy, so I figured it would be a nice way to keep her out of the spotlight, so to speak. I knew she was a little nervous about walking down the aisle by herself, with everyone watching her.
    Report Reply
  • Options
    CamiSeleneCamiSelene member
    5 Love Its First Answer First Comment First Anniversary
    A colleague of mine mentioned that at her wedding years ago, she had the GM meet the BM a the back, hand them their bouquets, and walk up together. I thought it was a really sweet idea and may do it too since our sides are even, so it would work! :)

    Anniversary

    BabyFruit Ticker

    image

     


    Report Reply
  • Options
    Gizmo813Gizmo813 member
    5 Love Its Name Dropper First Comment First Anniversary
    We will have the groomsmen stand up front next to FI. Girls will walk down the isle alone, followed by ring bearer & flower girl. Followed by my dad and me. 

    The GM and BM will recess in pairs after the ceremony. 
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    emmaaaemmaaa mod
    First Anniversary First Comment 5 Love Its First Answer
    edited May 2014
    Our GM will enter with FI thorugh the side door at the front of the church. Each BM will walk separately. They will be paired off leaving.

    Report Reply
  • Options
    OwningAHome1981OwningAHome1981 member
    First Anniversary 5 Love Its Name Dropper First Comment
    NYCMercedes said:
    Separate. Never, ever seen them enter together.
    Really? That's interesting b/c I have only seen them together except for one time @ my sister's wedding b/c he had 12 GM's and she had 5 BM's and they thought it would look weird... but that's such a huge BP it ended up looking like a circus show.
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Options
    sandbagger18sandbagger18 member
    First Anniversary 5 Love Its First Comment
    I'm having the girls process down and the guys walk in from the side. Then, they will pair up and recess out together. 
    Report Reply
  • Options
    [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    First Anniversary 5 Love Its First Answer First Comment
    sandbagger18 said:
    I'm having the girls process down and the guys walk in from the side. Then, they will pair up and recess out together. 
    This is what we're doing- FI specifically said he wanted the guys up there with him when the girls come in
    Report Reply
  • Options
    SuperSweet2014SuperSweet2014 member
    First Anniversary 5 Love Its First Comment
    We will most likely have FI and BM standing at the front with the minister. The other two GM will walk in with a BM and the MOH will walk alone.
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards